first crack. down. in whitestone. three hundred years later while the towers square faced the famous red rake but if you actually pulled away the red brick you would see a wall as white as a bridal gown and some of those walls are almost six meters thick. right here on the red square was a dipping moat filled with water and together with the ring of twenty towers made the kremlin an inaccessible fortress known around the world. that there was now the tar 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 a place is hidden from the tourists he's going to meet some real kremlin insiders although they may not be the usual news makers you see on t.v. . so that you're going to 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. 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 in the emperor's used it when visiting more school anyone entering the gates. to all of the savior of smolensk whose image can be seen above the gate. and tearing through going to enforce backwards probation legend has it that when the podium passed through the black moscow in eight hundred twelve the tour he.

confront the savior. and nine hundred forty five the saudi cuny and marshalled you will get. both worlds in one moment he entered dressed square through 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 i call has been here since the sixteenth century but disappeared during the soviet era it was only a year ago that restores discovered the i called under a layer of plaster while examining the may story almost thanks to them it was saved . in the name of the father. and the son. and the holy spirit. is busking gate

was open for passage until the late ninety's but most are transports to and from the kremlin disturbed tourists walking along the red square and the kremlin walls and with the new. to close the gate. now it opens only on special occasions during the ninth of may fixture a 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. could you lead me through those gates no but we can enter the kremlin through the private entrance the 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 clark 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 who manage the clock also and also when the bells rang i was simply routines to the ground. can i get inside with more to put up with you yes but you're not dressed warmly enough there's a strong wind up there i mean it's 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 until that any offensive would come from the south east 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 the team who had eight eagle emblem of russia during soviet times they were all with when the five pointed star. 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 you can those are of knows all about how to keep time in this tower oh sicko. so good to meet you so wanted to clock appear in the tower. we see today has been here since they seem fifty two. clocks appeared on the spot sky tower during the time of zometa while romanov let me tell you more about them at the top sheet. 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 q would 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. 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 pointer slows 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 reeling that's right. this is a mentioned bell ringing here

a mechanism for setting up melodies at this basket our. meters in diameter and what is singing. 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 you'll see it's still house a wooden sealer. forty eight bells hang here in imperial times but were lost during the soviet era today the chimes sing the russian anthem with ten bells and a few metal beats up here attempt stories of the ground it's always very windy. we've got to go now because the main bells and us are ringing and we are risking

the carriage 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 especially that so right now we're in a cathedral square where a giant fir tree is being decorated for near celebrations these streets between the palaces a warship and the palaces all that stars and can just tell you something one hundred years old which basically means that he was born when the last start was still alive. one can see that this 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 slowly each once these criteria is where match the judges ignored the weight and. is especially ordered for this christmas tree and it's scary to straight into the kremlin. it's not there any more mirrors high it's like twenty times my height and in no time base three is going to be wearing at the. to begin with the 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

ornaments on white 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. it's only going to touch you just like decorate this week you're a tree. i wonder how long it's going to school or not need us to sending you for help 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 use decorations by the way the total weight of the decorated christmas tree is thirty tonnes and four hundred kilos. well if this size of the tree is any indicator the presence under is also promised much.

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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 never reaching holidays for children in the kremlin they expect to more than fifty years the first reception was in the ground kremlin palaces largest whole st georges in one nine hundred fifty four. back then and 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 fir tree used to be mounted right here in this massively have the object is to be dragged across this park here floor that was originally late in eight hundred forty five. when it's scraped chanda leers 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 the kids who 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 of st george for their courage and this is a second generation. he's also a fine but a fighter to preserve the homes reconstruction stood one has changed after the reconstruction but i still support the park it has definitely changed do you suppose most because we did it with hard to brownish to make it bright. it's very rare it's going to percent of the park it has survived since eight hundred forty five when it was played. this is 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 the shelf 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 here i mean they've all been here. right now we her stories are under way in the state kremlin palace for a new u.s. performance where thousands of kids. inside we have an appointment with

a kremlin oldtimer children's writer alexander scripted the very first children's new we were party from mt fifteen through newton when i think we've broken the soviet tradition of staging performances here at the kremlin before a boat with. the tree would light up then kids would be shown to play with the revolution we speak. with one change the plot for what it was about a boy toy out of his current situation so in the story he sent him to a different time. but on one occasion when i came to the new year policy there was no carpets on the floor i also had just gone through the roof it turned out to the during the show some of the children had weapons selves on the carpet out of fear too that to be washed and hung out to dry off to prove that.

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 was that the. children always leave kremlin with gifts however the greatest drama is after the show when parents surround the new year's tree 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 ok did it give you a shock. for it so now it's about time to find out where one can even hear it really kitchen is not far on the fifth floor of the state criminal palace and we're on our. but they've done kremlin shaft foot. high you know so you go to stores 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 your. orders i can show you all short let's go what's over there you saw what security that's where we lose your hearts so many cools. it with you and 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 sickness take place on a rebate or. so good and they want to show you where i have the privilege to work for all. there's usually you told me the kitchens are in the 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. european touch i won't use russian. and make you turn your french. but this stuff. is mixed with russia bows and salad cream than it is. in the world circles or. shipping them by hand is art. i don't think i'm doing a very good job closing it. says recent russian presidents prefer healthy food and smaller portions of kremlin chef and meats that they need to be to resist physically fond of fish and seafood for example lobster salad. and also prefers fish or meat in the kitchen they told us that she loves unsophisticated dishes like bread preparing memory refuses local delicacies on a business trips so when someone in the. sidestreet same with pickled cucumbers also a traditional russian delicacy because 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 are the person you like secret service guy. to the floor with goggles x. raying your food. intake. of food. just some basic and that is make sure that most news. in this full of v.a.p. people. alcohol is served only on festive occasions 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. i only live in crime when this is so good. after lunch and there is an order perhaps in sars bedroom 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 parrots. the presidential regiment is rehearsing a performance with weapons. are not only soldiers but also honor guards they protected to both the unknown soldier at the eternal flame. i thought can you please show me some special tricks if you like and if you want all right let's do it command is. b. i'm going to unfold the bayonet with you if you go let me show you the superman the

lead up to the shoulder. to the foot hold the carbine with your right turn i'm not going to cut myself i might get what you want cut yourself and i'm told that which is almost recovered now shoulder the web show but could do with a little of it you're told with your left. arm holding it if you're going to be of be careful and 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 precious elite in perfect health with a good background and professional appearance. as well the guards there we handsome young men of similar hates are chosen so that they look like twins. for their emergency situations when people break the existing growth for example if

people step over the chain 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. than 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. and 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 if you. quick march. first you're doing it well you could join your 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 of. course you can when the temperature is twenty degrees below zero we were warmer uniform called the because. it is made of plus it has very warm fur it feels halt it even when it's minus twenty. hard journey into the heart of kremlin is coming to an end thanks time for me to move behind the kremlin walls so i can make it for the changing of the guards cigar change every hour daily from eight am to eight pm these guys rape anyone either minus thirty winter or torrential rains outrageous hits in the summer but of course the hardest part is to stand there motionless no matter what but hey that's the

price you pay to live rent free inside the kremlin. hold it. hold it hold it hold it. hold it. live. the good speech he gave. her. i wish i

was going to. be bombing good. luck. just see them on a limited amount. outline of a little. you know how sometimes you see a story and it seems so for life you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm tom harpur welcome to the big picture. the news that she could leverage tori to mccurry was.

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