Documentary

No statute of limitations. Ozarichi
The Ozarichi death camp in the Polesye swamps marked the first time in history that the Nazis employed biological warfare, epidemic typhus, on a mass scale. They used 50,000 women, children, and elderly civilians as a human shield to block the...
Sep 11, 2026 05:57
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No statute of limitations. Ozarichi
The Ozarichi death camp in the Polesye swamps marked the first time in history that the Nazis employed biological warfare, epidemic typhus, on a mass scale. They used 50,000 women, children, and elderly civilians as a human shield to block the...
Sep 11, 2026 05:57
Wild Ride: World Nomad Games
In 2026, Kyrgyzstan hosted the sixth World Nomad Games. Participants from more than 100 countries competed in dozens of traditional disciplines. What are now spectacular international competitions once formed part of the everyday life of nomadic...
Sep 10, 2026 07:52
Hawaii: An Occupied Kingdom
Sunny beaches, palms, and carefree surfers – that’s how the world sees Hawaii. But behind the picture-postcard paradise lies the tragedy of a people who had their homeland and identity stolen from them. In 1893, the United States...
Sep 3, 2026 07:47
The Afghanistan they left behind
Five years after the US made its chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, RT India’s Runjhun Sharma has returned to the country to see what was left in its wake. Has life returned to normal? How are ordinary Afghans coping? What is the state of...
Aug 31, 2026 18:07
Curious Tofurious. Sochi
Tofurious heads to Sochi, a city on the Black Sea coast, where the sun shines for almost 300 days a year and subtropical greenery compliments the snow-covered peaks of the Caucasus. Every year, more than 2.5 million tourists come here for the sea...
Aug 27, 2026 07:35
Abkhazia: A Land with Soul
This documentary explores life in modern-day Abkhazia and its people, who passionately preserve their country’s identity and culture. The local name for Abkhazia – Apsny – means ‘Land of the Soul’. This soul has...
Aug 26, 2026 07:22
Green Sheep Drive
In southern Russia, there are places where fertile land is gradually turning to sand. In the arid regions of Dagestan, Kalmykia, and Astrakhan, the soil has been losing moisture and vegetation for years as a result of heat. The situation is worsened...
Aug 20, 2026 07:32
Prophetic dream: Path to freedom
The Ozarichi death camp was a place that should never have existed. A place that took the lives of both its prisoners and their rescuers in the most horrific way possible. How did the Ozarichi camp come to be? Why did the Nazis’ plan fail? And...
Aug 19, 2026 10:35
Fidel
This film marks the 100th anniversary of Fidel Castro’s birth and tells the story of the Cuban leader’s life. Fidel survived over 600 assassination attempts by the CIA – his ideals made him a prime target. Despite relentless...
Aug 13, 2026 14:14