the mighty volga it runs deep through the russian soul it has provided inspiration for songs and poems and is the country's main north south entourage and decades ago schumann ingenuity connected it to the dawn river to the west. for centuries people dreamt of connecting the two rivers now this canal is still she joins distance east together. to vote the dawn canal is an engineering marvel within a day a vessel can pass the canals thirteen blocks ten million tons of shipping does so every year. another concrete giant is this finished fifty years ago it's the biggest hydroelectric plant in europe it cowers the local city of volgograd and sends lots more electricity to moscow the hydroelectric plant behind me is a potent example of how much the volga can provide but harnessing the river like this isn't without its cost. fishermen have been watching fish stocks for years they see the slow damage the downing of the river has done especially to russia's prized sturgeon the source of caviar the liberals go to the hydroelectric plant has done significant damage because it starts fish swimming

you're with i think it's good to have your company today and still to come this hour the mighty volgaone r.t. as we take you on a journey along the longest river in europe it's been in the back of the russian economy and an inspiration for its culture. well known by its probably best known as the birthplace of one of india's greatest exports that of bollywood like many of the country's more cosmopolitan cities it's undergoing a constant change thanks to an economic boom but for the millions living there there's only one issue that dominates their daily lives and that's the issue of clean water parties chris read an article saw just how hard life in mumbai can be on a day to day basis. mumbai india the financial center for one of the fastest growing economies in the world. and the heart of india's beloved bollywood film industry but beyond the glitz and glam there is another story playing out on the streets of india's most populous city. i fake up at six am and walk to a village that is one in half of reka get to book of soft drink in water. this is shana mana got but she's twelve year

the volga dawn canal is an engineering marvel within a day a vessel can pass the canals thirteen locks ten million tons of shipping does so every year. another concrete giant is this finished fifty years ago it's the biggest hydroelectric plant in europe it powers the local city of volgograd and sends lots more electricity to moscow the hydroelectric plant behind me is a potent example of how much the volga can provide but harnessing a river like this isn't without its cost. fishermen have been watching fish stocks for years they see the slow damage the downing of the river has done especially to russia's prized sturgeon the source of caviar work and the girls go to the hydroelectric plant has done significant damage because it stopped fish swimming up river to this warning grounds they turned back and start swimming downstream now we don't know where they are. within a year all these houses will have gone fall into the river. to pentagon how many of the hydroelectric plants turbines are on the water level can change suddenly and dramatically too suddenly for the banks to absorb it pla

this time we are in the volga rather in one thousand water southeast of moscow the region is dividedby the miley volga river along assume you're up there was long been the backbone of the russian economy added inspiration for its culture but the spy providing so much activity is also causing huge downloads are to stand guard investigates whether the great river is being harnessed or of. the mighty valda it runs deep ocean so it has provided inspiration for songs and poems because the country's main sounds on trees and took a cheapo schuman ingenuity connected to the door to the west. for centuries people dreamt of connecting the two rivers now this canal just as she joins distant seas together. the voltage on for now is an engineering. within a day vessel compressed the canals thirty blocks ten million tons of shipping does so every year. another concrete. and is this finished fifty years ago it's the biggest hydroelectric plant in europe it powers the local city of volgograd and sends lots more electricity to moscow hydroelectric plant behind me is a potent example of how not the vo

also the town the sour here in our team the mighty volga join our team as we take you on a journey along the longest river in europe that's been the bad belt of the russian economy and an inspiration for its culture of. mumbai's probably best known as the birthplace of lot of india's greatest exports bollywood and like many other countries more cosmopolitan cities it's undergoing constant change thanks to an economic boom but for the millions living there only one issue dominates their daily lives clean water are these british leaders saw just how hard life in mumbai can be. by india the financial center for one of the fastest growing economies in the world. and the heart of india's beloved bollywood film industry but beyond the glitz and glam there's another story playing out on the streets of india's most populous city. i.v. cup at six am and walk to a village that is one in hard to get a new book it's often been warped oh. this is shine i'm on a cuppa she's twelve years old and her life in mumbai literally revolves around finding water basically i don't go to school because i have to

back to life meaning that the mighty volga is treated with the respect it deserves and dumbarton. azerbaijan has one of this year's euro vision song contest in germany. it's the first time the country has scooped the are doing it for them were a duo performing at running scared they beat heart favorites in france and ireland and the u.k. who chose a former boy band blue to fly the flag in dusseldorf twenty five countries took part in the final any to impress voters at home as well as the music industry professionals in the fifty sixth eurovision cart. and a night of wonder and marvels awaited hundreds of thousands of visitors at moscow's the fifth annual night at the museum from renaissance to postmodernism masterpieces awaited their chance to shine in the dark rockies you profit in a clutch or more. such as it. sounds. awesome museums. shot. all these national museum. it seemed. to satisfy each of the bullets had to. be that is part of the. whole some people are upset that it's a step. by step process of. a hard sell for a color reputation for being a little bit so. it's a subsid

and we are in the volga grab region sound one sounds and kilometers southeast of moscow the region is divided by the volga river the longest in europe a river has long been the backbone of the russian economy and of inspiration for its culture but despite providing so much human activity it's also causing huge damage already so martin investigates whether the graves river is being harnessed or abused. the mighty vulgar it runs deep through the russian soul it has provided inspiration for songs and poems and is the country's main north south artery and decades ago human ingenuity connected it to the dawn river to the west. over centuries people dreamt of connecting the two rivers now this canal essentially joins distance ceased to get. the vote the dawn canal is an engineering marvel within a day a vessel can pass the canals thirteen blocks ten million tons of shipping does so every year. another concrete giant is this finished fifty years ago it's the biggest hydroelectric plant in europe it powers the local city of volgograd and sends lots more electricity to moscow the hydroelectric

this time we're in the volga grad region.about a thousand kilometers or so south east of moscow the region is divided by the night evolved over the longest in all of europe the river has long been the backbone of the russian economy and an inspiration for its culture but despite providing so much human activity it's also causing huge damage things talk about estimates whether the great river is being harnessed or is being up in. the mighty volga it runs deep through the ocean so it is providing inspiration for songs and poems just the country's main north south launcher and decades ago schumann ingenuity connected to the jordan river to the west. straits the centuries people dreamt of connecting the two rivers now this canal essentially joins distance east again. of both the john canal is an engineering marvel within a day a vessel can pass the canals thirteen blocks ten million tons of shipping does so every year. another concrete giant is this finished fifty years ago it's the biggest hydroelectric plant in europe it powers

we continue exploring the volgograd a region in the south of russia it lies along the banks of the volga river the longest in europe but also gave the area its name the river played an important role in the life of the russian people and in known is known in the country's folklore as mother of older artie's tom barton explains why the giant waterway is so precious to the russian heart and economy. the mighty bold that runs deep in the ocean so it has provided inspiration for songs and poems just the country's main north south central and decades ago she was an ingenue it's connected to the don't refer to the west the intimate those states the full centuries people dreamt of connecting the two rivers now this canal is so she joins distance ceased again. vocal john canal is an engineering marvel within a day a vessel can pass the canals thirty blocks ten million tons of shipping does so every year. another concrete giant is this finished fifty years ago it's the biggest hydroelectric plant in europe it cowers the local city of volgograd and sends lots more electricity to moscow the hydroel

lots more electricity to moscow hydroelectric plant behind me is a potent example of how much the volga can provide but harnessing a red light isn't without its cost. fishermen who've been watching fish stocks for years they see the slow damage the downing of the river has done especially to russia's prized sturgeon the source of caviar. the hydroelectric plant has done significant damage because it stopped fish swimming up the river to this morning grounds they turned back and start swimming downstream and now we don't know where they are. within a year all these houses will fall into the river. to pentagon how many of the hydroelectric plants turbines are on the water level can change suddenly and dramatically too suddenly for the banks to absorb it plays havoc with the canals so . we can only lead to ships we have enough water for last year the water level dropped because of this hydroelectric plant and it caused big problems we could only look at the smaller chips or half loaded ones. control of the river flow by the plant has made building the boulders for play more attractive seri

back to life meaning that the mighty volga is treated with the respect it deserves to embark on. just a few minutes away here r.t. our must go out same as the capital's trendiest galleries to get a taste of contemporary art and russia that'll be off the recap of this hour's top stories in just a few minutes. repairing a broken nation. highway construction and humanitarian aid.

armies which biota nine hundred forty two were desperately trying to protect stalin's city on the volga from a vast axis offensive the author was an eighteen year old cadet as the germans closed in he was read stalin's infamous order not to retreat one step back whatever the cost. in our first combat we were bombed in our offices and commissar were killed that was our baptism of fire. over the next six months the valor and determination of soviet soldiers saved the city and trapped the invading germans and encirclement which destroyed hitler's biggest army since that great victory much as changed stalin grab changed its name to vulgar ground the soviet union itself collapsed and those who remember the battle and now old. when it comes to monuments made sure the heroism of the moment was set in stone. were going up you have to be careful here this is the most dangerous part we could be inside a military bunker the metal and concrete certainly make it look like one is here but we emerge to a kind of running view of the city of volgograd far beneath we've just popped out of the head of the

soviet soldiers who fought here a strength as defiant as the soviet army clung to the banks of the volga. and her size as vast as the battle that raged around here but many more in mind is a bound which are a lot less stylized and a lot more poignant these soldiers weren't buried in solemn ceremony they lie where they fell unseen till now these teams of volunteers have been researching in excavating the battle site for years but also. because relatives so soldiers are getting very old themselves the documents we find will decompose we don't pick them up the quicker we do without the better for both the historians and the soldiers or our troops. they want to try and recall the human stories of the stalingrad battle which claimed as many as two million lives many generals say the war isn't over until the large body is buried that's the moto of every church group survey reckons there are enough bullets and bones left for even his grandchildren to find the terror and tragedy of these ultimate sacrifice is yet to be revealed this miracle is one of the more concrete reminders of what happened

say we visited volga grabbed some fouls in kilometers southeast of moscow the area got its name from the volga river running through it and it's the longest in europe one of russia's most progressive regions economic lead you to it's well developed agricultural industry or he's tired barton takes a look now at the hardships and benefits of life in the volgograd countryside. i'm currently stood in a typical russian village street as you can see it's probably not the most glamorous of places not that that's particularly important to the people who live here the russian countryside is always been seen as a very practical place whether it's building up extra work from your home and working to try and improve your lot in the countryside it's been a difficult place to live for most of russia's history but it's also been very central to russia's culture here today has problems of its own and it's some of those things that i've been examining in my reports. it's time for these kids to give something back to their own or their world. that's where we do a little bit of time and stars ago is mo

russia's volgograd region located in the south eastern part of the country it's named after the mighty volga river largest in europe runs through the whole region its thousand year history regions witnessed something well i was thinking. tom barton takes on a rural area and discovered why it's close to the hearts of so many russians. it's time for these goo to give something back to their own or their wool. and that's where we do little bit at a time as there is going to move or after a while look you can even use your hands. pelageya is eighty seven years old she's worked in agriculture since she was thirteen she keeps go it's nice and chickens sells wool and clothes and eggs and does all the work herself. like i can stay still i'm used to working am an old woman i don't have much left or anywhere to go . pelageya lives and farms in the town of all europeans in russia's volgograd region it's typical of russia's rural settlements going from a small collection of it is with many people there still herding cattle fishing and keeping small holdings throughout history russia's countryside has qu

who grabbed the region located in the southeastern part of the country it's named after the mighty volga river the largest in europe that runs through the whole region it's one thousand year history and region has witnessed both soaring wealth and devastating war ati's tom barton that ruled way of life in the area i discovered why it's so close to the hearts of many russians. it's time for these go to give something back to their own or their wool. that's what we're doing a little bit at a time it starts going over after a while look you can even use your hands. again here is eighty seven years old she's worked in agriculture since she was thirteen she keeps goats geese and chickens sells well in close legs and does all the work herself. i can stay still i'm used to working am an old woman i don't have much left or anywhere to go . to again live some farms in the town of little prince and russia as well to grab region is typical of russia's rural settlements going from a small collection of villages with many people there still herding cattle fishing and keeping small holdings throughout

extreme humanitarian cases were let through which meant no more than three hundred people a day the volga was not one of them last year she died from cancer of the stomach she had trying desperately for months to leave gaza for chemotherapy treatment abroad but was never able to get the permission she needed to leave. then i went to the hospital here and they gave me some women and now the pain in there and the borders are closed this is the reason why is some for. the new egyptian foreign minister says the decision to close the border was shameful on saturday his promise to open buffer permanently without the israeli. is coming true no more with an agreement drawn up six years ago between the not opposed to gyptian president hosni mubarak the united states these raids on the europeans be in place that agreement gave e.u. monitors access to the crossing and allowed to live to supervise and monitor security cameras from a far and. a good. points and checkpoints saw that it was the same interest of both countries. the permanent opening of rougher terrifies israeli citizens especially those

one funny try playing a much needed one zero victory at home to volga seem a good getting there when it was fifteen minutes to go and the second win of the season to root for that side keeps the team from the evidence home side has a chance to extend their lead later on. missed this straightforward transfer. all over england all eyes are on the emirates this sunday is third premier league leaders manchester united and a game that could go a long way to deciding the title in idaho a three point lead over chelsea at the top of the gunners and nine points adrift that they do themselves and chelsea a favor by beating united as the bees go to old trafford next weekend elsewhere struggling burden of post a crunch darby with second bottom was rightfully hopefuls little for take on newcastle and fourth place manchester city rock bottom west. so very much something to play for in every match and i strike folks and everyone else to where. we want to win the world when the games were some people were unfairly and this is our souls you know to be in their glory and then when the week and chills

american corvettes and soviet era volga is were the kings of the road in moscow for a classic car rally and rates were for their owners the magnificent machines are not just a means of transport they are a way of life actually is a good. report. let's examine these cars on the country's shopping streets we have it almost there is this about a combination. of people come together at least sunday in the first time truck most of the loop shop out plastic we can't rally but this has become an annual event organizers had their systems all day watch making and you're a company for about cars from us cadillac suncor about still some of it made told us to get out there. in this rally some of the participants of the rally true being to each car and examines collectors like d.j. tele group tell me more about you have you see what is it or is it it's a chevy camaro ninety sixty nine three hundred sixty engine almost four hundred horsepower upgraded to almost five hundred. well it's one of the unique cars in moscow since moscow is not really a muscle car city not like los angeles suppose. how did y

needed one no retreat home for volga and so when go see a movie that's when the winner the fifteen minutes to go in the second one of the season the inside these girls plays. one side had a chance to stay in the lead later on. that side of this was very strong chance. well over in england the title race has been blown wide open after arsenal beat munched united by goal to nil meaning the red devils now lead the premier league by just three points from second place chelsea i don't rumsey got the only goal of the game on the six minutes that's what welshman finished off a well worked move chelsea bow could draw level on points with united if they manage to win it all trust. this time next week earlier ten man birmingham they drew with wolves in their relegation dogfight they moved up to fifteen from the standings bubblegum center in deep trouble languishing in nineteenth liverpool meanwhile confidently defeated newcastle remain rooted to the bottom of the table after losing to one of these islands a much city strengthened big grip on a point or champions league spot. so it is the little i've

climbed out of the relegation zone in the russian premier league after seeing all fellow strugglers volga bulgarian gorg play of settling the contest top a dozen minutes after the break with his powerful shot from outside the box it's only on cars that win since the season began in march at the other round of the tables a neat says scarves nominee and angie all topped the charts with nineteen points each. hold a game in hand. in the meantime manchester united midfielder paul scholes has announced his retirement from football with immediate effect the thirty six year old has enjoyed six hundred seventy six appearances for the red devils since joining them in one thousand nine hundred four and has scored a hundred two girls for the gulag schools also played for england finding the back of the now fourteen times international it is retirement does not mean he is saying goodbye to man united completely as he said to continue as a coach from the start of next season. tennis now and maybe a shot up of a continues a run of the french open the only grand slam tournament she has never won the russ

having said that i am in favor of alternative voting simply because it leaves more choice to the volga. i so often hear something like i'd like to go green but what's the point my vote will not count with any of its real. existence first past the pa system was created for the traditional british two party system. but let's be honest the u.k. is no longer a bipartisan country at the moment there are political parties in parliament. it is time for a change but this change is not as dramatic as the politicians are trying to show. turn now to some other stories making headlines across the globe government sources say there has been trolled the last district in ivory coast main city supporters of defeated leader of iran have been holding out where you've been after he was arrested last month but in between forces loyal to president allison what tara and his ouster the potent have continued their leaving more than seventy people dead according to some reports total number of deaths and violence across ivory coast since last november's election has reached more than one thousand. two rival pa

american called that sense soviet era volga is where the kings of the road in all scope are classic car rally and race but for their owners the magnificent machines are not just a means of transport they are way of life because you know grandchildren now reports. let's examine these cars on the country's shopping streets we have an almost irresistible combination of. people together and these sunday in afghanistan truck most of the u.k. shot plastic we can't rally but this has become an annual event all going to have the best systems all the watchmaking and you're a company for fast cars from us cadillacs i'm sure about still some of it made bulbous together they're saying in this rally some of the participants of the rally are true being to each car and exams collectors like you didn't tell you there they were the what is it or is it it's a shady camaro ninety sixty nine three ninety six the engine almost four hundred horsepower upgraded to almost five hundred. well it's one of the cars in moscow since moscow is not really a muscle car city not like los angeles dispose. how did you get

on a lighter note if you because you love this classic american call that some soviet era volga is cruising the streets of moscow find where these antique automobiles were heading out our seats of course. but they were put his office says that the allegations of the former chief of the international monetary fund against russia's prime minister are ridiculous the only extras cards reportedly accuse putin of being part of a plot to have him fired from his post the british daily mail newspaper has claimed that before his arrest on sexual abuse charges strauss can voice concerns that he could fall victim to conspiracy and did an interview with a french t.v. channel a colleague of strauss kahn said the chief told him that russia and france were trying to started running for the presidency and its alleged press card was worried that if he wasn't allowed to clean exit from the i.m.f. it wouldn't be able to announce his candidacy stars cars currently in new york trying as you know putin's presidency says of the accusations are used highly baseless. they're going to proceed with your premise wouldn

out of the relegation zone in the russian premier league thanks to victory over fellow strugglers volga both kerry and b.p. have settling the contest half a dozen minutes after the break with a worthy winner it's only on course third win since the season began in march at the other end of the charts to meet cisco and g. all topped the table with nineteen point peace the c.s.k. had to hold again and. now our preparations are continuing apace ahead of the euro two thousand and twelve championships in ukraine and poland you a fair facials visiting a reconstruction of a limb piece national sports complex in kiev and meeting up with members of the local organizing committee in the process and you will stage the final on the first of july next year with the capacity of the stadium having been increased to almost seventy thousand there have been worries that venues wouldn't be ready for next year's events headlines comes in weeks and months over the us but according to the inspectors there's still a lot of room for improvement. there's a lot of work still to we really do need the continued sup