december one thousand nine hundred eighty six in the u.s.s.r. as an apartment in the city of gold key a phone line is urgently installed at a set time the phone rings the voice of the other and speaks this is going to giove please return and continue your patriotic activity. the person these words were dressed to has spent nearly the past seven years in political exile. he was the man who created the first hydrogen bomb and received a number of the state's top awards but he was also the most widely known soviet dissident constantly hounded by the k.g.b. and oppressed by the party's leadership the man who drew so much attention was under a sucker out of and his life was full of paradoxes. now known as the city of nice north good old gold a key was closed to foreigners in the soviet times because it housed a number of secret defense facilities with urge you to come to your senses mr sourav as a person living among the soviet people you must surely see clearly what goals the communist party and our people are striving to achieve on behalf of the tw

pacific beginning in one thousand fifty two they tested their way into the very restricted nuclear u.s.s.r. . with the assistance of the australian military. people study. the results demonstrate the presence of elements of chromosomal disturbances introspections any thirty years ago so they're basically saying they have suffered damage and we spoke recently as a national conference here on so much when the daughter of one of the eclipsed patron's spycatcher father was still to speak and she talked about growing out of that fear of having a child only for home even in israel and because of the effects of radiation from

of the controversially to step cheese were removed gradually from the towns and cities across the u.s.s.r. . as one of history's most notorious dictators he was to some a war hero who modernized the country to others he was a mass murderer it was a reign of terror to his people. he used to be a bad man i think it was very dangerous and stalin. believe he's. a leader that led the country after lenin. he was a murdered a lot of people but three million people. maybe not the best guy. he always destroyed your in your military before. you were after the nazis so. he was a good. view was he was a good person. but was he able to destroy the nazi regime yes because of his leadership in the world. and was. a great warrior who brought you through. some really really tough times in the war. in leaving you did what he had to do with thirty twice time magazine's person of the year to this day stalin still evokes mixed emotions. most modern day russians will continue to respect those who fought the nazis but they couldn't separate this from respect for a vicious ruthless tyrant. and if we did not beli

off the list you any left the u.s.s.r. it's all to join the european union if you a new was told that it could acquire e.u. membership on the condition that it shuts down the egg million a nuclear power plant. and even received funds to help dismantle the plant's equipment and build storage for nuclear waste. the first reactor was closed in two thousand and four the other in two thousand and nine if you any of them joining the e.u. . we were in the reactor room of the first unit nuclear fuel used to be stored underneath. it was used to generate heat and electricity and. many of those who built the station and worked at it had to be trained in how to dismantle it. would be able to turbine together with my own hands after it went into service my job was to maintain and repair it but in the past seven years i've been taking all that apart again with my own hands it's a pity creating something is much better if you ask me. you'd millar and valarie good newton were made redundant when the station was shut down but there was no

says george again in the panels after the collapse of the u.s.s.r. thousands of people have fled the country next we talked to georgian politicians an artist to find what's happening there today. nine hundred ninety one georgia a cheat independence from the u.s.s.r. the no before violent standoff with the rapidly disintegrating soviet empire. we did get independence but it resulted in much blood and destruction. a civil war broke out in georgia he was to soon as it came sovereignty to this day the nation has been unable to overcome its aftermath the country's infrastructure is in ruins tens of thousands of people fled the country in the top of the soviet union georgia was one of the wealthiest republics today one third of the population lives below the poverty line killed twenty years have passed but people here enjoy less freedom than they did during the soviet period. back in one thousand nine hundred eight. really was just a student he joined a mass trying to strike outside government headquarters time the country was still cooled the georgian sov

cheat independence from the u.s.s.r. . the standoff with the record disintegrating soviet empire. independence but it resulted in much blood and destruction. the civil broke out. to susie. to this day the nation has been unable to overcome its. the country's infrastructure is in ruins tens of thousands of people who fled the country in the time of the soviet union was one of the wealthiest republics today one third of the population lives below the poverty. twenty years of past the people who. did during the soviet period. back in one thousand nine hundred eight. really was just a student he joined a mass trying to strike outside government headquarters. the country was still cool to the georgian soviet socialist republic. that hunger strike which lasted eight or nine days. liberation i often sat on the steps with my friends. the number of protesters good day by day. then a young historian lend his support to the cool. independence was my watchword at that time i didn't miss a single public action all rally. in a. celss of people gathered in tbilisi for an open ended rally outside

a poll ninth nine hundred ninety one georgia achieved independence from the u.s.s.r. to know the for violent standoff with the referee disintegrating the soviet empire . we did get independence but it resulted in much blood and destruction. a civil war broke out in georgia he has to susie again sovereignty to this day the nation is be unable to overcome its aftermath the country's infrastructure is in ruins tens of thousands of people have fled the country in the time of the soviet union today was one of the wealthiest republics today one third of the population lives below the poverty line twenty years have passed but people here enjoy less freedom and i did during the soviet period. back in the one hundred eighty eight girls the kids mellish billy was just a student he joined a mass fungus strike outside government headquarters at that time the country was still cool to the georgian soviet socialist republic. that hunger strike which lasted eight or nine days triggered a movement of liberation i often sat on the steps of my friends. the number of protesters good day

says george again in a paris after the collapse of the u.s.s.r. thousands of people have fled the country next we talk to georgian politicians and are just fine what's happening there today. april ninth one thousand nine hundred one george or achieved independence from the u.s.s.r. to know before a violent standoff with the rapidly disintegrating soviet empire. we did get independence but it resulted in much blood in the structure. of the civil war broke out in georgia in ways to susie came sufferance and to this day the nation has been unable to overcome its aftermath the country's infrastructure is in ruins tens of thousands of people have fled the country in the time of the soviet union georgia was one of the wealthiest republics today one third of the population lives below the poverty line twenty years have passed the people here enjoy less freedom and they did during the soviet period. back in the one hundred eighty eight kids mellish really was just a student enjoying the mess from destroyed outside government headquarters at that time the

it's a recognition of the achievements of the u.s.s.r. and its successor russia promotes russia as an advanced space exploration country i don't think that every person going to london polls is aware of that therefore drawing attention to it is helpful as a resident for russian space agency thank you very much for talking to our. question is that so much of an oldish musician on the markets would be a stalemate in the same nato's bombing campaign in egypt and take on the rebels have only hardened political facts of. the berlin. just so. the most serious. wealthy british scientists are. not on the right. markets succumb to find out what's really happening to the global economy for a no holds barred look at the global financial headline is good news to cause a report. he. says. won't go into the. what needs to be splash in the world of high tech business but what turns in advance science into i can't change products they don't understand ok which is this got to be full of russian innovators to ease your betters and broaden and their big bre

on the wrong stalin played in the u.s.s.r. has been studied by scholars and historians for decades from architecture to nature and technology the needle was on a mission to change everything and to discuss the debatable positive steps still in meeting with the country let's meet this week's test. it is a great to meet you well oh so you're the architecture too to hear the stroke is your area was they were doing research for research projects well there's not a girl teaching or working texture or the but they pose a greater program well. this year there are five themes. one that would be amazing the preservation of heritage regarding architectural heritage style and. architecture is very dominant in the russian capital today and yes you are right well of course telling the starkey picture row has a great impact well to the urban structure of moscow did it to dilute who the will be seating and openly in moscow also in another you know going to see to sort of russia. well i think in this secure world because. its influence is ver

two decades later the last team to win the u.s.s.r. football championship see ask a moscow regroup to commemorate the victory. it's been a day of pit crew mishaps by the major contenders for the formula one thrown in the garbage of red bull mcclaren both of committing costly errors leaving for a month fernando alonso to reap the rewards reaming champion sebastian vettel started the day in second but sees top spot right from the off the german then lost opposition to fernando alonso when both cars went in for a pit stop on lap twenty seven i will not go on malfunction in the red bull along the spanish two time champion to take control jenson button mcclaren my colleagues then for a goal to put the wheel not all together forcing the winner to retire so along go first to the checkered flag while vettel got the better of paul starter on teammate mark webber for second place russian batali petroff finished well. all right from england to argentina where nerves are jangling for brazil of the cup america the defending champions must win their

on the road selling played in the u.s.s.r. has been studied by scholars and historians of decades from architecture to nature and technology the leader was on a mission change everything and to discuss the debatable positive steps telling meeting with the country let's meet this week's cast. it is a great to meet you well oh so you're the architecture to hear this truck is here was they were doing research for research projects well there's not a train or work a texture. but they pose a greater program well. this year there are five themes. one of them is the preservation of heritage regarding architectural heritage style and. architecture is very dominant in the russian capital for that yes you're right well of course knowing the stark a picture well as a great impact well to the urban structure of moscow to be a lukumi with a c.t. you know probably in mosco also there are other cities of russia. well i think in this world because. it's. very serious still till today because i cannot imagine moscow would go to for example sev