our square faced with the famous red brick 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 wasn't it filled with water and together with the ring of twenty towers it made the kremlin and inaccessible fortress known around the world. that there was another tower clock where's the witness it took us twenty seven minutes to go around the kremlin walls but what was behind them. joining me on a journey to the heart of the kremlin to places him from the tour is he 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 couldn't ask a 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 in the emperors used to visit in moscow 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 probationer legend has it that when napoleon passed through the black moscow in eight hundred twelve the tour his famous by calling from his had confront the cedar. in one nine hundred forty five the soviet union martial do you will get. through is in one moment she entered dressed square thrace. 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. call 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 may story almost thanks to them it was saved . in the name of the father. the son. and the holy spirit. as busking a gate was open for passage until the late ninety's but motor transport to and from the kremlin disturbed tourists walking along the red square and the kremlin walls and with the new millennium came the decision to close the gate. it now

opened 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 for the last celebrations. 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. 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 commandments the clock and also when the bells rang i was simply routines to the ground can i get inside with more to put up on yes but you're not dressed warmly and of there is a strong. and up there i was very cold i think you'll have to put on something

warmer. this boss could tell where the heart of the kremlin's defensive line was and to see paty that any offensive would come from the southeast and that the tower would be to first attacked as a result of house trifle and artillery units in the mid 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 point eight stores. 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 she gave us our of knows all about how to keep time in this tower oh soko. so good to meet you so one to cluck appear in the tower.

we see today has been here since they seem fifty two. clocks appeared on the small sky tower during the time of zometa heil romanov let me tell you more about them at the top of all 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. 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 course

operated manually but since nine hundred thirty seven three electric motors to go over everything else has been preserved in its original form. especially a tower clock is the oldest one in the. 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 relink that's right. this is a mentioned bell ringing here a mechanism for setting up melodies at this basket tower it's almost two and a half meters in diameter and what is singing it sing 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 bells chime in the bell tower. well here are the bells yes we're in the bell tower. if you look at don't see it 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 attempts stories over the ground it's always very windy. we've got to go now because the main bells most are regaining and we are risking the death and also it's very cold so we're getting out of here.

skating 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 only cathedral square where a giant fir tree is being decorated for near celebrations these streets between the palaces a warship and the palaces all the stars and can just tell you something one hundred years old which basically means that it was worn 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 thirteen interest tall pyramid shaped and displaying ample slowly each once these criteria is where match the judges ignored the wait and. see is especially ordered for this christmas tree and

it's scary to straight into the kremlin. it's dirty or mirrors high it's like twenty times my height and in no time this jury is going to be wearing at the apartments or walls jewelry and decorations about two thousand. one thousand five hundred meters of garland that's like almost enough to surround the kremlin into. the trees decorations from top to bottom to begin with the large star of bethlehem sometimes 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 they ornaments are light kremlin old timers believe that if you have a chance to hang at least one piece on to the tree and make a wish balance to come true. now we're going to talk to the lives as they

decorate this leave you or your tree. i wonder how long he's been doing this or not need us to sergei for how long have you been decorating christmas trees. well this is the first time that i'm decorating 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 tons 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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i live. the 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 of the region 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 four. back then they joined 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 page 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 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 of st george for their courage and this is the second generation

focused on these also if i enter but a fighter to preserve the homes reconstruction still 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 high quality brownish to make it bright. it's very rare is that in two percent of the pocket survived since eighteen forty five when it was. this it percent of the flooring was it plays during restoration in one thousand sixty eight 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 where the world's greatest artists show as now or staying elton john tina turner here they made they've all been here. right now we her stores are underway in the state kremlin palace for a new year's performance for thousands of kids. inside we have an appointment with a kremlin oldtimer children's writer alexander mcqueen the script at the very first children's knew we were party from mt fifty through luton 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 plugs for what it was about a boy toy out of his current situation so in the story we sent him to a different time. one 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 to want them to be washed and hung out to dry off to bits. when days they were your performances are more predictable but still very colorful nevertheless. by tradition at the end of the show the main character of the new year celebrations makes his grand entrance was not in the. case. 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 ants in kremlin inner sanctum. she so how did you like this show was it a good idea to give you

a shock. all right so now it's about time to find out where one can be seen here in the kitchen is not far on the fifth floor of the state criminal palace and we're on our way to meet with a slum kremlin chef he called up foot. high you know sophie was to meet you say are there new chef there once talking about just what's here so disused and where we prepare mostly you were the. order of fruit vegetable wars i can show you all short let's go let's over there this is our secret here that's where we moved you put the pots so many cools. it with you so if you fake people that so you're the chef and you have thirty five employees are they scared of you. you did yeah. so this is where all the sugar sins take place on the week before last week. so good

and they want to show you where i have the privilege to work for all. this 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 wanted to make some kind of many. european touch i look who's russian. in make you turn your french. but this stuff. is mixed with vegetables and salad greens than it is on to in the world so closer down shaping 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 to come in chaff and meats that do need to be. it is very fond of fish and seafood for example lobster salad. also prefers fish or meat in the

kitchen they told us that she loves sophisticated dishes like red herring never refused local delicacies on a business trips so when someone in the countryside street scene with pickles cucumbers also a traditional russian delicacy security officers break into a cold sweat as a room only you are very carefully checked before it reaches the presidential mouth . so when you when you are the person you have like secret service guy you do that with the goggles x. raying your food. they call him and take you. to rome just so busy going 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 was a lover of liquors and cognac secretary of state of the soviet union. personally promoted vodka at international receptions thanks to him. 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. how little even when this is so good. after lunch and there is an order perhaps in stars spread from us 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 bandits. presidential regiment is rehearsing a performance with weapons. are not only soldiers but also honor guards they

protected tomb of the unknown soldier at the eternal flame. i thought please show me some special tricks if you like and if you want all right let's do it command is . unfold the bayonet you go let me show you the superman then the up to the shoulder. to the foot hold the carbine with the right term i'm not going to cut myself on my butt you won't cut yourself and i'm told that. almost no one now shoulder the way but sure but gibberish lifted up your hold it with your left. i'm holding it if you're going to be of be careful it 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

was a good background and professional appearance. as for the guards there we handsome young man of similar hates are chosen so that they look like twins. for their emergency situations when people break the existing rules 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. the 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. so 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

you go there with various makes the food you step with your bend a little but you. quick march. first you're doing it well you could join your company in a couple of months. to the right. 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 fabric plus it has very warm fur it feels hot and it even when it's minus twenty. hard journey into the heart of kremlin is coming to an end and means 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.

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