sions of some idiots out there in society but at least have the ability defend myself and have some control over my life in a means to resist oppression but that's just my opinion. from a bird's eye view the oddly shaped triangle formed by moscow's kremlin could be seen as the heart of. a small state within a state these red walls have been protecting moscow's kremlin for more than five centuries so 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 you watch. the extent 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 a really cold it's minus ten today. the first kremlin was built south of woods a couple of times before being rebuilt in whitestone. three hundred years later while the new tower 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 wasn't depend mopes filled with water and together with the ring of twenty towers it made the kremlin and inaccessible fortress known around the world. except the watch now the target log worse to witness it took us twenty seven minutes to go around the kremlin walls but what was behind them well joining me on a journey to the heart of the kremlin to places him from the tour is he going to meet some real credible insiders although they may not be the usual news makers you see on t.v. . so that you're going to be 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 game to enforce backward probationer legend has it that when napoleon passed through the gate in moscow in eight hundred twelve the tour his famous by calling from his had confront the same. one thousand nine hundred forty five the soviet union marshall you would give. both worlds in one moment she entered dressed square through spot gate to receive the first victory day parade on horseback and wearing his service cap. i think it remained by so when did the i can appear here i mean you. the i 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 i called under a layer of plaster while examining them a 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. now it 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 earlier celebrations. that 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 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 can manage the clock and also when the bells rang i was simply routines to the ground can i get inside with more to put up with us but you're not dressed warmly enough there's a strong wind up there i have this very cold i think you'll have to put on something warmer. this basket tower was the heart of the kremlin's defensive line it was and to suppose that any offensive would come from the side.

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 headed to eagle emblem of russia during soviet times they were all with will be five point 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 basket tower right now we're going to meet a true tower wizard she can those that 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 big picture citron we see today has been here since they seem fifty two. clocks appeared on the spot sky tower during the time of zalmai 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 two or you know the purpose of the bells ringing previously when few people had watches the chimes informed everyone of the time. 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. especially a tower clock is the oldest one and you. can you see the pointer at the

end. this point to regulates the speed of the clocks motion if the clock blocks behind it increases the speed if it's fast the point just lays 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 hour it's almost two and a half meters in diameter and what is singing it's the national anthem of russia. yes yes. they'll 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 over there 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 appear at thames stories of the ground it's always very windy. we've got to go now because the main bells in 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 find myself near the kremlin central square where people are

preparing for a special event so right now we're in a cathedral square where a giant fir tree is being decorated for new year 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 it was born when the last star was still alive. one can see that this. christmas tree has won 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 flowing 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 this tree 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 a 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 the ornaments on white cremin 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. so now we're going to talk to any fellow just like me decorate this gravely you or your tree. i wonder how long he's doing or not need us to sergei you for how 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 the christmas tree which is a design project is drawn up to clearly define how to handle these decorations by the way the total weight of the decorated christmas tree is thirty tons and four hundred kilos. well if there's signs of the tree is an indicator the presence under is also promised much. wealthy british style. that's what i was.

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change. the next point of my journey is the grand kremlin palace usually it is a very 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 college is for children in the

kremlin they expect to more than fifty years the first reception was in the grand kremlin palace is largest hall st george's in one nine hundred fifty four. back then and christmas tree was tracked directly up the stairs through the 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 used 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 so real 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 goals honor the memory of heroes who received the order of st george for their courage and this is a bomb of a second generation home custodian is also a fine tour but a fighter to preserve the homes reconstruction stood what has changed after the reconstruction but i but i still support the market has definitely changed do you suppose most because we did it with hard to brownish to make it bright blue it's very rare it's going to percent of the park it has survived since one thousand nine hundred eighty five when it was played. this is percent of the flooring was replays during restoration in one nine hundred 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 and built on that. 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 the kremlin old timer children's writer alexander mcqueen the script at the very first so the children's knew we were party from mt fifty three lets him win there i think we've broken the soviet tradition of staging performances here at the kremlin

before about which color shots the tree would light up then kids would be shown to play with the revolution we speak. with them and change the plot for what it was about a boy toy out of his current situation with the following the story will be sent into 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 the during the show some of the children had weapons selves on the carpet out of fear to want to be washed and hung out to dry off to prove. 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 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 a kid did it 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 out 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 road where we prepare most of you would. order fruit vegetable wars i can show you more short let's go let's over there this is our secret here that's where we lose you put the parts on me cools.

it with you 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 the week before last week. so good and they want to show you where i have the privilege to work for all. those who usually are told me the kitchens are in a basement you cannot promise me to teach how to cook when i present favorite dishes. and i want you to make some kind of food many. european such i look to use russian troops and make you turn your french. but this stuff. 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. recent presidents prefer healthy food and smaller portions to cram in shefford meats that to me me to. 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 refuse these local delicacies on a business trips so when someone in the country side street same with pickled cucumbers also a traditional russian delicacy the 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 goggles x. raying. they call him and take you.

to 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 need to be 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. its. own little even when this is so good. after lunch and there is an order perhaps in sars spared 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 and are not only soldiers but also honor guards they protected to the unknown soldier at the eternal flame i thought you can please show me some special tricks if you like and if you want all right let's do it command is . but i'm going to unfold the bayonet you're going to 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 that . almost no one now shoulder the way but sure but could lift it up if you were told with your left you. 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 man 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 with a good background and professional appearance. as well the guards very 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. the most frequent violators of the roofs are young girls they 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 was this makes the food you step with your bend a little. quick march. first you're doing it well you could join our 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 can i touch it of course you can. when the temperatures twenty degrees below zero we were warmer uniform cold the because. it is made of plus it

is very warm for it feels hot and 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 wait any weather minus thirty winter 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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