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Valentin Vorobiev. The art of blacksmiths
Valentin Vorobyov is a third generation smith working under the artistic pseudony of Metalissimus. In the 1980s, despite his lack of any professional artistic education, he began to work with metal, quickly becoming of the finest in the art in Russia. In the Moscow region village of Korostovo, he has created his own museum of artistic smithery featuring his finest sculptures created using varied techniques, from classical sculptures to techno-art. This film takes a look at his creative path and the family life of this hereditary smith, the traditions of his mastery and the secret of conquering the Louvre.
Roebuck and mushroom hunting dishes
Khutor Muyshkino, a small settlement located 25 kilometres outside of Kaliningrad, is a popular destination for those looking to spend their holiday in nature, golfing and fishing. Many tourists call Mushkino “The Deer Farm” as it is home to a large European red deer and roe deer breeding farm where more than 1,000 animals live under semi-free conditions. The place is particularly popular among hunters, who flock there in hopes of shooting a deer or boar. The head chef at one of Khutor Mushkino’s local restaurants prepares gourmet dishes for the hunters from the animals they catch. In RTG’s new programme learn how to prepare a venison curry with cranberries and a rustic potato and mushroom pie.
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Roebuck and mushroom hunting dishes
Chronicle of the Valaam monastery
Over the centuries, the Valaam islands have been abandoned, they have been the setting for bloody wars, they have flourished in peace time, they have seen incredible spiritual feats, and they have seen betrayal. Their calling — to be a bulwark of the Russian Orthodox faith — remains unchanged, however. Host Alexander Uvarov learns about the troubled history of one of the oldest monasteries in Russia. This cloister has repeatedly come back from the brink to be reborn with evermore strength.
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