▶️Almost 40,000 elderly Japanese have died alone in their homes in recent years. Many were discovered by the police only a month after their deaths, while some bodies remained undiscovered for an entire year. This shocking phenomenon is known in the country as ‘kodokushi’.

The number of such individuals continues to rise each year, with projections estimating that by 2050, there will be 10.8 million forgotten elderly people. Hear the stories of those who live in obscurity in Artyom Somov's documentary 'Dying Alone' (2019).

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‘Imagine how it feels to bury your daughter. I'd never wish it on anyone, honestly!’

Nazgul's 26-year-old daughter was kidnapped and killed by a man who wanted to marry her. This is not an uncommon story in Kyrgyzstan, where there is still an ancient tradition of bride kidnapping.

Why do men do this? And are they being punished? Watch the video and our film ‘Stolen Brides, Stolen Lives’ (2021) to find out more.

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▶️Irina's everyday life is a painful wait for news from the front. She hasn't seen her husband for months: her beloved has been defending his native Donbass since 2016.

Irina is one of the heroines of the film 'Hero Wives' which deeply touched the audience. Watch our video and the documentary film by Aigul Yerbulova 'Hero Wives'. The full film is available in our online cinema, which has already collected more than 70 films about Donbass.

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💬'I was among the first defenders of our Donetsk People's Republic,' says commander of the Evgeny Rodionov Unit with callsign 'Grey-Haired'. He has been fighting for Donbass since 2014, participating in battles for Slavyansk, Dokuchaevsk, Elenovka, the Donetsk Airport.

Discover the stories of this brave commander and his comrades in the video and film by Olga Kiriy and Mikhail Burov noscriptd 'Closer to Victory'.

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'A woman died, my neighbor. A shell arrived. She was hit by shrapnel'. Donetsk resident Tatyana recalls how in 2014 the Ukrainian Armed Forces shelled houses near the airport. Dozens of civilians were killed and hundreds were injured.

The battle for this air harbor became the longest in the history of the conflict in Donbass - it lasted 242 days. September 28, 2014 became a turning point in the battle: the DPR Militia went on the offensive, which ended in the complete defeat of the Ukrainian militants.

Eyewitness accounts of those bloody events are in our video and film 'Donbass War: Airport. Part II'.

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'Edge of Peace' explores the lives of civilians in the liberated territories of Donbass. It shares stories from Lugansk, Severodonetsk, Rubezhnoye, and other cities in the Lugansk People’s Republic. The film features new citizens of Russia — militia fighters, priests, teachers, and children who have had to grow up too quickly. Their lives are filled with challenges and hardships, yet they remain ready to defend their homeland again and again — no matter what.

The film also offers insights from prominent politicians and experts, such as Deputy Speaker of the State Duma Anna Kuznetsova, State Duma Deputy Anatoly Vasserman, and historian Konstantin Zalessky. They discuss the true historical journey of the liberated regions and explain why the Russian people living there have rejected foreign ideologies.

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One of the worst tragedies of the Great Patriotic War is the Babi Yar execution. 83 years ago, fascists and Ukrainian nationalists killed more than 33,000 people, innocent civilians, over two days.

The last living witness of that bloodshed is Mikhail Sidko. He was five years old at the time, but he still remembers the horrible picture. Before his eyes, the Nazis killed his mother, three-year-old sister and six-month-old brother.

Mikhail's memories appear in an excerpt from our film 'Operation Ukraine: Bandera's Dark Shadow' (2023).

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📷Photographs by Mohammad Amin, who is deaf and mute, describe better than words the dire situation with regards to poverty in Afghanistan. There are no jobs in the country, and more and more parents are forced to sell their daughters just to survive. Mohammad photographs the plight of these families and tries to draw attention to the problem.

On the International Day of Deaf People, watch our video featuring this caring Afghan person. Mohammad is one of the subjects of our film: ‘Afghanistan’s loud, mute voices’.

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▶️Victoria from Nigeria explains why she continues to be in a situation of sexual slavery. She is one of many girls who were tricked by a local 'travel agency' into coming to Europe. African women were promised good jobs and high salaries, but upon arrival, their passports were taken away and they were forced to engage in prostitution.

When the police noticed this, the girls unexpectedly refused to give any testimony. According to them, they were forbidden to do so by the voodoo oath.

Watch the film 'Voodoo, money and sex slaves' (2022) by Natalya Kadyrova and Olga Kiriy.

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⚡️Can you tell that this guy is a descendant of a Russian Emperor? Volunteer Gavriil Doroshin's great-grandmother was the eldest daughter of Nicholas I. Born in France, he did not hesitate to go to the front to defend the civilian population of Donbass.

Learn Gavriil's story in the film 'Callsign Tsar' It is available in our online cinema along with more than 70 other documentaries about Donbass conflict.

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This is a historic day! It has been exactly two years since the official reunification of the DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye, and Kherson regions with Russia.

For many years, Kiev has been trying to intimidate the people of Donbass, to take away their right to determine their own future and destiny, and to honour the memory of the victorious soldiers rather than Nazi collaborators.

The history of the struggle of the liberated regions’ inhabitants for peace is in our film selection:

‘Donbass War: Summer 2014’ (2022). A chronicle of the beginning of the conflict in the south-east of Ukraine. In 2014 people of Donbass did not accept the results of the Maidan; in response to this the Kiev authorities ordered the bombing of peaceful towns and villages.

‘Lugansk: Road to Independence 2022-2014’ (2022). Ordinary residents of the LPR stood up to fight the Ukrainian military ten years ago. Many of them did not even hold weapons in their hands.The defenders of their homeland’s stories are in this film.

‘Donbass: I’m Alive!’ (2022). This film from Artyom Somov and Olga Kiriy shows how the battles for Mariupol were fought in the spring of 2022. People who were not allowed to leave by the Ukrainian military remained in the city. How did they survive under constant bombardment?

‘Together We Stand’ (2023). The heroes of Ekaterina Kozhakina's film are concerned Russians who help the people of Donbass. Instead of holidays, they go to the liberated regions, and at their own expense restore destroyed churches and mosques.

‘Avdeevka: This is War’ (2023). A poignant story of local residents is behind every film frame. What did the people have to endure while the city was occupied by the Ukrainian military? This film is by Olga Kiriy and Abas Ali-Zade.

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💬'I have a bullet mark in my thigh.' Klavdia Nyuppieva was only five years old when she was taken to one of the concentration camps in Karelia in the USSR during the Finnish occupation (1941-1944).

Prisoners were dying of hunger, disease, and hard labor. Thousands of people lost their lives. The exact figure is still unknown: according to the latest data, it exceeds seven thousand.

Let's honor the memory of the dead on the Day of Karelia's liberation from the fascist invaders. See an excerpt from a documentary by Vyacheslav Guz and Ekaterina Kozhakina: 'Finnish Face of Fascism' (2023).

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🟢‘If you want to enlarge your eyes, do it! If you want a V-shaped face, do it!’ says a member of this popular K-pop group. In Korea, plastic surgery is seen as an essential part of a successful career, with even teens going under the knife. They dream of becoming like their favourite idols. Watch our video to learn more about this.

Do those who oppose surgical interventions have the chance to become stars in Seoul? Find out in our film, ‘K-Pop: Under The Knife’.

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📹RTД’s director Tatiana Borsh reveals the truth about what residents of Donbass have endured due to the Kiev regime. Screenings of her documentaries consistently draw full houses, with audiences labelling her films as some of the most powerful works in recent times.

Discover more in our video and Tatiana’s films:

▶️'Donbass: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow'
▶️‘Donbass: The Flipside of War’
▶️‘Donbass. That's Why I'm Here’
▶️‘Children of Donbass’

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🔽One of the brightest events of this week is the international festival 'KinoBravo' in Sochi! The program includes screenings of national blockbusters that have become box office leaders in their countries. Films will be shown from 20 countries, including China, India, Iran, Türkiye. The winners will be revealed on October 4, at the closing ceremony. The organizers of the festival are 'Russian North' and 'Russian Media Group'.

A surprise at 'KinoBravo' was the visit of Ornella Muti. The Italian actress was noted 'for special contribution to cinema'. 'I am very proud to be given such an award. And I am very happy to be here in Russia. I feel that I am a part of it', confessed Muti.

The actress has long and fearlessly talked about her sincere love for Russia. Because of a dinner with President Putin several years ago, the star even almost lost her freedom. What happened? Find out in our video.

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October 1 is the Day of the Ground Forces in Russia. Congratulations to the servicemen on the holiday. We thank them for their service and loyalty to duty!

Our video is about those who defend Russia. Some have combat experience, while others have never served. They are all the heroes of our films:

▶️‘Volunteers for victory’
▶️‘Feminine front’
▶️‘Cossacks in combat’
▶️‘Vostok Battalion brotherhood’

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📹From a lifeless desert to a blooming oasis. At least half of China's Kubuqi Desert is already covered with forests. The vegetation has stopped the onslaught of harsh dunes and helped the inhabitants of the nearest settlements with water and electricity supply.

Who and how managed to transform sand dunes into fruit-bearing gardens? Find out in our documentary 'Living Desert' (2021).

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