our exploration of the old many built out of the bag ok today in the northwest of russia after st petersburg it's a popular tourist destination because so much hard old cobbled streets and pits arrest orthodox cathedrals there's plenty to see and to do in the region. typical it looks like there's a storm coming here soon and with the umbrella as always a good thing for a tourist to have join him in russia and weather aside one thing that has certain iraq to debug recently is growth opportunity and an increase in visitors the bench is an important transport hub connected by the railway network to st petersburg moscow karelia m finland about one hundred thirty kilometers northwest of the former capital roughly five express trains a day leave from the finland ski station and take almost two hours to reach people trains also connect here from moscow and many visitors can come here from our sinky talent further afield by boat or bus the first railway station and opened in eight hundred sixty nine was part of the railway track connecting st petersburg i'm guessing force as house was then called th

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st. petersburg. his style of conducting has made him one of the most compelling performers to watch. here he is in a "60 minutes" piece out him. >> he's got to be the world's most unkempt, unshaven and unlikely of conductors. but don't let that put you off. gergiev is conducting in another world. his eyes are all inwards. his hands perform a ballet for ten fingers. he coaxes musicians, he cajoles, he's a sorcerer casting a spell. >> rose: gergiev is also famous for being everywhere at the same time. this month in new york he conducts boris gud november at the metropolitan opera. at carnegie hall he will perform mahler symphonies. he is doing so much it's surprising we get him here back at this table. so welcome. great to see you where are you happiest? what n what of all the things you do bring you the greatest satisfaction? >> maybe when something is really adventurous and a little bit difficult. i'm trained in the difficult years, late '80s, early '90s. of course, russia is a big country. of course

thank you very much on the thank you very much a pleasure having you be here right from moscow st petersburg and well we will be talking about. but let's let's start. with the first question i want to ask you like a record breaking politician so how difficult was the decision to leave it was your decision you you decided to quit like enough is was it or was it maybe a white kid who made that is you know. happen is that i enjoyed public life i was mayor for twenty two years and prior to that ten years as state's attorney i was a full time public servant for over thirty two years and prior to that eight years as a state senator which was a part time and so i enjoyed my public career i was a public servant and enjoyed every minute of it in and i sacrificed but i thought of the time that many times in wherever you are in life if it looks too easy it gets too easy it's a disservice to myself or to the public and i thought of the best decision i could make it could could run again and went and all that but i just felt that it was time and people would try to figure that out you just you just wake

increase in visitors people is an important transport hub connected by the railway network to st petersburg moscow korea and finland about one hundred fifty kilometers northwest of the former capital roughly five express trains a day the from the finland ski station and take almost two hours to reach the dark trains also connects here from moscow many just is can come here from ouzinkie talent go further afield i postponed bus the first railway station of the bank opens in eight hundred sixty nine was part of the railway track connecting st petersburg and gelsen force that's how sinking was going cools the ground where we station we see now is the project an architect's from st petersburg built in one thousand fifty three in a typical grounds stalinists style debug is one of the biggest and most beautiful towns in the leningrad region the name consists of cheap parts the word good meaning a town a fortress and isp. many european sounds names and the word v. which is said to come from the old german language meaning st the history of the book started in the eleventh century when a small sett

in st petersburg to earn their first points of this year's champions league campaign. ready to rumble continues for the biggest boxing clash of the russian year the country's great cruiserweight hope. versus legend james toney. trying to catch up with a russian rugby player. who despite having a stormy world cup now finds himself seeking a new club. let's start with football where it's been a night to remember for the st petersburg side beating portuguese so it's a claim their first points this champions league campaign the first half and one want to. exchange goals with in the opening twenty minutes but the second period was to belong to the home side after the visitors jorge. is marching orders for a second yellow dangerous sure roll call again and man of the match for a three one win. and here are the results of the night seven other games in group g. the cypriot side. for a draw in ukraine against shocks in group h. the reigning champions barcelona destroyed. and now sits even on four points with milan who defeated. the czech republic chelsea are now. after a home

then i travelled back to st petersburg and wasn't very much affected by the whole thing. the only reason i felt that something really happened was a string of phone calls with congratulations from my friends relatives acquaintances and colleagues whom i deal in love. but it's actually not the first of my awards i have three vatican awards my movies regularly receive prizes though it's not usually reported. that's the conditions i work and. part of my jaw has to take. a procedure i don't quite like either. my movies make their first steps for me a festival is not a competition i have always been against competition the contemporary movie making industry doesn't offer other options that would be as efficient money wise to present to the international cinematography community as fast hauls. but the budgets for my movies do not include funds for promotion already not a single cent by the way we have a deficit budget for found most with only one copy printed so far. at the moment we don't really know how to show viewers so i mean it's my job on the new year's eve i know that t

museum opened in two thousand and ten and it's an offshoot of the famous have a choice museum in st petersburg all of the several family representations of the museum in russia and around the world. the exhibition center opened in two thousand and ten and already it's now one of the main cultural attractions in the area fine arts and cultures from all over the world over he said. and the exposition changes every six months a surprise every time you visit. the display here today it's called east or west the history of the islamic world decision consists of several past his age the case cultural interaction of the muslim world with other regions including your china india and russia. i think on display date back to the seventh century and include various silver and bronze tableware clothes jewelry and weapons of his congressional authority more than half of adult visitors to our museum are tourists from finland most of them are deeply impressed with their exposition as a display from the hermitage collection can rarely be seen anywhere in the world because there are so many finnish tourists we d

federation council the upper house of parliament has elected a new speaker former governor of st petersburg is taking the job valentino mad the enco was almost unanimously approved with only one senator abstaining the first time in russia's history a woman has held the third highest elected office in the country the new speaker had served in st petersburg for eight years the federation council post became open in may when speaker sergei marone of a just russia party leader was what's called by st petersburg's legislature. taking a look now at some other stories making headlines across the globe violence broke out between police and immigrants fleeing an overcrowded holding center on the italian island of lampedusa officers in riot gear used clubs against detain refugees making a break for freedom the island was overwhelmed by more than forty thousand tunisians and libyans fleeing on a rest back home. to americans jailed in iran on charges of spying have been freed after two years of incarceration and are on a plane headed to the arab state of oman on route to the u.s. before bell was secure

at the st petersburg conference they tried to buy the russian investment fund where the russian government put enough money for foreign investment to come here and the first question. opens the transparency of corruption all the issues of the legal system and all that that's the first thing they're asked and so if it is a tradition you think it's doomed anyway why has to be because it eventually like anything else it affects the quality of service and the quality of service of government into any place in the world it could be any place in the world thank you thank you very much for being you enjoyed being here in moscow and st petersburg and i wish the people of russia the best of and the future and to say we have wonderful embassador burly he done a tremendous job representing united states russia come again bring your family i want to thank you thanks just to remind you that my guest today was richard daley a veteran u.s. politician and the longest serving average mayor of chicago twenty two years he spent and that's it for now from all of us here if you want to have yourself part life

again says in chicago are are a legend today well in moscow the gangsters are still alive and st petersburg even says that right now it was once labeled the gangster capital of russia a couple of years ago so so did you did this you see some similarities with the chicago you you saw in the movie i now know how composed one thirty am and i don't know anybody who's alive then it was the late one nine hundred thirty and so they touchable zur always played so beyond that in you know we have a universe in chicago we have great universal medical institutions and you know just a great city and so you know people to watch untouchables you doesn't bother you know you met must commuters again and you know this is even some advise do you discuss something we ought to start said there was a panel and of course many people start talking about trafford and traffic is a problem for all big urban areas in the next ten or fifteen years almost eighty percent or more people live in urban areas it takes one hundred years of america to be urbanized this world be urbanized in less than twenty five years or thirt

history a woman has held the country's third highest elected office the speaker had served in st petersburg for eight years federation council post became vacant in may when speaker sergei mironov adjust russia party leader was recalled by the st petersburg legislature. take a look now at some other stories making headlines across the globe violence broke out but the reason immigrants fleeing in overcrowded holding center i mean italian island of lampedusa officers in riot gear used clubs against detain refugees who made a break for freedom the island has been overwhelmed by more than forty thousand tunisians and libyans living on a rest back home. eighty two american men jailed in iran on charges of spying have been freed after two years behind bars the release of the men had been postponed because a judge required to sign the release forms was on holiday before bell was secured shane bauer and josh fattal had both been facing eight years in prison they say they mistakenly crossed into iran while trekking in northern iraq in july of two thousand and nine. here you forces fired mortars at a

st. petersburg to mark the anniversary of the siege.esidents gather where one building still bears a painting of world war ii warning telling people to stay off that side of the street during air raids. hundreds laid flowers on to the sign in the pouring rain. compared with other battles of the second world war, the leningrad siege is a story that is readily be told. cut off from the rest of the country, people had to content themselves with daily food rations of no more than 250 grams of poor quality bread. the harshest winter in decades added to the suffering of leningrad's starting inhabitants. many dropped dead from hunger. they're terrifying experience was told by survivors who toured schools to tell people about the city's past. this is an older generation that does not want the current to forget. >> the air raids started with a sigh ran, and an air raid warning would affect people to the extent of driving them mad. but it is important to mention also that little children, who did not even understand what was going on, were crying

st petersburg to earn their first points of this year's champions league campaign. are ready to rumble the countdown continues for the biggest boxing clash of the russian year the country's great cruiserweight hope denise and verses ring legend james toney. trying to catch up with a russian or rugby player. who despite having a stormy world cup now find themselves seeking a new club. that start with football where it's been a night to remember fours and eat the st petersburg side beating portuguese top dog sports all to claim their first points all this champions league campaign the first half and one one after four shows james. exchanged goals within the openings twenty minutes the second period was to belong so they all side after that is there's more here to see that receives his marching orders for his second yellow the dangerous again man of the match for three one when. and here are the results of the night's seven games in group g. the cypriot side. after a draw in ukraine against shots are in group h. there waiting to barcelona destroyed. and now sits even o

a new production line in st petersburg where it will be producing some nano products some ceramic metal ceramics and things like that what was specifically going to produce something clear which is the most important part of any cutting instruments of the i would say cutting edge of the blade absolutely which is normally faced with a mock someone here will strengthen all the marks and parameters. quranic that is something which may increase all of those parameters that's why partners who is the very will. scientist with a good knowledge of the experience will develop this technology. we. if we accept this ideas and we invest in developing those businesses and just a couple of weeks ago the start of the commercial production of quranic instruments details for machinery we're talking about blade you said mentioned machinery is it going to be like for large machine by drilling or something more like surgery for example yeah well actually the exact of the land we're speaking about then we'll probably use a blitz with a preview. i think instruments like drills and things like that. you first

that start with football where it's been a night to remember for years and eat in st petersburg side beating portuguese top dog sports all to claim to first points of this champions league campaign the first half and one one after of course those games are a dream and exchanged goals within the openings twenty minutes but the second period was to belong to the home side after that is there's more here from sea that receives his marching orders for a second yellow the dangerous sure roll call again and man of the match for three one when. and here are the results of the night's seven game seems an easy group g. the cypriot side up well are now after a draw in ukraine against shocks to our group h. their rating champions barcelona destroys box a over a villa rose and now sits even on four points with milan who defeated the leaks a few songs from czech republic chelsea are now on top of group easy after a home draw against while byron leverkusen are now second following victory over a gang from belgium finally in group arsenal defeated greece champions of course to climb up a. second wh

and he was then cools the ground where we station we see now is the project of architects from st petersburg built in one thousand fifty three in a typical ground stalinist style sieberg is one of the biggest and most beautiful towns in the leningrad region the name consists of two parts the word good meaning a town a fortress and isp. many european towns names on the word defeat she said to come from the old german language meaning st the history of the book started in the eleventh century when a small settlement is once part of sweden and finland and now russia every centuries the fusion of cultures and traditions has become too apparent attractions and architectural monuments to vbac closely connected with its history what amazing view now of the big attracts many tourists due to its telling history and amazing architecture ok some of it is a little grassy and rundown but i think that's what gives this place its character also there are many different cultural events and percivale's that take place during the year so he wants to enjoy all of them do you check the dates before you visit. y

off the mark zinni beads ten months or so in st petersburg to earn their first points of this year's champions league campaign. ready to rumble the cal down continues for the biggest boxing clash of the russian year the country's great cruiserweight hope denise lives if her sister ring legend changed tony. trying times we catch up with russia rugby player constantine a raj call who despite its having a stormy world cup now finds himself seeking and you club. let's start with football where it's been a night to remember for zinni to the st petersburg side beating portuguese top dog sports all to claim their first points of this champions league campaign the first half and one one after portholes james rodriguez and romance of roll call exchange goals within the opening twenty minutes bought the second period was to belong to the home side after the visitors georget received his marching orders for a second yellow the dangerous again and the men of the match for a three one win. and here are the results of the night seven other games in sydney's group gina cypriot side are now on top a

let's start with football where it's been a nights to remember for easy meat the st petersburg side beating portuguese top dog sports all to claim their first points of this champions league campaign the first half and one one after for those comments are a dream guess and romance are all about exchange goals within the opening twenty minutes of the second period was to belong to the home side after the visitors who are here to see they receive is marching orders for a second yellow the danger is sure all go again and man of the match danny netting for a three one win and here are the results of the night seven other games in the needs group g. the cypriot side otway are now on top after a draw in ukraine against shocks are in group h. the reigning champions parslow want to destroy the lot say over and villa rose and now sit even on four points with the lamb who defeated the league debut songs pulls them from the czech republic chelsea are now on top of group for a home draw against wildlife leverkusen are now second following victory over again from belgium and by the way in group f. arsen

the marks in the beat ten month or so in st petersburg to earn their first points of this year's champions league campaign. and ready to rumble the countdown continues for the biggest boxing clash of the russian year the country's great cruiserweight holds in these letters of verses a ring legend james it's only. trying times we catch up with russia rugby player constantine who despite having a storm the world cup now finds himself seeking and you club. let's start with football where it's been a night to remember for easy meet the st petersburg side between portuguese dogs force all to claim their first points this champions league campaign the first half and one one after four of those comments are a dream guess and remind sure all go by exchange goals within the opening twenty minutes of the second period was to belong to the home side after the visitors jorge have to see they receive is marching orders for a second yellow the danger is sure all go up again and man of the match johnny netting for a three one win and here are the results of the night seven other games in the needs group

that's being built in st petersburg right now. so it's based on the reacts. breakers of the russian fleet. however into the graded to ensure higher level of safety. on board russia's floating nuclear barges will be two of these bad boys each cayle t. forty as is designed to pump out around thirty five megawatts of electricity and produce about two hundred forty tons of steam power is a pressurized water reactor fueled by enriched uranium according to the designers of the nuclear fuel will be enriched up to about fifteen to eighteen percent some argue that having such radioactive material just being the waves off the coast could make these ships both the safety and proliferation risk for them or they could be a potential terrorist target officials however claim that they're even safer than land based reactors. the modified stations were designed and built. by the afrikan to design the same company responsible for it and some of the others highlighted earlier in the program in this design the skilled russian engineers have turned their watchful eyes and. super

it could have because of the royal yard sale to dog at the place where it was supposed to be in st petersburg due to a strong wind and the difficult weather conditions and up the docking at the wrong place at the guard's place nevertheless hoping the rest of the visit is going to be smooth and fool cultural exchange all that's what the news looks like for now next as a business update with yulia. thanks to a strike time to delve into the world of business and more on the opening of the north room gas pipeline russia's prime minister is calling the project a window to europe the twelve hundred kilometer length is now being filled before pumping begins next month this is our g.'s morning call through a has the details. it was a split gas implosion all by months and years of negotiations testing and construction came down to one play live here it's an old person lease up the wheels in motion and the pipeline has now been filled up with gas to get it ready to start pumping in the hope or the rush of munavvar have to rely on transit countries to get its gas and see europe export so that you are ex