listen to them right now in st petersburg yes we're now in st petersburg at the holy transfiguration cathedral. prime minister putin attends a service as we've just been talking and discussing it with care and. it's he has established this tradition of not staying in moscow during christmas but but going to the church wherever he is sometimes he was in the village church two years ago he went to a monastery i believe and the holy tricity aeration to see joule is one of the. one of the churches in st petersburg that's most beloved by people in that city because. it had never been closed. in the soviet times when when most churches inside petersburg were close by the communists just like everywhere in russia this one stayed opened. including during the war during the nine hundred days of the siege. we're now in the middle of the divine liturgy of the christmas divine liturgy as prior to this we saw. the. christ if you take us to to see what is happening in in st petersburg. i don't know if our viewers. can hear. here what is going on we presently don't hear in the studio. but i can gue

finding the answer to that question is the job of scientists to some petersburg's hydra me to relaunch a cool university one of the factors triggering an avalanche is nothing more unusual than snow evaporation little flakes turn into vapor even at very low temperatures. but with fiber in the top layer of the snow but he escapes into the year. but in lola's it settles on large snowflakes turns into us. as a result snow in the lowest turns into large round crystals. just makes the top most last slide over the ground pellets. the only way to fight is to get them to move before they begin sliding down. whenever a weather forecast points to snow instability. to prevent the risk of a. road. closed in the area was cordoned off. computer system control movement gas is fed into a bell suspended from a helicopter an operator then triggers a spark in the belt on the gas explodes the shockwave triggers an avalanche. this method is widely used in the foothills of the caucasus close to the city of sochi russia's most popular ski resort is situated here. all mountains in the world are prone to avalan

petersburg after raping and killing a woman in colorado. month after he gets to town, he rapes a woman at knifepoint. police don't know it yet, but rhodes is just getting started. >> we're dealing with a very, very disturbed person. >> i didn't waste any time with a rouse. i didn't care to have a rouse. i chose the force route. >> because? >> because i was on a mission, a mission that i felt like force was adequate. >> being a predator means that you're going out in a mind-set. it's being able to watch when somebody doesn't know and that can be very sexually gratifying. it's the ability to get into somebody's home or get into their car and feel that power over them. they never saw it coming, so you're generating that fear that you need. >> rhodes keeps up that double life. after his attacks, he always goes straight home and resumes his role as a husband, father and construction worker. >> how did you behave around why your wife? >> she was asleep. kids were asleep. i would come in. nothing seemed abnormal to her because i would come home la

russians have been fascinated with italian culture for centuries florence is often compared to st petersburg. with its architecture and classical entertainment see consisting of art music and literature it's easy to draw comparisons to the cultural grand jury of russia's former capital. moved around the major cities in italy today and you definitely hear the chit chat excited recent tourists they devour the social scene here and they're exploring what it has to offer now more than ever before. that but i feel him in florence and my children in russia does raise studying the culture of the renascence and the principles of humanism and this city is the essence of such cultures does this. to me just step with it to feel comfortable here it really doesn't even seem like a foreign country and italians are very frowned like probably in all my life was to an interest it's all an art and russian art nothing else because it's the most maybe fancy is the most difficult difficult technique difficult colors. everything else they're all dozens of connections between italy and russia dissociation within t

christians have been fascinated with italian culture for centuries florence is often compared to st petersburg. with its

be going about his job as prime minister he was in siberia a few days ago in his hometown of st petersburg to day. not so much campaigning as they say is really going about that role of being the pm we have seen as amy how brutal the only kind that doesn't currently hold office he's in siberia at the moment trying to show his face and press the flesh amongst those who perhaps maybe don't know who he is the the billionaire owner of the new york the new jersey nets is is someone a familiar face in moscow and st petersburg he's going out to the the far east of this all of the far east of the siberia to try and show his face there to make sure he can talk support as for the other candidates we've seen them done a mission and also given the lib dems and so to give it a little from a russian speaking in the duma just behind me to say they are the leaders of their respective parties they turning up support in their own way as is as you've gone off from the communists so it is starting to slip into the next year as we approach that election on the fourth of march. it's coming up to twenty three mi

petersburg.tive spent three years at the magavonan academy, a school that produced dancers like mikhail baryshnikov. >> their ultimate goal is to join marinski. if you don't, there's another russian company in st. petersburg. as an american, i mean, it's kind of unheard of. >> reporter: keenan's love of dance has humble roots. she began at the con sterv tory ballet here at the reston shopping center. from there she moved on to classes at the kennedy center. >> one of the greatest lessons i learned from her was just to always be honest, and sincere. and if you're sincere as a person, and honest in everything you do, it shines through in your dancing. >> reporter: it was the shine that caught the attention of leaders from the marinsesky ballet, when they saw her performing with her russian dance partner, a contract was offered. >> it's a pretty special place to be for ballet. that's where it all started. and just being over there, you really feel it. >> reporter: keenan will begin her dream ballet

and said petersburg delight. wondering around the city site should be surprised what you might.bumpkin safe in the park available gazey a situated two monuments that were erected to on a russian right is the statue is of right at nikolai google the second is dedicated to alexander pushkin that was in belgium the year two thousand. created by russian sculptor. it was presented to the villa borghese you state by the moscow government as a gesture highlighting cultural achievements. as one of the most beautiful and historic cities in the world as a popular tourist destination it's clear why millions come here trevi fountain here for example office the perfect photo opportunity but but often it's the small influences and nuances that make up a substantial soul in boots of a city and with the cultural connections italy has to russia it only helps create a culture and of creativity elegance and style. was an incredible city full of fortunately that for the time we have left on this week's program i'll see you again at the same time next week and sell them for me and the rest of the cr

and culture we also explore cities outside of moscow in the summer so me in the team travel to st petersburg to discover the exciting attractions surrounding the white's knights also known as the venice of the north and the eighteenth century it was piece of the great stream to create a window to your and with a vast canal network breathtaking architecture and palaces that were built to rival their european counterparts his vision has been well achieved. our series of some of programmes in twenty eleven looked at the city's schools restaurants waterways attractions and various some activities for visitors to enjoy . a city of palaces and museums broad avenues and winding canals simply this place history has provided the city with a well funky textual aisle to see the treasures. oh the best time to be here is the summer for sure i just definitely love it really and love all the beautiful buildings the architecture everything the people there are so happy and the this goes far beyond my expectations it is incredible is the same thing. you can only dream about. is about the hermitage museum and

vice versa over the centuries to tell you expect a huge influence in the design of moscow and st petersburg. one of the other great things about florence is the shopping. pastime of many russian tourists prices are lower here for designer goods than back home although this next looks us pretty well it might be better not to look at the price tags. here in the main shopping street of florence you can find a design a boutique a brand that was founded at the beginning of the twentieth century by a russian noble family. in two thousand and eight it's now an international company based in france with several stores in italy. owned by the russian local. these three of the russian fashion they go after she reads like an exciting novel the story of the brand you could say is part of russia's heritage and history. founded in paris one nine hundred twenty four by prince felix you suppose and his wife marina the niece of the last russian saw me collide the second and says she clothing range tasseled european and american customers but the prince has a little business sense and two years after the nine

channel five from st petersburg once dialed the number of the hotline that was given five am that was and then a duty officer answered all the questions the correspondent had by the way i also heard that who were reproached that japanese for instance used helicopters to transport their citizens so we asked the italian civilian population service whether that was true they said that it was not just that. passengers that were evacuated from the cruise vassal. that was. traveling there were evacuated. with helicopters not because they were japanese but just because helicopters was the only means of rescue. that could be employed in this situation so i could not agree. with. all the negative assessment of book about embassy on the contrary we think that they worked very well and we're getting gratitude from aggression citizens that were rescued you know many people actually decided to stay until the twenty first in rome because they wanted to enjoy the tel and capital we had a duty doctor who was in a hotel or told times. type get trick or hacks but was also there. we also purchased cloth

encounters and it was a special match for endacott in ankara who had started his career at the st petersburg side to discuss sandton and of course teach missed the game due to us but alex on that account before and so we played both ends of the court as the red and blues made a quick start taking a two digit lead in the opening quarter however the visitors got back into the game in the second and managed to equalise three minutes before the main intermission and this seesaw game continues to scout forged ahead but every time spartak levelled manners and even put their noses in front seventy two seventy one eight minutes before the final buzzer however thirty year old kirilenko organized the game ending assault sinking several important shots as the army man landed eighteen points to split x. three in the final five minutes and this time the visitors couldn't find the strength to answer them so it says go one by twelve points ninety one seventy nine and kirilenko who's nicknamed a k forty seven was key to that success with a game high twenty three points i think there. are reporters here who