she has spent nearly hof his life in prison he was arrested on rape charges and is doing time in a strict regime colony in the siberian city of. beautiful things you know he is considered the best blacksmith in the whole of siberia and many referred to him respectfully as must. i was a blacksmith for ten years before i ended up here but it is that is why i was sent to work at this forge what i wanted to continue doing this kind of work to. i make semi many factions sabers blades of swords and daggers and knives. almost all types of cold weapons. my first sword was a replica from the lord of the rings movie. this kind of work is interesting of

course it is time consuming but interesting. of course all these weapons are just souvenirs and made under strict control the blacksmith is currently studying the ancient technology of steel wool which. would have morris look i found a literature on carving it would you like to take a look at what's written here the drawings are ok these items are easy to make and they look beautiful and they are suitable for peace will only have to ask an artist to make the pictures bigger ok let's do it i think you understand that the project is a difficult one. has become

a ship builder of the. models of ships he makes no different from the famous frigates or the times of peter the. every detail of the siding on the bridge has been carefully thought out there as sails and flags on the mosques. we produce two to three ships a year and we make them all different to avoid monotony ships are a symbol of the city of congo. and there is another ship that is city entrance gate we live in a city of ship builders so it's only natural that we put one over. it's beautiful. our ship is called. you can see a frigate and a cannon here we wanted to create a common collective image there used to be a shipyard in our peter the great built wooden ships here.

here is the blueprint we'll use. we will not be following it to the letter. the deck will be a bit lower as the body of the ship is going to be rectangular. every ship just like the first ship has a history of a great deal of time and effort has been put into every one there is no favorite because we love them all. the positive emotions we experience when building a ship or then passed on to the people and there are no negative emotions we experience only positive emotions as everyone is trying to give the best they have learned to make everything perfect avoiding any possible mistakes. yes of course i found myself it is interesting to me. i did not think about crime and that i am not going to go down the criminal path again once i am out of prison i would rather

start a normal life no more robbery or murder i want to continue doing what i have learned here this is going to be my favorite occupation which can also bring money to the family. is to be released in a few months he's promised to give the first chippy builds to his daughter as a present. wealthy british. market. find out what's really happening to the global economy with. global financial headlines kaiser reports.

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you know michael. one more are shooting. the secret behind the technique of forging the legendary damascus steel has been unravelled by a dangerous criminal imprisoned in siberia talented blacksmith you know to get a new chief has discovered how warriors of the persian empire forged steel. this is going to be a marine saber it is important to preserve all the measures and standards. these are templates for a sort of. the experienced by smith didn't know most of the ancient technique overnight the method of making cold weapons is very labor intensive. and of one it should take several types of metal which is first forged.

then a sandwich consisting of several layers is made out of it. then it is welded that's how damascus steel is made. of them there were attempts to revive the practice as a result they managed to produce good damascus steel which is now exhibited in various places. after the sabers ducks and goes a forged they'll pass through the hands of many prison craftsman only then will these souvenirs be put on display. this is a specific branch and convicts are hand-picked for this kind of work and there are lots of volunteers oh. we kemo take them. both private clients and cossack organizations purchase our products we have our own shop the products get sold quickly.

the famous generalists images were made of damascus it has a plated face thing similar to that. this is a leather sheen lined with wood. both among men and women you. know everyone can appreciate the skills of the imprisoned blacksmiths. the workmanship of prisoners is of the highest quality this is achieved through strict discipline as well as constant controlled. congress there are no for you to come in place to check the law turned off it was coming but i know it has a manufacturing defect has entered we're not finished yet. you can't you

see that the diameter should be different than you can you i want to of the workers and they do their best there should be no defects whatsoever. in colonies those who would go treated with respect. to them convict against the war. refusing to work means of violating the regime. criminals express their attitudes to religion differently. to on their back is regarded as a kind of talisman. done off as one of those he'd never been religious before he came to prison. this is the

image of jesus christ i've been carving out for week in a house. with. no i do not say prayers well that's not true i pray sometimes when i have some troubles. then i pray it helps. ilya ended up in jail for the first time when he was still young after attempted robbery in prison the convict discovered that he had a talent but it did not bring him happiness. it is impossible to be happy in prison. it is easier course but that has nothing to do with happiness we are still i hope that i will be happy some day in the future. good now i only face problems and challenges in life.

i have to go through them or at least try to. work is humming in the workshop where ship lay out some made. just five months before remand. is due to be released and it's important to him to finish building the ship before the end of his term. as i'm going. to little time i need someone to help me you know i cannot give you an assistant you must cope with the task alone but there is one option you may stay here after your term ends and work as a freelance craftsman you have all the money it's an interesting offer you have time to think about it ok.

and then you can see in a simile. that's a good. father alexander local church dean has come to visit the colony where. is serving his term. he has to bless the cross that will cross the wooden church in the colony. the image of the virgin mary made with his own hands. really don't be shy speak up. bless him please father now we learn how to do it here yes. dear friends look elian has carved this icon himself. some. people often reveal hidden talents here you know it's a lot to thank you for your gift i think you're giving it on behalf of everybody but. i.

think that you cannot see that sort of been the church icon painters have always been spiritual people i mean can you call yourself spiritual. i guess no. but if one wished therefore first you have to read the gospels the one that you found yourself under unusual circumstances so you use this opportunity to read more to enrich your soul and all the rest god will open up for you if you have a talent it will manifest itself. in the name of the father the son and the holy spirit amen kiss my hand to all the good in kind god be with you so. after the ceremony the convict returns to his workshop while the priest left the

colony with the icon. every icon in our church has its own history we are involved in this kind of educational activity when students in intelligentsia come i always try to tell them about our church and show them the icons and i am also going to talk about the icon made and presented to our church my ilia the icon is short occupy its place among other icons and it is going to have a story of its own. every morning together with his team alexander lever no which does morning exercise the poster behind him says remember your family is waiting for you. alexander sometimes thinks he's in the army even though everyone is wearing prison uniform and trapped behind wire fences. for little three i think there's no point in being sorry about

what happened most of those maybe it's only for the better. if you end up there then there is a reason for that this is for paul's much techno soon we will return to society for the loss of all of them and will continue living our lives. have changed i think. i'm not going to get into any street fights anymore. convicts love or know which has brought the pike he baked to his daughter to the meeting room. after half an hour of waiting the clanging bolts in the hallway signal the arrival of his loved ones. darling. come here. if you've been missing me.

ok tell me how you doing. that sit down. and look back to pie for you. the other cooking all sorts of yummy things at home. and. mother has painted a. little. the icon cobbler of often goes to prison began reading the bible after his conversation with the priest says all i could not sleep as i was thinking about what he had told me about everything that had happened. i had blessed the church service and holly i had given him the

icon. with them that's what the entire penal system is about a criminal ends up in jail while a conscious citizen and highly spiritual man is going to be the one that is set free but now i see how ilia has made his first step on this road what kind of person will he be when he is set free we can become a great artist or an icon painter but that doesn't matter if he was a life of a normal citizen then it means that the goal has been reached. many conviction dream of starting a new off to their release the skills leave most of the behind bugs ashore to come in handy. i have no close relatives my mom died and i only have distant relatives.

i think everything will be fine with the job with blacksmiths are needed everywhere so there's no worry what i want is to be set free of the full. is because the i do have plans. of bush of course i'll have to see what has changed over this time but it's been five years since i got here and want to have a family was the job. i would have both of them just like all the of the normal people. i have no wish to end up back in jail so. the first thing i have to do is raise my younger brother is lot a similar to mine he also grew up without a mother perhaps i will teach him to carve icons too. i will try to get him interested. but there is no way that i am

going back to the calling me. i made a decision to stay away from here. i will never work for them as a freelancer or end up back here as a convict.