Bread and peace. This is what people in Donbass wait for.

In war, bread is valued on a par with weapons. In this video, we discuss bakers who work around the clock under shelling, and volunteers who take the loaves to the front line and to liberated towns. See these heroes on World Bread Day.

Learn more in the films:

▶️Here and Now. Aleksey Smirnov (2024)
▶️Lugansk: Road to Independence 2022-2014 (2022)
▶️Young Hope of Donbass (2023)

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▶️They instilled fear. The Yakuza is one of the most powerful criminal organisations. The Japanese mafia deals in weapons, drugs, and human trafficking. Until the end of the 20th century, the syndicate operated openly, having its own offices.

However, the authorities decided to take action against them. Before the 1992s, the Yakuza operated their criminal enterprises openly, often under the watchful eye of authorities. After that, Japan enacted a law allowing for the arrest of gangsters even for discussing a crime.

What happened to the syndicate? Find out in our video, published on Boss Day. Watch the film 'Yakuza. Good for Nothing’ (2017) for more insights into the underworld of crime.

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How did this tourist survive 67 days at sea? Watch the video. Mikhail Pichugin is now safe. He is in a hospital in Magadan.

Mikhail's brother and nephew died. He could face up to seven years in prison. Investigators are checking whether the boat had the necessary equipment as radios, red flares, or life jackets.

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🔮Prison for tarot readings? The Russian State Duma has proposed banning all magicians and equating them with extremists. Do you support this initiative? Participate in the survey below.

Meanwhile, the popularity of esoteric practitioners is on the rise. Businessmen, employers, and football clubs are turning to them. For instance, Russian FC ‘Sokol’ is looking for a tarot reader willing to work for $3,200 to provide individual forecasts and assist in match preparations. However, many fans believe it's just a joke.

In the DR Congo, the approach to sorcerers is harshly different. Those suspected of practising witchcraft are being burned alive or stoned. Why is this happening? Find out in the video and film by Ekaterina Kozhakina, ‘Witch-Hunt in Congo’ (2023).

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💬A fighter with the call sign Pilot told an independent American journalist about the crimes of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Donbass. Talking to Tofurious Crane, the soldier said something that Western media prefer to keep silent about. The guy showed the guest from the US the bombed-out neighborhoods of Donetsk and the NATO ammunition that Ukrainian neo-Nazis are shelling the civilian population with.

Pilot's story became part of the film 'Notes from an American in Donbass'. The film is also available in our online cinema.

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The Baikal-Amur Mainline (BAM) is one of the longest and most challenging railway projects in the world, stretching over 4,000 kilometres across Siberia and the Russian Far East. The BAM-2 project is expanding the line with new tracks, bridges, and tunnels to boost speed and cargo capacity. Join State Duma Deputy Nikolay Valuev as he experiences the extreme challenges of building this monumental railway and shares them in our new documentary.

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Earning however you can. That’s what the people in our video have to think about, day and night. In the Philippines, Bangladesh, Congo and Kenya, people risk their lives every day by taking on challenging and dangerous jobs because there’s nothing else. Some work so they can eat, many do it to give their children hope for a better life.

Check out our video and discover more from these films:

▶️‘Golden Gamble’
▶️‘SOS: Sold out Slaves’
▶️‘Cobalt Hell’
▶️‘Brick Slaves’

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For centuries, Russia has been a target for Western powers seeking to diminish its influence. From Napoleon's ambitious plan to partition the country in 1812 to Joseph Goebbels' declaration against the existence of an empire in the East in 1941, historical records reveal a consistent effort to undermine its strength. The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 was hailed as a triumph in the Cold War by the US, further fueling Western ambitions to weaken Russia.

In Anna Chapman's latest documentary-investigation, experts give a clear account of the origins of strategies aimed at destabilising Russia. How do they foster separatist sentiments and internal discord? Former US officials and political analysts from different countries shed light on the ongoing efforts to fragment Russia into smaller states.

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Who is the ‘chumworker’? That's what housewives are called in the Far North. By the way, it's an official profession there.

Pavla Ledkova, the heroine of our post, is one of them. She has a huge chum (like a wigwam or yurt made from reindeer hides) at her disposal. She harvests firewood every day, washes clothes, cooks food and raises seven children. All this is in the harsh conditions of the tundra. Pavel is the wife of a reindeer herder. And they are a nomadic people. Therefore, the family does not stay in one place for more than two or three days.

Watch the film ‘Tundra Wonder Mums’ (2020) about her life.

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🟢Romantic scams are on the rise. Fraudsters in Asia have swindled men out of more than $46 million.

The scammers used AI to pose as women and kept all communication online. Meanwhile, their victims were busy planning a future with women that didn’t exist, completely unaware that they were being conned into fake cryptocurrency investments.

The criminals often prey on the victims’ dreams of a happy family life. While one side believes there’s a real relationship blossoming, the other is methodically stripping them of as much cash as they can. Discover shocking revelations from victims of a notorious Russian con man in the video and our film by Vyacheslav Guz, 'Marriage Scammer: Till Cash Do Us Part'.

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Too many Kenyan grandmothers are raped because the attacker believes it’s a cure for AIDS. A shocking myth that’s taken seriously in the slums of Nairobi, instilling constant fear among older women. Infected young men have essentially declared open season on them.

But some Kenyan women have been taking steps to themselves against the predators. Watch, ‘Granny Fight Club’ (2017), a documentary by Artyom Somov and Vyacheslav Guz to learn more.

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These stories have captured hearts around the world. One dog climbed to the top of the Great Pyramid of Giza, an impressive height of about 140 meters.

Another homeless dog brings gifts daily in gratitude for food. Nial from Thailand feeds 80 animals, but only one dog has found a unique way to care for him.

The Clochek family from Russia also aids animals, both domesticated and wild. The couple has raised wolf cubs, taken in a bear from Kamchatka, and rescued dozens of owls. Learn more about them in a documentary by Natalya Kadyrova – ‘My Wild Family’ (2020).

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▶️A mother from Estonia moved to Russia with her three children due to bullying. ‘Everything is native here, Russian, native! And the people here are different,’ says Victoria. She has received a temporary asylum certificate and is preparing to give birth to a fourth baby in Russia.
Foreigners are increasingly choosing Russia as their home. Why? Watch ‘Why I moved to Russia’ by Lidia Vasilevskaya (2024).

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▶️157 years ago, Alaska passed into U.S. hands. For decades, American authorities diligently expelled everything Russian from the peninsula. "English was drummed into us. If you didn't speak English, the teacher could beat you for it," recalls Wally Kwasnikoff, a resident of Nanwalek village.

In addition to language, they tried to eradicate the Orthodox faith, imposing a different culture and pressuring people to become Protestants.

How could the descendants of Russians preserve their heritage? And why do they hold on to it so tightly today? This excerpt is from ‘Russian Alaska: Orthodoxy and Independence’ (2023).

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