Traditional whaling in Russia’s harshest region
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If you look in the fridge of a Chukchi family, you’ll see mostly whale meat and maybe some fowl.
The indigenous Chukchi people from the Chukotka Peninsula (west of Alaska) believe they come from whales. The life of the Chukchi revolves around hunting marine mammals - grey whales, seals and walruses. The men gather to go in the sea to ‘take’ food. The Chukchi don’t say ‘kill’.

Sea hunters spend days on the water, often risking their lives. But their job is in high demand. When hunters return with a catch, they share it with the community. They’re not allowed to sell it. Only 136 grey whales a year is a quota set for the Chukchi by the International Whaling Commission.

‘Chukchi’ translates as ‘real people’. Find out why in our beautiful documentary about Chukchi traditions.

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The Falin family have fostered 30 kids. They take children from dysfunctional families, children’s homes or simply off the streets.
Tatyana and Artyom Falins fostered their first child in 2003. A girl walked up to Tatyana on the street and asked to take her. Then there were more — it was hard, and many kids ended up on the street.

Tatyana and Artyom find a place in their home even for those kids who couldn’t adjust to other families because their psychological trauma was too much to handle. All the kids who the Falins have fostered see them as their parents and even want to come back to them from other countries.

What does it feel like raising such a diverse family? Tune in for the premiere of Our Big Russian Family and find out.

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Anneliese Michel was a German girl who believed demons possessed her. The girl underwent 67 rites of exorcism, during which she ate dead insects and animals, barked like a dog and licked her urine off the floor. Anneliese died on June 1, 1976, of malnutrition and dehydration.

Her parents and the priests who performed the exorcism rituals were severely criticised and eventually had to stand trial. Medical specialists said Anneliese’s mental disorder resulted partially from the exceptionally severe religious upbringing: she had been persuaded to suffer for the sins and obediently fulfilled this mission.

According to testimonies, she could have survived if she had been force-fed at least a week before her death. However, there were things in this case that had no rational explanation, and what happened will forever remain a mystery.

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A hero rat saving lives
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Isaac is a rat that looks like a hamster, whose nose is his secret weapon. But, he is no regular rodent. Isaac is a landmine detecting hero. His remarkable sense of smell can detect the tiniest traces of TNT. He can sense the explosive up to 20 centimetres underground!

Isaac was born in Tanzania, where a Belgian NGO, APOPO, trains giant pouched rats to sniff out explosives. The little creatures learn to associate TNT with food - if they detect an explosive, they get a delicious treat.

After nine months of training and passing an exam with flying colours, Isaac was sent to Cambodia, one of the most heavily mined countries in the world. The civil war left up to five million pieces of unexploded ordnance.

We think land mine-detecting rats deserve a Disney story, but in the meantime, check out our documentary and see for yourself how adorable and clever the pouched rats are!

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The US figure skater Timothy LeDuc has become the first openly non-binary athlete to compete in the Winter Olympics in Beijing. LeDuc hopes people will see that ‘queer people can be open and successful in sports.’ ‘We’ve always been here. We’ve always been a part of sports. We just haven’t always been able to be open,’ LeDuc said.

The Summer Games in Tokyo saw the first openly transgender Olympians. As LGBTQ+ competitors are making history, you can watch our documentary about trans athletes and the debate surrounding the issue.

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Dostoevsky Games
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Even after two centuries, Fyodor Dostoevsky still has fans worldwide because he “makes you face your true self”. Dostoevsky’s ability to change, to transform the reader, makes him genuinely universal. No matter what language the reader speaks, they get the message.

In Europe, Asia, and America, artists inspired by Dostoevsky turned his work into plays, pieces of art and performances. North Carolina is among the leading centres in the US for studying Dostoevsky and has a very strong Russian language and cultural, academic tradition. For this reason, North Carolina is the home of the Dostoevsky Games, a contest for students from the state’s leading universities.

Tune in for the premiere of Universal Dostoevsky right now on RT Documentary and find out more about how his fans are still honouring his legacy across the globe.

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Wrongfully convicted
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Jerome Morgan was 17 when his life suddenly took a dramatic turn. Jerome was at a Sweet 16 party when a fight broke out, and a teenager was shot. Weeks later, Jerome was arrested and charged with murder after two eyewitnesses identified him as the shooter. As a result, Jerome was sent to Louisiana’s notorious Angola Prison for life without parole.

Jerome had spent 20 years behind bars until his murder conviction was overturned, and he was released. Find out how he proved his innocence and how many are wrongfully convicted in US prisons.

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