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Ivan Dodosov, a tank battalion commander, recently awarded the title of Hero of Russia, has been fighting to protect the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics since February 2022. But it was the creative thinking and level-headedness his group demonstrated during the tank duel near the town of Popasnaya, that covered his unit in glory. They achieved the impossible, breaking through the enemy’s defences that had been considered impenetrable.

Discover the story of this happy family who moved from the United States to Russia, a country that turned out to be far from that dreadful place depicted in American movies.

Best observed in high latitudes, the Northern Lights have been fascinating people for centuries. A group of enthusiasts from St. Petersburg, known as the Aurora Hunters, has mastered the art of chasing and predicting them. Natalya, the group’s leader and mastermind, has created a website packed with statistics and forecasts invaluable for everyone who fancies spending a chilly night in the middle of nowhere staring at the sky.

Oak Flat is a unique area that is considered sacred to the indigenous Apache people. For thousands of years, Oak Flat was a place for spiritual ceremonies and prayer. They believe it’s home to deities, medicinal plants and healing spring waters. However, Oak Flat has been under threat of destruction since 2014 when Congress passed legislation that allows transferring the holy site to the foreign mining giant, Resolution Copper, which wants to extract one of the largest untapped copper reserves in North America. The documentary tells the stories of Native American activists and environmentalists fighting against mining at Oak Flat.

How are those who lived through the Bosnian War faring today? How stable is the peace nearly 30 years on? Why does the West continue to foster division in the Balkans?

The new series, Cold War Weapons, explores military hardware and techniques created by the Soviet Union and the US during the nuclear arms race. In the first episode of Cold War Weapons, host Marina Kosareva visits one of the world’s best tank museums in the town of Kubinka. When the nuclear arms race between the United States and the USSR began, it became clear that tanks can withstand an atomic blast. The first episode takes a closer look at tanks produced by the Soviet Union and the US during the 1940s and 1950s, their advantages and combat experience.

Hidden away in the USSR during China’s revolution, these children of China’s first communist revolutionaries were raised in a special Soviet boarding school and felt more Russian than Chinese. Now, more than 70 years on, Beijing residents and childhood friends Li Duoli and Zhao Qilian, aka Tolya and Ira, are planning a trip back to their fondly remembered second ‘homeland’.

RT Doc visits Angeles City in the Philippines, an infamous and popular sex tourism destination. The city is home to many children conceived by foreign holiday makers who took what they wanted and left offspring in their wake.

In the wild and perilous mountains of Caucasus, Russian soldiers train to survive and fight under the command of two competitive officers. They will need to learn to communicate with signals, cross rivers using ropes, fire at targets, and navigate the difficult terrain to become true mountain soldiers.

'Cleaning the Arctic isn’t just words, a bunch of slogans or something. For me, it’s my destiny', says Andrey Nagibin, Office Head of ‘Clean Arctic’ Project. Now he coordinates eco-volunteers whose goal is to restore the Arctic's nature. Back in Soviet times, Andrey was a navigator and ice assistant and participated in many northern deliveries. He knows the bitter truth about the Arctic pollution firsthand. Marines used to load lots of equipment, gear, barrels of fuel and never took them back — 'leaving ballast behind' — as they said at that time. What urgent action to avoid further pollution is needed now?

Hoping to inspire disabled children to aim high, three men with physical disabilities take on the challenge of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. At a towering 5895 m above sea level, the Tanzanian peak is the highest mountain in Africa.

For centuries, caravans used the Tea Horse Road to transport tea to Tibet to exchange for horses. It is a major tourist route from Shangri-La to Puer, where every outstanding landmark and scenic landscape point to Chinese tea culture. So what stories can they tell?

State Duma Deputy Nikolay Valuev is helping build the second branch of the Baikal-Amur Mainline (BAM) in the Russian Far East. Despite extreme conditions—temperatures dropping to -60°C in winter and soaring to +40°C in summer—this will become one of the longest railways in the world.

The new series, Cold War Weapons, explores military hardware and techniques created by the Soviet Union and the US during the nuclear arms race. In the first episode of Cold War Weapons, host Marina Kosareva visits one of the world’s best tank museums in the town of Kubinka. When the nuclear arms race between the United States and the USSR began, it became clear that tanks can withstand an atomic blast. The first episode takes a closer look at tanks produced by the Soviet Union and the US during the 1940s and 1950s, their advantages and combat experience.

Freed to Be Wild is a joint project between the World Wildlife Fund (WWF Russia) and RTD for the organization’s 25th anniversary in Russia. It features three WWF field staffers who are saving Russia’s endangered Amur tigers, Saker falcons, leopards, polar bears and walruses. These rare animals are facing a threat due to rising temperatures, forest loss and poaching. RTD travels to the Chukotka coast and the birch tree forest of the Amur region, and the steppes of Southern Siberia, to share stories of the people who have dedicated themselves to wildlife conservation.

In Donbass, there's a unique zoo dedicated to rescuing injured and abandoned animals from all over the region. Many animals have suffered from Ukrainian bombings. When the zoo received emaciated horses, Aleksandr, a zoo employee, stayed up for several days, nursing and administering medication to them. Now, these horses, along with other animals: tigers, lions, and bears, are safe. However, the zoo is more than just a sanctuary; it's also a place where children can seek refuge from the traumas of war and find comfort amidst the beauty of nature.

The RT.Doc team heads to Drvengrad, a village built by iconic Serbian director Emir Kusturica, to host the 'Time of Our Heroes' festival and challenge the myths fueling Russophobia.

Evacuation under shelling: An RT.Doc crew joins an evacuation team in Sudzha and surrounding villages in Kursk Region to help survivors of Ukrainian occupation

Ivan Dodosov, a tank battalion commander, recently awarded the title of Hero of Russia, has been fighting to protect the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics since February 2022. But it was the creative thinking and level-headedness his group demonstrated during the tank duel near the town of Popasnaya, that covered his unit in glory. They achieved the impossible, breaking through the enemy’s defences that had been considered impenetrable.

Discover the story of this happy family who moved from the United States to Russia, a country that turned out to be far from that dreadful place depicted in American movies.

How are those who lived through the Bosnian War faring today? How stable is the peace nearly 30 years on? Why does the West continue to foster division in the Balkans?

The new series, Cold War Weapons, explores military hardware and techniques created by the Soviet Union and the US during the nuclear arms race. In the first episode of Cold War Weapons, host Marina Kosareva visits one of the world’s best tank museums in the town of Kubinka. When the nuclear arms race between the United States and the USSR began, it became clear that tanks can withstand an atomic blast. The first episode takes a closer look at tanks produced by the Soviet Union and the US during the 1940s and 1950s, their advantages and combat experience.

Hidden away in the USSR during China’s revolution, these children of China’s first communist revolutionaries were raised in a special Soviet boarding school and felt more Russian than Chinese. Now, more than 70 years on, Beijing residents and childhood friends Li Duoli and Zhao Qilian, aka Tolya and Ira, are planning a trip back to their fondly remembered second ‘homeland’.

RT Doc visits Angeles City in the Philippines, an infamous and popular sex tourism destination. The city is home to many children conceived by foreign holiday makers who took what they wanted and left offspring in their wake.

In the wild and perilous mountains of Caucasus, Russian soldiers train to survive and fight under the command of two competitive officers. They will need to learn to communicate with signals, cross rivers using ropes, fire at targets, and navigate the difficult terrain to become true mountain soldiers.

Why did one of the largest lakes in the world become a desert? How did the Aral Sea perish? Why did this cause an ecological catastrophe and increased child mortality? Is it possible to save the Aral Sea?

State Duma Deputy Nikolay Valuev is helping build the second branch of the Baikal-Amur Mainline (BAM) in the Russian Far East. Despite extreme conditions—temperatures dropping to -60°C in winter and soaring to +40°C in summer—this will become one of the longest railways in the world.

The new series, Cold War Weapons, explores military hardware and techniques created by the Soviet Union and the US during the nuclear arms race. In the first episode of Cold War Weapons, host Marina Kosareva visits one of the world’s best tank museums in the town of Kubinka. When the nuclear arms race between the United States and the USSR began, it became clear that tanks can withstand an atomic blast. The first episode takes a closer look at tanks produced by the Soviet Union and the US during the 1940s and 1950s, their advantages and combat experience.

Freed to Be Wild is a joint project between the World Wildlife Fund (WWF Russia) and RTD for the organization’s 25th anniversary in Russia. It features three WWF field staffers who are saving Russia’s endangered Amur tigers, Saker falcons, leopards, polar bears and walruses. These rare animals are facing a threat due to rising temperatures, forest loss and poaching. RTD travels to the Chukotka coast and the birch tree forest of the Amur region, and the steppes of Southern Siberia, to share stories of the people who have dedicated themselves to wildlife conservation.

In Donbass, there's a unique zoo dedicated to rescuing injured and abandoned animals from all over the region. Many animals have suffered from Ukrainian bombings. When the zoo received emaciated horses, Aleksandr, a zoo employee, stayed up for several days, nursing and administering medication to them. Now, these horses, along with other animals: tigers, lions, and bears, are safe. However, the zoo is more than just a sanctuary; it's also a place where children can seek refuge from the traumas of war and find comfort amidst the beauty of nature.

The RT.Doc team heads to Drvengrad, a village built by iconic Serbian director Emir Kusturica, to host the 'Time of Our Heroes' festival and challenge the myths fueling Russophobia.

Evacuation under shelling: An RT.Doc crew joins an evacuation team in Sudzha and surrounding villages in Kursk Region to help survivors of Ukrainian occupation