>> hitler learned from stalin.of the cattle car, those are all soviet cars but the soviet insignia on it and this was all worked out before hitler started deporting people. he was not a very imaginative person. they were very thorough god knows but stalin had been doing all this dividing of people into acceptable and unacceptable groups for 20 years for the nazi's, the division was by race, soviets, was social class. >> we will be back on mosaic a great change is at hand and our task is to make that revolution, that change, peaceful and constructive for all. those who look only to the past or the present, are certain to miss the future. do not pray for easy lives. pray to be stronger men. ask not what your country can do for you. ask what you can do for your country. when we can all breathe easier. we're fighting to make every section a smoke-free section. for a day when even vehicles quit smoking. we're fighting for clear skies over every city and healthy lungs throughout the country. the american lung association

dictator or revered leader fifty eight years after his death josef stalin still divides opinion markie takes a look at one of history's most controversial figures. bringing you the top news and stories from around the world this is r.t. we're glad to have you with us in libya opposition forces are locked in a battle with government forces in zawiya a strategic city close to the capital tripoli reports say at least seventy people have been killed and around three hundred wounded in colonel gadhafi attempts to regain control of the rebel stronghold but he's powerless leader filed this report . on saturday the libyan leader moammar gadhafi launched a fresh military offensive he's trying to retake some of the chance he's lost in the past eighteen days of fighting there were some seventy people killed those are the latest reports we're receiving and more than three hundred people injured with reports of its strikes and live ammunition and growing fears that libya is descending into civil war most of the fighting is in the key towns of libya's we're which is some thirty kilometers from the c

and almost six decades after joseph stalin the death of a controversial saudi leader is still idolized and demonized in equal measures. to n.p.v. peace shareholders have decided to postpone a decision on where the british russian joint venture wants to dissipate in the b. and are super explorations aylmore in business in twenty minutes. one pm in the russian capital you're watching r t r marina joshie while he is locked in bloody battles the u.s. and u.k. forces remain on standby and fears they could intervene as thousands flee the troubled land many of its residents say they don't want international involvement viewing it as another form of oppression our policy reports. this is the road out of libya but it's also the road that lines the pockets of hundreds of libyans who make their living selling fuel internews year fourteen times the price they paid back home. libyan good half year one. and libya long live from let him stay in power for life. and as much as some may support to defeat other libyans despise the united states when the moment i call the u.s. will not enter libya what ri

it's fifty eight years since the death of joseph stalin but decades on his legacy still divides opinion martin speaks to a man who went from hero cheap labor camp prisoner on the order of the soviet leader. from our studios here in central moscow this is r.t. with twenty four hours a day opposition strongholds have been under attack because moammar gadhafi made a major push to regain control over strategic parts of libya a day of fierce fighting has reportedly left seventy dead and three hundred wounded meanwhile two u.s. warships are departed that base in the mediterranean as part of a military buildup around the amid fears of a possible intervention. has the latest now from the tunisian libyan border. on saturday the libyan leader moammar gadhafi launched a fresh military offensive he's trying to retake some of the towns he's lost in the past eighteen days of fighting there were some seventy people killed those are the latest reports we're receiving and more than three hundred people injured with reports of strikes and live ammunition and growing fears that libya is descending into ci

and also it's fifty eight years since the death of joseph stalin but decades on his legacy still divides opinion he speaks to a man who went from war hero to labor camp prisoner on the order of the serving. life from our studios here in central moscow this is r.t. with twenty four hours a day moammar gadhafi has launched widespread offenses with reports of live ammunition in airstrikes used to regain control over the eastern part of libya the british government has confirmed its troops are on standby for deployment to the violence torn area meanwhile two u.s. warships are departed that base in the mediterranean as part of a military buildup around libya and fears of a possible intervention is all it seems paula smith found out. well we certainly hearing that there's a lot of serious fighting predominantly in eastern libya the cities where there's fighting is concentrated hours away which is some fifty kilometers from the capital tripoli and last north which is an oil rich port having said that though it's very difficult to ascertain exactly who is in control in each of these distillation

also reporting this fifty eight years since the death of joseph stalin but decades on his legacy still divides opinion speaks to a man who went from hero to labor camp prisoner the new role of the soviet leader. live from our studios here in central moscow this is r.t. with twenty four hours a day opposition strongholds are under attack as monarch gadhafi makes a major push to regain control over strategic parts of libya the fierce fighting has reportedly left seventy killed and three hundred wounded meanwhile two u.s. warships have departed their base in the mediterranean as part of a military buildup around libya amid fears over possible intervention well it has put a smear is on the chin is in libyan border the latest fighting has left many wondering who is actually in control of the country's key areas what do we know about the situation across the border where you. well on saturday the libyan leader moammar gadhafi launched a fresh military offensive he's trying to retake some of the towns he's lost in the past eighteen days of fighting there were some seventy people killed those

fifty eight years since the death of joseph stalin five decades on his legacy still divides opinion in russia r.t. speaks to a man who went from war hero to labor prisoner on the order of the soviet leader. six pm in moscow i naturally good to have you with us here on r t our top story more market off he has launched widespread offenses with reports of live ammunition air strikes used to regain control over the eastern part of libya and with the country locked in a bloody battles the british government has confirmed it is troops are on standby for deployment to the violence through an area and u.s. is also gathering its naval forces in the mediterranean close to libya adding if years of a possible intervention are he's paullus leader has more. well we certainly hearing that there's a lot of serious fighting predominantly in eastern libya the cities where there's fighting is concentrated our which is some fifty kilometers from the capital tripoli and rest in the north which is an oil rich port having said that though it's very difficult to ascertain exactly who is in control in each of

it's fifty years since the death of joseph stalin but decades on his legacy still divides opinion in russia r.t. speaks to a man who went from a war hero to a labor camp prisoner under orders of the soviet leader. four pm in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on r.t. our top story moammar gadhafi has large widespread offensives during gain control over the eastern part of libya dozens are reported killed as the opposition struggles to fight off the security forces more troops were said to the town of zawiya the outskirts of the capital tripoli after rebels repelled an attack by soldiers saturday morning and as libya's rocked and bloody battles the british government has confirmed its troops are on standby for deployment the u.s. is also gathering its naval forces just across the mediterranean triggering fears of possible intervention party's policy clear has been asking libyans who managed to flee the troubled land what they think of coralie ball. this is the road out of libya but it's also the road that lines the pockets of hundreds of libyans who make their living se

and almost six decades after joseph stalin staff the car a virtual soviet leaders still idolise then demonized in equal measures. it is telling on the russian capital you're watching r t with me arena joshie welcome to the program while levy is locked in bloody battles u.s. and u.k. forces remain on standby amid fears they could intervene as thousands flee the troubled land many of its residents say they don't want international involvement viewing it as another form of oppression archy's polis near reports. this is the road of libya but it's also the road to that lines the pockets of hundreds of libyans who make their living selling fuel internews year fourteen times the price they paid back home. to the libyan gadhafi or one. more and libya long live gadhafi let him stay in power for life. and as much as some may support gadhafi other libyans despise the united states for the moment of course the u.s. will not enter libya what rights they have they don't have a ticket after that is libyan put days he's been trying to get through the canadian side of the border to check up on his fa

and almost six decades after joseph stalin sadat a controversial soviet leader is still idolized and demonized in equal measures and russia. looking for a piece of the oxford clyde norris nichols general basil in a six working day here in russia joined business for a recap of the top business stories of the week in around twenty going to. news around the clock from around the world it's three pm in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on r t well libya's locked in bloody battles the u.s. and u.k. forces remain on standby and in fears that they could intervene as thousands flee the troubled land many of its residents say they don't want international involvement healing it as another form of oppression or he's powerless. this is the road out of libya but it's also the road to deadlines the pockets of hundreds of libyans who make their living selling fuel in tunisia fourteen times the price they paid back. the libyan good half year one. and libya long live gadhafi let him stay in power for life. and as much as some may support gadhafi other libyans despise the united state

fifty eight years since the death of joseph stalin decades on his legacy still divides opinion parties speaks to a man who went from a war hero to leave her camp prisoner under orders of the soviet union. five pm in moscow i imagine as a good to have you with us here on our t.v. our top story moammar gadhafi has launched widespread offensives to regain control over the eastern part of libya dozens reported killed as the opposition struggles to fight off security forces more troops were sent to the town of zawiya on the outskirts of the capital tripoli after rebels repelled at its hacked by the soldiers saturday morning and is libya's locked in while you battles the british government has confirmed its troops are on standby for deployment to the violence torn country the u.s. is also gathering its naval forces in the mediterranean close to libya triggering fears of possible intervention will be joining artie's policy or for more details in a few moments. first though a member of the u.s. house of representatives dennis because senate tells our team of washington steps into libya that pe

and almost six decades after joseph stalin sadat a controversial soviet leader is so idolized in demonizing equal measures in russia . two pm in moscow i'm not treasurer good to have you with us here on our c our top story well libya's locked in bloody battles u.s. and u.k. forces remain on standby amid fears they could intervene as thousands flee the troubled land many of its residents say they don't want international involvement hearing it as another form of oppression artie's parsley reports this is the build up of libya but it's also the word today it lines the pockets of hundreds of libyans who make their living selling fuel in tunisia fourteen times the price they paid back. the libyan gadhafi or one. and libya long live gadhafi let him stay in power for life. and as much as some may support gadhafi other libyans despise the united states for the moment and of course the u.s. will not enter libya what rights they have they don't get that often it is libyan for days he's been trying to get into the community inside the border to check up on his family who on the other side you know so

and almost six decades after joseph stalin's day asked the controversial saudi leaders still i don't wise and demonized in equal measure of. what you are to live from moscow with me marina joshua welcome to the program while he is lost in bloody battles u.s. and u.k. forces remain on standby amid fears they could intervene as thousands flee the troubled land many of its residents say they don't want international involvement viewing it as another form of oppression are the supposedly are reports. this is the boat out of libya but it's also the road that lines the pockets of hundreds of libyans who make their living selling fuel into newsier fourteen times the price they paid back. the libyan gadhafi or one. and libya long live gadhafi let him stay in power for life. and as much as some may support gadhafi other libyans despise the united states while their mamma called the u.s. will not enter libya quite right as they are they don't have a good day i mean it is libyan for days he's been trying to get to the chinese inside the border to check up on his family who are on the other side

and almost six decades after joseph stalin staff caught a virtual soviet leader is still idolized and demonized equal measures. in the russian capital you're watching r.t. with me welcome to the program while levy is lost in fears battles u.s. and u.k. forces remain on standby and it fears they could intervene as thousands flee the troubled land many of its residents say they don't want international involvement viewing it as another form of oppression are you supposed to reports. this is the road out of libya but it's also the road that lines the pockets of hundreds of libyans who make their living selling fuel internews year thirteen times the price they paid back home. the libyan get after one. and libya long live from let him stay in power for life. and as much as some may support gadhafi other libyans despise the united states for the moment. the u.s. will not enter libya quite right as they are they don't have a good. afternoon is libyan for days he's been trying to get medication is inside the border to check up on his family who on the other side you know some of them have bee

history at new york university and his latest book is the victims return survivors of the gulag after stalin in london we go to geoffrey hosking he is an emeritus professor of russian history at university college london and his latest book is rulers and victims the russians in the soviet union and also in london we have lad sobel he's an analyst at yale and securities and another member of our crosstalk team on the hunger all right gentlemen this is crosstalk that means you can jump in anytime you want stephen i want to go to you first here as got a bunch off is eighty years old today and let's talk about global legacy and then let's go to specific to russia what is his contribution to history at eighty years old remembering his rule ending the soviet union well one contribution is already recorded in history he set free the countries of eastern and central europe that's done where they go from here is up to them what's not settled or written history is the fate of democracy in russia there are different opinions about the condition of democracy in russia whether and he has very strong opin

. >>: in 1949, stalin has reason to believe his place in soviet history secure. >>: the railway was theproject of soviet dictator josef stalin. >> plan was to join the eastern and western portions of russia, thousands of political prisoners were sent here to work, among them anatoly marachev's grandfather. >>: my grandfather was labeled an enemy of the state and was sentencedto the camp. 1200 miles northeast of moscow this is the only town in the world the arctic circle, temperatures often plummet to -60°. so it was an ideal place to stash away stalin's political enemies. >>: most of the labor camp were located in the isolated regions of the arctic and they face these harsh conditions. >>: millions of mosquitoes in the summer and blizzard like conditions in the winter >>: joseph stalin dies at 74 >>: construction on the railway eventually stopped in 1953, but the damage was already done. his grandfather died, along with tens of thousands of other political prisoners. >>: people call this the railroad of dead because many could not handle the cold and the bugschristians were also killed

meant to dismantle the controls that stalin had imposed on the soviet union in the thirty's and then he said something remarkable in one thousand nine hundred seven he said lenin made a big mistake he carried out an economic new policy that after the civil war he didn't carry out a political policy in other words he said lennon's mistake was not becoming a democratize or he thought he had come at last in gorbachev gorbachev's road to democracy was removing stalin's controls not only on society but on the party itself now he may have had a romanticized view of what the communist party had been at the beginning but it certainly wasn't then in the beginning what it was when gorbachev came to power he then said in one thousand nine hundred ninety two the party you have to become an electoral party and they nearly passed out from there sort of the last thing on the other side of course well why not why couldn't a party of split into a group which offer electoral party and the party this now headed by zubrin if which by the way don't ever forget this that after the end of the soviet union

this war on drugs is something out of stalin's russia. and let's stop this war on sex offenders before this gets way out of hand. it is already way out of hand. [applause] i know we are concerned about sexual assault and rape and people assaulting women and children -- i know that. most of the people in prison as sex offenders are not those people. i call them romeo and juliet's. he is 19 and she is 16 or she is 19 and he is 16. that is the most of the mark. let's face it -- we should know, especially in san francisco, that as human beings, we are not really comfortable with sex. some of us do not even know who we are, right? from day to day, right? you know, i mean, sex is a very complicated issue. the idea that sexual behavior and people's aberrations with it or problems with it or confusions should send them to present for life sentences. in wisconsin, they have the same thing in iowa and illinois -- actually have built prisons just for sex offenders. can you imagine? the entire prison are sex offenders, mostly young men. that is what

dictator or revered leader fifty eight years after his death josef stalin still divides opinion party takes a look at one of history's most controversial figures. and roman is here now with the very latest from the world of sport. hello and welcome to sport an r.c. bringing you the latest from russia the around the world with the roman culture of let's take a look at our top stories and bring. head full of seen the look on my jeep completely demolished it on minsk in game seven of the western conference quarterfinals moving on to the second round of the guardian cup playoffs. saturn hospitalities says from moscow and city st petersburg travels across the dark second sets through russian football supercuts. net loss a rush of the davis cup courtesy of sweden spain meanwhile become the first country to progress to the quarterfinals of the team competition. so i saw a key and they came shell first where western conference leaders luck on one seeds and all this drama minsk in the deciding game of their best of seven series that the russians were hoping for an upset in your us level but en

and almost six decades after joseph stalin staff the dispute over his legacy is still loud and clear in russia the controversial song. is in equal measure. next to the glitters and sparkles in the russian capital than a moscow out team has probably been to see it as they go shopping for jewelry and this week's program. hello and welcome to the shire or worse is above all types of shore for centuries so join me as we take a look at the ground that exquisite slices off that sols to local workshops and the latest contempt decide as we begin this week's program one of the oldest walking through a factories in russia. it's easy to see why russians love jewelry across friendship goes back over a thousand years with precious stone to metal mines scattered throughout the vastness of russia a number of cities and cry from this highly profitable industry this company is one of the most famous in the capital from winning fans in bracelets and necklaces and earrings it has a rich tradition of making high quality pieces a very scrapes and sound it's. wonderful with various incomes this is our sho

who would become prayer as a stalin was practically nobody through during the concrete revolutionary day you know that's something close later they managed to rewrite their yes so history was . written all over but in in two thousand there may be a little bit later the worst change its attitude and the image of cathy improved dramatically in the west he was he was even less his thoughts you clear a program and he also the no any aggressive plans he says he were to. proclaim it he started to build new libyan contacts with the west world and on this way he made some concrete steps that wife was accepted by the west in libya was even made a member of the united nations human rights committee he wasn't it. wasn't it's not you know we can say yes now we can see this and i think it was. a shock for many members of the united nations so so so so you think that maybe this will be the in one step. here in our studio are three questions he's the vice president of the world association of russia press spotlight will be back shortly after a break so stay where you are we'll continue the intervie