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 basket our time your 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 out of woods poured out a couple of times before being rebuilt in white stowed.

three hundred years later the walls in a tower square faced 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 defend moat filled with water and together with the ring of twenty towers it made the kremlin and inaccessible fortress known around the world. that the watch now the tower clock 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 kremlin to place is hidden from the tourists 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 sachi. with kremlin history so good as of the day that 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 an emperor has used it when visiting moscow there were anyone entering the gates at take off their home out to all of the savior of small and whose image can be seen above the gate. and tearing through games on horseback was probation and 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 savior. in one nine hundred forty five the saudi union marshal. broke both rules in one moment he

entered dressed square through spassky gate to see for 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 him 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 most are transports 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 victory 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 there which was 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 rooted 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 out there i have this 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 suppose 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 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 basket tower right now we're going to meet a true tower wizard she can those are of knows all about how to keep titans tower

oh sissoko. so good to meet you so one thirty clock appear in the tower begich essential items we see today have 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 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 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 in the. meter what 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 an ancient 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 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 it 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 appear at thames stories of the ground it's always very windy. we've got to go now because the main bells and us are regaining and we are risking the carrying 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 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 tents 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 he was born when the last star was still alive . one can see that this russian christmas tree has won a very demanding seasonal beauty pageant. gardener spend several months searching moscow regions for the right candidate at least thirteen interest tall pyramid shaped and displaying ample flowing each once these criteria is where matt judges

ignored the weight and the. is especially ordered for this christmas tree and it's scary to straight into the kremlin. it's not there any more manners high it's like twenty times my height and in no time base three is going to be wearing at the apartment 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 of 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 stay 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. so now we're going to talk to any colleges like i'm

a decorator on this great believe you or your tree. i wonder how long he's been doing this or not need us to sergey brin 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 could be 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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next point on 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 nearest festivities but. the tradition never reaching holidays for children in the kremlin dates back to more than fifty years the first reception was the new grand kremlin palace his largest whole st georges in one nine hundred fifty four. percent john christmas tree must. 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 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 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 four to six 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 a second generation home custodian is also a fine tour but a fighter to preserve the homes reconstruction still one has changed after the reconstruction but i but i still support the pocket has definitely changed do you suppose most become addicted with high quality brownish to make it bright blue it's very rare is that in two percent of the pocket survived since one thousand nine hundred eighty five when it was played. this is percent of the flooring was in

place 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 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 out and john tina turner here they made they've all been here. right now her stores are under way 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 quit the script at the very first so the children knew we were party from mt fifteen through luton when i think with broken the soviet tradition of staging performances here at the kremlin before the above with. the tree would light up then kids would be shown to play with a revolutionary theme. with them and change the plot for what it was about a boy toy out of his current situation so in the story he 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 to go on 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 to be washed and hung out to dry off to prove. how one days 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 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 a kid did it give you a shock. all right so now it's about time to find out where one can even hear the really 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 sophie you

got us was to meet you say are there new chef there once talking about just what's here so disused where we prepare most of your. 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 lose you put the hots for me cools. it with you and it's so if you say for 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 since 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. 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 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 come in chaff 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 unsophisticated dishes like red herring never refuse these local delicacies on a business trips so when someone in a country side street same with pickles cucumbers also a traditional russian delicacy his 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 the plough with 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 for 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 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 crumb 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 denise and kim are not only soldiers but also honor guards they protected to both the unknown soldier at the eternal flame. i thought you can please show me some special tricks that i can teach you if you want all right let's do it like a pro commander is. going to unfold the bayonet. let me show you the superman the

lead up to the shoulder. cannot bend to the foot hold the carbine with the right term i'm not going to cut myself and my you won't cut yourself and i fold it which is almost a year ago now shoulder the weapon sure but good to reach a little bit you're told with your left leg 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. for 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 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. here's your signature move it is about the leg about seventy eighty degrees move the body forward and put the full foot on the ground this makes the food you step with a little. quick march. doing it well you can 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 temperature is twenty degrees below zero we were warmer uniform cold the because. it is made of dense fabric plus it is very warm for it feels hot and it even when it's minus twenty. our journey into the heart of kremlin is coming to an end 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. what makes life complete. knows and a happy family. or self-expression. problem a show. that seems so true. for an intimate. child.

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