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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▶️American journalist George Eliason has been reporting from Donbas since 2014. His work has focused on investigating the crimes committed by Ukrainian nationalists. George believes it is important for people around the world to learn as much as possible about these crimes committed by the Kiev regime.

The story of this independent journalist has become part of a documentary 'Young guard reborn' (2022).

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🛎This teacher from Ghana doesn't scold students for dancing in class. In fact, he encourages it! Saki Percy believes that school shouldn't be boring, and he thinks that any material is better remembered when it's learned in motion.

Watch the video and film ‘Danceducation’ (2019) on International Teacher’s Day.

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⚡️The theft of the century: a legendary song from the USSR stolen and appropriated in the West. Have you already guessed which song will be discussed? It's the well-known Soviet composition ‘May There Always Be Sun’ (or ‘Solar Circle’).

It was written by Arkady Ostrovsky with lyrics by Lev Oshanin in 1962. This song gained all-union popularity thanks to the pop singer Tamara Miansarova, who performed it at the VIII World Festival of Youth and Students in Helsinki and the International Song Festival in Sopot the following year. The melody quickly became popular outside the USSR and was translated into 11 different languages. However, in the West, it was completely stolen, with the future ABBA member Bjorn Ulvaeus recording a cover version in 1964 under the name ‘Gabrielle,’ with the Swedish folk band The Hootenanny Singers, and a certain Bengt Thomas credited as the composer.

Listen to our video and see for yourself. Is it a coincidence? We don't think so... it's just too obvious. Have you heard about this before?

‘May there always be sunshine’ is sung by the subject of our documentary ‘Brighton Beach. Back To UssR’ (2020). The film is about those who moved to Brooklyn during the Soviet period.

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A business of selling dead rats. Caitlin from Texas decorates rodent carcasses with feathers, sequins and beads. She claims her products are in demand and bring in a good income. How do you feel about it?

🤡 people have lost their minds
👍 everyone earns the way they can
👎 well, it's too much

‘Cook’ from Thailand is also doing a shocking but lucrative business. She successfully sells clothes of the dead. We have a whole documentary about her—‘Zombie Fashion’.

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Father Oleg Gadzhiev is a military priest. He regularly travels to the front. ‘To listen like their own father, embrace the soldiers, and wipe away each of their tears,’ says the holy man about his mission in Donbass.

His story is in our video and documentary ‘Holy War’. The film shows how faith helps our fighters to bring victory closer.

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💬'"I'm going to work, and you, Tanya, take care of the children." We never saw him again'. The son of the Brest Fortress defender recalls how his father said goodbye to his family — his pregnant wife and two children. The Syomochkins lived in the Brest Fortress at that time and were among the first to face the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945). The stone was literally melting from the incoming fire. About 150 assault guns shelled the fortress.

The story of the Syomochkin family will be included in the upcoming documentary by Dmitry Khrustalev and Ekaterina Kitaitseva about the liberation of Belarus. Follow the announcements so you don't miss the premiere!

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