many of them began to work for the russian american company jobs involved hunting for sea otters fishing and taking part in the building of new settlements russian priests and monks visited alaska and baptized the locals in the orthodox faith russian men married local girls. russian men lived local women and their children were called creole. some creoles were well educated they held top posts in the russian capital to ship as well as in the colonial ministration you know ask us is going to. surrender how concerned lives a life entirely different from his ancestors to him putting out to sea is more like fun the more. it's fun is proud of his traditional bathhouse he sees it as a symbol of successive generations and imbedded russian traditions. when the russians came. the thing that is similar are the rocks and he steaming the washing inside the vanya and that's something that we've been doing for centuries and that's a tradition where those now have a wooden house which is a russian vanya which just adapted to it i mean i grew up taking one yes for bass. svend cs telling the history of.

russian i think or the time. probably go more americanised. i. 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 in out of the city's three hundred thousand strong population five thousand are migrants from russia. this fun group is rehearsing in a garage situated in an. anchorage a suburb. the soloist is the youngest of the band everybody calls him leo his perfect english hides his true origin he was born in the siberian town of my going . to ask you to look at your face children of the russians who came here in one thousand eight hundred nine million nine hundred ninety s. across are about twenty years old now just this russian generation has grown up in alaska but they speak very good english and understand spoken russian it is indeed a new generation of music when you might. one of the songs of the greenberg group says ther

and poise of the russian american company around bales of her this is one of the most important finds of his career some of the objects were found at the site of the first russian settlements others on the ocean floor silesia this is. the ship's frames this together with russian colleagues unashamed go david mcmahon raise the many remains of the russian ship kodiak from the depths of the ocean the ship belonging to the russian american company sank near the shores of kodiak island in eight hundred sixty i strayed was very lucrative because the gold miners in california needed ice for their drinks so even if half of it melted they would still make a good profit the ship was leaving and it hit a rock everyone got off the ship but because of the ice on board the ship stayed afloat for several days before i sank. the archaeologist dives twenty five meters deep to explore the remains of the ship the kodiak was one of a dozen ships keeping the lines of communication with russia open similar ships regularly sailed the length of the north pacific many saw the ship wreck as a symbol the russia

i know the position of the russian government the russian government says say today and i've heard them say so more the ones that americans need to live through this and many more than russians as a matter of fact and i hope you believe this is clear i think this is true yes now listen another interesting thing there are republicans in congress say that there is a some sort of a connection between this and that meant russia and the one side and colombia and panama and the others what's his connection with colombia and then why is this republican. interest to to keep this in is another crazy think which is not elation the just a minute for russia and like chicken for example it's laughable it just never lost . it was a great moral thing for jackson and big to do it now it's circus first we're talking about chicken now the crowed panamera because republicans want obama also to have some kind of a trade deal business to countries i say it's like a three do they only want to link these three things or you get all trade in says edward lasagnas keep president of the american university in moscow the spotlight will be back short

today, president medvedev sent his best wishes to russian, american, and european astronauts working together on the international space station. >> my congratulations to you and your colleagues and i wish you great success in space. >> and he promised that space remained a priority for russia. trouble is, russia has been slow in developing new spacecraft, and right now, it has no clear vision of where it should be flying to in space in the future. that's why many russians seem to be losing interest. even here, the local hero isn't a star in the eyes of these children. denise told me he wants to be a policeman when he's over -- older. ruslan dreams of being a soldier. an ya a circus artist with her pet rabbit. he will always be the first, but russia now needs new dreams, new journeys, further from our planet, to reignite excitement about space. steve rosenburg, "bbc news," moscow. >> being hailed as the u.k.'s latest exhibition is about to open in london. hundreds of thousands of visitors are expected to see the major works of these spanish artists. the sheer numbers wanting to visit

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killing of the seven year old even scarab i got that was beaten to death by his american adoptive parents last year the russian authorities suspended options by u.s. parents after an american woman put the russian boy should adopted on a plane back to moscow on his own with a note saying she will. a lot of him now russia and the u.s. are working towards an agreement which would provide better government oversight on the wellbeing of adulthood russian children in american families something that would mean regular visits to the families by social workers from both countries some say the biggest obstacle to an agreement is the overall secrecy surrounding adoptions in the u.s. in the united states of america wants an adoption is finalized that child is considered the same as just to hear dr aarons birth certificate gets reissued pushing the adoptive parents they never even have to tell the child that they were adopted but russia says americans privacy issues should not be an argument for leaving thousands of adopted children without any oversight and protection when you were understands that you cannot turns poor

my kind's first journey to the stars is set to depart for the international space station the russian american crew will blast off from the same launching site that propel the yuri gagarin into space. is at baikonur cosmodrome in kazakhstan for us. it's a big sur celebration it's a significant date at least in this space history the air crew that will be going to space consists of two russian cosmonauts. today about his ankle and nasa astronaut ron garan preparations of course are still continuing in just the last a few hours you know they follow a lot of traditions here because astronauts themselves a bit will be leaving their signatures in their rooms of confinement facility it's very interesting because their feet assessors have done the same and therefore they're going to do the same as well but also a russian orthodox priest will be giving his blessing to the crews of the preparations continue but not just for the crew i'm joined now by a dimitri he's actually a ten time world record holder in swimming and he's here for his own reasons in relation to space let's find out what he's doing h

business on the russian market if your cooperation between russian and american companies would be affected and russian treated relations with other countries would be defined by the w two your great relationship if you did not see american companies are in greater need of weaving them in ways and we are reviewing their proposed reports. the russian scientists are confident of being able to see into the deepest secrets of the cosmos their ambitious telescope project has brought together the world's top minds and will allow the galaxies to be seen with amazing clarity is there a scholar takes a closer look. it's been over a decade in the making but the most ambitious russian space project for years also moved from science fiction designs fact a massive radio telescope on this is to review the mysteries of deep space. is the father of the project he says within a matter of months plunging hundreds of kilometers from the earth it will be scanning the far corners of the universe. many people wonder what it does our planet the sun our galaxy we can't be alone out there the talk of parallel world

earth and also if you ask the astronauts one thing to keep mentioning especially coming from russians and americans is the cooperation that they think the space program has really. hated because between the two sides even at the height of the space race with regard to the work they're going to be doing at the international space station the russians of course will be working on the russian side the american obvious merican side you have someone saying that he's really looking forward to the experiments it will be doing with regard to ecological monitoring of the earth even he made reference to the recent disaster in japan and he is for his age he's very passionate about trying to find answers and how to health and human being so you have helicopters on standby military personnel you also have doctors just in case something goes wrong of course the families of the astronauts they have been very worried i think since the start of the the announcement of this two and a half years of trading they've always been by the side of the astronauts going through preparations so as you can imagine everyone is g

presence in the russian markets and your cooperation between russian and american companies will be affected and russian freedom relations with other countries will be defined by the dummy teel regulations if that's to see american companies are in greater need of weaving them in and then we are only a couple of. russian scientists are confident of being able to see to the deepest secrets of the cosmos they are ambitious telescope project has brought together the world's top minds and will allow the galaxies to be seen with amazing clarity argues that discovery takes a closer look. it's been over a decade in the making but the most ambitious russian space project is also a move from signs to signs fact a massive radio telescope promises to reveal the mysteries of deep space. is the father of the project he says within a matter of months noting hundreds of kilometers from the earth it will be scanning the far corners of the universe. if you destroy many people wonder is as our planet a sun our galaxy we can't be alone out there and talk of parallel worlds and time travel may sound like scienc

mentioning especially coming from russians and americans is the cooperation that they think the space program has really propagated because between the two sides even at the height of the space race with regard to the work they're going to be doing at the international space station the russians of course will be working on the russian side the american on the american side you have us saying that he's really looking forward to the experiments it will be doing with regard to ecological monitoring of the earth even he made reference to the recent disaster in japan and he. he's very passionate about trying to find answers and how to help human beings to deal with environmental problems on the other hand you have to say simply looking forward to taking pictures of earth there's a new model up there baby call it the law which apparently gives a very very vivid pictures over there looking forward to this is to russians to russians this is their first flight to space so you can imagine the anticipation that they're feeling right now and they're feeling excited of course a bit of worry be di

international space station to mark the fiftieth anniversary of your give aren't first why two russians and one american will spend nearly six months on the ice s. where they're due to arrive in a few days time. on that start he discusses the state of russia's economy with presidential aide our car you recovered she explains why the biggest contact market in europe remains an unfavorable distillation for foreign investment and what the government is doing to change that. we're talking to our presidential aide mr koch thank you very much for joining our see you recently said the investment climate in russia could not be worse why not when you use it for that part of the story. which. for so you. just chill living. in the world were people believe that the state will do most of them drop. same results you'll trust the state and this part of the. preview for the station we're investors do on the street but the belief of the state and uncertainty is very high. same time the last few years because claims that the investment climate of the. race state intervention into the economy. official unofficial channel

international space station to mark the fiftieth anniversary of your garden spurs wife two russians and one american will spend nearly six months on the isis were they are due to arrive in few days time. that's with top stories next r.t. discusses the state of russia's economy with presidential aide arkady dvorkovich explains why the biggest untapped market in you are remains an unfavorable destination for foreign investment and what the government is doing to change that . we're talking to our presidential aide mr that goes thank you very much for joining art see you recently said the investment climate in russia could not be worse why so many reasons for that part of the story hurt the church. before soviet times just chilling. in the world were people believe the state of the most of them drop. same results will trust the state and this part of the. preview for the station we're in the us to do i'm straight but the belief in the state and the certainty is very high. same time the last few years because claims that the investment climate has. been money race state intervention into the economy. on

presence on the russian market of cooperation between russian and american companies will be affected and russian treated relations with other countries will be defined by the county teel great relations that's to see american companies are in greater need of waving their mainland and we are once again russia is the beauty of entry can be insured with them in and still in force but if obama's support of this that gives him a parliamentary backing in his country politically it will be a certain sign for us and we'll draw our own conclusions was a signal. it's in france they never but here in washington says they would like to see a more open more transparent in terms of doing business but now there wash is willing to accept that set of rules set by w t o which will make it more open and transparent there are still forces opposing it do you see any common sense behind it. probably isn't it clearly the technical problems we have faced on the way toward. peace i mean with all the patients and their special rules for individual sectors of the us economy and u.s. companies we have been work

presence on the russian market cooperation between russian and american companies will be affected and russian treated relations with other countries will be defined by the w t o regulations that see american companies are in greater need of weaving them in and then we are once again russia's w t entry can be assured with their mainland still in force but if obama's support of this step gives new parliamentary backing in his country politically it will be a certain sign for us it will draw our own conclusions it was a good signal. it's interesting everybody here in washington says they would like to see a more open more transparent in terms of the end business but now their watch is willing to accept that set of rules set by w t o which will make it more open and transparent there are still forces opposing it do you see any common sense behind it. the technical problems we have faced on the way towards the dead b.t.o. basically involve the creation of special rules for individual sectors of the u.s. economy and u.s. companies we have been working on this in the spirit of insulation pro

journal of russians and americans change when the so use rockets named after the first man in space lifted off the same launch pad as your regular lights and sixty one for it today flies to the isis its brings the total number of weeks to six. hundred plus to start a new space station or to the successor also your. preparations for action on reports on how good guy reasoning is since the least was approved future for space exploration. astronauts spend most of their lives preparing for the possibility of going to space now russian cosmonaut for example takes about two hundred fifty exams we're and that's in addition to walk the physical training they have to go through all the hard men and women put into their professions one of the thing they fear is something a little more romantic and that's an unwavering a childhood dream of literally reach for something big aspiring cosmonauts surrogate of retired watches intently as the so you see i'm a twenty one spacecraft is digits vertical position at only fourteen he's so certain about his future that he's already made headway he went to the u.s

story beyond russian soyuz spacecraft successfully to the international space station two russians and american will spend five months there bringing the total oh yes yes crew to six the flight was dedicated to your government the first manned space ship just a week before the fiftieth anniversary of its initial reply but as of these tests are silly reports even today on the colonies legacy is this current generations to for their tree. after all spend most of their lives preparing for the possibility of going to space the russian cosmonaut for example takes about two hundred a year and that's out of this visit will pray they will have to go through all the hard work men and women put into their professions one of the things they fear is something a little more romantic and that's an unwavering childhood dream of literally reach for something aspiring cosmonauts surrogate every tire watches intently as the so you see i'm a twenty one spacecraft is poised to to its vertical position at only fourteen he's so certain about his future that he's already made headway he went to the u.s. and became th

russia's soyuz spacecraft has successfully docking to the international space station two russians and american will spend five months there bringing the total i as crew to six the flight was dedicated to your ignoring the first man in space but it took place just a week before the fiftieth anniversary so it was a legendary voyage and its artists are silly records even today and his legacy is an expiring in new generations to follow their dreams. astronauts spend most of their lives preparing for the possibility of going to space now a russian cosmonaut for example takes about two hundred fifty exams we are and that's a different toward the physical training we have to go through but aside from all the hard groupings men and women put into their professions one of the thing they fear is something a little more romantic and that's an unwavering a childhood dream of literally read for something big aspiring cosmonauts retire watches intently as a so you see i'm a twenty one spacecraft is due to its vertical position and only fourteen he's so certain about his future that he's already made headway