A quarter of a century since Kim Philby's death, his enigma still haunts scores of people who have struggled to understand whether Philby was a hero or a traitor. Wherever the truth lies, one fact remains: he was a man of incredible stature and integrity.

After decades of political antagonism with the West, the Soviet Union made its first Olympic appearance in the 1952 Summer Games in Helsinki.The USSR’s team shocked the world, leaving European countries and Australia in the dust, coming in second only to the USA. It was hard to believe that some of the gold medal winners had been wounded in World War II or nearly starved during the siege of Leningrad. A number had even survived multiple Nazi concentration camps. Team’s members describe how they overcame hardships to achieve remarkable victories for their country.

Join RTDoc as we team up with a Russian delegation on the road from Moscow, period vehicles in tow to meet other enthusiasts who share the same history and use it to turn former enemies into new allies.

In October 1917, the Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin, seized power under the banner of socialism and set out to build the world’s most equitable society. Today, capitalism prevails everywhere and crushing inequality and poverty is rampant around the globe. So, was the October Revolution really as significant as it seemed 100 years ago? We spoke to unrepentant Leninists from different backgrounds and parts of the world to find out.

The lives of Lidia Sudina and Dmitry Buchkin changed forever when their carefree summer was interrupted by the horrors of World War Two. Hear their firsthand account of how their heroic city survived the 800-day siege.