this is our time for the week's top stories now. to make his first public statement since being granted asylum in ecuador the international diplomatic standoff does continue though the latin american nation warning grave consequences. ecuador's embassy of diplomatic privileges to move. the embassy there for the past two months . the pro-democracy activist in bahrain gets a three year jail sentence for criticizing the regime. for the protests there are far from the verdict only further unrest across the gulf state. it's

a two year sentence for members of the punk band pussy riot performing it. provoked a strong reaction not just in russia but all around the world dozens of activists have been detained during rallies both for and against the group. and the u.n. observer mission in syria. clashes between rebels and government forces in russia says the u.s. will violate syria's. poses a no fly zone on the country and the move to help the libyan rebels. those are some of the week's top stories on our special report in the mountains of russia's republic of dagestan all about the local age old tradition of. dagestan the southernmost region of russia shepherds and bugs i mean have been working together for more than twenty years to do their job they rarely even have

enough time to visit nearby villages let alone the big city in moments of calm when the sheep are grazing and it's raining in the mountains i mean tend to get bored that's when they sit and tell each other all sorts of outlandish stories today ali as the narrator he recounts how he once came upon a village festival and sold both old people and small children performing amazing tricks that would rival the limpid gymnasts. girls walked along the rope sitting on each other's shoulders imagine that those. girls are the only party can recall it's his favorite topic everyone loves women don't you love women well i'm saying nothing at all you can remember other girls but men are also taking part and they were performing perfectly but only the girls took my breath away.

the village of software is three thousand meters above sea level. this type of fortified village is called in the southern part nowadays very few people live here . after lunch i have nothing to do so i come here i come to the square every day we meet with the old timers to talk about the past. a local elderly lady lost a chicken last year probably taken by a dog among the veterans this was discussed for about a week but. that will definitely be spoken about for the whole year is where you

tell us what's going to happen. when you. were at. the city. capital despite being on summer holidays these students are still going to school. for an important competition. take for example. tightrope walking has been his passion since the formation of this team several years ago. at one point he almost gave up the whole deal together but he couldn't live without the adrenaline rush it gives him. and this is castle he only recently started learning how to walk

a tightrope. since a good student and the teachers warned him that if he didn't shape up he would no longer be allowed to tightrope will he change his ways. people tiptoeing along a rope on t.v. she decided to try it for herself not surprisingly it turned out to be extremely difficult and painful now she's the only one in the whole. who can tip such a thin cable. only performed in circuses with safety nets if one person makes a mistake all three might be injured. but there's no such thing as safety precautions here in. that's why the guys have high hopes for this trick. and in this one as well it's very difficult to synchronize movements and keep balance when walking on a rope together. are ready to show off their best routines and all of them to win

the competition. place nothing else. settle for. seventy two years ago. and. he's a professional tightrope walker in the past he used to be a circus artist. has traveled the globe performing on a rope he works in on a construction site as an electrician but without fail every year he visits the village where he was born last year he was the oldest tightrope walker in the competition this. is not sure if he'll be able to go my sister's preparing for a wedding. is getting married. so i have only one sister i can't just run off i must be there. i would even be happy if this wedding never took place i want to go to the competition very much but i cannot do so because of

the wedding it's market day and trade is brisk after all many guests are going to visit the village soon up here high in the mountains the visiting markets are the only source of fresh produce like tomatoes and apples even though firewood and charcoal. mixed with straw life in south korea has always been difficult and there are a few opportunities to earn money nearby villages specialized in different crafts like gold copper and smithing the people chose to become tightrope walk as no one can remember who started this dangerous occupation or how it took root in the village. all the world famous circus is wants to hire a tightrope walking trip from dagestan the seemingly reckless villages have always worked without safety ropes delighting audiences such bravery is the best advertisement for circus posters in days gone by everyone in south korea was

capable of tightrope walking. through only a person of great courage can take. more. but i also used to be a tight rope walker. but at the age of fifteen i fell and broke my leg. i was extremely sad because i could no longer do something that i really loved. and i still feel that way about it today. now there are only girls who walk along a rope and soft. tootie is the one who offers the best hope for the village. she has been learning the skills since she was six at the age of eight she received a gold watch as an award now she's the oldest and has to do the tricks normally performed by boys. milo in the us we have a few. and there were schadenfreude king. there

was a time in dagestan when the practice of tightrope walking was put on hold in the late one nine hundred ninety s. because his became a war zone but some ten years ago form a traffic police officer ramos and haji revived the school of tightrope walkers in the village. and she's a first taught my children how to do it and then i began teaching others. if we lived in a bigger more people would have got interested in it. but there are no children in our village now. we have few boys. so i began teaching girls. quite recently romas and sons performed at the festival for their home village now the boys are again visiting this time to support their father they've moved to a house where they're learning

a whole lucrative profession. my son has always objected to it saying why do i do this. he gets more money doing other job. i do not think that walking is less important than other jobs so sometimes i am asking and even forcing my sons to walk. is popular in southern. but his main occupation is tightrope walking. the rope is everything to me. i performed in spain at a world festival in one thousand nine hundred eighty nine and in central asia. i visited most they love and respect tightrope walking a lot. even how to swim in the atlantic ocean but all this came about thanks to tight rope. i've been doing it since childhood it is my bread and butter i respect

the road and i will be teaching it until the day i die. these are his two favorite students last year they won the festival in south korea but also hoping to win this time. does not perform any more but he does accompany his pupils on the. field. because it performs the most spectacular trick it's very unlikely that anyone else will ride a bicycle along the road but the festival the rope is just eight millimeters thick about the same as a pencil feel .

which can be used for five to six years before they have to be changed such cables are ordered from an aviation plant every tightrope walker has his own preferences as far as strength is concerned balancing polls are also carefully hand-picked right now to poll weighs nine kilograms. just moves is only seven. digits not. as wife has never seen her husband perform the vote people who say that wives and mothers should not be watching their clothes. so i never watch my husband.

it brings bad luck now the husbands are preparing for their triplets after a while their wives set the table the men need to discuss their coming performance the bread that yemen is baking is only made in this part of dagestan it's one of the most diverse regions of russia. there are about thirty different ethnic groups living on this land all of them those their own cuisine and language. yet there are three things that unite to start the rope. and think of the most popular d'agostini dish gets meat and cold separately in a meat broth but even the thing karl is cooked all over doug has done the recipe is very slightly from region to region. as we're making a send down it's not sake like ever pastry. and this tastes much better this way re not want to try i'm expecting guests so i'm going to treat them with

this wine. we always win first prize this time we are going to win as well. we're the best at what we do you know this victory will be out. tomorrow they head to the festival along with other tightrope walkers from across dagestan each one of them seeking victory. wealthy british style rolls that's not on the rise. in. markets finance scandal find out what's really happening to the global economy for a no holds barred look at the global financial headliners join in to cause a report on.

line russia would be soon which brightened if you move the ball someone from phones to freshen. whose friends don't talk t.v. don't come. on. the road from the southern border of druggists on runs across. its russia's southernmost city and one of the oldest in the world some say that it's two thousand years old while others insist it's five thousand the end disputable fact is that the city has aki logical deposits running up to eleven meters deep. the fortress used to have seven gates seven palaces seven mosques and seven courses

says i began on our. side with. what. i got out of. the tightrope walk goes across the mountains to reach the festival the literal translation of the word dug a stunning from turkey means a country of mountains the main focus is ridge covers home for the republic it has thirty peaks of gold and four fowls and tomatoes the village. is patiently awaiting its guests. we have no hotels to accommodate the guests but we will never make visitors a day old so. we will take them into your homes no matter how many of them arrive. the women are cooking up some local cuisine bread is baked enough ans made from clay makes with. pies or cooked in regular ruffles among the usual fillings or meat

cheese and herbes. neither fruits nor vegetables are used because they can't be grown this high in the mountains. one of the favorite holiday dishes is coursing they look like large ravioli at a coked on special occasions like the spring equinox and of course when the guests arrive. the first guests of rum as a good jeff head of the tougher a tightrope walking school three tightrope walk is from a neighboring region his cousin together with his students and next to arrive. these are our students. i mean. i know you. are going to. thank you for having me. a little while later a large group arise from much. let's go and dance.

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finally the day of the festival the usually sleepy village has completely changed everyone who's left a native village for other cities tries to return for this festive day ropes arrive together with a tight rope pull because none of the competitors are willing to perform on a cable they've never used before. this is a sacred place for me ole my friends. even though the sun is shining it doesn't mean that the weather will remain. the wind could pick up at any moment when they're in the mountains is just as unpredictable as the results of the festival competition just one false step could ruin the mood no safety lines are used and the rope is unforgiving. is the first to perform he executes all his stunts with surgical precision.

tricks that involve jumping on the road i considered the most difficult. as for this trick to be a simple. like it a lot. now is preparing for his most spectacular stunt. it was thought that tightrope walk is used to work mirror. because on the right. in the made nine hundred centuries a tight rope walker held a jar on the head with

a plate on top of that and then a glass and then a bottle and finally an egg on the bottle itself and said that they would have daggers tied to their feet they would use no balance poles they would be blindfolded and would bounce a little when walking the road but that was a long time ago and nobody can perform this superhuman feat anymore only small elements that. take this team from for example performing while wearing colorful sacks that come with them from head to foot. they've come up with a display containing elements of donne's from dagestan's different ethnic groups. the most popular maneuver involves three people walking without any safety net simply trusting each other if any one of them makes a wrong move all three will be heard. is the same with this trick where every

movement must be synchronized. to. an age old tradition is. a person dressed in a go to cost him previously used to hold flour in one hand and sort in the other threatening to throw either over the audience his purpose was to encourage a generous payment for the tight rope or for most traditional trinkets others said it was a try and then the clothes for instance as protection from the evil. a strong wind comes up blowing the fellows from their ropes. food is the first thing tightrope workers must learn. there are several ways to deal with the fear of jumping from the rope holding on to the rope or using the pole as support.

to g. and a team of girls from tough climb on to the work. to do his will have to performance where girls are to dance on a way without a pole and walk with a blindfold she did not know yet that you have to extend the program and perform instead of another girl who will fall break her own. tightrope walking is not a sure it's not through no illusions and no safety precautions each stamp could be the last there's a saying here that the rope is a dunce in which every step makes you appreciate life itself. just and now we are going to announce the winner. there you go it. takes first prize.

a team of tightrope because from self to get second prize. the refereeing has been unfair they won because they represent the capital not the children must have all the opportunities next year will take first place. as one no prizes but a teacher still received some money to develop the type. to roll this is where the art was actually. disbursed from south korea throughout. russia

and the rest of the. failed to attend the festival in his native village because of the marriage of his sister's son a wedding is a major event and. there's no way one can miss it. that is how you should walk that you should find a rope with your feet there is no reason you should be looking at your feet. you must look straight ahead. don't come on the first one i'm scared you shouldn't be scared look ahead and stand up go to keep your head up and your back straight. ok ok it's enough enough for the first time next. after the troops victory many now feel the urge to learn tightrope walking despite

the summer holidays the school yard is crowded children try out they're skilled at walking along a cable in a hurry. you know how to really look ahead you shouldn't know you shouldn't be running. usually a training starts from the age of eight a smaller child doesn't have the proper sense of balance well done walking along the road for the first time is the first victory in the south of dagestan and has made up his mind to prepare for a future contests well in advance will help raise his nephew so that he gets used to the rope from a young age oddly anyone will be able to support them as a future tightrope walker make a light pole for him. too she has graduated from high school as an eighth grade student she's left for much color to study college. she hopes to go to st petersburg to join

a circus but her parents don't want her to say that it's too far from home. but is intent on becoming a performer anyway. when you've walked a tightrope since childhood it's a hard habit to break. our. home. it's.

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