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you to all the spectacular. all around the. areas of the russian capital moscow. hello and welcome the sun is shining and it's a beautiful day on this weeks moscow out programme we were taking a look at cultural outlaws around the kremlin with a history dating back centuries the whole area is a walking open at museum and the capital has certainly seen its a small truest times over the past few hundred years and from stories to legends google every area and corner here is full of interesting facts and figures there are a few cities worldwide that resonates with history and culture the way moscow does

whether you find yourself and meiring st basil's cathedral or the ancient walls of the kremlin you can spend hours gazing at the various sites here. delve a little deeper away from the typical tourist spots and you'll be amazed at the stories that each building an area of the city has. the. first of the bolshoi mosque on its keep bridge is a concrete arch bridge that spans the most riveting and can expose shadow i think a street with red square immediately east of the kremlin built in one thousand nine hundred seven the bridge has a total width of forty meters eight car lanes and its total length with approach ramps is five hundred and fifty four meters. is pretty extreme or way on the left of the some of the best views in russia and its be points are used by all russian and international television channels. looking up and we now past the department store goon the building built between eighteen nineteen

eighty and ninety three features an interesting combination of elements of russian medieval architecture and a steel framework and glass roof a similar style to the great nineteenth century train stations of london. today this. hundred forty two metre long building boasts a luxurious shopping arcade although it's not cheap so maybe it's best to stick to cultural excursions instead. passing the reconstructed orthodox cathedral of our lady of khazan at the bottom of red square we pass through the resurrection gates it's here next to the tacky tourist stalls and just in front of the iberian chapel but you can find a bronze plaque on the cobbled floor that gets lots of attention from locals and tourists one thing here is a small coin. ok and here we have it the famous spot so close my eyes make a wish for the court. i hope it comes true as the spot from where all

distances from moscow are measured apparently it's good luck to throw a coin over your shoulder. so far everything is beautiful. i'm still trying to figure out exactly where things are and where i have to see people have been friendly it doesn't seem to have a really small center like a really big area with a big crowds. and by beautiful the buildings are amazing is my first day in the city and i already love it moscow is beautiful splendid in grand. proving all angus needmore translates as guest house is a large buildings to couple of minutes walk from the kremlin from the fourteenth century the area was the epicenter of trade in moscow with merchants around the world arriving to the spot the building we see now is a result of a major restoration that took place in the one nine hundred ninety s. making it a large business trade and cultural center to host numerous offense each month.

they stop we take a brief it's the top left hand side of the kremlin for many years the splendid palace of white stone that stands on the back and of ski hill has a maze people and is. considered to be one of the most peaceful buildings in the russian capital the situation of the building is rather unorthodox too says the main entrance is from a side street and not from the facade which you can see here move ring around the corner take a look at this pretty courtyard this building was erected between seventy eighty four and seventy eighty six by the russian nobleman short rapacious coffin interesting enough it was also used as a meeting place for various charities of the gulf of spain most noble and margarita very striking building a matter reality it was once moscow's first public library in the nineteenth century and today the palaces current owner is the russian state library i wonder

looks like inside let's find out. inside it's almost like going back in time the interiors of bright historic and grand. just look at this room wow you can imagine the space be used for large parties instead it was used for bookworms although it looks like a blue in the space was actually used as a library for most of its time. and looking through the window in the second floor here i think this room might have one of the best views in russia. the building is believed to have been designed by famous russian architect of a city by shan of no documented evidence of his involvement with the house exists however as the records of question of projects were lost in a fire at the moscow town planning archives. two books now and let's take a look at one of the libraries here today the right wing of the pasco house houses

the my scripts the palm and while it's left wing houses the music department and the maps department of the russian state library. it's rather strange to hold a book which is hundreds of years old. scripts he is in great condition i wonder what people held it before me. even more interesting is that the depths of the area underneath the passage of house is said to be one of the several possible locations of the legendary library of ivan the terrible now that is something i would like to see. moving on and the new. as it's known in russian is a contemporary central exhibition hall the venue houses dozens of various displays annually the interest only enough the building was not meant as a cultural venue in the first place in eight hundred eighty eight the structure was erected as the first power plant in the center of moscow but it was abandoned

shortly to become. vast modern gallery a century later. to our next location now and not all the museums around in the kremlin are dedicated to history and art those who are interested in nature to need to travel further from the city center as well as moscow's oldest and largest is a month school museum is located just a short walk through red square this museum of the moscow state university was founded in seventy nine he won and since then gather funds that make it in the first ten of such collections in the world she teaches display represents all kinds of animals that grow we inhabit our planet and it's easy and comprehensive to walk around the museum as the displays organized in a systematic order so that visitors can explore various species from single celled organisms to began a mess with the one behind my back. don't be surprised if you see many students who are walking around the kremlin as the

building across the street from the midwest square is home to the faculty of journalism of the moscow state university. the university bears the name of the outstanding scientists of the eighteenth century the north off. known as the old university building the main complex was moved to the spring hills area in the middle of the twentieth century and now it's the future journalists who are lucky to study right in the heart of moscow. our final location on the edge square is the moscow aka logical museum. the physical changes between mediæval moscow to modern day capital are quite significant in the various models situated in the museum you can see buildings and street plans for the various stages in history one of the main differences is the

existence of a river which once used to lie along. the top side of the kremlin where most go was rebuilt after the fire of eighteen twelve the legal and i revealed was confined to an underground tunnel several years later and the bridge was buried interesting stuff like a visual history book at the museum here you can see for yourselves how the city's changing cityscape came into effect the museum opened in ninety nine to seven and was located seven meters underground on the exact spot where a large archeological dig took place during the mid ninety's ninety's the main space is sensitive around this part reconstruction of the old seventeenth century bridge which you can see here and during the excavations a whole range of other items such as metal coins and household objects were also found many of which you can also see on display here inside the museum. the team involved in the project militia late foundations of stone buildings from the

eighteen month youth centuries they also discovered cobbled on wooden streets as well as chambers and other structures. allowed to discover traces of the handicraft industry and to reconstruct the life of people who inhabited this district centuries ago none of these long tour in mannish square not many people realise that they are walking on top of the museum but nevertheless on venue is popular and there are even more visitors during weekends when we are experiencing interactive educational events. whether it is through its beauty or grotesqueness may be up for debate but what can't be denied is that moscow inspires and has done for hundreds of years as a city almost eight hundred seventy years old moscow has many reminders of extra massive past and for visitors and even locals it's quite often the small intricate sights and locations that make up the cultural thread work of the city. yes the kremlin might be the powerhouse and provide the fabulous photo opportunities but

it's. also the areas around command mogs which also hold by two stories to the makeup of the city. well you'll sadly be impressed with the long lists of cultural laws around the area of the crime and bouts of assault but fortunately that's all that's all we have left on this week's program i'll see you again at the same time next week i will be saving look i various and stayman spots around here say and tell them from me and the rest the same from allies square here about that out. o. . culture

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a big day for russian football followers. with just a months just under a month ago i should say until euro two thousand and twelve kicks off their provisional squad for it much more than just a second away. great to have you with us this is sports day plenty ahead over the next ten eleven minutes or so including the stories in. the name game russia manager dick advocaat announces his provisional twenty six months squad for this summer's european football championships in poland and ukraine. clay court complaints following a surprise that creates a composite fernando verdasco rafael nadal threatens not to return to the madrid masters on less there are improvements made to the serpent's. on prize are said in poulter and martin largely the way after the first round of the players

championship at sawgrass as the world's best to battle for the biggest pay day in. but we start with football where russian manager take out the card has named his provisional twenty six months squad for this summer's european football championships there are two on cup players in the lineup might go mad joy if from looking to moscow or not from city rivals moscow their men included for the first time although there is no call up for former everton player didn't your beloved enough the final score of twenty three will be confirmed on the twenty ninth of may . now for more on the squad announcement i'm happy to say we're joined by our senior sports correspondent richard van porte faith richard good to have you with us tell us is it a major surprise this twenty six months court oh yes and no i mean. because always does he's going for experience but of course i mean living out of has been really never present in the russian squads for the last five six years but really is

a major surprise he came back to russia to play for sponsor moscow after leaving edits and really to get big experience because he's on the bench for so long at everton but really i mean he's been hampered by a few injury. i spoke to him about a month ago he was still hopeful of making the squad but i have accounts has decided not to go for. me to be in ski who's got a memorable goal against benevolence four years ago of the european championships he's been left out as well that's a bit of a surprise as well but again he's been hampered by major injury problems let's suddenly you know it's not too predictable what advocates gone for mainly going on experience a lot of the names that were in austrian switzerland four years ago may because again just speaking about four years ago they got to the semifinals of euro two thousand ad that was a massive surprise because the school the class of two thousand and twelve emulate them well i think we've got a fairly straightforward group so we shouldn't have too many problems getting out about but i'm going to russia so we never know what might happen obviously the

quarter finals can be tough possibly facing germany or benevolence but a lot is going to hinge obviously on under the shah in his forms really picked up since he left ass and he's had a really a nightmare first of the season when he was in london but it's forms again as i said picked up a bit as he moved to some petersburg to play for but it's actual form for the national side has been pretty good even in the autumn when he was having those massive struggles in the emirates stadium that i think is going to be all about a sharp in very good players very underrated players like you goodness of. rock of both players he needs really start of a champions league but because they're playing a football in russia perhaps not as well known as they would be if they were playing. elsewhere in europe and i think they really could spring a surprise for me when russia kick off the euro two thousand and twelve campaign against the czech republic yeah i'll just note that there are twenty six men in the squad it will be trimmed under twenty three by the end of the and if not mistaken

richard thank you very much focused on. ok let's move on to controversy on the tennis courts were to order up feel the dallas threatened not to return to the madrid masters in twelve months time after complaining about the quality of the. cts clay specialist nidal suffered a surprise third round defeat to compacted fernando verdasco on thursday going down six three three six seven five were number nineteen verdasco had never beaten his fellow countryman and thirteen previous meetings in the pattern looks set to continue with five two in the decisive third set however strung together five consecutive games to take it seventy five leaving the group his earliest the accord exists in a two years afterwards he said if things continue as they are there would be one less tournament in this calendar next year stating that the change to a blue court surface was a court decision. no such worries for roger federer the swiss easing into the quarter finals with a comfortable straight sets win over france is rich gas gauge six three six two the

comfortable. so good so far for team russia the ice hockey world championships in a two. man beating denmark three want to keep their one hundred percent record intact themselves a playoff spot in the process goals from any. repeat cullinan making the difference in stockholm pittsburgh penguin market is now the tournaments top scorer with three goals and four cysts russian article in cusa even later on friday in the other group game the czech republic saw fluffier by the sea in the three one scoreline. elsewhere in group eight defending champions finland went to town on front rushing the minnows seven one while team usa claimed the five three win over . the world's top golfers meanwhile are this weekend competing for the biggest prize in the sport in poulter and martin lord currently the man in front of the players' championship following round nine point five million dollars worth of

prize money for grabs at sawgrass poacher was sitting top of the leaderboard for most of the opening day after a run of four birdies around the turn this difficult bunker. setting up another on the sixteenth he finished with a seven on sixty five u.s. based scott large finish the day time reporter and the only player not to register it will be the sixteen and a half foot putt for birdie on the second setting the tone for his day it wasn't such a good writing for tiger woods though who hit a seventy four he's tied in one hundred place the former world number one real danger of missing the cut out of the p.g.a. event from even one time in. my distance score you know hit. three decent shots in there and it's got some of the worst slice you know and the best shot i had all day was on three and up in a spot where i really couldn't play from so. it was frustrating and you know my

good shots in bad spots and i was about shots and up in a war spots finally the longest football season in russian premier league history comes to a close this week but let's look back now at the strikes which made the difference last weekend in penalty bit raw and forty three it is of course goals galore time. plenty play play play play play

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