in-store chargers free arrangements three. free studio time free. download free broadcast quality video for your media projects and free medio dadar t. dot com you. are lucky. from a bird's eye view the oddly shaped triangle formed by moscow's kremlin could be seen as too harsh of. a small state within a state these red walls have been protecting moscow's kremlin for more than five centuries. to even idea of its size so we decided to actually go around it before

going inside we have to start right here at this time your watch. thinks the end of the kremlin walls is over two kilometers and if you want to go around it you better go real fast because the winters in russia are really cold it's minus ten today. the first kremlin was built south of woods poured out a couple of times before being rebuilt in white stone. three hundred years later while the new tower square faced off with 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 wasn't it filled with water and together with the ring of twenty towers made the kremlin and inaccessible fortress known around the world . stop the watch now the tar cloud wears the witness it took us twenty seven minutes to go around the kremlin walls but what about was behind them. join me on a journey to the heart of the crowd. and to places him from the tourist he's going to meet some real criminal insiders although they may not be the usual news makers you see on t.v. . so that you can at least true kremlin scholar this man is practically saturated with kremlin history so good to that of the day that and finally we meet good to see you sir are going to 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 an emperor has used it when visiting moscow anyone entering the gates take off their high note to all of the savior of smolensk whose image can be seen above the gate. and tearing through games on horseback with probation the legend has it that when napoleon passed through the gate in moscow in eight hundred twelve the winds tore his famous by calling from his head confront the same. nine hundred forty five hero of the soviet union marshal. broke both rules in one moment he entered dressed square through spassky gate to receive the first victory day parade on horseback and wearing his service cap. after getting e-mail so when did the i can appear here the icon 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. is busking. it was open for passage until the late nineties 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. 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 a secret entrance for a closed circle is just around the corner. is very easy to get inside the kremlin together with you. as for me i've always wanted to get to the kremlin clock 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 and also when the bells rang i was simply rooted to the ground. can i get inside was more to the yes but you're not dressed warmly enough there's a strong wind up there and i was very cold i think you'll have to put on something warmer. this bosco tower and force the heart of the kremlin's defensive line it was and to support 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 rebbie five pointed star struck. 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 so you can those are of knows all about how to keep time in this tower oh sissoko. so good to meet you so one thirty clock appear in the tower . as we see today have 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 killed 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. our clock is the

oldest one in the. can you see the pointer at the end yep this point to regulates the speed of the clocks motion if the clock blocks behind it increases the speed if it's fast 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 revealing 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. 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 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 rigging and we are risking the carrying death and also it's very cold so we're getting out of here. from the noise of the bells just a few minutes later i find 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 of 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. christmas tree has one a very demanding seasonal beauty pageant. gardener spend several months searching moscow regions for the right candidate at least thirty meters tall pyramid shaped and displaying ample flown each once these criteria is where mat the judges ignored the weight and the huge back seat 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

department store 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 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 a while. though they look oversized ornaments are light kremlin old timers believe that if you have a chance to hang at least one piece onto the tree and make a wish balance to come true. so now we're going to talk to. the main decorator this gravely you're a tree. i wonder how long it's going to store hot in the us so sergey 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 tonnes and four hundred kilos. well if this size of the tree is any indicator the presence under is also promised much. download the official publication yourself choose your language stream quality and enjoy your favorites. if you're away from your television well it just doesn't

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else you hear or see some other part of it and realized everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm tom harpur welcome to the big picture. the modern mission of free accreditation free clothes for judges free the arrangement free risk free studio time free. download free broadcast quality video for your media projects and a free media dog hearty dot com you. let me let me i want to know wouldn't let me ask you a question from. here on this network is what we have in the bank we have our knives out. to do good that's right it's

a bad thing never again you're in a situation where b. and i don't want to talk about your name let me. 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 nearest festivities. the tradition of arranging 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 pitch a giant fir tree used to be mounted right here and this massively have the object is to be dragged across this park here floor that was originally late in eight hundred forty five. when breeze 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 try 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 home custodian is also a fine tour but

a fighter to preserve the homes reconstruction stood one has changed after the reconstruction but i still support the pocket has definitely changed do you suppose most recovered it with hard to brownish to make it bright blue it's very rare is that in two percent of the park it has survived since eight hundred forty five when it was laid. this it percent of the flooring was it plays 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 and built on the . 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 as now or staying elton john tina turner here they made they've all been here. right now free her stores are underway in the state kremlin palace for any performance for thousands of kids. inside we have an appointment with the kremlin oldtimer children's writer alexander could get the script at the very first so the children see we were party from mt fifty through it and when i think we've broken the soviet tradition of staging the film and says here at the kremlin before the above with. the tree would light up then kids would be shown to play with the revolution we speak. with them on change the plot for what it was about a boy toy out of his current situation with the following the story he sent in to a different time. but on one occasion when i came to the new year policy

there was no coverage on the floor i also had just gone with the roof it turned out to the during the show some of the children had wet themselves on the carpet out of fear to want to be washed and hung out to dry off to prove. how one 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 st 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 kid did it give you

a shock. all right so now it's about time to find out where one can even hear it 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 nun kremlin chef foot. high you know so you got us was to meet you say are there new chef there once talking about just what's here so this is the train where we prepare mostly you would. order fruit vegetable orders i can show you all short let's go let's over there this is our secret that's where we lose you put the 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 of the ways are they scared of you. you did yeah. so this is where all the sugar sins take place on the rebate or.

so good and they want to show you where i have the privilege to work rules and. there's usually you told me the kitchens are in a 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 with the european touch i look at his russian troops and make you turn your french. but this stuff kraft made is mixed with vegetables and salad greens than it is. in the world circles or. shaping them by hand 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 chef and meats that do need to be. if 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 refuse these local delicacies on a business trips so when someone in the countryside street scene with pickles cucumbers also a traditional russian delicacy the 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 have like secret service guy you do that with. x. raying your food. intake. of. your own just so busy going that is make sure that most news. in this whole v.a.p. people. alcohol is served only on festive occasions and me to be a little on holidays i prefer beer and wine but he was

a lover of liquors and cognac secretary of state of the soviet union and. 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. how little even when this is so good. after lunch and there is an order perhaps in stars 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 bandits. presidential regiment is rehearsing a performance with weapons and are not only soldiers but also honor guard they

protected tunable 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 if you go let me show you the superman than the up to the shoulder. to the foot hold the carbine with the right terms not going to cut myself i might get what you want cut yourself i'm told it. was almost a year ago now shoulder the way but sure but could do with a little of your cold with your left you. 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 russia's elite in perfect health was a good background and professional appearance. for the guards very handsome young man 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. 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 and bend a little. and quick march. first you're doing it well you can join our 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 temperatures twenty degrees below zero we were warmer uniform cold 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 time for me to move behind the kremlin walls so i can make it for the changing of the carts. 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. you know how sometimes you see a story and it seems so for lengthly 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.

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