S1.E15 ∙ The World at War - The Ottoman Empire Enters The Stage

A look behind the scenes in the making of the HBO Max television series "The Garcias". Official website: www.facebook.com/thegarciastv

Beautifully crafted, informative documentary series, exploring the musical history of Russia in a five-part series. Beginning with its origins in ancient chants and folk music, stretching through to radical contemporary composers like Schnittke and Gubaidulina. Maestro Valery Gergiev, the reknown Conductor and Artistic Director of the Kirov Mariinski, presents excerpts from the orchestral and vocal legacy of composers such as Mussorgsky, Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, Prokofiev and Shostakovich with the Stars, Chorus and Orchestra of The Kirov Marriinski Theatre Ballet and Opera Companies. Part 1: Folk Singer"THE LITTLE BIRCH TREE" is filmed largely in the remote countryside this is an evocation of Russia's rural heart. Part 2: Russian Priest "HOLY MOTHER RUSSIA", how has faith and religion influenced music in this pagan and Christian country? Part 3: "DEVILS", What has been the effect of Russia's cycles of tyranny and violence on its musical heritage? Part 4: Dancer "ONCE UPON A TIME", a look at an archetypal form of Russian culture, the fairy-tale. Part 5: Camel and Rider "LOOKING EAST, LOOKING WEST", the cultural and musical impact of Russia's relationship with her neighbours.

Foods like cocoa beans, chili peppers, avocados, nopal cactus plants, tomatoes, beans, squash and corn evoke Mexico and its diversity, both geographic and agricultural. These foods that have accompanied Mexicans for centuries have not been immune to changes in their production and consumption. The history of what's behind Mexican cuisine is a history rich in traditions, myths, and customs, but also a history that looks toward the future, adapting itself to the changes of a new, global economy.