he was taken prisoner and taken to siberia, and there, he was elected as a prisoner representative for because he was very outgoing and gregarious and so on, and then, he organized a breakout of prisoners, and they escaped, and they sailed down the river they wanted to go to the ocean, on a barge, but they forgot that all the rivers of siberia go to the north sea, so it got colder and colder, and then they realize that they had made a mistake, and they had to make their way back to the forest, and then they got caught up in the russian revolution in siberia, and that was his formative experience, where he learned, you know, that property is not much use. that life can be easily lost, so he came back. he lost his ambition. he wanted to enjoy life. and he brought this up, being different from other middle- class children, and then came the german occupation of hungary, and then he was more prepared for that than most other people because of the previous experience, where he learned that normal rules do not always apply, and so he was mentally prepared, and he managed to take care, not on

and in our russia close of series will take you to siberia or one of the soviet union's greatest industrial achievements is stealing a third new found strike. you're watching r.t. coming to you live from moscow welcome to the program now destroying arkan's and remaining streets just some of the actions taken by egyptians determined to erase the memory of ousted president hosni mubarak well this comes as the country prepares to elect a new leadership in september and while the west is cheering for democracy in egypt there are fears the vote could bring about another unwanted regime artie's lore and that explains. the more things change the more they stay the same certainly that's how it seems in egypt where the army is clearing cairo's tahrir square of demonstrated to show everything's back to normal and they're not wrong after months of up evil it's very much the same people in charge. as before if there is a concern that they may have already the dictator they have agreed to take the deep concerns as to whether the reforms of whether the restrictions on the role of the military is still to

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 a. anchorage a suburb. soloist is the youngest of the band everybody calls him. his perfect english hides his true origin he was born in the siberian town of. children of the russians who came here you know nine hundred eighty nine million nine hundred ninety s. the girls are about twenty years old now just some of this russian generation has grown up in alaska where they speak very good english and understand spoken russian it is indeed a new generation of music and you might. one of the songs of the greenberg group says there's a place where everybody's going to it's a place to be actually in entirely different places mentioned the song but the ne

its four hundred inhabitants try to stick to a lifestyle reminiscent of siberia rather than america. you get thirty people first came here in one thousand six to eight years and this is the first house they have built here we take why they feel me you you know young enough to sit in mind for some reason try to guess why there's no escape for you dressed to kill. and you know for a fee is famous in nicholai of sc and she is known for causing a stir the locals are not particularly fond of her because she is the only settler who is always ready to talk to journalists. the reason is that all believers live in this settlement and they always prefer a reclusive lifestyle. the founders of nikolai and fled the soviet union to america to escape persecution on religious grounds in alaska the old believers trying to distance themselves from civilization much like they would do in russia. initially it was a privately laid sure no doubt about that but the signs have been removed and now people can visit us here they can talk to us and meet. is no longer a close settlement today it is even somethi

coming up a blast from the past streaks across siberia find out why a thousands of russians have volunteered to build a new railway system in a remote region of the country which is still running strong today. well a year after one of the worst environmental disasters in history of the gulf of mexico oil spill b.p. is trying to shift the blame by suing its contractors millions of gallons of oil spewing from the deepwater rig following an explosion which killed eleven people and while b.p. fights over big bucks in court it's the locals that are bearing the brunt party's going to check out has the story five million barrels of oil in combination with almost two million gallons of highly toxic chemical dispersants used to fight the oil spill a cocktail that contaminated not just the water in the gulf but found its way into people's blood a year after the disaster and environmental group tested a lot of dozens of cleanup workers as well as residents of coastal areas they found levels of benzene thirty six times higher than normal. shaper truly want to work in the open a problem or even. clayton

the most ambitious project of the soviet union in trouble some six thousand dollars from eastern siberia it transpired conversation which is on the border with china. became a departure point on this realm which. was supposed to. be. structured so that seventeen years for the truck to thousands from the movie the use of cell phones it became a symbol of unity. the close the crew and i welcome you to russia's far east in the transfer i call region it's a six hour flight from moscow but it feels a world away with modest living wide open spaces and a rich tapestry of diversity that includes indigenous people and those who hail from the former soviet states many of them came to this area with romantic notions of finding a new life and working to build the nation's infrastructure via the mainline bam project was meant to connect eastern siberia with the far east but it also managed to unite people and to create a culture unique to this region but here's more on the people who took a chance on it and the controversy that surrounded it. young and optimistic they came from different soviet repub

ambitious project of the soviet union we travel some six thousand kilometers from moscow to eastern siberia the transfer i call region which is on the border with china and mongolia i think the departure points of one of the world's longest railways that bob's construction started seventy years ago and attractive thousands from all over the u.s.s.r. r.t.c. civets has more on a project that for many people became a symbol of unity. the close the crew and i welcome you to russia's far east in the trance my call region it's a six hour flight from moscow but it feels a world away with modest living wide open spaces and a rich tapestry of diversity that includes indigenous people and those who hail from the former soviet states many of them came to this area with romantic notions of finding a new life and working to build a nation's infrastructure be a more mainline bam project was made to connect east to siberia with the far east but it also managed to unite people and to create a culture unique to this region thank you's more on the ban on the people who took a chance on it and the controversy

nation's infrastructure via the back door main line the bam project was meant to connect eastern siberia with the far east but it also managed to unite people and to create a culture unique to this region but here's more on the bam on the people who is a chance on it and the controversy that surrounded it. young and optimistic they came from different soviet republics but unified in the same belief that if they built a mainline regional parity become known as the bam it was meant to protect the country's border with china to support the transfiguring room rode into transport the areas natural resources patriotic romanticism fueled the project but it also diversified the region by bringing indigenous people together with newcomers members like jr in libya shandor. he'll regret coming here will the beauty of the north in one thousand nine hundred ninety two during the collapse of the us and start we moved back to gaza. for a while but then returned to the bahamas in july we will march in our thirty first anniversary living here prison labor laid the first tracks in one nine hundred thirty

so in a sending him to siberia really work out for him.ce. >> it's amazing how it all works out. all right, anne makovec in san francisco, thank you. >>> a man in custody this morning suspected of killing his roommate in a north san jose care home. police were called to saint andrews place at 7:30 last night. a 24-year-old man had been beaten to death. officers arrested the 28-year- old suspect. -- police say the two men got into a fight but it's not clear how it started. the care facility is in a single family house. it's listed online as serving the developmentally disabled. >>> an alleged serial killer will be back in a bay area courtroom this morning. 77-year-old joseph naso from reno is expected to enter a plea in a marin county courtroom this morning. he is accused of killing two four women. he is also under the investigation of the murders of three children in upstate new york in the '70s. the first and last initials of each victim were the same. >> public safety cuts are hitting home in san jose. more than 100 city police officers

. >> a team of christians are visiting the orphanage in southeast siberia. >> we focus on the children. they are the future of this country. >> a large group of young men and women training to be next generation christian leaders. >> key is to recruit young people. >> evangelical church in russia. he has used his church to recruit, teach, and prepare young people for full time ministry. >> we run a program called schools without walls. we are enrolling a program. >> schools without walls is an initiative of russian ministries, focussing on bringing the gospel to the former soviet union. last year students from russia, ukraine, uzbek sta and kyrgyzstan enrolled in the ministries. >> sure it has become easier since the fall of communism. now people are obsessed with materialism and making money, they don't have time. our motivation is to help people share their faith. >> this student is enrolled in the school. when she is not there, you'll percent find her involved in various outreaches. >> schools without walls helps me. i used to be scared about sharing the gospel with others. not anym

they said he was sent to siberia because of some of the drama.t was there that he got to know mayor ed lee who was at that point the city's administrator. so that certainly worked out well for him. grace? >> all right. anne makovec live in san francisco. thank you. >>> a man is in custody this morning suspected of killing his roommate in a north san jose care home. police were called to saint andrews place at 7:30 last night. a 24-year-old man had been beaten to death. officers arrested the 28-year- old suspect. police say the two men got know a fight but it's not clear how it started. the care facility is in a single family house. it's listed online as serving the developmentally disabled. >>> more than 100 san jose police officers getting notices this week they could be laid off. kiet do joins us now from police headquarters with reaction this morning. kiet, good morning. >>> reporter: good morning. in fact, an exact number of 106 police officers have gotten pink slips and that means that there will be fewer detectives to investigate nonviolent

sled dogs are bred by the indigenous to of north eastern siberia and the eskimos of alaska the worst husky is a distortion of s.q. which is the word americans used to describe eskimos but huskies a distant relations of the wolf from time immemorial they have lived side by side with humans in the north. the distinguishing features of the husky speed exceptional insurance the ability to cover long distances without much effort and their devotion to humans their desire to always be on the move is in their blood. they have a good voice came calling. the expedition makes its first long stopover in here this only house the drilling and several out houses are in the midst of a forest. nicholai to the hermit lives here alone without the perks of modern life. the new king about life here is that you don't have to worry about electricity or heating or being cut off i take water from a nice hole in chop far wood to keep me warm. there is a finn by nationality and a russian citizen he's also a man of the forest as he calls himself he became a legendary figure karelia in finland a long time ago.

you might recall as studio z and fat city and siberia. the current applicant is requesting permits to operation seven days a week until 4:00 a.m. thursday through saturday. as you can see this is a place of entertainment and an ex-tened hours permit. it indicates that the venue will present both d.j.'s and live music. there's a liquor license. the capacity of the venue is 299. planning has indicated this is the continuation of an existing use. the police department has recommended of 18 conditions and they should be behind this memo for your discussion. the applicant has received a copy of those conditions and i believe southern station is here in case you have any questions. so staff is recommending additional -- at this time. >> come on up. good evening. >> good evening. >> who are you? >> state your name. >> i am here on behalf of the corporation beat box, incorporate rated to apply for a place of entertainment permit and also an extended hours permit. we have -- me and my team and general manager pete hudson are here representing as w

the size drawing in siberia a win for the visitors would have seen and she moved along side would have been in fourth spots up to the mark the car less involved in a clear cut chance of the first half his throw finding young linda beats the innkeeper but not the cross for the czech constant threat all day three on g.e. defense. opportunities few and far between in the second period with perhaps alexander polytone off coming close this late on nil nil the final score something rooted to the bottom on g. m d carle has called off the mark in the read of liverpool the fifty seven million dollars signing from newcastle netting goals one and two and the three no win over manchester city on monday evening a big win for kenny dalglish in cole especially after their disappointing two on last. against west brom last time all three goals coming in first top of course hitting the targets in between charles graced the wind scenting city's champions league qualifying hopes in a game where they lost influential forward carlos tevez early on to a string of injury. meanwhile american sports tycoon stun

. >>> all right, check this out, two people claim to have found the remains of an alien in siberia.ernet video. the alien's body is said to be about two feet high and half buried in the snow. critics and analysts call it an obvious hoax. >>> tv ads for mcdonald's, the fast food jai on the, often end with the tag line i'm loving it. the ranks of the unemployed may have reason to consider the golden arches. >> reporter: call it a supersized hiring spree. >> thank you. >> reporter: across its 14,000 restaurants, mcdonald's was looking to hire 50,000 new workers. >> i need to be one of those 50,000 people. >> reporter: and many saw a golden opportunity at the golden arches. >> i really need this job right now. >> reporter: mcdonald's managers can make as much as $50,000 a year but most restaurant workers earn about $8 an hour. that's $16,000 a year. the word mcjob is actually listed in the oxford dictionary. defined as a low-paid job with few prospects. >> the term mcjob is definitely misunderstood and we don't agree with it. >> reporter: mcdonald's president jan fields who can still wh

the sunday shows are lawyers of siberia hundreds of people full of the same routes as hundreds of years ago. to translate. the flu so far to. here with our tino here's a recap of the top stories the nato led coalition upgrades its assault on colonel gadhafi to try and break the libyan a civil war stalemate will be interventionist had little success so far though the human cost and financial price tag skyrockets america on the predator drones are the latest addition to nato as libyan arsenal but they have a poor reputation for killing civilians in afghanistan and pakistan. the kremlin and the un the secretary general take a firm stance on libya saying the coalition must act only according to its mandate people is currently in moscow for tolerance. plosser russia's war on terror in the caucasus claims a high profile target after security forces killed a top al qaida militants it's believed he was involved in most of the recent atrocities in the country. well time now for march of andrews to show you the latin of flavors of the russian capital margarita salt added mexican food are just som

where does look like the body of an alien bit it's been discovered on the outskirts of a village in siberia is it real is it a fake r.t. dot com is the place to be to find out more. and also discover why iraq is hungry for an unlimited number of. covers you heard me correctly read from ukraine all the details again at r.t. dot com. i'm carol lin thanks for being with r.t. tonight more news twenty four seven for you of course at our dot com also coming up shortly financial analyst mark skies reveals how bad investment advice could be boosting process profits for some companies the report on shortly is the day's top finance headlines right now from dmitri. welcome to business r.t. good to have your company global markets are catching their breath after taking a big hit on monday out of the stand and pause cut the u.s. economic outlook from stable to negative of the country's spiraling that rolan mass from verna capital believes investors in russia and abroad are still most looking at the european debt problems. the big key right now is spain visit very large economy and the markets are worrie

weekend of russian premier league action wraps up on monday with a goal is georget win at sea and in siberia it win for the visitors would have seen elegy of move along we've been in full spot new captain roberto carlos involved in the clearest cup chance on the first health he's throw finding young orlando bass the goalkeeper but not the cross but check a constant threat all the day for the defense opportunities few and far between in the second period with perhaps i'll example could have thought of coming close this late on so it stayed neil neil to remain rooted to the bottom and she tries to mind let's. demarking out where the cage shall has overturned the decision that sought long forward for the field of sent off during his club second guardian cup finals but the result still stands meaning that blunt continued to trails the love to nothing in the serious incident took place in the second period of sunday's game a collision between throw it off and still of arts of seeing the home side's forward forced to leave the eyes of a serious knee injury the knock subsequently ruling him out or

and the match was played out in siberia when for the visitors would have seen move along side to be in fourth spot. you kept on about the colace involved in the clearest call child of the first off base throw finding. beats the goalkeeper but no the cross bar the chap a constant throughout the whole day for the defines opportunities few and far between in the second period with perhaps alexander really pulled off coming closest to late on so neil nailed the final school that taught him stay around to to the bottom while on the rise tonight it's. the ice hockey where the cage shall have over the decision that saw it long forward thought a filter of sound off during his side second got him cup finals game but the result still stands making up laws continue to trail so luvox to nothing overall the incident took place in the second period of sunday's game to a collision between felt off and some of that i'm cheap of saying the home side will win will still leave us with a serious knee injury not subsequently ruling him out for at least the rest of the finals but those picked up a five plus

impressive long distance i call and the way stretches across the regions vast territories a harsh siberia climate plants construction talk more than half a century but the last section of track later the other opened the door to the regions which natural resources. stars literally gone underground still take up more for us. natural beauty reaches across russia's transport car region and beneath a wealth of natural resources bringing them to the surface is why abdullah and the crew from the by coal mining company are here and with the continent's one of. the east i'm sorry to be overcome copper deposit is divided into three sectors in these areas we drilled food hundred thousand regions and twenty today it's the first stage of vegetables which. it's expected to take five years to get in the exploratory phase to full scale as give a shit up to twenty million times of copper only to be buried here it's a get a grip of the way his crew are now has taken nearly six decades copper was first found here in nine hundred forty nine lack of infrastructure an energy grid made as a shield difficult th

she was born in siberia but it's not a competing product here and she also won a gold in one cuba last year but remains of in the women's race proved to be a times affair of ukrainian sisters one hundred beats a similar encounter setting the early pace however it was for salva who stepped up a gear following the final shoot and she would go on to claim victory and finally give russia's long suffering biafran fans something to cheer about so much that i think this event was surprised because to hold such a race in moscow is really difficult and to have it here is fantastic as it's our country's capital there were a lot of plans here and the atmosphere was amazing. and champions races proved to be very popular with the locals and for many of them it was the first time they have a chance to watch the sport live and endure events like this one are only like to gain in popularity especially is an excellent way of bringing the sports masses. president has been a red train from i am from fans especially those living in the russian capital and they were awarded a cigar six old up in my stomach

while there was also another russian competing in a sequence mina she was born in siberia but is now competing for slovakia and she also got a cold in one cuba last year but the means of in the women's race proved to be a times affair with ukrainian sisters volunteered and beat to cement in setting the early pace however it was flips over who stepped over to follow in the final shoot and she would go on to claim victory and finally give russia's long suffering biafran fans something to cheer about that i think this event was approved because to hold such a race in moscow is really difficult and to have it here is fantastic as it's our country's capital there were a lot of fans here and the atmosphere was amazing. and champions races proved to be very popular with the locals and for many of them it was the first time they had the chance to watch the sport live and endure events like this one i really liked again in popularity especially is an excellent way of bringing the sportsman masses . visible and is going to retrieve all my own from fans especially those living in the russian ca

greenland and back in nineteen seventy were getting very hot and since then you're always you traveled to siberia greenland alaska canada arctic on terra all over how did you get involved with that region how why when i got involved really when i was studying photography in london then i did a project on the on the technical problems the photography or subzero temperatures and that took me to the polar research institute in cambridge where i sort of happened upon. books written by rasmussen and peter freud and about the innuit of northwest greenland i got interested in it seemed to me to make a lot more it was a lot more interesting than what they did than a lot of explorers who were just after cheating some sort of geographical some point you're actually started by trying to make the camera work at subzero temperatures you are not just a camera working at subzero temperatures but it was also you know that but the actual processing film minus forty and being able to drive it you don't tell me you're processing folder no i'm not doing it for the project i was working on was basically but you know

citizen who were joyce life there despite the severity of eastern siberia. join me now to discuss his impressions of the region are my fears my fellow americans and to tara residents michael ship leaving here for sixteen years right that's what i thought it was about the people that keep you here all the people are really open they're very warm very inviting and it's truly easy to get to know in terms of nature this whole region is by western standards virtually untouched there's a nature reserve here called the go worst it's a reserve and we went out there on the lake we were the only people on the lake and was beautiful really wonderful its brightness make you very likely share your passion is the fuel they like called it beneath the now for the beauty here lies and a wealth of natural resources and to close a crew and i'll give you a closer look at the south the start of the mining industry and the hopes that hinge on. natural beauty reaches across russia's transport car region and beneath it all wealth of natural resources bringing him into the service i

bit of traveling now as our closer to invites you for a second day of exploration around eastern siberia. there's a bike called ski region is some six thousand kilometers from moscow that's equivalent of a six hour flight diverse ethnic mix makes this area one of the most unique in russia r.t. stacy bevan's is there for us talking to the locals and find out how they manage to keep their traditions and customs on line. the transfer call region has a diverse topography with wide open spaces contrast in florists and mountain ranges that encircled sand dunes but the faces face and traditions of indigenous people also add a richness to russia's east and while money still holds on to old traditions and customs they also embrace russian culture and joining me now is a proud local resident her name is mark when you say your last name is a magazine right. thank you very much for joining us talk about how your people been able to balance holding onto just no way in the russian culture. well russians and brads had been living together for many years and of course a lot russian culture and culture m

in siberia where police seized a large staff of heroin and a puppy that was found alive on a rubbish heap just days after suffering life threatening injuries. in the u.s. republicans and democrats can overcome their differences on the spending cuts needed to agree of budget for two thousand and eleven by the proposals seem small fry in comparison to the nation's debt and the threats from the rating agencies that would make paying for a lot more expensive arches lauren lyster explains. all u.s. lawmakers in washington big are over the budget and hurled blame across the aisle for the gridlock calling opposing colleagues relatively small that string group of india logs and warren i think are dragging down the budget negotiation process give me a brought another group of decision makers has been weighing in on the did be one of the country's top credit agencies telling the feds something has to get done on this debt ratings agency standard and poor and moody's have been warning for months that the u.s. debt could threaten the country's golden aaa credit rating telling investors in u.s. b

the sunday shows are the lawyers of siberia hundreds of people full of the same roots as hundreds of years ago. close to the truth. should flow so far to. call them back here's a recap of the top stories on our t.v. the nato led coalition upgrades its assault on colonel gadhafi to try and break the libyan a civil war stalemate while the intervention of little success so far all the human cost and financial price tied skyrockets american on the predator drones are the latest addition to nato the libyan arsenal but they have a poor reputation for killing civilians in afghanistan and pakistan. the kremlin and the un secretary general take the firm stance on libya saying the coalition must act only according to its mandate is currently in moscow for talks. clause to russia's war on terror in the caucasus claims a high profile targets for security forces killing militants it's believed he was involved in most of the recent atrocities in the contrary. i'll have more on those stories in about thirty minutes time but for now it's a time for nicoletti to pick out the innovation gems in russia

russia series the team heads off the foothills of siberia to feel relaxed and get away from the knife. yes this time we're in chelyabinsk in the southern uro's a region closed off to foreigners until its recently as a nine hundred ninety s. but today its natural beauty and spend are on display for everyone just a few short years the region has achieved a reputation as a haven for those wanting to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city. is that. when the soviet union broke up businessmen intially arden's so an opportunity to turn this once closed off region it's a major tourist destination after all a good look around shows and southern euros have much to offer over a three month old with the elaborate was always perceived as a metallurgical regional of course it remains so to this day but many people see that there's more to life than ironworks in places such as this one start to attract thousands of people. i love is a businessman who on a whim invested most of his capital into building a resort near to go national park the russians generally prefer to hit the slopes in euro

can run some most interesting sights of russia next this time or closer same as zooms in on eastern siberia. and focusing on the map again this is where we're heading is about kolsky region some six thousand kilometers from moscow it's got a diverse ethnic mix making it one of the most unique in russia the story suburbans is there for us talking to the locals and finding out how they managed to get there for additions and customs and why. the translight call region has a diverse topography there ranges from wide open spaces to mountain ranges and forest in circles sand dunes but the face his face and traditions of indigenous people also added to russia's east and joining us now to talk more about the diversity in the area is a lot of course you could not stop was an associate professor of social and cultural anthropology at state university thank you very much for joining us and so for you to talk about the fabric here is there is this balance of indigenous groups mixed with people who came from the former soviet states it's a good question because you know in france because he is motivated