Latest Documentaries
Sochi 2014: Paralympic Champions
These people may be a little different from the familiar image of Olympic champions. They are disabled, but it does not stop them from winning medals, training hard and becoming the pride of their families and country. RT met with some of Russia's most famous paralympic athletes to learn their story and to find out[...]
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The Russian Revolution
The year 1905 saw Russia submerged in a wave of mass political and social unrest, including terrorism, worker strikes, peasant unrest, and military mutinies. This led to the establishment of limited constitutional monarchy, the State Duma of the Russian Empire, the multi-party system, and the Russian Constitution of 1906. The Russian Revolution is the collective term[...]
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In the Shadow of the Tiger
This remarkable film follows the story of an adult female Siberian tiger named Katia and her cub for a birthday. His travels bring us to a remote part of Russia and its conflict with his natural enemy, man. This species of tiger once roamed from eastern Russia to South Korea, but the destruction of poaching and[...]
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Good Copy Bad Copy
‘Good Copy Bad Copy’ reveals the discrepancy between laws in different countries and how they are exploited. The film highlights the attitudes towards art, culture and copyright in a number of countries, including the US, Sweden, Russia, Nigeria, and Brazil. It accounts the inconsistency between current copyright law and recent technological advances that enable the Sampling of[...]
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Deadly Crossroads – Flight 2937 – Mayday
Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937 is flying with 69 people on board from Russia including 45 school children. The aircraft collides with DHL Flight 611, with the two pilots on board. The collision happens over the Bodensee between Germany and Switzerland and the wreckage ends up in Uberlingen, Germany. 71 people are killed in the disaster.[...]
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Beslan
Beslan School Siege examines the background that led to one of the bloodiest act of terrorism ever to take place in the soil of Russia, the Beslan tragedy. The film also documents how a small town is coming to terms with the loss of its children. The documentary attempts to answer many unanswered questions behind the[...]
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Children of Beslan
In Russia, on 01 September is the Day of Knowledge, a joyous annual event marks the beginning of the new school year. But the Day of Knowledge 2004 was different in the School No. 1 in Beslan: A group of heavily armed rebel extremists stormed the school, with more than a thousand children and adults[...]
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The Art of Russia
Series in which fine art commentator Andrew Graham-Dixon articulates the unbelievable narrative of Russian art – its enigmatic splendor – and until now a story unseen on British television He searches the beginnings of the Russian star from his origins in Byzantium and the original exalted Russian idol, Our Lady of Vladimir to the masterworks of[...]
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The Mark of Cain
The Mark of Cain documents the fading art form and the Russian criminal tattoos, once a taboo subject in Russia. The virtual disappearance is now seen as a reflection of the transition of Russian society in general. Filmed in some of the most notorious prisons in Russia, including the famous White Swan, interviews with prisoners,[...]
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Wild Russia
Wild Russia is a historical series of high-definition chart a journey through this vast territory stretching from Europe to the Pacific Ocean. Spanning 11 time zones, this huge country contains a large amount of natural unspoiled wilderness areas - beyond the big cities of Moscow and St. Petersburg, a primitive world with rugged mountain peaks,[...]
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The Chessboard Killer
The Chessboard Killer presents the life and trial of the famous Russian serial killer Alexander Pichushkin. Pichushkin invited his victims to drink vodka with him before killing them with a hammer was convicted on 48 counts of murder after a trial that entranced the entire nation. The film shows a silent Pichushkin, dressed in a grey[...]
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Russia: A Journey with Jonathan Dimbleby
A major BBC documentary, Russia sees Jonathan Dimbleby attempt to put through the greatest nation on Earth in the course of a journey of 10,000 miles. The final result is 60 episodes full five minutes. And in general, is a very strong release. Billed as TV's look first of its kind in the nation, takes us[...]
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