is this what the motherland does for you? when my mom was leaving she was crying and i was trying to calm her down and hold her and all that. but, in the back of my head i was like why is this lady crying? she would just only, "you don't understand." it is the country understand. ." "and, i'm like what part of this country? the explosions on the road? the killings? all these rapes? all these crazy chaos? is that what you're going to miss?" and my mom would be like: "you won't understand. it is that feeling that one day you will feel it. but right now, i understand. and, i can connect. i wish my dad was around, and i would tell him that i know what motherland is. >> when i go to my friends and ask them to help me with my work, they say, "why are you so happy? we see the things on the news, and that's all we can think about." i say, i am alive. those who died, you write about them and their memories. when they were alive they would tell us about their dreams. dreams they now can't reach. i tell them, "i am alive now, come help

have alienated a whole generation of young, well-educated, urban soviet kids from their communist motherland the soviet union, official propaganda was one thing, but real life was totally different. announcer: it's the beatles! [ playing "some other guy" ]

you know, i always consider india as my motherland. spanish ] ♪ >> anthony: it's saturday night in houston, and at the acapulco ballroom in the city's pasadena neighborhood, tonight is all about 15-year-old evelyn arana. if you're mexican, or mexican-american, or anywhere in between, and you've got a daughter turning 15, you better be throwing her a quince, or a quinceanera, to be precise. quinceanera, what is it? >> elizabeth: it's the becoming of a young lady, whenever they turn 15 years old. >> anthony: if you're of mexican heritage in houston, i gather you kind of have to have one if you've got a daughter, right? >> elizabeth: in houston, yes. >> anthony: in houston, yes. >> elizabeth: it is an honor to have a quinceanera, and for your parents to be able to give you one. ♪ >> anthony: the quinceanera business is a multimillion dollar a year industry around here. the competition is fierce. it is a big deal, is what i'm saying, and the style and budget can vary enormously depending on means and ambition. friends, relatives and neighb

of this yesterday we saw reports putin ordering all russian diplomats to bring russians home to motherlandtizens say this is a step towards war why bringing all people back telling up a diplomats come back home right now. >> two reasons one a master of psychological warfare, that is official on eve of war you call back diplomat families extra staff so it is the way putin trying to send a message i am really serious this time, but there is also a second reason. in the history of russia -- gone back-and-forth between western eyesers people want to embrace europe and slavophiles believe russia has designee russia has almost always been closed society in even 19th century had to have czar permission to go west to europe what putin is trying to do is create this waddled off russia democrats' kids others are rising generation of insiders he doesn't care if they listen to taylor swift doesn't want them listening to western ideas about freedom trying to do a north korea wall off russia, this morning just this morning, putin signed a deal with syria for basically a permanent air base as well as nav