history and culture meeting russian ex-pats ex-pats exploring russian life outside of russia we begin this week shut the peaceful city of london for centuries russia has influence culture all over the world today that fusion continues in arts and entertainment. a rich and diverse mix but it cites the census . says the fall of the u.s.s.r. thousands of russians have moved to london the reason opportunity to close proximity to moscow tax good education established class system status. but even a reason for taking their football clubs and newspapers to make major moves in the fashion art scenes influential russians have certainly made their mark in the british capital over the past twenty years dance show range of business is good to russians have opened up in london like this store. if you're looking for authentic russian ingredients this is the place to come this is one of the most popular russian stores in the capital whether you're looking for a russian class or any other ingredients you'll find it all here because my favorite. although you will pay for it good stuff proximately doub

the kinds of books in the russian language. and contemporary writers from russian history. easy reading material such as love story paperbacks a range of d.v.d.'s of. the shop you can come here enjoy reading with a cup of tea and sweets for those who live outside london. children's books are in big demand as there are many multi-lingual families where one parent speaks russian and they want their kids to be able to speak russian to the literature for children is very popular with our customers. many young people from russia come here to study for a good experience. there are many russian students taking courses in fashion at london's famous university but some choose the only way to get into the industry. came to the british capital as a journalist writing for top fashion magazines in the u.k. as well as working on articles about. russian vogue. she met another female. who decided to work on a label creating collections of clothes and accessories for self-made business women. where. for example this jacket over a little. it's. sick. the quality is. our next location is the

but with call from million russians live in all russian speaking people. is the estimate live in this country we hope but there is room for expansion and people will more and more people will enjoy reason right there is no reason to love it to me to learn everything and to very much like to the best. final location is the abracadabra restaurant located on german street in the heart of london's west end. the venue selection menu of delicious dishes from around the world including a wide selection of russian soup why such cuisine were in six or words for all of the. referral in love with a boyish. grin. but of the sixteen stories. decided to clear. the rest of the market russia. russia was. a little. too late. for lunch. runs a mismatch statues and colorful stools explosions on the prostitutes. and restaurant and just like the range of other culture on offer in the british capital it's something you will never forget. wow looks great bourse in london brilliant a taste of russia in the british capital literally let's try. my favorite soups. wow. that is just

but with half a million russians living in the russian speaking people. is the estimate live in this country we hope but there is room for expansion and people will more and more people will enjoy reason and right there is no reason to love it to me to look at everything and to very much to the best. final location is the abracadabra restaurant located on german street in the heart of london's west end. the venue selection menu of delicious dishes from around the world including a wide selection of russian soup why such cuisine were in the six or words for all of the. referral in love with the boy. but of the sixteen stories and one or two so i had to clear. the rest a little and make it russia was a lot russians. for the birthday party. the restaurant is open all week from lunch until late making abracadabra the perfect dissipation for lunch dinner. runs a mismatch statues and colorful floors and walls and curtains on the private groups i picked up ray's notes an old brick restaurant and just like the range of other pushy culture on offer in the british

in russia on the russian industrial into prices for european mean what do russian companies need to do to catch up with a standard itself their western production companies i would say catching up maybe not exactly the right word. in russia there is amazing history of story telling and for this new russia the country would like to get inspiration from the russian stories and make movies based on the russian heritage and culture but use some of the heritage that we have in the world this new company and tell them some how we tell stories how the characters develop and we always have the happy ending in all the decent movies that's really interesting to us actually solve. a stable hollywood tradition here in russia or just a russian audience need to be fat like a very specific context that it's used to strongly believe that russian audience has very distant taste and definitely a lot of big blockbusters work in russia in russian ordinance a lot higher. alice in wonderland but at the same time there are a lot of stories that can be told specifically for the russian audience and we beli

alleged russian arms smuggler victor claims u.s. media coverage of this case is preventing any chance of justice as he appears for a pretrial hearing in new york. outrage in norway it's a russian born woman and former citizen of the year faces deportation recognized terrorist as a lot of the sunday. news around the clock from around the world thanks for being with us it's six am in moscow our top story russia is promising to support afghanistan after western forces withdraw from the troubled region in three years president has pledged came at talks with ahmed pars eye in moscow the leaders also promise to clamp down on the vast flow of afghan drugs from which russia suffers the most or he's a nice and now it has the details of the high level meeting. on the first official visit of an afghan leader to moscow in two decades russia promises to lend a hand after western forces leave the war torn country. russia would like to see afghanistan as an independent and prosperous state with an effective government that's able to provide the de

russian vogue. was she met another fashion inspired female they decided to work on a label creating collections of clothes and accessories for self-made business women alike classical and timeless elegance. the clothes that i wanted in a woman could wear anytime any occasion for example this jacket could be won over a little glad to us. it is casual but at the center it's sick it has silk and the quality is very good. our next location is the beautiful russian orthodox cathedral in west london the parish is one of the oldest in western europe dating back to the end of the seventeenth century the great visit to england in sixty ninety eight the church founded then was called the greek russian church and was attached to the russian embassy in november one thousand nine hundred seventy the first stone was laid for the foundation of the new russian cathedral here in hobbit road she's sick. church and she's a quest london was built over ten years ago founded using private money it's an important place fo

to see people coming in different people russians russians alike. we welcome will everybody from from central asia all the nations that used to be part of the soviet union that's very important for us to know if it's a wonderful people coming in here people like people like there was only one of the group in chicago of of the great bob musician who's been here three times sometimes he comes who tries out his new songs with us before he recalls them which is fantastic finds came here and read a short story by check of. a cough came here. came here so it has some really wonderful people and they come here they enjoy coming here and we look after them and that's how i see push the house you know in the years to come besides its own events pushkin house welcomes and encourages collaboration with other institutions and groups dedicated to russian culture to rethink resource right in the center of london's west end. case is an exhibition space in st james. is on display today the focus is and when she first century person artists who left the service you

of the russian joint venture. beat but he had to quit and leave the country following disagreements with the russian shareholders russia's prime minister putin met with the representatives of the british oil giant and congratulated them on the deal. but. i would like to let you know that the government of the russian federation supports this joint operation this is a project that could become global and have a significant influence on the world's oil and gas industry russia's arctic reserves are estimated to be five billion tons of oil and ten trillion cubic meters of gas such a project may require tens of billions of dollars of investment and state of the art technology and we are fully aware of the risks involved. with b.p. chief robert dudley says he is very excited about the project which will make both companies much stronger i would look at this in terms of the share swap and say that both companies absolutely believe that both companies are undervalued today and what we have is a swapping of shares that cre

russians. well over a thousand kilometers south of the capital still in russia people in the olympic city of sochi have been marking new year two but a lot moscow outdoor events there took place on the palm trees instead of the standard christmas for tea party sarah first reports. love. of her russian. troops. people. that. let me tell you. they did into the night see sarah furthur on the new year's celebrations in russia's resort city of sochi now where most of us had one moment to see in twenty eleven there's one group of people who get to do it many times is the team on board the international space station who arguably had the most unique start to the new year. and shared it with. talk about a prime seat the couvade i assess a watching not just one square city or even the country celebrates its new year they get to watch the whole planet spin into its next all but to sun and here in mission control in moscow on a live link up i asked them just how they feel about it hello my name's tom bart

for alleged russian. human rights groups demonstrations across the way in support of the russian born in the immigrant facing deportation. the following day of nuclear talks for. fusion to justify its employment program. next with a sports news. hello there you're watching the sporting this is what is coming. down under because now it's about justin and the open. while injury ends the dream for venus williams. a game away from the super bowl we take a look at the teams in this weekend's conference final. but first what a performance from. the twenty three seed beating last year's runner up justin and then the australian open and saying afterwards her plan to attack from the start paid off the stats were against the russian coming into the match having only beaten one in three times in their previous eighteen encounters but and then was carrying an elbow injury and that combined with his nets of aggression gave the russian the first set six four. in the second round all the way to a tie break but it was bu

it is a modern airport, the best airport russian has.t is the busiest rpt. 50,000 people use it every day. to strike it is to strike a powerful blow psychologically against russia. it is telling russians that they're not safe and then traveling is not safe in the metro or to take an airplane. >> tell us more about the extra security measures that have been put in place. >> yes, as you would expect, president medvedev has ordered security measures to be stepped up. obviously, at this airport, but also at other airports, in the metro and other transport terminals. i think they will look at why this was allowed to happen. security was already beefed up. but clearly, president medvedev says that protocols were not followed. somebody was not doing their job properly. so i think there will be a search now for culprits amongst the people who were responsible for security at this airport. >> thank you for that update from moscow. governments around the world have condemned this latest attack. u.s. president barack obama described it as an outrag

russian television my christmas and happy new year. down here what's your message. happy new year we wish everyone good health love happiness success in all their new beginnings and plenty of rewarding achievement in the upcoming year it was also a chance for others to send a cosmic congratulations for the frost was here greeting the cosmonauts children and praising their orbiting relatives but as much as the kids wanted to see the joy right now on their warmest words were saved the loved ones in space. that's followed daddy i love you still knots you are the best dad in the world happy new year. the crew of the s.s. are the only ones to spend new year and spend in isolation in moscow those participating in the simulated trip to mars and back over the five hundred days have already been in their modules for seven months. we would like to hug everybody to shake hands even to kiss some people if they ask but it won't be soon because we have a year of hard work ahead the i.s.o.'s crew is spending new year in about the most exotic location possible and they also have th

but with call for million russians live in all russian speaking people. is the estimate live in this country we hope but there was room for expansion and people will more and more people will enjoy reason and right there is no reason to love it to me to learn everything and to very much like to play the best. our final location is the restaurant located on german street in the heart of london's west end. dishes from around the world including the selection of russians through. such cuisine. all of. the fell in love with the boys and since. six to. make it russia. for them. too late. for lunch. runs a mismatch statues an. on the private groups. restaurant and just like the range of other cultures on offer in the british capital it's something you will never forget. wow looks great in london brilliant. in the british capital literally. just delicious. perfect well suppose you believe me. the same time next week so until them.

in the russian capital. the russian foreign ministry has reiterated that the final report on the plane crash which killed the country's president was carried out in accordance with international law poland's prime minister has called short his holiday off to warsaw expressed anger over the report's conclusions the interstate aviation committee's findings blamed inexperienced crew members bad weather and the pressure to lend from passengers well let's cross live to get more of a former. russian foreign ministry has addressed the results of the investigation and polish criticism tell us what has been said. and we have heard from the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov who were dressed not only in the findings and the report of the international aviation committee but also credits. isn't that have been published in international media ever since the report was made public the russian foreign minister said that the report. that was presented by the committee is sufficient and up to standards not only russian

and were expressing our solidarity with the russian people in the russian government that there can be no repeat or monsters or people carrying out in time going. against us. he also added that people john barely also added to it in order for for everybody to show that. the best way to fight terrorism is in fact to show that life goes on and to continue living and also of course as far as the official commemorations are concerned most of the official events in moscow and in russia were started with a moment of silence and television and the radio scheduling has also been changed there are no entertainment programs and all commercials have been cut down to a minimum. boy you were at the airport surely after the attack so could you talk us through what happened there on monday. of course the blasts top and at four thirty two pm in the arrival section of the airport just past the customs area at that point nearly thirty flights were arriving so you can understand that this is something that was probably being planned they had they knew that at this the terrorists however many of them were

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her russian. people. reporting on new year's celebrations in russian city of sochi. now most of us had one moment to see in the new year this year but there are six people who were able to do it sixteen times the crew of the international space station who had one of the most exciting starts the new year. and shared it with. talk about a prime seat the coup the high assess a watching not just one square city or even the country celebrates its new year they get to watch the whole planet spin into its next orbit to sun and here in mission control in moscow on a live link up i asked them just how they feel about it hello my name's tom barton from russia today television my christmas and happy new year there are six of you and then pick billion of us down here what's your message to the well media. happy new year we wish everyone good health love happiness success in all their new beginnings and plenty of rewarding achievement in the upcoming year it was also a chance for others to send a cosmic congratulations father frost was here greeting the cosmonauts children and p

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court set date for the child of alleged russian. lawyer cried foul saying the government's breaking little we'll tell you. not shocked from throwing more money. than we hear what that means for the struggling here is a country. russia is pledging to help afghanistan recover from years of war once nato forces withdraw from the region in twenty fourteen the promise came during the afghan leaders visit to moscow which was the first in a generation president medvedev and cause i also to tackle the problem of afghan drugs most of which flow into russia and he said now we follow that. on the first official visit of an afghan leader to moscow in two decades russia promises to lend a hand after western forces leave the war torn country. russia would like to see afghanistan as an independent and prosperous state as an effective government that's able to provide the development of afghanistan for decades to come. u.s. led coalition forces have been in the country since two thousand and one and are planning to withdraw combat forces in three y