the founders of nikolai a school fled the soviet merica to escape persecution on religious grounds in alaska the old believers are trying to distance themselves from civilization much like they would do in russia. initially it was a private no doubt about that but the signs have been removed and now people can visit us where they can talk to and meet. is no longer settlement today it is even something of a tourist attraction and cafe run by the feel of the most lucrative business in the settlement. this is my. big break. for three decades it never occurred to the old believers that someday americans might be among their neighbors they tried to escape visiting other towns but now the american houses stay near the russian ones back you know matthew has five children he moved. seven years ago after buying one third of the local land his american dream is slowly becoming a reality land was pretty good price the russians are actions the russians people that are here your socks. have a nice set of values thank you. friendly relations with matt but as the years ago by she becomes ever more a

permanent settlement in alaska and then there's still a coffs son in law were sawn off named after nikolai result. was representing the government of russia and also the russian american company. the russian american founded in seventy nine. primarily with the hunting and the selling of sea others in the large colonies on the alaskan coast. this building was used as a warehouse from here in the for went to russia and to china this c.r. pill has the sickest for. the most furs per square inch this is the animal itself the sea otter this animal was what caused the fur gold rush to alaska i rush. russian traveler. first came to alaska two thousand and nine he organized an expedition to retrace the steps of his fellow countryman. the ghost in was the first ever european to reach alaska's hinterland. this unexplored land and establish contact with you have regional people. look at p. . well welcome to block off normally just as their ancestors welcomes agustin two hundred fifty years ago their homes may have changed a lot but their attitude to russians remains the same. question over clearly we

and that can nikolai was. who i was representing the government of russia and also the russian american company. the russian american company was founded in seventy nine. primarily with the hunting and the selling of sea otters which dwelt in a large colonies on the alaskan coast. this building was used as a warehouse from here the fur went to russia and to china this sea otter pelt has the sickest fur of any animal the most furs per square inch this is the animal itself. this animal was what caused the fur gold rush to alaska by russian. russian traveler he first came to alaska thousand and nine organize an expedition to retrace the steps of his fellow countrymen. the ghost and was the first ever european to reach alaska's. unexplored land and establish contact with the aboriginal people. looking p. . well welcome to milan normally just as their ancestors welcomes agustin two hundred fifty years ago their homes may have changed a lot but their attitude to russians remains the same. question over clearly we we

relations with that but as the years ago by she becomes ever more apprehensive of the prospect of nikolai of losing its status as a russian enclave and turning into just another quiet settlement in alaska. children in the settlement still where russian national dress but english is now their mother tongue. for growing up in a russian village but we go to english school that learn english not as much russian i think or the time our church is going to probably go more americanised faith i believe that for vanek. grade which american. the new wave of settlers who moved to alaska during the last decades came from siberia twentieth century russian destinations changed in comparison with the eighteenth century the majority preferred alaska's largest city anchorage rather than kodiak island or the can i put. out of the city's three hundred thousand strong population five thousand are migrants from russia. his front group is rehearsing in a garage situated in an. anchorages suburb. is the youngest of the band everybody calls him. his perfect english hides his true origin he was born in the siberi

nikolai luchinski's father was a medical officer at chernobyl.ught us back to his old apartment. >> home sweet home. >> reporter: he was 6 years old when he lived here. on the walls he shows us the stickers he put up days before he left. on the windowsill, syringes still full of medicine used to counteract the radiation. even so, he says, entire families he knew have died. pripiet is a ghost town. a spooky quiet haunts the streets. trees grow on the rooftops. the humans are long gone. today as they finalize repairs on the concrete sarcophagus that encases the dead reactor at chernobyl, the workers can stay only for 15-minute shifts. the half-life of nuclear fallout is measured in decades, even centuries. in japan many of the americans in the hardest-hit areas are finally getting out. the first evacuation flights organized by the u.s. embassy carried them out of japan. but so many others here are trapped. >> yesterday, my little one wanted to play outside in the playground. but i didn't let her go out. i'm getting to know how dangerous the situati

moving stateside for a bit of time a section of nikolai dividend payers out of the open in indian wells in the second round the russian losing to stanislas wawrinka despite taking the first set of three six seven six and six forward to the swiss former world number three currently ranked forty second of a down coat continues to struggle the season losing his sixth ingles much to the eleven. figure andre was also out of the expanse of the second seed roger federer this will slide very consistent in both sas taking them seven five and seven six schools the trail and draping as many meetings elsewhere say the doctor which also won on sunday. as the last is runner up andy roddick defeated james blake in the second stage the eighth seed takes it six three seven five to set up another all american clash against john isner. and in the women's fault of the draw francesca schiavone was an easy win over the eastern male while the income kim clijsters had to work not against a second round opponent either miss our errani however unable to hold on to the momentum going down six four in the decisive

the ruble as steadily strengthened over the past weeks the last week due to rising oil prices but nikolai because of from the capital predicts that the russian currency could retreat towards the end of the year when the looming election wait weighs in on the investor confidence our forecast for the end of the years twenty nine point three so very close to sorting out with think there probably are there. i would for we'll make or will be korea and the second half of the year one of the vehicle for all of these. political uncertainty their head of elections coming up next on the scene the headlines with matthew stumbles. wealthy british style. time. market finance scandals find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike's concert for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to cause a report on our key.