Sacred to Hindus, the Ganges is worshipped as goddess Ganga and used for rituals, yet half a billion people also choke this “mother river” with waste.
Cry of a River / 2017
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Cry of a River
According to a World Health Organisation report, a third of the world’s population lives without access to proper toilets. This causes natural water reserves to become contaminated with human waste, which in turn causes disease. India is just one of many…
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In 2014, Slovyansk locals refused to flee, forming a militia crushed by Ukrainian fire. In 2022, Russian and Donbass forces return—can years of horror be erased?
The Road to Slavyansk / 2023
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The Road to Slavyansk
After the legitimate authorities in Kiev was overthrown, Donbass residents faced heavy bombings by the Ukrainian military. Notwithstanding, the locals stood their ground, forming a militia to protect their homeland. Now, nine years later, with Russian support…
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RT celebrates 20 years on air. How was one of the largest news channels in the world created, and what horizons still lie ahead?
RT: 20 Years of Questioning More / 2025
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RT: 20 Years of Questioning More
‘The RT logo is my weapon,’ says Joelle Maroun, an RT Arabic correspondent. For the journalists of one of the largest news channels in the world, this is not just a job, but their entire life. For all these years, they have been offering an alternative perspective…
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How combat veterans with PTSD are rebuilding their lives through sport, helping others, and psychological rehabilitation.
PTSD: at Tunnel's End / 2025
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PTSD: at Tunnel's End
PTSD – post-traumatic stress disorder – affects many soldiers after they return from war. Severe concussions, the loss of comrades, and the brutal realities of combat leave lasting psychological wounds. How can those who have lived through war overcome this…
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Self-taught teen Esteban Quispe builds eco-friendly robots from e-waste, including a real-life Wall-E, turning recycled parts into inventive machines.
Roboboy / 2017
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Esteban Quispe Churata is a self-taught inventor from Bolivia. He creates robots from scrap, including a real-life Wall-E from Pixar’s animated film. Esteban collects electrical wires, metal sheets and other e-waste from a local rubbish dump. In his native…
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Storm Cossack “Crimea” fighters face tank fire as they hunt enemy positions near Vasilyevka; a cameraman captures their battles, courage, and grief.
Cossacks in Combat / 2023
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Cossacks in Combat
From daring missions from locating enemy’s firing positions to the everyday battles, the Storm Cossack Battalion «Crimea» fearlessly navigates the frontlines. The fighters hold the strategic town of Vasilyevka in Zaporozhye. To capture the Cossacks’ daily…
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Cucumber ice cream, cucumber latte, and cucumber dumplings — American traveller Sasha tries the most surprising culinary combinations at the Cucumber festival in Russia’s Suzdal Sasha Meets Russia: Flavours of the East. Suzdal Reviving Russian Roots / 2025…
Nomadic traditions, shamanic rituals, and Siberian recipes of Khakassia: American Sasha discovers the secrets of the ‘land of five elements’
Sasha Meets Russia: Flavours of the East. Khakassia: The Land of Five Elements/ 2025
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Khakassia: The Land of Five Elements
Sasha, an American with Russian roots, continues her journey across Russia and is heading to Khakassia. The wilderness of this Siberian region remains largely untouched, and nomadic traditions are re-emerging in modern life. Here, air, water, earth, and fire…
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On the behind-the-scenes games of the EU, US policy, and relations between Moscow and Budapest: Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó speaks exclusively to Rick Sanchez
Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijarto speaks with Rick Sanchez / 2025
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Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijarto speaks with Rick Sanchez
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó is the guest on the new episode of ‘The Sanchez Effect.’Discussing Hungary's role in the European Union and the world, Szijjártó said that Budapest is under pressure from Western countries with larger budgets and…
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Elena, a Russian in Ulaanbaatar, falls for Mongolia’s wild beauty and joins a growing Russian community, exploring how mixed families blend cultures.
Russian Roots, Mongolian Life / 2023
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Russian Roots, Mongolian Life
Elena сame to Mongolia for a short business trip and never left. Her daughter now studies Mongolian and attends local children’s clubs. Like many others who relocate, Elena’s family observe both Russian and Mongolian customs and traditions. What attracts…
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Ukraine recruits foreign mercenaries to kill for money. What really awaits them in this war?
Mercenaries / 2025
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Mercenaries
Thousands of foreign mercenaries sign contracts with Ukraine’s armed forces, intent on making money off death. They are recruited via Ukrainian embassies and intermediaries operating around the world. The fighters themselves describe their tours as a ‘safari’…
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Italian journalist Vittorio-Nicola Rangeroni, who filmed shelling in Lugansk in 2015, now faces pressure and jail as Western media ignore reports from Donbass.
Donbass: That’s Why I’m Here / 2023
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Donbass. That's Why I'm Here
In 2015 Vittorio-Nicola Rangeloni, a journalist from Italy, went to Lugansk. Surprisingly, he found out that the way Italian media described the Donbass conflict had nothing in common with what Vittorio witnessed in Ukraine. Since then, he’s been reporting…
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In 2011, a 15-meter tsunami hit Fukushima Daiichi, triggering blasts and radiation. Ten years on, former residents are only slowly returning home.
Back to Fukushima / 2019
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Back to Fukushima
On March 11th 2011, a deadly earthquake hit Japan. A 15-metre tidal wave triggered by the earthquake flooded the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station’s cooling system, shutting it down. Levels of radioactivity in the area skyrocketed. The authorities evacuated…
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Journalist Julio Zamarron, a member of the Anti-Fascist Caravan, recalls brutal attacks in Donbass since 2014 and insists their mission is to tell this hidden war story.
Anti-Fascist Caravan. Rhythms of Resistance / 2024
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Anti-Fascist Caravan. Rhythms of Resistance
In 2014, «Banda Bassotti,» a renowned Italian punk rock band, started the «Anti-Fascist Caravan.» Over the past decade, they have been fighting to end the genocide in Donbass. People from many EU countries and South America have joined their cause.Every year…
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Land of steel, hockey, and legendary dumplings: Tofurious Crane heads for the Southern Urals. Curious Tofurious. South Ural / 2025 #Russia 🎚️ DocuPlanet ➡️ Watch more documentaries like this on our platform en.rtdoc.tv
Cossack rituals, a tsarist hunt, and a game of golf – how did the tireless traveller Tofurious Crane see the Rostov region?
Curious Tofurious. Rostov-on-Don / 2025
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American Tofurious Crane travels to southern Russia, to Rostov-on-DonIn the village of Starocherkasskaya, families carefully preserve the relics of their ancestors and honour Cossack traditions. One of these is ‘The first mount’. When a boy turns 3-4 years…
A chum, a reindeer-hide tent, has long sheltered Russia’s northern nomads—quick to build, made by women, and now honored with the official role of “chum-worker.”
Tundra Wonder Mums / 2021
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Tundra Wonder Mums
A chum is a mobile home made from reindeer hides that is used by the indigenous people of Russia’s Far North. It has a simple design, tested by generations. The tent-like structure has to be easy to set up and move because this nomadic people has to change…
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DIY culture is booming as creators turn everyday items into inventions, from solar cars to wooden huts. ‘DIY Da Vincis’ profiles Russian makers for Geek Pride Day.
DIY Da Vincis / 2021
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DIY Da Vincis
For Russian do-it-yourself mavens only sky seems to be the limit. Making a gun from scrap metal or installing Microsoft Windows in a Soviet car - these guys can show you how. For many of them, blogging about their DIY projects is just a hobby. Them have respectable…
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Children at the Bolshoi Theatre Ballet School in Brazil realise their dreams of becoming dancers, and its graduates now perform in theatres across the globe.
Dreams en Pointe / 2025
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Dreams en Pointe
In 2000, Russian dancers Vladimir Bogatyryov and Galina Kravchenko founded the Bolshoi Ballet School in the Brazilian city of Joinville. Here, Russian instructors teach children from across Brazil. For youngsters from underprivileged families, the training…
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British trader John Kopiski moved to Russia in the ’90s, married, became Orthodox, and now runs a 4,000-cow dairy and cheese farm—devoted to his new homeland.
I am John Kopiski, a Russian farmer / 2020
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I am John Kopiski, a Russian Farmer
After moving to Russia in 1992, John Kopiski, a former London coal and steel trader, found more than just a place to call home, he found his true calling. These days, John Yanovich, as he prefers to be called, runs a dairy farm with more than 4,000 cows some…
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Bullied for his extreme hair growth, Lalit lives with rare “werewolf syndrome,” one of about 60 cases worldwide. “We Are Different” follows people facing such genetic conditions.
We are different / 2021
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We are Different
Lalit’s face and body are covered with hair; it’s the result of a genetic disorder. The condition is called werewolf syndrome and it is extremely rare - only 50-60 people in the world have it. Though its nature has been defined as genetic, which gene exactly…
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At 16, Veronika got seven years for drug possession. As DarkNet dealers lure teens with big money, “Dark Net Dope Deals” exposes online crime’s deadly pull.
Dark net dope deals / 2022
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Dark Net Dope Deals
The Dark Net was created for anonymity, and criminals took immediate advantage of it. In 2017, the Russian Anonymous MarketPlace, a shady drug-dealing site, had 14,000 active users. After its shutdown it was replaced with a more advanced system of automated…
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