📹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).

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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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▶️The subject of our video is Laura Ganich, a siege survivor of Leningrad. She now lives in Donetsk. "There was war in my childhood, and now, when I’m old. I never thought it could happen. Never!" shares 87-year-old Laura Petrovna. While she is not afraid for herself, she is more worried about her grandson, who is at the front. Her story can be found in our video and Aigul Yerbulova's documentary, 'Laura's Two Wars.'

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Every third child in Togo is engaged in forced labour, according to UNICEF. Most of these children work in mines and crush stone, helping their families to earn some money.

To learn more about their difficult lives, watch our video and the film ‘Togo: Tough to Survive’ (2018).

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💬‘I am no different from anyone else.’ These are the words of a strong girl Karina, who recently conquered Mount Elbrus on a prosthesis. After losing her leg, she had to relearn how to walk, but she quickly adapted to her prosthesis and left her crutches behind. Now, she enjoys rock climbing, swimming, and hiking in the mountains.

The heroes of our film ‘Kilimanjaro Challenge’ successfully summited Africa's highest peak. Their journey took five grueling days, filled with challenges. Discover the inspiring stories of these resilient individuals in the video and documentary.

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🟢There were no more than 30 Amur tigers left in the world in the 20th century. The striped predators almost disappeared due to poaching and deforestation.

Now the population of these cats has been revived. There are several hundred of them in Russia. To save the species and maintain the number of animals, specially protected natural areas were created in the Far East. For killing an Amur tiger, poachers face five to eight years in prison and a fine of up to two million rubles.

On World Habitat Conservation Day, learn more about the conservation of Amur tigers in Russia from our documentary ‘Freed To Be Wild’ (2020).

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The church caretaker in Avdeevka refused to leave despite constant shelling. For two years, Aleksey sheltered in the Church of Mary Magdalene, which became his home after Ukrainian soldiers destroyed his house.

Throughout this difficult time, Aleksey prayed for his safety and the preservation of the church, and that all can be endured.

This story is featured in the documentary by Olga Kiriy and Abas Ali-Zade, ‘Avdeevka: This is War’.

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▶️Larisa works as a doctor on an ambulance in Belgorod. Every day, she and her colleagues put their lives at risk to save the wounded during shelling. Despite the constant danger, Larisa refuses to leave the city, believing it’s her duty to remain and help others.

On International Doctor's Day, watch the excerpt from the documentary ‘Frontline Belgorod’ (2024) by Elena Norkunaite.

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