from a bird's eye view the oddly shaped triangle formed by moscow's kremlin could be seen as to heart 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 basket our time your watch. extended over 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. and 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 of the tower square faced off 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 made the kremlin and inaccessible fortress known around the world . the watch now the town clock where's the witness it took us twenty seven minutes to go around the kremlin walls but what was behind them. join me on a journey to the heart of the kremlin. 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're going to need 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 an emperor has used it when visiting moscow or anyone entering the good take off their home out to all of the savior of smaller whose image can be seen above the gate. and tearing through game to horseback with 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 nine hundred forty

five the soviet union martial. broke both rules in one moment he entered dressed square three spassky gate to see if the first victory day parade on horseback and wearing his service cap. i think it remained but so when did the i can appear here. it's 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 tower thanks to them it was saved. in the name of the father. the son. and the holy spirit. is busking 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 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 who 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 and i was 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 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 pointed star struck. but the towers true jam as its chimes its clock face has a six. 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 time in this tower oh so the car was so good to me too so one thirty clock appear in the tower because we see today have 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 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 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 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 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 hour it's almost two and a half meters in diameter and what is a sing 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 ground 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 up you'll see it still has a wooden ceiling. forty eight bells. 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 in us are regaining and we are risking the 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 especially that so right now we're in a cathedral square where a giant fir tree is being decorated for near celebrations these three strands 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 the employer flown each once these criteria is where match 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 thirty four meters high it's like twenty times my height and in no time but history is going to be aware ring at department store walls jewelry and decorations about two thousand pieces and one thousand five hundred metres of garland that's like almost enough to surround the. 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 are light cremin 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. now we're going to talk to. the decorator privately you're a tree. i wonder how long he's doing or not he was so sergey before 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 presents under.

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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 a 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

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 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. is also a fine but a fighter to preserve the homes reconstruction stood what has changed after the reconstruction but i but i still support the pocket has definitely changed do you suppose most because we did it with hard to brownish to make it bright. it's very

rare is that in two percent of the pocket and survived since one thousand nine hundred eighty five when it was played. this is percent of the flooring was replaced 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 is 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 for the world's greatest artists as now or staying elton john tina turner here they made they've all been here.

right now we her stories are under way in the state kremlin palace for any performance where thousands of kids. inside we have an appointment with a kremlin oldtimer children's writer alexander quit the script at the very first so the children knew we were party in one thousand fifty three minutes and when i think we've broken the soviet tradition of staging a film and says here in the kremlin before a boat 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 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 with the roof it turned out the during the so 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 many 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 in the. 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 women kitchen is not far on the fifth floor of the state criminal palace and

we're on our way to meet with a sam kremlin chef who cannot foot. high you know so you go to those to meet you say are there any chef there once talking about just what's here so this is. where we prepare most of you would. order fruit vegetable wars i can show you all short let's go what's over there this is our secret here that's where we lose you put their 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 employees 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 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 won't use russian troops and make you turn your french. but this stuff kraft made is mixed with vegetables and salad greens that we disperse onto 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 chaff and meats that you need to read. if is very fond of fish and seafood for example lobster salad. also prefers fish or meat in the kitchen they told us 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 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 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 fit 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 bandits. presidential regiment is rehearsing a performance with weapons denise and kim are not only soldiers but also honor guard 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. b. i'm going to unfold the bayonet to go let me show you the superman the 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 and unfold it which is almost done with now shoulder the way but sure but good to reach a little of your hold it 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 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 was just makes the folks you step with bend a little but you. quick march. first but 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. when the temperatures twenty degrees below zero we were warmer uniform cold to because. it is made of dense fabric plus it is very warm for it feels hot and it even when it's minus twenty. hour journey into the heart of kremlin is coming to an end means time for me to move behind the criminals 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. been in use a secret laboratory to mccurry was able to build a new most sophisticated robot which all unfortunately doesn't give a darn about anything tim's mission to teach music creation why it should care about humans and world events this is why you should care only on the dot com wealthy british style. that's not on.

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