iraqi shia face from armed groups. we also have been displaced by threats from al qaeda and other militias this used to be a mixed area but people have started exchanging houses between sunni and shia families to safety. some analysts blame the united states for the divisions they build the new system political system in iraq or of the sectarian basis like they made the proportions for the seventies for this then and for the dish and this is very little. those divisions have taken a toll on iraq a generation separated by the threat of violence i know that really affects us and causes a lot of problems between me and my friends especially if they form a different six we can't work together we'll hang out publicly in some neighborhoods i could get killed for being seen with someone from a different religious group ten years after the war iraq is still struggling to find peace as the ghosts of its sectarian past haunt the future. r.t.e.

baghdad. well coming up on the tease james brown explores everyday life on the whole weather conditions of russia's prague north self the great.

news today violence is once again flared up. and these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. giant corporations are on the day. this isn't your ordinary cino this car is being specially modified it's about to undergo one of the toughest journeys in russia and everything needs to be perfect. this car is in the qusayr one of the most extreme places on the planet you don't want to break down unprepared out here. this whole jack is used to hoist the car up with. a shovel without one they went by you compete on the rise because the conditions can be pretty extreme. you'll probably need it.

and once the new toys are on and the motors find me to this is off to the races. ladies and gentlemen start your engines. is home to the mammoth driving club and when these boys and girls get together they get a rather special sendoff. yeah maybe the size of india but it's below freezing here for at least seven months of the year and less than a million people are spread out over its three million square kilometers of space it's a vast wilderness but it's enough for a driver's paradise. rally but we're not doing anything because of a larry and a going to one of the world's most inhospitable places along one of its most infamous roads the pole of cold along the road of bones.

we were heading to. the coldest inhabited place on the planet this small frozen town once recorded a temperature of minus seventy one point two degrees celsius we had a thousand kilometers to go and three days to do it. we started off in convoy across the frozen lake my copilot valarie has been making this journey for five years. the most important thing is to be on time. speed driving well it doesn't really matter very much. as you are arriving ahead of time . as well as for being behind your allotted time we have to follow the legend if it says fifty kilometers an hour we keep to the speed limit of fifty.

because of the treacherous conditions the main aim of the rally is to arrive in one piece and from the first of the last speed is monitored. and we had around four hundred kilometers to cover and it wasn't long before we started to thin out. times with plenty of time to kill. me through the navigation. which direction. means to go straight ahead. so if i say twelve o'clock two hundred . main street on foot two hundred mentis ok. one hundred. one o'clock. one hundred meters turn to the right. the speed limit is sixty five it's going well. planned. five hundred.

was mostly empty spaces as far as the eye can see it's tempting to put your foot down for the judges always seems to be just around the corner waiting to check up on you. fourteen twenty seven thirty car number twenty the helmets are ok. i can see the first ten racers their helmets and lights are fine. so we've got about one hundred kilometers remaining tonight so that should be about three hours give or take on this road it's obviously very helpful because the military is giving me the expert instruction. assuming we have no unfortunate accident. we might just make it before it gets pitch black. that's why lights makes this silent road even more eerie and it's hardly surprising because this is the notorious highway. the prisoners were sent up

to. in the late thirty's. this is a manmade right. it's built using spades and it's. because of the tough working conditions. many prisoners well they just couldn't survive when they died on the road. and in those days. they didn't even bury the dead. let the bodies out on the road. just covering them with them with stones. so the bodies stay there forever. that's why they call it the road of bones. the story. is a sobering experience driving here and a mood was only improved when we passed the checkpoints and the cheering crowds.

it was uplifting to think that the locals would stand outside in these bitter temperatures just to cheer us on and we soon started playing games to pass the time although i was soon going to wish that i hadn't. but. something beginning with. blake yeah. yeah we're all all souls' like. crap. i was so sorry for larry mass. in front. and how much time we're going to lose him.

james tossed a. bit out. of the twenty's had an accident it's come off the road but what hit me but i hope it's going to where. relatively close to somebody else to now come and pull it out. because there's no way i'm getting back. well realistically. have to see if we can for paris we get out as quickly as possible with a. stupid who. and where is somebody. teach me.

to. do the trick. with a bit of luck it's taken so that none. of her. family. will take it easy and don't rev it up because i will make you. would like to argue . right right right. ballpark good. luck girl. we've been. no thanks to

me. and then another day. with no brushes with the local wildlife one hundred and a good night's rest. day one has been eventful and we haven't even got to the hard part yes stage two was a five hundred kilometer journey to the town of. true some of you could see his wildest and most breathtaking scenery. the next morning everyone was up early and getting ready to go flags were adjusted and equipment loaded on to the cars. ok let's go. it was time to set off for hours here there's just nothing but you and the landscape.

is ten o'clock. it wasn't long before we stumbled onto a natural way sis. the local school this kluge or warm spring. well in this case it's all relative i suppose. but it's below freezing for almost eight months of the year something as simple as running water is a rare find indeed and when you do stumble upon a little miracle in the middle of the permafrost. you've really got to make the most of it. very refreshing. and it was the last break we were going to get for a long while because we were about to enter the most dangerous parts of the whole

highway. this is the. black. black because of the color of the shale which always threatens to drop down on your head . because you are literally stuck between a rock and a very nasty drop. the president says roughly one hundred one hundred fifty meters. so. slowly. two hundred kilometers.

is. all around us. surprisingly. but finally. i'm on the road to the frozen and fascinating town of tal. mission free cretaceous a free. free. range with three. free. free. free broadcast. media projects and free media.

to. choose the stories that impact the. the official. language stream quality and enjoy your favorite. if you're away from your television. you can watch on t.v. any time and. two solid days of driving had taken us from your to the town of tom sawyer just on the edge of the pole of cold. we still had a few hours to kill before our final leg. and i wanted to see more of this frozen

rural community. but you do need to keep your wits about you. what are you doing. even children. meant was just too much for one. more day to. work or. well the youngsters don't seem to lack for energy but how about the rest of toms or around two thousand people live in jury one of the hall sister continental climates in the world life certainly seems anything but easy but you know you're dealing with a tough community where ninety nine percent of them don't even have an insulated loo. despite the hardships most of the villages are happy here

and playing the summers is one of their favorite pastimes. almost at the most a guy needs to remember that some of the this traditional you could instrument is called the home morse it's been played for centuries among this book where it's a really interesting thing because it helps you relax and cam down. when you play it your main cam in any stressful situation going on when you. when a person lives in harmony with nature and remains cam and free within themselves then they become very strong. and that means plenty of exercise whatever the weather.

ok well i believe what andrea was. saying about this group you know if we talk. to you because you're going to break what i could let it go girl who. is going to run right into that house. you know you going. to just getting started. while i just about escaped with my nick andre was ready for a fresh ing south. with a newfound respect for the people. i headed back into the center to watch something rather special. we timed to coincide with the area's poll of cold festival and things were just about to get started.

with the blessings of the priest ringing in our ears but larry and i headed to our trusty toyota for one last effort. so this is it the final stage after our accident we've still got quite a lot of time to make up but i am feeling confident. so today it's tires to the tundra and all of the oil because. the last leg is a good old fashioned sprint finish. no worries about cliff edges here it's just straight pedal to the metal and home. we just had forty kilometers to go we weren't going to win but that didn't mean we weren't going to try. to go. twelve o'clock

two hundred basis. for thirty metres. because hundred fifty mazes one hundred. fifty metres. guineas. oh i don't believe it. big. big and exhausted but we made it.

we jumped out to wait for all fellow races to finish that time charles. and i went out to check on one of the drivers. oh you guys congratulations thank you how did you go fantastic feeling. i was a reach. but it was a bit of a tricky road. almost all the taken and no it wasn't long before the spine is came out for. completion of the race in one piece but they had been a few hairy moments and i wanted to find out what keeps valarie coming back a year off so yeah. i got interested in motor vehicles when i was still a kid my dad had a cow and now i repair it with my own hands i love tinkering with cars.

there are lots of different kinds of car racing today's was a speed rice which means a whole ton of adrenaline rush honestly speaking i like to do a lot. in contrast to the g. eight try for a while that's just a cross-country race but here it's racing in its purest form. which finally made it to the famous pole of culture in one hundred twenty six they recorded a temperature of minus seventy one point two degrees here making of the coldest place in the northern hemisphere and the coldest and how to place on a. cold is the symbol of the face a cold it loses one hole in fakery and another in my box and that means that spring is on its way. we would having to enjoy quite such extreme temperatures so i was able to walk around the village without freezing to death but one woman who knows just how bad the weather can get here is the local meteorologist. the lowest temperature in february was minus thirty five point eight

as a rule the lowest temperature is occurred just before sunrise if we're talking about minus fifty five that means temperatures may go up and down throughout the day but the average is about the same. this year is a ditch cold air comes down here from the mountains and stays in the valley. as long as we don't have wind we have stagnation. if there is wind here then that would agitate things and it wouldn't be like this. despite the harsh conditions visitors flock to cold every year even in the coldest months to see how the town gets through the winter. the most popular attractions are the local horses they may be small but they're tough as nails. and

you could horse is a unique breed considering that it's always lived around here. it's unique in the sense that it can withstand the bitter cold in winter temperatures drop to minus fifty degrees these horses can handle the cold without a stable and don't need a lot of food they forage under the snow and don't need much attention. in a region where it's almost impossible to grow crops the horses are also popular on the dinner table but there are a few other local dishes i was keen to try out though and susannah knows the best ones by heart. right. don't. you know. the first one. in.

fact. this is a first i mean. what room. after that. this is a piece of the local river that will be boiling up. was good to get a bit of local flavor. as you can see making a cup of tea is not exactly a simple process here but while the kettle was on wheels or other ingredients. perhaps unsurprisingly they were cold. mixing. so when the going to get a sweater so you want something cold of. it in this place you don't even need a freezer just put it out on the windowsill. our

own every morning for when you're outside in our screen or someone. and i got a little color a surprise up my sleeve for them as well. well i've been enjoying some local delicacies my fellow races have been getting ready for the end of the polish cold festival and it was promising to be a great event. this is one of the social highlights of the year and everyone comes out to enjoy the fun including a few very special guests. this. month bit of

an. organisation is working very rare and go through it and a very. good thing. for the people here. they have very warm so if you did have a choice between the north pole and the poll of polls which one would you pick if you have the thing but i like to be here. with sun to seal of approval it was time for a spot of lunch and this time i had something of my own to serve up so everyone's cooked a lot of local food for the festival but i decided what's wrong and bring a little bit of britain to the poll of polls and so i have an owner of my mum. mary brown famous chicken casserole. but if i've managed to do it justice so let's see if we can get some take his. oh it was all stuff i did. but

focused. because it all with bacon and vegetables who cooked it i could see it really yes i want to try. i don't like it i'm pleased. houdini casserole and chicken casserole at my mum's recipe. from england. to look at this this. article my mama be proud of this i've got an cooing i'm going to kill around the block already i have a daughter your age. it seemed that my career is a market trader was often running and soon we had an empty source but. i think they get really annoyed with me over their stealing their business. and the food wasn't the only success of the day. james brown from forty england and valeri buy shares are awarded this paschal trophy from the mammoth club.

we came we saw we just about finished but i was pleased as punch with the trophy. i've been to quite a few unusual places but i never thought i'd be in the coldest inhabited place on earth the people who enjoy conditions most of us would think were unbearable but still find ways to live happy fulfilled lives it's truly an adventure to get here but if you are driving make sure you watch out for the horses.

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