⚡️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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💬‘I am free today because I pled guilty to journalism.’ This is Julian Assange's first public statement after his release from prison.

The founder of WikiLeaks testified before the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, where he accused the CIA of repression against him, his family and supporters. According to Assange, US intelligence had plans to kidnap and eliminate him in London. What else did the journalist reveal? Watch our video.

Assange launched WikiLeaks on October 4, 2006. Over the years, more than one and a half million documents from American intelligence have been published on this website. Learn the full story of the resources’ creation and its founder's legal battles in the film 'The Assange Story' (2020).

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▶️The UN has acknowledged that Russian war prisoners are being tortured in Ukraine. The organisation stated that the Ukrainian authorities are not adequately prosecuting those responsible for the violence.

Among the most common forms of torture mentioned in the UN report are brutal beatings, the use of electric shocks, and threats of death. One victim of these atrocities is militiaman Mikhail Shubin. Ukrainian security services tortured him in their secret prison known as ‘The Library’ in 2014.

Testimonies of the SBU's brutality can be found in the excerpt of the film ‘Voices From the Grave’ (2023) by Olga Kiriy and Artyom Somov.

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What attracts foreigners to Russia? Why do more people prefer this state to other countries if they decide to move? Americans, Europeans and Africans — the subjects of our films — talk about their lives in Russia in this post. See their full stories in the documentaries listed below.

▶️Why I moved to Russia
▶️I am John Kopiski, a Russian Farmer
▶️No Limits. Eccli Massimo
▶️No Limits. Sven Svenson
▶️No Limits. Jim Evans

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🟢What was Gandhi, one of the brightest political activists in world history, like? How did he manage to win the hearts of thousands of Indians? Why was his struggle for his native country's independence from Britain so successful? We tell you about the famous ideologist of India's national liberation movement on his birthday and the International Day of Nonviolence. Find more details in our documentary 'Gandhi's Footsteps.'

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⚡️A monstrous miscarriage of justice: a Japanese man illegally spent almost half a century behind bars awaiting the death penalty.

Iwao Hokamada, a former boxer, was sentenced to death in 1968 for murdering his boss and his family. For decades, he fought for a retrial, and it was only after 44 years that DNA testing confirmed his innocence. The charges against Iwao Hakamada were finally dropped. The man got into the Guinness Book of Records as the prisoner who waited the longest for the execution of the sentence — capital punishment.

In the United States, there are also cases of wrongful imprisonment, where innocent people are locked up for years. See stories of these Americans watch in our series ‘Imprisoned’:

‘The man at the party’
‘The man in a tan jacket’
‘The man with a cigarette’

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▶️How did NATO use depleted uranium against thousands of civilians? The alliance dropped tons of munitions containing this substance on Serbia, Iraq, and Afghanistan, leading to a surge in cancer cases. Experts link these diseases to the bombings, yet the US and Europe refuse to acknowledge the horrific consequences of using depleted uranium.

What is life like today for those who inhaled this deadly dust? Which country will be next to face the radioactive fallout? These questions are explored in the new documentary ‘NATO. Uranium Traces’. The premiere is tonight at 04:30 AM on RTД! Watch the live stream via our profile bio.

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🟢For just $5, you can become an Orthodox Christian! The educational course ‘Churching from Scratch’ is offered by blogger Mary. For a small fee, she will share everything about God, the commandments, sacraments, and teach how to pray correctly and communicate with the priest.

Maria claims she comes from a family of hereditary clergy and has been attending church her entire life, which makes her qualified to sell religious knowledge. What do the priests themselves think about this? You’ll find out in our video.

What is your opinion on Orthodox courses? Participate in the survey and share your thoughts in the comments.

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📹How did Russia help Ethiopia defend its freedom? Why has no one ever been able to colonize this African country? And what do Russia and Ethiopia have in common? The answers are in an excerpt of Anna Chapman's documentary 'Red Alert. The Last Battle for Africa'.

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🔽Fedor Popivnenko heads the operating unit in one of the hospitals in Donetsk. Patients with the most difficult wounds come to his table. Since the beginning of the war, the number of wounded has increased significantly.

It often happens that Fedor has to go on a call to Gorlovka, Yasinovataya or even Mariupol. You have to get there under enemy shelling.

The documentary 'War and peace' reveals the daily work of Donbass doctors. Dmitry Zadorozhny's film was included in the program of the International Documentary Film Festival 'RT.DOC: Time of Heroes'.
The full collection of films from the festival is available on our online platform rtdoc.tv.

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⚡️A goat that escaped from a farm has won a medal for participating in a marathon. The animal, named Joshua, slipped out of the pen as athletes ran past him. He made it to the finish line alongside them.

Now, Joshua is the competition's mascot and has already been invited to the next race.

In Mongolia, camels can also boast about their speed and endurance. Every year, the country hosts a festival where animals compete for the best racer noscript. Learn more about local traditions from Olga Kiriy’s film noscriptd 'Russian Roots, Mongolian Life' (2023).

Show ❤️ for these athletes!

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Mark was just 12 years old when NATO bombed his hometown of Vranje in Serbia. Now, 25 years later, he is the only one of his peers still alive; the rest succumbed to cancer. Dr. Mitrovic, who also lived through the bombings in Vranje, has lost nearly all his friends, family, and neighbours to various cancers.

The use of depleted uranium shells by NATO left behind toxic dust, causing lasting harm to both people and the environment. Despite widespread evidence of its harmful effects, NATO continues to use depleted uranium shells to this day. Thousands of these shells have already exploded in Ukraine. Learn more in the new documentary 'NATO. Uranium Traces'.

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