we want to present. something real. welcome back this is our chipper check of the headlines twin terror attacks save the russian north caucuses as two powerful blasts in the republic of dagestan he would at least eleven dead and dozens injured as so sad at times had detonated a bomb and he's come at a police checkpoint with a second explosion going off when rescue teams arrived. also washington returns to war against iran as the u.s. military claims it could destroy terrans armed forces in less than a month this comes as the u.s. continues to build up its military presence in the region. japan is said to shut down its final operating nuclear reactor the last of the country's texted such

facilities the government's move comes after public opposition to new to an untruthful in last year's fukushima disaster after they catastrophic loss of weight and tsunami. as the headlines for you up next an exclusive peek behind the kremlin walls with sophie shevardnadze meeting some of those who do unique and unusual jobs in russia's center of power stage. from a bird's eye view the oddly shaped triangle formed by moscow's kremlin could be seen as the heart of. a small state within a state these red walls have been protecting moscow's kremlin for more than five

centuries. to even idea of its size so we decided to actually go around it before going inside we're going to start right here at this hour time you watch. the extent of the kremlin walls is over two kilometers and if you want to go around it you better go real fast because the winters in russia a really cold it's minus ten today. the first kremlin was built out of woods poured out a couple of times before being rebuilt in white stowed. three hundred years later the walls in a tower square faced with a famous red rake but if you actually pulled away the red brick you would see a wall as whites as

a bridal gown and some of those walls are almost six meters thick. right here on the red square wasn't depend moats filled with water and together with a ring of twenty towers it made the kremlin and inaccessible fortress known around the world. stop the watch now the tar club wears the witness it took us twenty seven minutes to go around the kremlin walls but what was behind them well join me on a journey to the heart of the kremlin to places him from the tourist he going to meet some real criminal insiders although they may not be the usual news makers you see on t.v. . so that you're going to meet true kremlin scholar this man is practically saturated with kremlin history so good to

that of the day and finally we meet good to see you sir couldn't ask a gate is the major passage into the kremlin and traditionally it has always been open for arriving visitors during the day since the time of ivan the terrible sars and the emperor has used it when visiting moscow anyone entering the gates take off their high note to all of the savior of smaller whose image can be seen above the gate. and tearing through a gate on horseback was prohibition a legend has it that when napoleon passed through the gate in moscow in eight hundred twelve the winds tore his famous by calling from his head confront the cedar. one thousand nine hundred forty five hero of the soviet union marshal he would give. both worlds in one moment he entered dressed square through spassky gate to receive the first victory day parade on horseback and wearing his service cap. after giving away so when did the i

can appear here the icon has been here since the sixteenth century but disappeared during the soviet era it was only a year ago that the stores discovered the icon under a layer of plaster while examining the may story on this tower thanks to them it was saved. in the name of the father. and the holy spirit. is busking gate was open for passage until the late ninety's but motor transport to and from the kremlin disturbed tourists walking along the red square and the kremlin walls and with the new millennium came the decision to close the gate. it now opens only on special occasions during the ninth of may fixture day parade for example or on inauguration day to

receive the presidential motorcade. the only other visitor to pass through the gate is a giant christmas tree put up earlier celebrations. that could you lead me through those gates no but we can enter the kremlin through the private entrance a secret entrance for a closed circle is just around the corner. because very easy to get inside the kremlin together with you. as for me i've always wanted to get to the kremlin clock and especially to the bells what was it seems a child i always stood outside looking at the clock and i thought a magician lived there commandments the clock also and also when the bells rang i was simply rooted to the ground. can i get inside was more to the us but you're not dressed warmly enough there's a strong wind up there i have this very cold i think you'll have to put on something warmer. this boss could tell one was the heart of the kremlin's

defensive line it was and to suppose that any offensive would come from the southeast and that the tower would be to first attacked as a result of house trifle and artillery units in the seventeenth century spassky tower was the first to bear of the two had eight eagle emblem of russia during soviet times they were all with when the five pointed star struck. but the towers true jam as its chimes its clock face has a six meters diameter the rim numerals and clock hands are all gold plated a total of twenty eight kilograms of gold is needed just to coat them. inside this bass guitar right now we're going to meet a true tower wizard she can those are of knows all about how to keep titans tower oh sissoko. so good to meet you so wanted to clock appear in the tower pictures we

see today has been here since they seem fifty two. clocks appeared on the spot sky tower during the time of zometa heil romanov let me tell you more about them at the top shelf that i'm following you. to reach the clock one has to climb nine floors of spiral stairs. hear the clock your stern steadily waking every fifteen minutes to signal the bells to strike every quarter hour for one big hit on the hours and. fifty two you know the purpose of the bells ringing previously when few people had watches the chimes informed everyone of the toy. previously the clock horse operated manually but since nineteen thirty seven three electric motors to go over

everything else has been preserved in its original form. our clock is the oldest one in here up. can you see the pointer at the end of this point to regulate the speed of the clocks motion if the clock blocks behind it increases the speed if it's fast the point just was it down so they do lag behind where you never notice it because once it starts to pick up specialists quickly eliminate the problem acting like an ambulance so far we haven't noticed it but we're close to revealing that's right. this is and then shouldn't bell ringing hear a mechanism for setting up melodies at the tower it's almost two and a half meters in diameter and what is missing it's the national anthem of russia. yes yes. that's strike the melody of russia's national anthem every six hours

cables run from the drum below to the very top where the chime in the bell tower. well here are the bells yes we're in the bell tower. if you look at it don't see it still house a wooden sealer. forty eight bells hang here in imperial times but were lost during the soviet era today the chimes sings the russian anthem with ten bells and a few metal beats up here at ten stories of the ground it's always very windy. we've got to go now because the main bells in us are ringing and we are risking the carriage death and also it's very cold so we're getting out of here.

skating from the noises of the bells just a few minutes later i find myself near the kremlin central square where people are preparing for especially that so right now we're only cathedral square where a giant fir tree is being decorated for newer celebrations these streets tents between the palaces a warship and the palaces of the stars and can just tell you something one hundred years old which basically means that it was born when the last star was still alive . one can see that this huge russian christmas tree has won a very demanding seasonal beauty pageant. gardner spent several months searching moscow regions for the right candidate at least thirty meters tall pyramid shaped and displaying ample flowing each once these criteria is where match the judges ignored the weight and the huge shacks is especially ordered for this christmas tree and it's scary to straight into the kremlin. it's not dirty or manners high

it's like twenty times my height and in no time this tree is going to be wearing at the apartments or worth of jewelry and decorations about two thousand. one thousand five hundred meters of garland that's like almost enough to surround the kremlin into. the trees decorations from top to bottom to begin with a large star of bethlehem on top it is a quarter of the size of the rugby stars atop the kremlin towers but during the holiday season it is the most important one of all. though they look oversized the ornaments are light kremlin old timers believe that if you have a chance to hang at least one piece onto the tree and make a wish it is balanced to come true. so now we're going to take you to go live just like the main decorate this gravely you or your tree. i wonder how long he's been

doing more in the us so sergey for how long have you been decorating christmas trees. well this is the first time that i'm just curious in this tree for the past four years i've been working with christmas trees at cathedral square so who decides how to decorate a christmas tree which is a design project is drawn up to clearly define how to handle these decorations by the way the total weights of the decorated christmas tree is thirty tons and four hundred kilos. well if this size of the tree is any indicator the presence under is also promised much. cultures that show much of that experience i mean to say she made

a lot of people are furious that many people are turning facebook's timeline to share all kinds of experience with others are concerned about the security and safety of this new. the next point of my journey is the grand kremlin palace usually it is divinia for important state ceremonies mostly dignitaries are invited here but in the past children were also received thousands of them came to celebrate the new year's festivities. the tradition of arranging holidays for children in the kremlin back

to more than fifty years the first reception was in a grand kremlin palace is largest hole st george's in one nine hundred fifty four. examined the giant christmas tree most tracks directly up the stairs through their front door without much thought for the ancient interior over sixty meters deep st george's hall is the size of a football pitch a giant tree used to be mounted right here in this massively have the objects used to be dragged across this park here floor that was originally late in eight hundred forty five. when it's scraped that chandelier each one weighing three tons by the way and it's tinkling produced an almost surreal eerie chime also large nails were hammered into this four to six this huge christmas tree the kids who danced and sang in this hall where were asked not to shuffle because it would ruin the floor

nevertheless the interior was heavily damaged even i was asked to come in with soft indoor shoes and i tried my best. these wrongs honor the memory of heroes who received the order of st george for their courage and this is a blow move on a second generation home custodian is also a fighter but a fighter to preserve the homes reconstruction stood what has changed after the reconstruction but i but i still support the park it has definitely changed do you suppose most if they covered it with high quality vanish to make it bright blue it's very rare is that in two percent of the park it has survived since eight hundred forty five when it was laid. this it percent of the flooring was replays during restoration in one thousand sixty eight thousand nine hundred sixty nine it took. to restore. the. children's parties were moved to

a new building in the early sixty's the kremlin palace of congress is built on that . it's obvious that this building is from the soviet era and it stands in stark contrast with the kremlin's architectural character the palace used to be a key side for communist forums and now it's the most prestigious musical venue in this country and also a stage for the world's greatest artists show as now or staying elton john tina turner they've all been here. right now her stores are underway in the state kremlin palace for a new year's performance for thousands of kids. inside we have an appointment with the kremlin oldtimer children's writer alexander could get the script at the very first so the children's new york party room empty fifty three let him win there i think with broken the soviet tradition of staging performances here at the kremlin

before a boat would fall or show. the tree would light up then kids would be shown to play with the revolution we speak. with them and change the plot for what it was about a boy toy out of his current situation we were so in the story we sent him to a different time. but on one occasion when i came to the new year policy there was no carpet on the floor i also had just gone with the roof it turned out to the during the so some of the children had wet themselves on the carpet out of fear to want to be washed and hung out to dry off to. one day stay here your performances are more predictable but still very colorful nevertheless. by tradition at the end of the show the main character of the new year celebrations makes his grand entrance was how the.

children always leave kremlin with gifts however the greatest drama is after the show when parents surround the new year straight to pick the children up who risk to disperse like ants in kremlin inner sanctum. she so how did you like this show was it a kid did it give you a shock. for it so now it's about time to find out where one can even hear it really kicks. it is not far on the fifth floor of the state criminal palace and we're on our way to meet with a son kremlin chef foot. high you know so you got us there is to meet you say are there new chef there once talking about just what's here so this is the road where we prepare most of you are the prettiest girls or do fruit vegetable wars i can show you all short let's go what's over there issues or let's make sure that's where we lose you put the hots for me

cools. it with you it's so if you fake people that so you're the chef and you're thirty five a choice are they scared of you. you did yeah. so this is where all the sugar sins take place on the really big or. so good and they want to show you where i have the privilege to world rules and. therefore usually you told me the kitchens are in a basement you can have promised me to teach how to cook one of president favorite dishes. and i want you to make some kind of mini with the european touch i look at his russian troops and make you turn your french. but this stuff kraft made is mixed with vegetables and salad greens then on to

the world circles or. shaping them by hand is part. i don't think i'm doing a very good job closing it. says recent russian presidents prefer healthy food and smaller portions to cram in shefford meats that you need to meet resist physically fond of fish and seafood for example lobster salad put in also prefers fish or meat in the kitchen they told us that she loves unsophisticated dishes like bread preparing. never refuse these local delicacies on a business trips so when someone in the countryside street scene with pickled cucumbers also a traditional russian delicacy security officers break into a cold sweat as a rule only you are very carefully checked before it reaches the presidential mouth . so when you when you heard from the person you have like secret service guy you do that people with goggles x. raying your food it's a complicated they call him and take it simple words of. just some basic and that

is make sure that most senior. person is full of v.a.p. people. alcohol is served only on festive occasions poutine and me to be a little on holidays they prefer beer and wine but he's yeltsin was a lover of liquors and cognac secretary of state of the soviet union. personally promoted vodka at international receptions thanks to him. with prepared cream sauce with parmesan cheese to go with ravioli i guess i can say that i can feed the president now are you going to have some. it's ordeals. i only live in crumlin this is so good. after lunch and there is an order perhaps in stars bedroom but i decided first to acquaint myself with those who

watch over the peace and quiet in the kremlin. a whole regiment of young soldiers live here guarding the kremlin and the president. the bandits. the presidential regiment is rehearsing a performance with weapons denise and kim are not only soldiers but also honor guards they protected to both the unknown soldier at the eternal flame. can you please show me some special tricks that i can teach you if you want all right let's do it like a pro commander is. going to unfold the bayonet. let me show you the superman the lead up to the shoulder. to the foot hold the carbine with the right terms not going to cut myself and i know you won't cut yourself i'm told that which is almost a year ago now shoulder the web show but could lift it up if you're told with your left. arm holding it be careful it should not lean on the left shoulder.

this is the position in which we start the honor guard on the fourth. young men between eighteen and twenty or selected across the country for the presidential regiment. one can see that they are russia's elite in perfect health was a good background and professional appearance. for the guards there we handsome young men of similar hates are chosen so that they look like twins. predator emergency situations when people break the existing rules for example if people step over the chains we warn them with this kind of signal where they're going with signal and tapping the rifle on the ground the public immediately understands what this noise means and don't go any further. the most frequent violators of the rules are young girls that always try to flirt with the guards.

but this is to no avail the guards are not allowed to move never mind smile. so here is your signature move it is about we would raise the leg about seventy eighty degrees and move the body forward and put the full foot on the ground there was this makes the food you step with your bend a little but you should go quick march. doing it well you could join our company in a couple of months. to the rights. it's time for the guys to prepare for the changing of the guard but i couldn't miss a chance to take a look at their uniform wardrobe. when it is cold we wear ceremonial overcoats the overcoats are very warm with a strong color so can i touch it of course you can when the temperatures twenty degrees below zero we were warmer uniform cold the because. it is made of dense

fabric plus it has very warm fur it feels halt and it even when it's minus twenty. third journey into the heart of kremlin is coming to an end thanks time for me to move behind the criminals so i can make it for the changing of the guards. so the guards are changing every hour daily from eight am to eight pm these guys break any weather beat minus thirty winter torrential rain outrages hits in the summer but the most hard part of course is to stand there motionless no matter what but hey that's the price you pay to leave rent free inside the kremlin.

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