The city of Tyumen is both an old Siberian settlement with a rich history, traditions and architecture and a centre for the oil and gas industry and the sciences. In the middle of the 20th century, the discovery of oil and gas deposits in the area attracted large numbers of young people to the city, boosting development in large areas of Siberia. Tyumen combines the wisdom and maturity of an old city with the enthusiasm associated with youth. RTG TV host Nadezhda Lebedeva visited Tyumen where she met students, researchers, workers and athletes, and got to see what the city is like for herself. In Tyumen, youth isn’t about age, but a way of life.
The word Nalmes is translated from the Adyghe language as «precious stone». This is the name of state ensemble of Adygea national dance. Plastic combinations of the North Caucasian peoples are usually compared with embodiment of connection between the Earth and the space. Rush high into the air and ancestor roots are traced in energetic movements of soloists of Nalmas Ensemble, which has recently gained the world's largest stages.
Russia is home to two Rostovs – the first in Yaroslavl Oblast, and the second in southern Russia on the bank of the Don River, one of the longest rivers in Europe. Rostov-on Don is famous for its rich air, filled with the smell of prairie grasses, its excellent fishing, unconventional architecture and beautiful young women. RTG TV host Denis Golovko set off to travel around the old city; there he saw unusual buildings in the form of a tractor, a grand piano and a giant can, he tried Don herring, and met Anatoly Sknarin, the author of the city’s legendary monument and trademark.