was shown the car in the kremlin in one thousand thirty three. plated time. he touched the grill and wondered why they were so much chrome on it if. it was told that in that way soviet engineers had wanted to out to ford. too much chrome was not a good idea as ford does he ordered. this was the only mass produced car in the country at the time it was used both as a taxi and as a limousine for big special service officers also made use of the ominous vehicle. margarita father raised her almost as he would a boy he taught her to swim run and stick up for herself. was a communist worthy of the title he was proud of his party membership but when indiscriminate arrests swept the country in the late one nine hundred thirty s. he realized that storm clouds were gathering over him. in january one nine hundred thirty seven margarita's parents spent a long time in her father's study talking in whispers margarita was just eight years old at the time. that our mother entered the room children your father is leaving us yeah i said to my father communists don't behave like

thirty two family moved out of the kremlin and into a five room apartment just like this one. nine hundred forty i was brought there from the maternity home. my three uncles and a sister and grandmother was very happy to see me that. one hundred twenty square meters was a huge amount of floor space in those days even so it was not enough for a large and growing family but compared to the tiny flat the family had lived in before the room apartment was like a palace stoves instead of and hot water on tap were seen as marvels of engineering . the architects had introduced a host of technical novelties to make the tenants lives as comfortable as possible . there was a service left here before the building was revamped and there was a dust bin just outside the door a man whose job it was to collect dust bins used to live to pick them up from every floor the. tenants didn't need to leave the building if they didn't want to all utilities catering to their daily needs were close at hand shops an outpatient clinic a club with a cinema close to outsiders a tennis court a canteen and eve

across from the kremlin eminent tenants walked to the kremlin to report for work care for children played in the backyards but even they didn't fail to notice that their playmates were disappearing one by one arrests of house tenants became a matter of routine in the late one nine hundred thirty s. there were more sealed uninhabited apartments than occupied ones the exodus of veteran tenants was faster than the influx of new residents. they were tenants only two or three apartments in a block of flats. the others had been sealed up though if the place was incredibly quiet. packed and ready to go they always had some basic necessities close at hand and whenever they had the entrance door slam during the night they thought it was their turn to be arrested that's how it was. some people couldn't stand the stress and committed suicide. one of the two rooms of the small museum of the house on the embankment is devoted to the repressed attendants a tour of the museum lasted for one and a half hours museum guides and spend a lot of that time telling the stories of the families of the so-called e

that sprang up in one thousand nine hundred thirty two in the heart of moscow just across from the kremlin imposing even by today's standards. it is a new apartment building three hundred meters of the. a ten and. every. time i get a. chance. it was meant for soviet russia as a ruling elite revolutionaries communist functionaries government ministers and members of parliament all received a coveted key to the country's best housing. by nine hundred forty one one third of its tenants had been repressed. the special house for special people was popularly known as the house of pretrial incarceration. buildings couched in legend and secrets is now known as the house meant. alexander. has spent a lifetime house across from the kremlin the postcard from the window the big grey house itself. in him. just take this house for granted words of a duration and not for me. to say just don't you think it's something quite out of the ordinary. i'm sick and tired of it but it's my home. alexander was named after his grandfather alexander in the one thousand. he held the post of food minister in a country

the time chimes with we report on how the kremlin plugs powered by wishful thinking on new year's night . this week a danish police force here is what they call the most serious terror plot ever attempted in the country four suspects arrested on wednesday will stay in prison for several weeks somali geishas the planning a gallon tank in copenhagen it's thought they were targeting the newspaper that printed controversial cartoons of the prophet mohammad with a bomb shaped turban publication theory is that worldwide police say the suspects intended to kill as many people as possible they say officers released a fifth man he was arrested but he remains a suspect it's the latest in a series of arrests you out the year which have put your opinions on high alert over the spread of islamic radicalism and his record has gone off report it's happening right under the noses of the overseas. over a year of investigations and a massive police raid in the year and brought results twenty six people have been arrested in belgium germany. dutch moroccan churchills all are suspected of recruiting so-cal

in red square huge crowds of revelers arriving in twenty eleven with the midnight chimes of the kremlinclock but there's a van a boy who reports for many russians more than just the coming of a deer. it was a hectic new year's eve four years ago because some family was marking their six years together with all the finishing the cooking and peter into chaining the guests. but as the cramming clock started counting down the last seconds of the year everybody paused. rudo wishes and napkins burned them and soaked the ashes in the champagne according to the time. russian ritual drinking it should a grand even the most unattainable 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 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 poll

and see if i'm like you with my wish you will know about it a symbol of russia's officialdom the kremlin chimes 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 late nineteenth century and it's still a measure of precision and while the chimes have more of the pendulum of russian history swinging many times according to historians the wish making tradition is relatively new. remember that this tradition could be traced back to soviet times because never before had red square and the kremlin had such a sacred status it wasn't well publicized back then beca

of his tradition could be traced back to soviet times because never before had red square and the kremlin had such a sacred status it wasn't well publicized back then because there was no place for superstition in communist ideology but people made their wishes anyway and here's why four years after synchronizing their hopes for the kremlin. chimes because some good family has that own little new year miracle running around the house and helping with the festive furs dick ration the little summer will she's the wish i wrote on that piece of napkin in the one i mean in many many other occasions but i know for a fact from my own experience in the experience of my friends that on new year's eve each ask for something very dear to your heart and it will definitely come true or you. aren't see. let's not check some other international stories making headlines today one person has died and he's in australia in the water being described as clouds of biblical proportions water is still rising in an area twice the size of texas leading to more evacuations some two hundred thousand people are affec

and here's why four years after synchronizing their hopes for the kremlin chimes the descent the family has that own little new year miracle running around the house and helping with the festive first decoration. she's the wish i wrote in that piece of napkin in the one i mean in many many other occasions but i know for a fact from my own experience in the experience of my friends that on new year's eve each ask for something very dear to your heart and it will definitely come true . are it see moscow. now where over the thigh barren expedition as it would take in more russia close up. so a regional hub for western siberia and the all time mountains almost continental climate with cold snowy winters and whole dry summer is it's also the home of siberian calls out for help conquer the region of what is are three hundred years ago and as battle discovered there have been military traditions and a way of life very much for. the view from the end of a cossacks spear but not to worry the young cossack on the other end knows what he's doing he's part of a tough rural tradition which has laste

people made their wishes anyway and here's why four years after synchronizing their hopes for the kremlin chimes the consent of family has that own little new year a miracle running around the house and helping with the festive first decoration at the little somer was she's the wish i wrote on that piece of net can read it will and the one i mean in many many other occasions nor with what i know for a fact from my own experience in the experience of my friends that on new year's eve need to ask for something that they read dear to your heart and it will definitely come true for all your old. artsy moscow. right now where often a thigh baron expedition as we're taking more of russia close up. every general western siberia and the all time mountains almost has a continental climate with cold snow winters and cold dry summers it's also the home of siberian cause tax to help conquer the region for these are three hundred years ago and barton discovered they have kept their military traditions and way of life very much in. the view from the end of a cossacks spear but not to worry the young co

people made their wishes anyway and here's why four years after synchronizing their hopes for the kremlin chimes the descent of family has their own little new year a miracle running around the house and helping with the festive furs decoration at the will of the family as well she's the wish i wrote on that piece of napkin in the one i made in many many other occasions but i know for a fact from my own experience in the experience of my friends that on new year's eve you need to ask for something very dear to your heart and it will definitely come true. artsy mosco. well for safety there would be lighting candles on board the international space station i guess but a party nonetheless did take place in orbit international space station crew are a unique start to the new year. what it feels like to see the whole planet celebrate you. know it looks fireworks can always be dangerous of course you've got to take care so if you want sparkles you live to learn how to choose the right fireworks with don't go off with any unexpected bag. on our travels no a siberian expedition to be precise as w

people made their wishes anyway and here's why four years after synchronizing their hopes for the kremlin chimes the descent of family has that own little new year a miracle running around the house and helping with the festive first decoration at the will of the family as if she's the wish i wrote in that piece of net can in the one i mean in many many other occasions but i know for a fact from my own experience in the experience of my friends that a new year's eve need to ask for something very dear to your heart and it will definitely come true. artsy mosco. well of course you say to the. party. take place in the international space station crew at a unique start of the new year you can get more about that at r.t. dot com and find out what it feels like to see the whole planet celebrating beneath you. and then about how spectacular fireworks look like. they need a lot of care if you add some sparkle to your life just log on and learn how to choose the right fireworks avoid the substandard ones we've got some details from advice online tonight at our t v dot com. now on a siberian exped

the pact would be amended or blocked by senate republicans over unrelated domestic issues both the kremlin and white house see sealing 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 that could win 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 told tell a tear in his i'm kaczynski was coming to russia to pay tribute to the killed polish offices well russians share in your grief and sorrow. russian polish ties continue to warm 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 war. an elabor

that this tradition could be traced back to soviet times because never before had red square and the kremlin had such a sacred status because it wasn't well publicized by families because there was no place for superstition in the communist ideology but people may have their wishes anyway and here's why four years after synchronizing their hopes for the kremlin chimes because center family has that own little new year a miracle running around the house and helping with the festive first decoration at the little summer as well as she's the wish i wrote on that piece of net can it will and the one i mean in many many other occasions but i know for a fact from my own experience in the experience of my friends here that a new year's eve need to ask for something that they read dear to your heart and it will definitely come true or more for your. art see moscow and right now are all one aside barren expedition as we're taking more russia close up. so regional hub for western siberia and the altai mountains almost has a continental climate has a continental climate and with cold snow which doesn't

not far from the kremlin brick factory it was built in the sixty's though it's turned into a thing area. is the cities. of the thousands of people. respect. the museum. and finally. to see such strict cities around the capitol as you're a slug pursue my dreams of this point you can watch the gaming series online if you don't prone to get inspired to visit such beautiful person towns filled with golden dreams and picturesque sights. that leads us to this week's. i'm a lover it's really nice to meet you so tell me new year's eve in russia it's the main. yes it's a favorite holiday for the most depressions it's reminding them of their childhood and. to make up which will come true in the how do you typically celebrate its new year's eve here in moscow. many families and many friends have different traditions and for my needs a family holiday when all the family gathers together singing songs watch t.v. all the same old t.v. shows that they watch over and over again and some people have seen this movies more than ten times and some people who get together will be big friends companies somet

go up and say in two thousand and eleven until then for me and the response team by the peaceful kremlin. download the official auntie up location on the phone oh i pod touch from the i choose our story. life on the go. video on demand on ts minefield costs and says feeds now in the palm of your. question on the dot com. for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. if . bryanston. soon from phones to christians. who threw stones on t.v. don't come. from . morning news today says once again flared up the phillies are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. china operations are all today. at least three people have been killed and over forty injured as a russian passenger plane with over one hundred on board catches fire while taxiing for takeoff in western siberia. the world it's blurs into a new over a million people turned the russian capital into a giant street party while the international space station literally flew into twenty eleven sending some cosmic cheers. plus a sturdy it becomes th

and nato highlighted by russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov summed up the kremlin's international actions of twenty ten at a press conference in moscow. on the cholera outbreak. reconstruction groups haiti a year after the earthquake but thousands of haitian immigrants in the u.s. might be forced to go back to the island and the grim reality on the streets. up next with a back to the solidarity time when even a private diary entry could land you in serious trouble. these children have a different kind of history. is visibly nervous what he's about to tell them is very important to him on a personal level. the story of a girl who went to a mosque much like this one there was eighteen years ago. she started a diary at seventeen she was banished to the infamous gulag locked up behind bars. for an attempt on stalin's life who instructed i got no explicit instructions from anybody. just another page in the history books. it's a vision of. his grandmother lived through it. to understand how he feels about the difficult subject but how. just one example of what she wrote in. that i have

russia's foreign minister is that he reflected on the kremlin's international policy of zero in the highlights of twenty ten out of a press conference in moscow a. united states prepares to kick the hundreds of haitian immigrants back home to a country still struggling to keep its people alive to being strong by a massive earthquake washington suspended deportation after the quake but since results it's. sex in spanish these papers designed to protect women is leaving prostitutes seeing red they say it's not stopping people trafficking but is instead depriving them of their own income. next to man he would one time was responsible for flooding california streets with most of its haul of drugs he sells all see why he's changed direction. freeway ricky ross is a street legend he went from being a poor illiterate aspiring tennis star to one of the biggest drug dealers in los angeles history after being part of an international drug ring and making up to two million dollars a day he's starting over from scratch and trying to build another empire this time the legal way twenty years of prison have

wiki leaks russia is part of the newspaper reports that the groups were consistently critical of the kremlin and want to the american help for reform but the request was apparently given by washington let's get some more on this. now and this hotel so what exactly did rosters. in the dissolves. will the article talks about the inability of the russian opposition leaders to law be their interests on the domestic level and having to reach out to the third parties to achieve their goals in this case the third party being the united states of america now they believe that harsh criticism from the u.s. would ensure a healthy human rights atmosphere. in the country of course that . their response from one of the it's all put ranking u.s. security officials michael matz who spoke to the opposition leaders was that it shows the incompetence of the current opposition in the country and that they have to learn to negotiate with their thirty's on their own in achieving their goals and that's even though during the bush administration the us has shown support to the countries opposition the situation ha

russia's komsomolskaya pravda newspaper reports that the groups were consistently critical of the kremlin and wanted american help for reform the request was apparently given short shrift by washington for more on the timing of the copra tell you what are the latest revelations. well russian opposition is blaming washington d.c. for basically turning a blind eye to human rights violations taking place in the country they want the u.s. to monitor the situation with civil rights in russia much more closely they also believe that criticism from the us towards russia is crucial to a healthier situation with human rights. in the car to the also wanted russian the united states to sit down at the table together and think about how they could improve the situation with human rights here well. they have told one of the us stop for security officials that the u.s. help is needed for them to improve the situation but the response from mr michael mcfaul was rather straightforward he has said that russia's opposition has to learn to negotiate with the country's authorities on it so. washington should

comes of all scott profit and newspaper reports that the groups were consistently critical of the kremlin wanted american help for reform the request was apparently given short shrift by washington he's the target of a cover. members over there a couple opposition first of all have accused the united states of turning a blind eye to the human rights violations taking place in the country one of the same time seeking help from the united states for its sixty's not just financial help but also ideological and while speaking to the habs over the russian department of the u.s. national security council mr maxwell that members of the opposition have asked the united states to be more critical of the violations of civil rights taking place in russia but not bushlike critical full members of their position also seem to believe that the recent reset of relations between russia and the united states have been there has been a bad influence do human rights activists especially in the north caucuses they're saying that after the murder over the police to meet or had over chechnya ramzan could have a

and nato are highlighted by russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov summed up the kremlin then stopped for actions in twenty ten at a press. in france and moscow. had a cholera outbreak until which was the slow a reconstruction grids hayseed a year after the earthquake but for many haitian immigrants in the west africa the future might hold for them if they face deportation. next a man who was once responsible for flooding california streets with most of its hard drugs now he tells r t why he's changed direction are in the next. freeway ricky ross is the street legit he went from being a poor illiterate aspiring tennis star to one of the biggest road dealers in los angeles history after being part of an international drug ring and making up to two million dollars a day he started over from scratch trying to build another empire this time the legal way twenty years of prison have turned this former kingpin into a fully literate activist who is trying to make a difference by keeping kids from following in his footsteps today he says with r.t. to talk about his rise and fall and to discus

russia's komsomolskaya pravda newspaper reports that the groups were consistently critical of the kremlin and wanted american help for reform but the request was apparently given short shrift by washington d.c. thirteen overcover. full members over there cabal positions first of all have accused the united states of turning a blind eye to the human rights violations taking place in the country one of the same time seeking help from the united states for its sixty's not just financial help but also ideological and while speaking to the habs over the russian department of the u.s. national security council members of the opposition have asked the united states to be more critical of the violations of civil rights taking place in russia but not bush like critical now those who have already bill been present at such meetings at the u.s. embassy in washington have seemed to change their opinion as well previously during the bush administration they have asked the united states for a softer criticism towards russia while members of their position also seem to believe that the recent reset of re

there's a number of people, and according to our information they're supported by the kremlin. so it's, we can compare the movements like -- [inaudible] and some people are recruited from the rank of organizations and supervised by the same people as administration. the efforts be done -- [inaudible] when something happened and there's, for example, they had very famous attack when some students try today attack -- tried to attack -- [inaudible] and united states there was complaints, and there was call to local ssb office. you had the students, they said, well, these students were -- [inaudible] so we have nothing to do with that. >> they were just patriots? >> patriots, yeah. they're just patriot, and that's -- so that's why we don't need to persecute them. and now as far as they see and we note this once, the efforts we try to find a way to some groups of hikers, again, but not to pay them, motto order them, but to encourage them. because sometimes it would be enough because in this case they might keep this distance, and you see it was, it turned out to be very successful i

stem the flow of drugs coming into russia this is the first visit of an afghan head of state to the kremlin in more than two decades. alleged russian arms smuggler victor boot claims u.s. media coverage of his case is preventing any chance of justice as he had her appearance before a pretrial hearing in new york he's facing charges of conspiring to kill americans and supplying weapons to terrorists but his defense argues that it was extradited to illegally from thailand. and public outrage in norway as a russian born woman and former citizen of the year faces deportation while recognize terrorist as a lot of the state. case has drawn calls for norway to change its immigration policy. up next part two of our report on israelis facing condemnation at home because they're looking for a peaceful solution to the struggle between their country and the palestinians stay with us here on r.t. . i think breaking the silence is all about telling the story of the occupation if you are unable to. we're here to tell you how you conduct an occupation. on the. palestinians will be afraid that the i.d.f. is

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the kremlin, the prime minister's office and other government offices flew russia's flag at half mast. citizens laid flowers near the explosion site for the victims of the blast. >>> russian president medvedev came straight from managing the aftermath of the attack to davos, switzerland, on wednesday to speak at the world economic forum. there he promised to focus on fighting terrorism. speaking to world business and political leaders, medvedev said he would tackle terrorism at its source. >> translator: we need to tackle poverty and unemployment which are at the roots of terrorism. >> medvedev said the international community needs to unite behind the fight. he stressed that russia can safely host to the 2014 winter olympics in sochi and the world cup in 2018. medvedev also called for foreign investment in infrastructure projects in russia. >>> afghan president hamid karzai has convened parliament for the first time since last september's election. he's been criticized for his handling of the political confusion that followed the voting. karzai called on lawmakers to cooperate with t

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there have been tough words from president dmitry medvedev, who held an emergency meeting at the kremlinoday. a criminal investigation is now under way to look into the security lapses, which led to the airport bombing. >> anyone wanting to enter domodedovo airport must now pass through metal detector, even those who just want to lay flowers at the side of the explosion. >> this is such a tragic event. we should all honor the memory of the victims. these are ordinary people who died so suddenly. >> it was nervous leaving. i left houston yesterday. we ran late. in houston, there were a lot of bomb-sniffing dogs. pretty nervous. >> the suicide bomber blew himself up at four o'clock 30 2:00 p.m. local time on monday. sources close to the investigation said the july close leads to the crisis- ridden northern caucuses region, just as with earlier attacks. >> i think it is obvious to everyone in this room that everything must be done to find and bring to court the bandits who committed this crime. and the nests of these bandits, however deep they have dug in must be liquidated. >> authorities

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