maybe my char in the kremlin can lives in the bark of a rich guy who is in the kremlin. his own foot here in moscow and you know. i think in moscow and common this bank here you know it. may be new york you are not. in the kremlin out of that bill that he has got a question guest which one many countries people can visit the president's residence but not in russia that's a good question by the way and many countries people are allowed inside presidential residence as people are now. even allowed to buckingham palace in our country a part of the kremlin is still closed for the public are there any thoughts to open his doors for people. there are not just thoughts but actions as well where taking consistent steps and i disagree that the kremlin is closed when general public i mean there is an area close for the public you know i can't say that this area presents any interest for people. well the main part is building fourteen. the barracks those barracks built in nine hundred thirty is our office buildings now by the way where closing them today for capital repairs is goin

as for all masterpieces the rooms of the big kremlin palace are open. just recently construction workers discovered an old i can in one of the kremlin towers it was painted over when the communists were in power it was considered lost but now it's found are you still conducting archaeological exploration in the kremlin because that i can was found by accident that. it was not entirely an accident we knew that there could have been old icons there because. of it but this one was thought to be lost we have discovered another one now in a different kremlin tower we knew that these icons existed but we thought that they were destroyed after the revolution in those trouble some times people who painted over those icons to risk their lives doing that sort. we're deeply grateful to them for saving the masterpieces. they probably dream that someday these paintings will be discovered and this is exactly what happened which i suppose says a little bit of caution ahead of the president's administrative spotlight will be back shortly right after a break so stay wit

year's nights of time for miracles for many russian families thousands will make their wishes when the kremlin strikes midnight by a chorus of clinking. this is r.t. it's eight pm friday night the thirty first of december here in moscow my name is kevin o. and welcome to the program now just a few moments we'll be taking a look back at the biggest events of twenty ten but before that some places are already celebrating new year and parts of russia are among the parties invade in full swing in the far east and then it's set to sweep through all nine time zones of russia to the country's western most borders our correspondents give us a snapshot next of what's going on all around russia with alex had been in the capital sara furthur in the south and a lympics city of sochi and sean thomas in the eastern city of your quote. we've brought the party outside i don't know why because this is the coldest region on earth in fact it's about thirty four degrees below zero out here centigrade but that's ok it's not stopping any of the fun in fact i'm joined by actually khan who is the version of good mode

year's night time for miracles for many russian from these thousands will make their wishes when the kremlin strikes midnight by a chorus of clinking glasses. this is r t it's seven pm friday the thirty first of december here in moscow my name's kevin owen welcome to the program if you just joined us in a few moments we'll be taking a look back at the biggest events of twenty ten but first some places are of course already celebrating new year in parts of russia are among the parties indeed well underway in the far east to sweep through all nine time zones of russia countries to the very out west most border later let's get a snapshot of what's going on all around russia. and to do that we're joined by r t sean thomas in the eastern city of you have sara firth is in the southern city of sochi. is here in the capital moscow good evening she also sean first to you when we caught up with you an hour ago your new year had already just begun i guess celebrations are still going strong then i. certainly kevin in fact we've brought the party outside i don't know why because this is the coldest regi

but as the kremlin clock started counting down the last seconds of the year everybody paused. there rode out wishes and napkins burned them and soaked the ashes in the champagne according to the time honored to russian ritual drinking it should a grand even the most unattainable wish of the world though. i can't tell you what i've asked for because this way it won't come true let's wait and see if i am lucky with my wish you will know about it. a symbol of russia's officialdom the kremlin charms are also an embodiment of people's most private hopes every year has the cloak strikes midnight millions of russians ask fortune for favors for those few seconds even cynics start to believe in magic. you can call it the cinderella fact according to polls the majority of those who are scribed wish granting powers to the kremlin chimes are women and some of the most popular new year's wishes include finding your chill live getting married and having a baby. the largest cloak in moscow these kremlin timepiece is also among the oldest in russia the current mechanism was installed in the l

i see citizens of russia friends see him score very soon as the kremlin tower chimes strike twelve twenty ten i will pass into history and with it the first decade of the twenty first century. but i was there start a go at this we see the old year out and we remember it's truly full and sad moments you know the international solution hope that next year will be good and successful for all of us. it lives and for our country when we missed it we will build a modern russia together still strong and friendly countries. on us bug out there we have a rich and ancient history and we are rightly proud of it. if those already met at the same time russia is a young country still in the coming year it will be only twenty years old and. little so that's that the new war that is no great age for a country that you called the children are born in the new russia they have already grown up to the way we live in the second decade of this century yet the will depend on them too if such then we deal everything we do and do for our children that i was the one you will is to make sure that they are healthy a

the pact would be amended or blocked by senate republicans over unrelated domestic issues both the kremlin and white house the feeling the deal as a cornerstone in the restart between russia and the us. april tenth a tragedy with echoes in history shocked the world polish president lech kaczynski and most of the country's political elite were killed when their t.-u. one fifty four crashed near smolensk the delegation was going to mark seventy years since twenty thousand polish officers were massacred at cut them by soviet secret police just days before the accident a joint commemoration at catherine was seen as a tremendous step for russian polish relations waited near over the past few days we held remembrance ceremonies mourning the victims of totalitarianism let kaczynski was coming to russia to pay tribute to the killed polish offices that all russians share in your grief and sorrow. russian polish ties continue to war as the two nations mourn together. in twenty ten russian marks sixty five years since defeating nazi germany in what's known as the great patriotic mood. the number to r

few media outlets take the chance to criticize the kremlin. a show of public support for him and his co-defendants is a rare event. >> a miniature of khodorkovsky made of papier-mache. it picks everyone involved in the trial, as well as those who may be behind it. the exhibition by a young moscow artist a is to show the support for khodorkovsky. >> i admire the accused. before they were arrested, they were handsome oligarchs i did not care about. but now they're standing up for their ideals. >> a few finishing touches and the exhibition is ready. everyone knows their views are not shared by the most russians. >> i was that my parents last summer in the small town where they live. when i told people about the khodorkovsky exhibition, a lot of people asked who he was. they don't know anything about him. there is no information available. >> few russians have heard about the boarding school set up to educate orphan children. his mother shows visitors are on the school on the outskirts of moscow. the opposition politician remains contact with the

well for many russians the new year officially with the kremlin chimes striking midnight but they do much more than herald a change of date. has been finding out they also help to keep in tune with peoples the persuasions. it was a hectic new year's eve four years ago because santa's family was marking their six year together with all of finishing the cooking and pay to entertain in the guests . but as the cramming clock started counting down the last seconds of the year everybody paused. there rode out wishes and napkins burned them and soaked the ashes in the champagne according to the time honored russian ritual drinking it should have grand even the most unattainable wish on the world. or young will do i can tell you what i have asked for because this way it will come true let's wait and see if i am lucky with my wish you will know about it. a symbol of russia's officialdom the kremlin charms are also an embodiment of people's most private hopes every year has the cloak strikes midnight millions of russians ask fortune for favors for those few seconds even cynics start to believe

carolyn thanks for being with artsy tonight we're taking you live to the kremlin and red square for the new year festivities and the president advent of speech in half an hour's time before that with a round of the best sporting events of twenty ten minute few minutes as well but it's new year's business before their. they are welcome to this special business program here ought to be looking at some of the highlights of two thousand and ten. this is so russia and its most ambitious privatization program since the one nine hundred ninety s. the government plans to sell stakes in major state owned companies within the next three years in the hope of attracting around thirty billion dollars the list contains hundreds of companies of different sizes of the various sectors of russia's the biggest oil producer roles in the cell twenty five percent the same goes for russian railways the country's biggest lend itself seven percent will sell thirty five point five percent bottles and cans a seventy percent stake in hydropower holding. and a fifty percent minus one share stake in shipping company

reports your wish has to be made when the kremlin clock strikes midnight that's of course if you want it to come true. it was a hectic new year's eve four years ago because some family was marking their six year together with all of finishing the cooking and paid to entertain in the guests . but as the cramming clock started counting down the last seconds of the year everybody paused. there rode out wishes and napkins bring them and soak the ashes in the champagne according to the time honored russian ritual drinking it should a grand even the most on a team that will wish on the hour ok i can tell you what i have asked for because this way it won't come true let's wait and see if i am lucky with my wish you will know about a symbol of russia's officialdom the kremlin charms are also an embodiment of people's most private hopes every year has the cloak strikes midnight millions of fractions ask fortune for favors for those few seconds even cynics start to believe in magic. you can call it the cinderella fact according to polls the majority of those who are scribed wish granting powers

night sometimes the miracles for many russian families thousands will make their wishes when the kremlin clock strikes midnight capped off course of clinking glasses which is just a little less than thirty minutes away. the next modern down to his discovers how to see in the new year moscow stylee gives a chance to see some of those twenty ten filming outtakes that thankfully never made it on air until now enjoy. hello and welcome to the south as we say goodbye to twenty millions of people here in moscow and indeed around the world the celebrating in style it's the largest event of the year in russia so join me to take a look at the history and the best like face with the party and celebrate new year's eve in the russian capital. is. situated in the center of moscow. with a difference. maybe to. celebrate . literally stuck. with ridiculous costumes the president's speech. today to get in russia. on the most peaceful in history the slate hundred issues the sims the fireworks he. is a moment he will never forget. history and entertainment news with a grand historical occasion is second to

right artie's catarina graduate a live near the kremlin thanks for that report. deeply entrenched on opposite sides of a fragile peace barricade israel and lebanon are fighting a propaganda battle having won the hearts and minds of their own people the two rivals have now set their sights on taurus policy reports some of the attractions seem more than authentic. it might not be quite the real thing but it sure brings one up close and personal dozens of tourists flocking to hizbollah strongholds deep inside lebanon at the low we decided to create and develop jihad tourism in order to thwart attempts to distort and falsify history. dubbed pallywood hizbullah and hamas would these theme parks offer through all of their own their appeal the danger here is all too real and we try to tell our visitors about real events that took place in this region many stories are about those who gave their lives for their brothers. and in the space of sixty thousand square meters all the trophies collected by hizbollah fighters are displayed captured his radio weapons and tanks alon

russian capital of course the russian kremlin is just a few steps away and the violence that broke out here earlier is not was not all caused by football fans according to what we have managed to see there were a lot of people here shouting out racist slogans. various throwing bottles lighting flares and generally instigating violence and we do believe that some of those instigators were not actually involved in a football fan club or actually football fans at all there are members of groups such as the movement against illegal immigration various other nationalist organizations who protest. and choose a gathering such as these to instigate violence to propagate their nationalist ideas and soul of those that were detained that we've seen detained a lot of them do seem to be belonging to a new nationalist movement as opposed to actual football fan clubs but of course the violence that broke right here was quite significant and there were a lot of people injured because bottles were being thrown people got hit on the head in the face we know that a lot of the protesters actually clashed

few hours ago this place the very heart of moscow my guess nesquik just a few steps away from the kremlin was the scene of the extreme violence thousands of hopewell thousands more gathered here to protest and to commemorate the death of one of their own a football fan i mean what a speedo free was shot dead protesters were throwing bottles of fireworks and starting fires rocks out riot police who were trying to do their best to vent tame the violence to prevent it from spreading further we've heard police. to not give into probably should not partake in the violence but still many people were injured we saw them covered in blood being taken away by ambulances to get treated a lot of people were detained after they clashed with riot police because. some people have reacted very violently to the death of the sport but i do believe that some of their dissatisfaction is understandable but it is unacceptable when you have aggression with for our characters to burst into flames in ordinary people suffer will take all the necessary measures to work and you think like that happen again so that t

source from policy ironically the kremlin of just completed the construction of the same pipeline in october so they've changed their mind on that now you've said in an article that he is considered to be a martyr why would you say that well as i say if you look at the reporting of this case everybody seems to have they they they all talk about the corporate governance and the abuse of the rule of law the. in the grounds on which he's been jailed this time somewhat questionable however there seems to be a collective amnesia about how he was in the ninety's i mean there were full page adverse to crying his corporate governance abuses there were editorials in the new york times the washington post to writing him as the most abusive of all the oligarchs and yet when people report about the case today none of his mentions it's if he's like some victim of the kremlin some innocence and yet days ago days ago we heard we heard these voices out of the west showing concern for the trial of moscow officials essentially telling the west keep your nose out of what is essentially a domestic matte

you want to get to twenty thousand pounds from a limit through the kremlin called. the manager of this. this is the kremlin we wanted so i think he's a music fan and also it's it's you know showing that he loves western culture. what it under there as it's a one correspondent our top story this dozens of football fans have been detained after clashes with police just next to the kremlin here in moscow earlier on today a commemoration march marking. one of the key moments of what's been happening in the russian little. i. this is r.t. sports news ahead for you in twenty five minutes indeed news of a big football club is going joint top of the english premier league is not united details revealed shortly after the weekend business. well i welcome to the business program here on r.t. with me. demand for world oil be higher than expected next year it will stay haul into two thousand and fifteen as according to the international energy agency brant crude traded over ninety one dollars this week ahead of the opec meeting on saturday but analysts split a longer term outloo

rally commemorating a football fan who was killed turned into a ferocious brawl right outside the kremlin walls on saturday meanwhile police suspect more violence is on the way. is monitoring the situation there now joins us live considering what are police exactly expecting to happen this evening. and he said apparently according to sources that we've managed to speak to here at the very heart of the russian capital police received reports and monitored various communications from the internet about a group of football fans who planned to meet a number of people from the north caucuses here in the very heart of the russian capital to basically fly it out their differences of course police decided that it is better to be safe than sorry and deployed a very large number of riot police all around my new square where we are right now they've been standing here for a number of hours just monitoring the situation and waiting to see if anything would happen in a force being ready to prevent any aggression like the clashes that we saw happen last week on saturday between football fans and riot p

he hopes to remain in the kremlin after the next elections. vladimir putin is currently prime minister. >> he may be the president but dmitry medvedev it is often viewed as junior partner in the political double act. he is widely tipped to return to the kremlin at the next election. but today from the top aide, the clearest indication his boss would like to stay put. >> does the president wants another term? >> i believe he does. >> many people suspect vladimir putin will return in 2012. >> they did not make the final decision yet. [unintelligible] >> dmitry medvedev is vladimir putin's prodigy and pr. they like to show they are part of the same team but there are rumors of a rivalry and signs that president ned said it is trying to shape a more independent image. >> wanting a second term as president and getting it are two different things. all the indications are that the stay at the kremlin -- medvedev needs to persuade vladimir putin it is a good idea. >> police have issued new guidelines to try to safeguard women in india who work at nigh

few media outlets take the chance to criticize the kremlin. a show of public support for him and his co-defendants is a rare event. >> a miniature of khodorkovsky made of papier-mache. it picks everyone involved in the trial, as well as those who may be behind it. the exhibition by a young moscow artist a is to show the support for khodorkovsky. >> i admire the accused. before they were arrested, they were handsome oligarchs i did not care about. but now they're standing up for their ideals. >> a few finishing touches and the exhibition is ready. everyone knows their views are not shared by the most russians. >> i was that my parents last summer in the small town where they live. when i told people about the khodorkovsky exhibition, a lot of people asked who he was. they don't know anything about him. there is no information available. >> few russians have heard about the boarding school set up to educate orphan children. his mother shows visitors are on the school on the outskirts of moscow. the opposition politician remains contact with the

last saturday a group of ultra- nationalist gathered by the rock of the kremlin. they made fascist salutes and chanted racist slogans and went on the rampage. yesterday moscow police in -- detain hundreds of people. we believe 1300 were detained -- as they tried to prevent further ethnic clashes. there were fears that people from the north caucuses from southern russia would clash once again with the russian ultra- nationalist. a huge number of people detained. >> is this telling us something deeper about what is going on in russian society right now? >> i think that, yes, there are divisions in russian society and a lot of fear that this country, which is really an ethnic patchwork, there are so many different nationalities that it

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rally commemorating a football fan who was killed turned into a ferocious brawl right outside the kremlin walls on saturday meanwhile police suspect more violence is on the way. is monitoring the situation there now joins us live considering what are police exactly expecting to happen this evening. and he said apparently according to sources that we've managed to speak to here at the very heart of the russian capital police received reports and monitored various communications from the internet about a group of football fans who planned to meet a number of people from the north caucuses here in the very heart of the russian capital to basically fly it out their differences of course police decided that it is better to be safe than sorry and deployed

called them and the the manager of this at this time said this is the kremlin we want you so i think he's a music fan and also it's it's you know showing that he loves western culture. correspondent this is r.t. from moscow our top story this hour dozens of football fans have been detained after clashes with police just next to the kremlin here in moscow earlier today a commemoration march marking the death of fun turned into a business and the key moments now what's been happening in the russian capital over the past. i were the one to the moment i was at the feet for the. washington of moscow seeking to sign an agreement that would protect the rights of russian children adopted by american families with recent cases of russian children abused by american adoptive parents still fresh in people's minds next talks to the russian president for children's rights. and asks if trust could ever be restored. thank you very much for being with us today since day our case to you as promised to ensure the antigovernment protecting the rights of adoptive children and i believe this round of tal

the case thousands of people were here in the very heart of moscow just a few steps away from the kremlin and a few fights broke out. where instigators basically caused clashes between protesters and riot police it's a very festive time of year of course and many christmas decorations have already been put up the process the city a very large christmas tree stands and this tree out this square as well that was nearly demolished by the angry football fans that were here they were throwing parts of the tree various christmas decorations as well as bottles of the stones and bits of advice at the riot police various clashes broke out several fires were started we know that at least a few people were injured we saw some of the injured ourselves they were taken into ambulances and driven away to hospitals for medical assistant the dozens of people who were detained after clashes with riot police here in the heart of the russian capital but we know it was not just moscow that was witness to such aggression st petersburg also held a commemorative rally for you got a speed of a football fan of rou

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to the kremlin's cathedral square well it will stand tall for the next three weeks this year the tree was blessed by a russian orthodox priest for the first time and it will be decorated with thousands of russian trying color lights and ornaments christmas trees have been back in use at the kremlin for nearly fifteen years now when president boris yeltsin revived the revolutionary tradition he says it was accompanied by. including a visit from father frost rabbit the symbol of the coming year according to the chinese company. well with christmas trees lighting up across the world many are gripped with the so-called festive spirit but there are those who view the holiday as a purely commercial event web journalist laurie also known as the resident asks people in new york what this season means to them. does christmas have anything to do with jesus any more this week let's talk about that christmas have pagan celebration. do you think that's a good thing or. not very careful you much but it's kind of sad isn't it is that the company's fault for marketing all these products to us or is i

is approaching so it's time to choose the tree that will take its place in central moscow in the kremlin's cathedral square. went to the festive ceremony to see the cutting down of the giant for a tree which will stand proudly in the capitol. and russia does new year and not christmas when families gathered together and give each other presents and in the russian winter festivities it is deferred tree that has the central place and there is no third tree to those more important than the one that's being cut down here today this one will go to the main square and the kremlin it will represent the trees for the whole of the country the cutting down of the tree is a real ritual in itself as it was being cut down a little surrounded by these fairy tales traditional russian characters which marked the winter festivities snow many people are wondering they're saying if it's so beautiful isn't it a bit of a pity because the down forestry officials are rich showing us they're saying it's so much your it would have had to be come down anyway over the next two years so no great loss there now that t

the russian president surprised his kremlin colleagues during a meeting on monday dmitry medvedev began a session of the state council modernization commission by addressing the recent racial violence in the country catarina groucho over the details. the president today said that as in a phobia and tensions are threatening the country's stability and here he was addressing local governors and said that they should work more closely with that new groups to prevent the kind of mass clashes mass riots that happened in moscow and inside because barrack on december eleventh over a bought thousand people clashed with police in these two cities in moscow it was just outside the kremlin they were chanting russia for russians and beat ethnic minority group representatives mostly from the north caucasus those mass riots followed the killing of an ethnic russian the sparta football fan representative and three of the four suspects who were released shortly after that of course eight urged drew to hire football fans in moscow it also drew the are a both the president and the prime minister these qu

next to the kremlin and thousands of people were arrested afterwards. parties are catherine mcgrath thanks for that report. a monument to soldiers who gave their lives fighting fascism in the second world war has been unveiled in moscow the project was conceived after georgia blew up a war memorial in the country's western city of kutaisi last year prime minister vladimir putin and leaders from the georgian opposition attended the ceremony in the russian capital they both expressed hope that it will be the start of better relations between the two countries the new monument symbolizes the unity of people who've chosen a nationwide vote. stay with us here on our coming your way innocent till proven guilty at the latest start with the leaks founder julian assange who is fighting what he calls a politically motivated smear campaign. first though the brother of the late polish president who was killed in a plane crash in the southwest russia has claimed that the body buried in krakow does not belong to lech kaczynski former prime minister jaroslav kaczynski

racially motivated crime sent justice criminals regardless of their nationality some promises from the kremlin. and the spoils of war and show is rather level and compete for attention with. side of the story. this is r.t. it's a monday night here in moscow welcome if you just joined us for a viewer watching around the world but i'm scared to know it with our top story for you tonight and former tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky has been found guilty of stealing billions of dollars worth of oil by a moscow court hearing is now over but the reading of the verdict still isn't complete and could take several more days of his country and the latest from outside the court. so far we know that nichols of the ski and his former colleague . of russia's once biggest oil giant company you cos have been found guilty of stealing up to twenty over twenty billion dollars worth of oil and embezzling the funds now to force is that the latest verdict in the second trial of the filter that builds keep him and his colleague apparently already serving time for a first conviction delivered in two thousand and five this

motivated crimes and justice for all criminals regardless of their nationality song promises from the kremlin. and the spoils of war. complete for tourists who think selling bad side of the story. hello this is r t it's eleven pm monday night here in moscow my name's kevin zero in on our top story former tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky has been found guilty of stealing billions of dollars worth of oil by a moscow court the hearing is now over but the reading of the verdict still is incomplete and could take several days more get out his country has the latest from outside the court. so far we know that because of that of course he and his former colleague level neighbors of russia's once biggest oil giant company you cross have been found guilty of stealing up to twenty over twenty five billion dollars worth of oil and embezzling the funds that of course is that the latest verdict in the second trial is rebuilt that will ski him and his colleagues up currently already serving time for a first conviction delivered in two thousand and five this of course is something that the prosecution seems very

be prosecuted a rally commemorating a football fan who was killed turned violent right outside the kremlin walls on saturday. you know when you're sober do musketeer the recent events in moscow of the disorder attacks on people should be classified as crimes and the people behind them punished especially dangerous where the actions aimed at fueling hatred and hostility based on racial national or religious differences such actions are a threat to the state stability to counteract such actions police can and must use means allowed by the law and i stress any legal necessary and sufficient means there shouldn't be any chaos on the streets or in public places. but medvedev also posted a strong warning on twitter saying the situation in the capital in the rest of the country is under control two days ago thousands gathered in a central square to mark the death of a bus and footpath and he was killed during a mass brawl involving a group of men from brussels the north caucuses four people have since been arrested this weekend's peaceful commemoration of the dead men turned into a vicious battle

a repeat of saturday's violent clashes will not be possible and we understand why we can see the kremlin are just behind you there when the president has made a personal vows to tackle this what do you say. indeed any so earlier today the russian president dmitry medvedev condemned the clashes that took place on saturday saying that any and all of those responsible for propagating violence specific lee violence that concerns any kind of difference in religion ethnicity or nationality any of those who perpetrate that kind of violence will be caught and brought to justice all of those people are equal in the eyes of the law and no one will go unpunished the president condemned the events that took place in money of square on saturday saying that police need to do everything in their power to counteract and prevent the these clashes from ever happening again. you know a new subject of muscovy of the recent events in libya just attacks on people should be classified as crimes and the people behind them punished especially dangerous where the action is aimed at refuting hatred and will still

of a story come across because it's the kremlin. bringing a century old christmas tree to light up the heart of moscow getting the best of mood here an outing in just a few minutes with. the new crew members of the international space station to make themselves at home for the last almost six months the soyuz craft carrying three astronauts successfully docked with the isis on friday the crew brought seasonal gifts to those currently on board the station well arty's all of it was a baikonur cosmodrome in kazakhstan for the blastoff. over my shoulder you'd be able to see these so used to make twenty rockets now would be blasting off sending cosmonaut the meat to be called the r.t.f. and astronauts apollo nespoli from the european space agency and katherine coleman from nasa into space now this is the product of two years a very intense training in the trio be spending six months on board the international space station while they're up there they'll be carrying out a number of experiments and continuing the work in space that the int