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The Uglich Case. The Beginning of The Time of Troubles
The Church of St. Dmitry on the Blood, located in the town of Uglich, is a unique document. It preserves the history of tragic events that took place at the turn of the 17th century, events that have gone down in the history of Russia as “The Time of Troubles.” They lasted 20 years, and almost destroyed the Russian state. Uglich was almost razed from the face of the Earth. Of its 40,000 inhabitants, only 500 survived. And it all began with the death of a single child, Tsarevich Dmitry. The different versions of those events to be found in legends and in the evidence assembled during the investigation in the 17th century, in an RTG film.
Timofei Mozgov basketball player
The high-standing centre for the Russian national basketball team, Timofey Mozgov, is one of the true symbols of Russian basketball. He won over the hearts of Russian basketball fans playing for Moscow’s Khimki club and set off for the United States to realise the dream of all basketball players — to play for the NBA. Doing such, Mozgov became one of only seven athletes in the history of Russian sport to be invited to play in the North American league.
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Timofei Mozgov basketball player
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.
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