at the end of last year we travelled to lithuania, where its soviet heritage now provides an offbeat tourist attraction. >>reporter: 25 kilometres from lithuania's capital vilnius, there's a check post in the forest - an entry point to another world - a world where the soviet flag is still flying high. welcome to 1984, a reality show where participants pay 50 us dollars to experience one of the worst sides to the soviet union. >>vanagaite: we looked throughout russia, belarus, and lithuanian markets, putting ads in newspapers. so it was really fun to get these things together to recreate the soviet union the way it was. there's nothingfalse, nothing kitsch, nothing produced, nothing sown by anybody - everything is authentic. >>reporter: we're marched to a disused nuclear bunker built during the cold war. five meters underground in the damp stale air, freedom suddenly feels far away. >>: this bunker is massive; with a maze of corridors that very quickly destroys any perception of direction. >>huijsmans: it's totally different. normally you lie down on the beach and go to a party. this

lithuania, not long after that. so the cuts on the inside, they're easy enough for us to articulate as observers if it is outside, but they're foor more difficult to absorb if you're a citizen of the baltic. i think really that illustrates exactly how difficult it is going to be to steady the ship of these integral economies. >> martin, interesting interviews there. i think you're a bit overdressed, though. the prime ministers are much more casual than you are. get into the seaside spirit. martin, we still have richard cookson with us. martin, if i can bring you in, any comments or questions on those issues? >> slily what they're trying to do is stop a huge devaluation by, as you said, cutting nominal wages, by tightening fiscal positions. but i guess the big question in all of this going forward is does the huge cut in nominal wages and pensions, you know, the 40% nominal wage cut is huge. does that eat into the ability to balance the fiscal books? >> reporter: richard, i think it has to. in the case of lithuania,

. -- lithuania s never dealt with a case like this befe. he is not just charge with tryin to b illegal weapons. he has so been charged with trying to suort a terrorist ganization. if found guilty he will fce up to 20 years in prison. it is allegedhat the arms mr. campbellas trying to buy were destined for is group -- the al ira. a dissident rpublican organation, still prepared to use violce t force the british governmentut of northern iland. they hve carried outeveral jor attacks. but at thend o this first sessn in court, mr.ampbell know his lawyers wl argue theris not enough evidenceo convict him, and there'll be qutions about the way the intelligencegency secured his arrest. bbc ne. >> hello and welcome. >> 7 on your side. the news unfold. go to bbc.com/newto experiend the reporting of the bbc news online. click here to wat the one- minute world news summary. you can read the latest headline get the top stories fromround the globe, and click to play video rerts. discover more about subjects that interest you and finout what t world is tal

but lithuanias in a league of its own, posting a g loss of mo than 12%. tiny baltic statwas hit relatilyate by the economic crisis season seekg to ride out the orm. some bourqwoers have seen their wages reduced by asuch 50% and the governme has also raisedtaxes. >> to assess how fast the wor is rebounding d to analyze wh it is meaned by the united states, we are joid once again by o of our regulars, roben farzad, a senior write with usinessweek." alys good to see you. >> thank you, marn. >> butspecially today because we have potive news. let's start th germany. how significant is the second quarter growth germany after all, it ishe largest economy in europe and whatÑi do itean for our own economy? >> it's pleasant. we'll take whatever go news we can getut more power to th. it doesn't mea alluch to the rest of e global economy. >> what conibuted, do we think, to germany's positive numbers this time? >>germany's similarly espoused physical imulus, a ca for clunkers pgram over there. itas a more robust exporti system. it didn'tbinge on subprime serities like

but lithuania is in a league of its own, posting a gdp loss of more than 12%. tiny baltic state was hit relatively late by the economic crisis season seeking to ride out the storm. some bourqworkers have seen the wages reduced by as much as 50% and the government has also raised taxes. >> to assess how fast the world is rebounding and to analyze what it is meaned by the united states, we are joined once again by one of our regulars, roben farzad, a senior writer with "businessweek." always good to see you. >> thank you, martin. >> but especially today because we have positive news. let's start with germany. how significant is the second quarter growth in germany? after all, it is the largest economy in europe and whatÑi do it mean for our own economy? >> it's pleasant. we'll take whatever good news we can get but more power to them. it doesn't mean all much to the rest of the global economy. >> what contributed, do we think, to germany's positive numbers this time? >> germany's similarly espoused physical stimulus, a cash for clunkers program over there. it has

look at larry summers, this is a guy who in 1990 took over lithuania, five years later lithuania has the highest suicide rate in the world. >> that frustration leads to that sense of powerlessness and all of the things that happened, how can we convert this potential big ball of negative energy, very disruptive force into something constructive for america, to where basically the people are able to use the theoretical strings of democracy in 2010 to take their country back from the lobbyists. >> what i've seen is if you want to get your health care, you want to get your piece of the pie, you have to fight for it, because the other side is fighting without any rules at all. >> i ask this question a lot. you just finished pointing out the role that larry summers played. >> right. >> yet he's heading obama's economic -- excuse me, how do you fight that with the very person you entrusted with the presidency that's putting this particular individual in such a position of power? >> you got take to the streets. people to v to take to the streets in large numbers. that's what stirs people be

maximum level so that they can be enhanced in the job that they do and that we know that consumers in lithuaniatvia, and london can have the same kind of expectations about their policies being in good order when they finally come to have been paid out. and most of all, that they can't afford them. and as i know in terms of an economic crisis as we are facing at the moment, many people are turning their back on injured in thinking well, do i have to take the insurance bill for my house? the consequences of that could be enormous in terms of the social impacts as well so i don't want to price people out of the market. so capacity and competence has driven us to make sure that we have one market in insurance. >> i appreciate what your thoughts on that because i actually do believe that people when they are cutting back and the syncing is happening here in this country, they are looking where they can cut back, just to survive by paying their mortgage or whatever. and if they can get away with whether its car insurance, letting it lapse, hoping they don't get caught, health care insurance. obvious