White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal (UNESCO/NHK)
These two artistic centres in central Russia hold an important place in the country's architectural history. There are a number of magnificent 12th- and 13th-century public and religious buildings, above all the masterpieces of the Collegiate Church of St Demetrios and the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin.
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RUSSIA: VALDAI: NUCLEAR MISSILE BASE TURNED INTO A MUSEUM
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It was once the Soviet Union's largest nuclear missile base, capable of destroying major cities in the West.
Then disarmament stripped rocket base number 6, Valdai division, of its deadly weapons and launch silos.
But one silo was preserved and along with the nuclear control centre has been turned into a museum to the Cold War.
It's the height of the Cold War and at the Soviet Union's biggest nuclear weapons base, 460 kilometres north of Moscow, guards have been alerted by an intruder.
Even if trespassers had managed to scale the complicated network of electric fences without coming to harm, they would have probably been shot on sight.
As the core of the country's first strike capability for decades it was a no-go area for everyone except authorised personnel.
Now following nuclear disarmament even foreigners are welcomed to what is believed to be the first Cold War museum located in a former front line position.
Anyone who can afford the two-hundred U-S dollar entrance fee can descend 40 metres underground to the central control room and press a launch button which would have once prompted the start of Armageddon.
Three officers from the elite Rocket regiment would have sat here, round the clock, ready for the order to launch any or all of the 110 Satan missiles located in the vicinity.
Each missile carried ten nuclear warheads targetted at NATO countries.
Major Alexander Finyunov worked here for 26 years.
Now he conducts tours around the base.
He believes the museum is a monument to human achievement.
SOUNDBITE: (Russian)
We have to preserve it because there's not too many places like this in the world. The whole country was working to create this. The labour of millions of people went into this - the whole of the Soviet Union not only Russia - it was the pinnacle of our industrial achievement.
SUPER CAPTION: Major Alexander Finyov, Retired missile unit officer
The base is located far from civilisation, in the middle of a national park.
As the place was being disarmed and the silos destroyed under the provisions of the START II treaty, the park director Alexander Glazov hit upon the idea of setting up the Cold War museum.
In 1994 the Ministry of Defence handed over to Glazov one of the silos and the command centre.
He believes it will not only be a history lesson for future generations but also a deterrent.
SOUNDBITE: (Russian)
I want it to show how wrong it was to build all this for the high-tech destruction of people. Too much money and effort was spent on destroying each other. Thank God the Cold War has ended and my only wish is that there won't be any more wars - cold or hot.
SUPER CAPTION: Alexander Glazov, Head of Valdai National Park
But the base is rundown - water seeps through its underground tunnels, pipes are rusting and the Ministry of Defence has removed a lot of the top secret equipment.
Although the government gives it financial help it's not enough to restore the base to its former glory.
SOUNDBITE: (Russian)
It's very expensive to maintain, it uses a lot of energy. This museum has to be treated the way you treat the Hermitage, the Tretyakov and the Russian Museum. There they have art but here we have technical art.
SUPER CAPTION: Alexander Glazov, Head of Valdai National Park
Few Russians have visited this hands-on museum and the number of foreign tourists has so far been negligable.
What was once a top military secret in the Soviet Union is now one of Russia's best kept tourist secrets.
Few people outside of the National Park are aware of the base and without the necessary funding to promote it, the museum, like the Cold War, will be relegated to the pages of history.
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On this edition of Comcast Newsmakers...The Russian Museum of Art has educated Minnesota about this nation's rich artistic heritage with fascinating programs and revolving exhibits. The museum is located in South Minneapolis and offers a look at Russian paintings, photography, textiles and more.
Russia: 100 Years on from Revolution - BBC News
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Grand Duke Vladimir Palace was the last imperial palace to be constructed in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. It was designed by a team of architects (Vasily Kenel, Aleksandr Rezanov, Andrei Huhn, Ieronim Kitner, Vladimir Shreter) for Alexander II's son, Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia. Construction work lasted from 1867 to 1872.
Like the Winter Palace and the Marble Palace, the Vladimir Palace fronts Palace Embankment; water frontage on the Neva was extremely prized by the Russian aristocracy. The façade, richly ornamented with struccorustication, was patterned after Leon Battista Alberti's palazzi in Florence. The main porch is built of Brenen sandstone and adorned with griffins, coats-of-arms, and cast-iron lanterns. Other details are cast in portland cement.
The palace and its outbuildings contain some 36 rooms, all decorated in disparate historic styles.
Dinner can be served in Oак Hall (160 pax), Small Banqueting Hall (40pax) or White Hall (120 pax).
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A day in Suzdal another historical city part of Russia's Golden ring dating as far back as 1024 AD. Footage from the Suzdal Kremlin, the nearby wooden museum and the wax museum
“History of Education in Russia” at Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center
How does the story of Russia’s thousand-year-old education system transform from a history lesson to an exciting and engaging learning experience for teenagers? Prosveshcheniye Education Holding turned to Lorem Ipsum to answer just that.
Through a combination of colorful, historical characters, popular movies and modern technology, Lorem Ipsum constructed an immersive exhibit exploring the history of Russian education in one single lesson, outside the traditional classroom setting.
The exhibition consists of five parts, each corresponding to a significant period in the development of Russia’s education system. Visiting teachers narrate the story of each period while students use augmented reality glasses to view animated illustrations curated and designed by Lorem Ipsum.
Each period concludes with a short film—directed by Yan Vizinberg—in which, historical figures who contributed to the development of Russia’s education system tell the story in their own words. These characters are brought to life by two of Russia’s most noted film and theater stars, Aleksey Serebryakov (star of the the Golden Globe-winning film “Leviathan”) and Yulia Peresild (star of the 2017 film “Cold Tango”). The actors are fully transformed in makeup and splendid costumes from the vaults of the legendary Mosfilm. The actors take on the roles of Catherine the Great, Leo Tolstoy, Vladimir Lenin and others, and provide a fresh take on centuries past.
Museum Secrets: Inside the State Historical Museum, Moscow (Trailer)
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Russia: Pistol used to execute Nicholas II exhibited in Moscow museum
A Colt pistol with which the last Tsar of the Russian Empire, Nicholas II, was killed in 1917 was showcased at the State Central Museum of Contemporary History of Russia, in Moscow, on Tuesday.
Nikita Anikin, academic secretary at State Central Museum of Contemporary History of Russia (Russian): We have exhibited a Colt pistol that belonged to Mikhail Medvedev, one of the participants in the assassination of the Tsar family. This is indeed a very tragic episode. However, Medvedev handed over the gun to the Soviet Museum of Revolution and felt no confusion when describing all the details of the assassination in the letter he attached to the pistol.
Vladimir Medinskiy, Russian Minister of Culture (Russian): Today is the 100th anniversary since the day Moscow authorities decided to open the Revolution Museum. I would like to wish that the museum and all of us Moscow authorities would never have a reason for such actions in the future and would never create museums of revolution.
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Prof. Jorgji Doksani dhe Vladimir Masalov - Zjarri (Tiranë, 17-11-2015)
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TIRANA – Russian author Vladimir Masalov promoted on Tuesday his book “Zjarri” (“The Fire”) on Tuesday, which has been translated into Albanian. The activity was held at Albanian Academy of Sciences in Tirana in the presence of Ambassador of Russia to Albania Aleksander Karpushin and a massive audience of Albanians representing different walks of life like Russian translators, intellectuals, students that study Russian in Tirana’s State University. The book contains 100 poems of the author Masalov.
During the 19th century, after Russian literature entered the brightest stage with the works of the famous author, Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin, that was considered “the bright period of Russian literature” by the contributions of Pushkin and other writers, another excellent Russian writer, Vladimir Masalov introduced himself to the Albanian audience through 100 translated poems published in Albanian.
“Pushkin, Dostoyevsky and other famous names that have made history in the Russian literature and are very familiar for the Albanian public, who has paid attention to the Russian works that are still present in the life of Albanians,” Director of the “Fan Noli” publishing house Rexhep Hida said during the opening of the activity.
He further added that the poetries of Vladimir Masalov is of special values, which conveys and presents the personal values of Masalov such as humanism and love.
In the meantime, Ambassador of Russia to Albania Alexander Karpushin said that the promotion of the Russian author, Vladimir Masalov in Albania was realized on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Russian-Albanian friendly association, which will be celebrated at the National Historical Museum in Tirana on Wednesday.
“The idea to publish the book began in January 2015, which is a cooperation activity between Russia and Albania,” Russian Ambassador said, who also expressed the gratitude in the name of the Embassy for all the people that contributed to the promotion of the poems of Masalov.
“The big interest in the Russian literature made us introduce to Albania the Russian author, who deserves to be part of the history. Based on the Russian critique, the power and the nature of Masalov is compared and competes in a dignified way with another personality of Russian literature such as Sergei Yesenin and I am very happy to bring to Tirana the values of Russian literature with a great author, known in some countries throughout the world, who is also a former athlete and former diplomat,” Karpushin declared and appreciated the translator, Qazim Shemaj to whom he awarded the decoration “Alexander Pushkin”.
Some of the best poems of Masalov are turned into songs, meanwhile love for the country, humanism and optimism are noticed clearly in his works, who is the winner of some prestigious prizes.
Excited on the second special visit to Albania, author Vladimir Masalov said that the presence to this activity is a testimony of the close relations of Albanian and Russian literature.
“The delegation that I am part of, which is in Tirana, has as members even the famous musician, Youri Bogdanov, and we came together because poetry and music are inseparable,” Masalov declared, adding that in the name of the League of Writers of Russia, the news on the translation of the book “Zjarri” (“The Fire”) has set in motion Moscow, Russia, and the whole Russian literature.
Masalov said that Mitrush Kuteli and all Albanian translators of Russian literature are very well-known and preferred by Russians and he thought that activity was a solid contribution helping the strengthening of humanitarian and cultural relations between Albania and Russia.
“Russian language and culture mark today a special day for our people because through this activity, the spiritual and cultural values are being presented between the two countries. I have been thinking of Albania during this time, and I came here excited and full of emotions and I am here to say “Hello!” with a smile of a friend, because it is the time to review and fix the mistakes of the past, and in the name of the literature, we should rebuild our relations,” Masalov declared.
The activity continued in a friendly atmosphere with full of emotions with recitation of some poems of “Zjarri” and Masalov was considered by the audience as the new Pushkin of Russia.
Russia: ‘He behaved very naturally’ – museum head recalls Kim Jong-il visit to Vladivostok
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Head of the Vladkhleb corporate museum Lyubov Stepanenko recalled the visit of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s late father Kim Jong-il to Russia in the summer of 2002, speaking in Vladivostok on Tuesday.
The former DPRK head left a lasting impression on Stepanenko during his visit to the bread baking plant.
“I remember Kim Jong-il as an intellectually curious and simple person. He listened to the excursion with great interest,” the museum head recalled.
The older Kim had even tried the so-called “coal bread” during the visit, finding the speciality “good and normal”, according to Stepanenko.
“That’s how black coal bread made it into the history” she concluded.
Possible summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and current North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is expected to take place in the near future, with the eastern port city of Vladivostok tipped to be the venue.
The exact time and place of the summit have not been confirmed yet, but Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitri Peskov said on Monday that the meeting is being prepared and the preparations have entered the final stage. The encounter will take place before the end of April.
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Russia: Lenin hides portrait of Tsar Nicholas II for almost 100 years
Lenin replaced Tsar Nicholas II in more ways than one, as a portrait of the last Tsar was discovered on the reverse side of the Bolshevik leader's portrait, as shown at St. Petersburg's Stieglitz Art and Industry Academy, on Thursday. The discovery was made by experts after an x-ray revealed a second face right next to Lenin's.
The portrait has been on loan at Stieglitz Academy since 2013 from the State Russian Museum for restoration works. The painting of the Tsar had gone undiscovered for the last 90 years as it had been masked beneath the paint used by Soviet artist Vladislav Izmailovich for Lenin's portrait.
Vasily Kichedzhi, Rector at Stieglitz Art and Industry Academy (Russian): The artist [Vladislav Izmailovich] who painted Lenin was a very good artist. Even then he understood that times were changing and so he used washable paints and painted several layers and in so doing saved a beautiful portrait of Nicholas II. He clearly understood that he was risking his life for it, because in those times if somebody, spotted him whilst he was doing it and didn't trust him he would be shot.
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Russia: Remains of slain Russian ambassador arrive in Moscow
The remains of Andrei Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey who was murdered on Monday, touched down in Moscow's Vnukovo International Airport, Tuesday, after flying from Ankara.
The TU-154 plane touched down on the runway and was met by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu, who greeted Andrei Karlov's widowed wife Marina, who was also aboard the plane.
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80% Of The 1st Soviet Government Members Were Jews - Putin During A Visit To Moscow’s Jewish Museum
Russian President Vladimir Putin says predominantly Jewish Soviet government was guided by false ideological considerations.
“I thought about something just now: The decision to nationalize this library was made by the first Soviet government, whose composition was 80-85 percent Jewish,” Putin said June 13 during a visit to Moscow’s Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center.
Putin was referencing the library of Rabbi Joseph I. Schneerson, the late leader of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. The books, which are claimed by Chabad representatives in the United States, began being moved to the museum in Moscow this month.
According to the official transcription of Putin’s speech at the museum, he went on to say that the politicians on the predominantly Jewish Soviet government “were guided by false ideological considerations and supported the arrest and repression of Jews, Russian Orthodox Christians, Muslims and members of other faiths. They grouped everyone into the same category.
“Thankfully, those ideological goggles and faulty ideological perceptions collapsed. And today, we are essentially returning these books to the Jewish community with a happy smile.”
Widely seen as the first Soviet government, the Council of People’s Commissars was formed in 1917 and comprised 16 leaders, including chairman Vladimir Lenin, foreign affairs chief Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin, who was in charge of the People’s Commissariat of Nationalities.
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Ease yourself into the our final day in St Petersburg with a visit to, Catherine’s Palace, famous for its grandiose white and gold façade invites you to walk it’s famed halls and extravagant gardens.
Your Scenic Enrich experience today comes in the form of a delightful lunch, courtesy of the old-world wooden ‘Podvorie’ restaurant. Traditional Russian cuisine awaits, home-grown by the owner at his private summer residence, and he is more than happy to see people enjoy the fruits of his labour.
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The Preservation of Vladimir Lenin by Nur & Callista
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The Ice Age Park - where rewilding may help combatt climate change
(28 Nov 2010) SHOTLIST
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1. Panorama of the Kalyma River
3. Panorama of guard of herd Vladimir Tataev leaving house carrying some hay
4. Mid of musk-ox
5. Wide of Tataev giving hay to musk-ox
6. Close up of hay
7. Zoom out of musk-ox coming toward the hay
8. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Vladimir Tataev, Herdsman:
Well you know...The bear is one of ours. There is a lair (bear nest) near by, about 400 metres (1312.3 feet) from here...We don't touch him and he doesn't touch us...
9. Wide of house and Yaukt horses
10. Wide of Tataev feeding the horses
11. Close up of horses feeding
12. Mid of Sergey Zimov driving away on his snow mobile
13. Wide shot of Zimov driving in the snow toward the field monitoring station
14. Close up of the up of the tower of the field monitoring station
15. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Sergey Zimov, Director, Northeast Science Station:
A few years ago there were no animals here. Today they are here and they will be more and more each year. The vegetation will also change. Horses, musk-ox, reindeer, will break the bushes, they will eat them, they'll fertilise the soil, the grass will begin to grow, then most of the trees will dry up, and there will be here meadow lands of steppe vegetation, and there will be about twenty to thirty animals on each square kilometre.
16. Mid of Zimov opening equipment door inside the tower that measures methane emissions
17. Mid of equipment
18. Close up of the same
19. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Sergey Zimov, Director, Northeast Science Station:
It (the equipment) measures how much energy the landscape, the soil, gets from the sun, how much energy goes in the atmosphere, what part of this energy is heating the permafrost, how much carbon dioxide gas is used by the vegetation during photosynthesis, how much carbon dioxide comes from the respiration (sic) of the soil and from the melting of the permafrost, how much methane is issued...And all of this not only on this spot, but from almost all the Pleistocene park.
20. Wide shot of the fence around the Pleistocene park
21. Mid of Zimov crossing the fence on snow mobile
22. Wide of Zimov driving on frozen lake
23. Close up traces left by the snow mobile on the half frozen lake
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24. Wide exterior of Natural History Museum
25. Various set ups of Dr Adrian Lister, Department of Palaeontology, Natural History Museum
26. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr Adrian Lister, Department of Palaeontology, Natural History Museum:
People may have played an important role, but they couldn't have done the whole job. I think that the climate change and the vegetation change reduced the range of the mammoths and the other animals probably to small final patches.
27. Cutaway Mammoth tusks
28. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr Adrian Lister, Department of Palaeontology, Natural History Museum:
Zimov's theory is that if you put a few grazing animals back their very activities on the vegetation and soil will start to convert it into the kind of grassland that will then support more animals in a kind of positive feedback cycle.
29. Cutaway
30. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr Adrian Lister, Department of Palaeontology, Natural History Museum:
Although we are getting DNA out of fossil mammoth bones is very fragmented, its been eroded through time and its not really complete enough to clone a baby mammoth unfortunately.
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31. Wide shot of early morning on Kalyma river
32. Wide shot of Zimov's house in early morning
33. Zimov walks in living room holding a woolly rhinoceros skull
34. Close up / vertical tilt of woolly rhinoceros teeth
36. Close up pan of mammoth tusk
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Revolutions: The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk - David Stone
On March 3, 1918, Vladimir Lenin's new Soviet Russia signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany, ending Russia's participation in the First World War. Join us as award-winning author, Russian- military history expert and professor at the U.S. Naval War College, Dr. David Stone, explores how Brest-Litovsk shifted the course of the war, planting the seeds of conflict in Eastern Europe that are still with us today.
Presented in partnership with Russian House of Kansas City and The University of Kansas Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies.
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