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An Olympic lunch with Tatyana Lysenko
Tatyana Lysenko, Olympic-gold-medal winner in the hammer throw is sure of one thing: In order to come out on top, you have to eat right. Being from Russia’s southern Rostov Oblast, Lysenko knows how to make true Russian borsch – one that is so thick that you can stick a spoon in it and it will stand straight up. She shares this recipe with us and for the second course of her Olympic-style lunch she prepares a salo- and garlic-stuffed potato, all with the help of RTG TV host Natalya Krylova.
Ice-fishing for smelt
The Gulf of Finland, located on the eastern bank of St. Petersburg, is home to huge quantities of smelt. This is particularly true in early spring when massive schools of these fish travel from the open sea to the gulf. As soon as the ice melts, they set off into the waters of the Neva and other rivers where they will lay their eggs. The period when the smelt visit the gulf as they anticipate the thaw is quite short – usually from March through April - so fishermen have to act fast in order to take advantage of the situation. Each fisherman seems to have his own secrets to success and in order to better understand all of the ins and outs of smelt fishing, RTG TV’s Igor Vukolov set out for the ice-covered Gulf of Finland.
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Ice-fishing for smelt
The View from on High - Dominant features of St. Petersburg
In the 19th century, among the common folk, there was a legend that Petersburg wasn't built, it was lowered down to Earth from the Heavens – such was the tsarist awe the city inspired. Now it almost seems as if the city was entirely planned out from the very beginning. But did Peter the Great have a detailed plan for the construction? From a bird's eye view, the magnificent harmony of the buildings, squares, prospects and canals is particularly evident. This wasn't easy to achieve. The most famous palaces, churches and cathedrals were reconstructed on several occasions in order to fit in with new ears and in order that they occupy their dominant positions. Each dominant feature bears a sacral meaning. More often than not, they are signs of triumph. For example, the Alexander Column on Palace Square was put up in honor of victory in the War of 1812. Learn how the main architectural feat...
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