but here in the urals is just called the emerald green or. some jewelry firms indian once in particular are only too ready to buy such cheap stones they're specially treated and then resold at the price of emeralds. aleksandr a cell of on a fist generally recognized as an expert on the certification of emeralds and other precious stones the certificate guarantees that the customer is not mining so-called refined beryllium or to put it plainly fake emeralds. emeralds are a variety of. only different color. painting radioisotopes some other method would change their color. has set up a certification center in the town of study and. in addition he's founded a private museum of minerals and jewelry complete with gem cutting workshops the art of stone cutting alone produces unique gems from emeralds and more modest semi-precious stones like topaz amethyst and other colored crystals. each gemstone splinter or even a plain looking one is given a new lease on life imported as well as local stones are cut here but local stones no matter how plain they

the urals a russian region of the crossroads of europe in the age of two thousand kilometers from moscow many see it as a territory of a name is an unsolved mystery. it's known as russia's twilight zone. each year thousands of u.f.o. hunters and schools of scientists come here to take a closer look at unexplained phenomena. what can explain the frequent occurrence of paranormal activity in this region these u.f.o.'s and where exactly are they coming from. arcane is one of the power in the southern us this is where brush psychics astrologers and clairvoyance congregate. each evening some visitors to perform magic rituals symbolizing human reincarnation the people sitting by the campfire as opposed to throw the old clothes into the flames. you cast all your fears to gretchen and a ransom to things thinks and threw them into the fire that. arena ivanova has traveled hundreds of kilometers and calling it without sleep for the sake of a visit to africa she regards himself as an expert with games of experience and comes here every year with several of her followers to take in what she calls a

to gemstones a ural mountains have always had a strange alert. trust to tales of underground treasure troves have been passed down from generation to generation but today few people in the urals know the show rounded by these forgotten gemstone minds and still fewer practice the age old methods of mining so who know harvest these precious pearls of the urals and how do they go about it are the modern day treasure x. really marks the spot i've been in mine shafts.

well there is plenty to draw people to russia's urals the clear mountain air and breathtaking views but not of the contaminated tell we take you to next arching surfer reports from a city suffering with its industrial legacy. it's a bleak sight that greets he when you're right in the small russian town of carroll bash a legacy of environmental destruction once earned the title of one of the most polluted towns in the world it's a large copper and a century of toxic fumes and chemical waste left the landscape devastated but it's the residents who have really suffered from the. cardiovascular diseases respiratory diseases and i just have sister newsies are coming and the level of oncological diseases here is rather i. under new ownership since two thousand and three the plant has the gun cleaning up its act the progress is slowly. we immediately began renovation but you can see for yourself the problems that a company of an inherited were doing a lot to preserve and develop care about but of course lots more still remains to be done the smelters founded to exploit the region's rich copper

and a group in russia's urals is using extreme measures to get addicts into rehab that they kidnap drug abusers and force them into therapy the method has one public support that landed three members in jail sarah first went to see them in action. a drugs raid gets underway and after hours of waiting for a contact to give a signal suddenly everyone is up and running the police are involved but not taking part a law enforcement offices the raid is being organized by vigilante style group from the cash you name themselves the city without narcotics agree be using controversial tactics to target drug dealers and rehabilitate drug addicts this is a drug called there's a morphine locally known as crocodile it's a continual drug really dangerous the beginning of the race and coming through the window was pretty exciting but the minute that you get inside the reality of the situation really hits you very hard you've got a young family. lying around the house next door a young child and a mother who looks barely more than a child herself base extremely scared and upset and it really makes it ve

places but couldn't care about the russian urals to clean itself up and. of the movie made the world laugh at us. world for down the kazakhstan comedy that's biting back at a bore out wild why the central asian nation is having the last laugh that's obscene. iraq is threatening legal action against those accused of torturing detainees following the release of hundreds of thousands of confidential military documents through wiki leaks the war logs reveal iraqi troops conducted savage abuses on detainees and that the u.s. often did nothing despite the evidence it also shows washington failed to investigate a series of killings of suspects on civilians by its forces the u.s. criticized the release saying it could endanger the lives of security personnel on the ground but we can leaks founder julian assange told r.t. that revealing the truth was vital to prevent such atrocities from happening again . this is the most accurate description of a war that is being released into the historic record we see that is nearly no street corner in baghdad didn't have a bod

russia boasts lush nature and picturesque views but there's one place in the ural mountains where the landscape is very different it's the town of would choose one of the most polluted places on earth so forth reports on what's being done to clean up its environment and its reputation. it's a bleak sight that greets you when you're right in the small russian town of care about a legacy of environmental destruction once owned the title of one of the most polluted towns in the world its thing to a large copper smelter and a century of toxic fumes and chemical waste left the landscape here devastated but it's the residents who have really suffered from the horrible cardiovascular diseases respiratory diseases in digestive system diseases are common in the world of oncological diseases here is rather high under new ownership since two thousand and three the plant has begun cleaning up its act to progress slowly. we immediately began renovation but you can see for yourself the problems that our company of inherited were doing a lot to preserve and develop but of course lots more still rema

and forcing them into extreme treatment is a step too far for the russian courts a group in russia's urals which is plagued with a severe narcotics problem waged its own war on drugs spite enjoying widespread public support three people have been charged with abduction torture. a drugs raid gets underway and after hours of waiting for a contact to give the signal suddenly everybody is up and running the police are involved.

sent him to the urals asked for the money goes to switzerland. government telephone barely stops ringing even on saturday mornings as an entrepreneur whose business was ruined years ago sternly god sees the financial crisis as the best time for spreading the economic lessons that land. this crisis offers a big opportunity for one thing urban people are losing jobs nobody needs this is a powerful stimulus for them to move to other places and if this city sewage system goes down then it compel people to move in no time the government dislikes the term eco settler he calls himself a peasant and hates progress more than even the most radical greens and feels that scientific progress does nothing but harm and maintains that people should go back to their roots living as he does just like in days gone by the food should come from your own vegetable garden. just like them and eat them. laurie we don't use any cameco to grow them. come on try it. even has an eco solution to making a nice without a freezer. this is all free only a short time ago i had alw

top story thanks for being with us how their wits end with drug addicts a group in russia's urals have decided to take the law into their own hands their extreme method of kidnapping dealers and users and forcing treatment on them may have one great support from the people but it has fallen foul of the authorities to at the same time we've jailed some of them for abduction and torture as you're about to see. a drugs raid gets underway and after hours of waiting for a contact to give the signal suddenly everyone is up and running the police are involved but not all taking part a law enforcement officers the raid is being organized by a vigilante style group for me catherine bergen who named themselves the city.

desperate times desperate measures of vigilante groups in russia's urals who kidnap drug addicts and force them into rehab when public support at the risk of jail time. girl power media darlings in america but critics say the new breed of women running for office are just using the politics of fear to win. and we report from a drifting eyes glow in the arctic if you hold for fifteen brave man out to prove russia's claim on the region's resources. this is r.t. coming to live from moscow i'm marina joshua into the program it was terminator time in moscow this week arnold schwarzenegger was in town not to wreak havoc but on a mission of innovation california's governor was in the capital at the invitation of president viet of to discuss investing in russia's version of silicon valley and he also took time to take in some city life as a santa boyko now reports. it was morning rush hour in the moscow subway with passengers album being their way through the crowd there is no legal that can make them pause at this time but here he was the terminator. i saw a lot of people on camera flashes