next hour tease us sophie shevardnadze i guides us through points of the kremlin that the public just don't get to see and to meet at the back room heroes who keep the wheels turning and russia's powerhouse. from a bird's eye view the oddly shaped triangle formed by moscow's kremlin could be seen as too harsh of. a small state within a state these red walls have been protecting moscow's kremlin for more than five centuries so to even idea of its size so we decided to actually go around it before

going inside we have to start right here at this hour the 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 are really cold it's minus ten today. the first kremlin was built south of woods a couple of times before being rebuilt in white stone. three hundred years later the walls of the tower square faced with the 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 mopes 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 target club where's 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 tourists he got to meet some real kremlin insiders although they may not be the usual news makers you see on t.v. . so that you going to true kremlin sculler despise for actually clears saturated with kremlin history so good to deaths of uday and finally we meet good to see you sir. 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. to all of the savior of smaller whose image can be seen above the gate. and tearing through game to enforce prohibition legend has it that when napoleon passed through the. twelfth tour his famous by calling from his had to confront the savior. in nine hundred forty five he wrote the saudi martial. both rules in one moment he entered press square through spassky gate to receive the first victory day parade on horseback and wearing his service cap. so when did the i can appear here. 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 mystery almost thanks to them in. was saved . in the name of the father. and the holy spirit amen. this busking gate was open for passage until the late ninety's but motor transport to and from the kremlin disturbed tourists walking along and the kremlin walls and with the new millennium came the decision to close the gate. now it 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. of the 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. is 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 the child i always stood outside looking at the clock and i thought a magician lived there who manage the clock and also when the bells rang i was simply routines to the ground can i get inside with more yes but you're not dressed warmly i'm of there is a strong wind up there i have this very cold i think you'll have to put on something warmer. this bosco tower 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 rifle and artillery units in the mid seventeenth century spot was the first to bear the team who 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 basket are right now we're going to meet a true tower wizard you can those are of knows all about how to keep titans tower. so good to meet you so wanted to clock appear in the tower because we see today has been here since they seem fifty two. clocks appeared on the small sky tower during the time of zombie harl romanov let me tell you more about them at the top five

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. future you know the purpose of the bells ringing previously when few people had watches the chimes informed everyone of the toy. previously the clock was operated manually but since nine hundred thirty seven three electric motors to go over everything else has been preserved in its original form. our clock is the oldest one in the. can you see the pointer at the end. this point

to regulates the speed of the clocks motion if the clock blocks behind it increases the speed if it's forced the point to slows it down so they do lag behind but 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 an ancient bell ringing. for setting up melodies at the tower it's almost two and a half meters in diameter and what is seeing it sings the national anthem of russia . yes yes. the bell strikes the melody of russia's national anthem every six hours cables run from the room 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 up you'll see it's still house. wouldn't. forty eight bells hang here in imperial times but were lost during the soviets 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 and we are risking death and also it's very cold so we're getting out of here. being from the noises of the bells just a few minutes later i found myself near the kremlin central square where people are preparing for a special event so right now we're only cathedral square where

a giant fir tree is being decorated for near celebrations these streets 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 is a. christmas tree as one a very demanding seasonal beauty pageant. gardener spend several months searching moscow regions for the right candidate at least. pyramid shaped and displaying. once these criteria is where match the judges ignored. is especially ordered for this christmas tree and it's scary to straight into the kremlin. it's dirty for me it's like twenty times my height and in no time is going to be wearing at the department store was jewelry and decorations about two thousand pieces and one

thousand five hundred. garland that's like almost enough to surround the kremlin and. the trees decorations from top to bottom to begin with the large star of bethlehem. it is a quarter of the size of the rugby stars atop the kremlin towers but during the holiday season it is important one of all. though they look oversized ornaments on light kremlin old timers believe that if you have a chance to hang at least one piece onto the tree and make a wish to come true. now we're going to talk to. decorate. the new or you're a tree. i wonder how long it's. awfully 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 school so who decides how to decorate a christmas tree which is a design project is drawn up to clearly define how to use decorations by the way the total weight of the decorated christmas tree is thirty tons and four hundred kilos. well if there's signs of the tree is an indicator of presents under. promise much. wealthier british style. market why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy.

no holds barred look at the global financial headlines kaiser reports. science technology innovation all the list of elements around russia. the future covered. the next point in 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 nearest festivities. the tradition of arranging holidays for children in the kremlin dates back to more than fifty years the first reception was in the grand kremlin palace his largest whole st georges in one nine hundred fifty fool. them 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 for a 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 floor to fix this huge christmas tree they can't sue danced and sang in this hall where we're 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. for their courage and the. second generation focused on is also a fine but a fighter to preserve the homes reconstruction stood one has changed after the reconstruction but it will supply the pocket has definitely changed because it is going hard. to make it bright. it's very rare is that in two percent of the pocket survived eight hundred forty five when it was. 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 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 elton john tina turner here they made they've all been here. right now her skills are under way in the state kremlin palace for performing for thousands of kids. inside we have an appointment with the kremlin oldtimer

children's writer alexander to get the script at the very first so the children party in one thousand and fifty through you would know i think with broken the soviet tradition of staging performances here at the kremlin before. the tree would light up then kids would be shown to play with the revolution we speak. with one change the plugs for what it was about a boy toy out of his current situation so in the story he sent him to a different time. when i came to the new year policy there was no coverage on the floor on all sorts of gone with the roof it turned out to the during the so some of the children had wet themselves on the concrete out of fear. to be washed and hung out to draw off to bits. when days they were your performances are more predictable but still barely colorful nevertheless. by tradition at the end of the show the main character of

the new year celebrations makes his grand entrance. 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 in kremlin inner sanctum. so how did you like this show was it a case. where it's so now it's about time to find out where one can even hear the kitchen. it is not on the fence of the state. talking about what's here.

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secret service. make sure that. the people. there. was a lover of the. secretary of state. international thanks to him. with parmesan cheese to go with ravioli i guess i can say that the president are you going to have some.

own little even this is so good. after lunch. perhaps in sars. i decided to acquaint myself with. the peace and quiet in the kremlin. a whole regiment of young soldiers guarding the kremlin and the president . berets. the presidential regiment is rehearsing a performance with weapons and are not only soldiers but also honor guards they protect the unknown soldier at the eternal flame. please show me some special tricks that i can teach you if you want all right let's do it like a pro command is. going to unfold the bayonet. let me show you this then up to the shoulder. bend to the foot hold the carbine with the right term i'm

not going to cut myself and my you won't cut yourself unfold it. almost now shoulder the web show lifted up your hold with your left. i'm holding it be careful it should not lean on the left shoulder. this is the position in which we start the honor guard. young men between eighteen and twenty or selected across the country for the presidential regiment. one can see that they are. in perfect health background and professional appearance. as well the guards very handsome young man of similar hates are chosen. for their emergency situation when people break the existing rules for example if people step over the chain we warn them with this kind of signal where the kid was

tapping the rifle on the ground the public immediately understands what this noise means and don't go any further. than the most frequent violators 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 move the body forward and put the full foot on the ground you go through this makes the food you step with your bend a little. quick march. you're 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 color of. course you can when the temperatures twenty degrees below zero we were warmer uniform cold the because. it is made of plus it has very warm fur it feels halted even when it's minus twenty. four hour journey into the heart of kremlin is coming to an end time for me to move behind the kremlin walls so i can make it for the changing of the parts. so the guards are changing every hour daily from eight am to eight pm these guys any weather minus thirty winter or 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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