Now on air
14:00
Tour of Gelendzhik
The city of Gelendzhik is located on the Gelendzhik Bay on Russia’s Black Sea coast. It only officially became a city in 1915, but long before this, merchant ships began laying their anchors in the bay. The area first served as a settlement, and later a fortress as well. Nowadays the city is bordered on one side by the sea, and on the other by the Caucasus Mountains. A variety of different health resorts can be found along the city’s pebble beaches. Two capes, the Thick and the Thin, work to protect the coastal resort area from the large and powerful waves. RTG TV host Ludmila Shiryaeva went for a bike ride around the green city, got to explore the outskirts of Gelendzhik, visiting Russia’s first manmade cave and topped it all off with luxurious spa treatments and a massage.
Central armoured vehicles and armaments museum
The tank is the most powerful weapon of modern times and a striking force in all of the world’s armies. This military machine can destroy infantry, armoured vehicles and enemy air targets from different ranges of fire. The modern tank can travel at up to 70 kilometres an hour and hit targets situated up to five kilometres away while still moving. To find out what role tanks played and what they were like before the development of the modern model, visit the Kubinka Armoured Vehicle and Armament Museum, located just outside of Moscow. The museum is home to a massive collection of tanks from around the world and from many periods of history — from the past to the present.
Now on air
14:00
Central armoured vehicles and armaments museum
Lunch at the Masha i medved Inn
RTG host Olga Degtyareva began familiarising herself with the traditions of Russian cuisine in St. Petersburg at the Russian Museum of Ethnography. The museum is home to many artifacts that show a lot about the beliefs and traditions of Russian people, their daily life and their holiday customs. Then, with the help of the head chef from the Masha and the Bear Tavern, Olga prepared some traditional Russian dishes. Beef in a mushroom sauce and with a vegetable puree, boiled pierogi and drunken apples with honey were all on the menu.
Now on air
14:00