russia close up now takes the takes us to explore more of the country this time heading to south western siberia. this week we're checking out the oem screen located more than two thousand kilometers from moscow the main city that shares the name briefly became russia's capital after the one nine hundred seventeen revolution it also held the imperial gold reserves but it's got a checkered reputation as artie's tom barton discovers. two things in particular it is famous for those are the fate of exiles sent here by the czarist regime along a difficult and dangerous road to get here and prison and forced labor once they arrived the other is a rich military to dish and the city has a military academy established here two hundred years ago has provided very famous officers and generals for the russian and the red armies and it's those themes of examining. on the march under guard these men and women are walking one of the longest and probably the loneliest road in the world they reenacting the march into exile made by thousands and czarist russia. it's a come here is to go there some ways winterreis

the russian close up team follows the czarist exotic rail and south western siberia. palestinians in gaza are marking two years since a deadly israeli offensive in the territory which killed more than a thousand people in two thousand and eight israel launched a massive air and ground strikes and hamas targets in response to rocket attacks abbas to control the region two thousand and six but television regards it as a terrorist group going israeli blockade means many people living there are struggling to get basic necessities really goods as archie's fall asleep reports palestinians in the region say huge relief can't come soon enough. israelis insist their economic siege on gaza is easing but they can't deny the border and international condemnation is heating up an asian aid convoy but politicians and activists from eighteen countries is on its way to gaza i'm border one hundred eighty people food and medical supplies and a determined core to reach gaza on the second anniversary of the last israel gaza war the convoy dubbed asia to gaza solidarity caravan sits sail

russia closer team follows a sorry trail in south western siberia. two years on from israel's deadly offensive in gaza which killed more than a thousand people palestinians there say they're still suffering in two thousand and eight israel launched massive air and ground strikes on hamas targets in response to rocket attacks the bloody conflict drew worldwide condemnation over the huge numbers of palestinian civilian casualties israel blockade of the strip after it came under the control mosque in two thousand and seven a group it regards as a terrorist organization says that aid has been where you recently restricted and most warily reaches its destination falsely or reports on a relief effort which palestinians say can't come soon enough. israelis insist their economic siege on gaza is easing but they can't deny the border and international condemnation is heating up an asian aid convoy with politicians and activists from eighteen countries is on its way to gaza m border one hundred eighty people food and medical supplies and a determined call to r

we take you now to one of russia's most far flung regions this time we're headed to south western siberia. two thousand kilometers from moscow lies the obstacle region the main city which shares the name of briefly became russia's capital after the one nine hundred seventeen revolution that also helped the imperial gold reserves but it's got a checkered reputation as tom barton discovers. on the march under guard these men and women are walking one of the longest and probably the loneliest road in the world they reenacting the march into exile made by thousands and czarist russia circle it succumbs years to go there is some ways winterreise in say yes a lot of people died on the way this group in the western siberian region of omsk discovered their living on the only surviving stretch of the original nine thousand kilometers of the siberian exiles track that's had no modern changes made to it. when you come to the track you can vividly picture the convicts on their walk and hear the clinking of their chains you can smell russian history here. you have going to discover that he's descended

this time the russia close up team is in the almost created in south western siberia it might be located more than two thousand kilometers away from moscow but it shares more with the capital the new think arties tom barton uncovers its checkered past in the region. two things in particular it is famous for those are the fate of exiles sent here by the czarist regime along a difficult and dangerous road to get here and prison and forced labor once they arrived the other is a rich military to dish and the city has a military academy established here two hundred years ago has provided very famous officers and generals for the russian and the red armies and it's those themes of examining. on the march under guard these men and women are walking one of the longest and probably the loneliest road in the world they reenacting the march into exile made by thousands and czarist russia. it succumbs years to go there is some ways winces in say yes a lot of people died on the way this group in the western siberian region of omsk discovered they're living on the only surviving stretch of the origina

so we are in normal school one of the largest regions in south western siberia people who are none for the considerable strength and trees siberians parrot that's exactly what makes them best hockey player in the country and it turns out it's not the only way they show some say their own muscle tone boss explained. i and almost goes wild the local hockey team album god puts another goal in the net they may look like other teams from around russia or in the world but they know they're special i their side they're. all your soul most of them honest since we were little we've practiced outside in the cold weather so we're used to hot conditions it's room i know that america so we have the toughest players. and it's not just seasoned players enthusiasm for the test of courage and strength comes young. and. i like the way they play hockey the pull of joints the strikes and the opportunity to become a still life. ice hockey isn't the only had chilean and dev attracting attention here how about the why don't know turning a minibus. those voices even say bierria in winter with slippery roads i

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