from the carnegie endowment for international peace this is an hour 15 minutes. >> alexei venediktov has just agreed, he would've introduction, i don't think you need much introduction it is truly a standout figure in the russian media and political landscape. he is one of the most i think insightful commentators about what is going on and rushed him what's going on internationally and based on his extended career, the station is observing a 25th anniversary so we are in the of kind of a jubilee. in which apple is looking back but also for. was interesting come he was born in 1955 and he spent about 20 years teaching. i think about where students are today. it's a very different career path but in many ways, people were still students. i start my day tried to work every day, i'm listening to ekho and on the well i'm listening to ekho and is a filter of information. i would turn things over to our discussion. the filters are getting very confusing. we i think of anything of incredible instability and uncertainty of what's happening inside russia what's happening internationally. do yo