(5 Jan 2010)
AP Television
Moscow, Russia, 31 December 2009
1. Wide of skating rink on Red Square
2. Mid of young woman skating
3. Wide of people skating with St Basil''s Cathedral in background
Moscow, Russia, 20 December 2009
4. Wide shot shopping mall with christmas decorations
5. Zoom in of man having photo taken with Snow Maiden
6. Mid of photographer
7. Mid shot models revealing their underwear
8. Mid of women in lingerie store
9. Pan down lingerie
Moscow, Russia, 30 December 2009
10. Set up shot Polina Sakhranova
11. Mid of page layout design
12. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Polina Sakhranova, Fashion Editor Vogue Russia:
"People are paying more attention to classic presents. For example in spring and summer it will be fashionable to wear a jacket over just lingerie. So it''s a good idea to give underwear of neutral colours."
13. Wide of street with luxury shops
14. Close up reflection of street in christmas ornament
15. Mid of woman carrying Chanel bag
16. Mid woman carrying shopping bags
17. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Polina Sakhranova, Fashion Editor Vogue Russia:
"I think that the Russians especially pay attention to the idea of giving a present to everyone - to neighbours, doctors, teachers, the most distant relative, colleagues - everyone, so that nobody should be forgotten."
Moscow, Russia, 31 December 2009
18. Wide interior department store
19. Tilt down decorations hanging from ceiling
20. Wide of woman at stall
21. Close up woman looking at decorations
22. Wide couple walking past stores
23. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Elena, Voxpop:
"The price of the present isn''t as important as the feeling behind the gift. It''s even nice to wrap up and present a little chocolate with a gift tag, you can give a car or a chocolate, the main thing is that it''s given with love."
Moscow, Russia, 26 December 2009
24. Pan Christmas fair tents
25. Zoom out woman handing money to saleswoman
26. Pan handmade slippers to toys
27. Pan woman holds wooden toys
28. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Yana, Saleswoman:
"I give everyone their own special present. Everyone who is going to get a present should get something personal, the main thing is that it is unique to that person."
29. Wide of brass band walking through crowd
30. Mid shot women dancing
31. Wide of Grandfather Frost and juggler with band
LEAD IN
While Europeans get ready to take down their Christmas decorations, Russians are only now preparing for their own celebrations.
For seventy years Christmas was banned by the communists, with New Year replacing it as the main holiday.
Now more and more people are celebrating the Russian Orthodox Christmas, which falls on January 7.
STORYLINE
Russians still have a couple of days before they celebrate their own Christmas.
In accordance with the old Julian calendar, the Russian Orthodox Christmas takes place thirteen days after the Western Christmas.
After the 1917 revolution, religious holidays in Russia were banned by the communists.
Only in 1935 did Stalin allow people again to celebrate, and then just at New Year.
This year, Moscow is thronging with winter skating and shopping.
Lingerie remains a favourite present in Russia, but as in the West, few men are to be found shopping in the underwear department for their partners.
Polina Sakhranova, fashion editor of Vogue Russia, says this year people are paying more attention to classic presents.
"For example in spring and summer it will be fashionable to wear a jacket over just lingerie. So it''s a good idea to give underwear of neutral colours."
Business is also brisk at this Christmas market near the Kremlin.
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