RT Documentary

Chinese girls are learning figure skating with a coach from Russia — and their parents are very happy with this choice. ‘It’s a beautiful sport. Competition is very high. From competition broadcasts, we saw that the performances of Russian figure skaters always stand out from the others,’ says the father of one of the athletes. Want to know how the Russian school helps Chinese skaters achieve strong results? Watch…

A soup that unites three countries. At the edge of the world, among volcanoes and the ocean, they cook chep-ohau. What’s the recipe and what makes it special? Watch our video. Learn more about life in one of the most fascinating and remote corners of Russia in the episode of the travel show 'Curious Tofurious' . FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channel

📹 Tofurious heads to the Northern Kuril Islands — one of the most remote regions in Russia! Earthquakes and tsunamis are a fact of life here, and most of the archipelago remains uninhabited. On Paramushir Island, the American traveler climbs the famous Ebeko volcano for its sweeping views across the Pacific Ocean. He then travels to neighbouring Shumshu, where fortifications and remnants of military equipment from…

💚 A true treasure of Turkmenistan. In these frames are Akhal-Teke horses. The breed is renowned for its incredible endurance and grace, and this animal even has its own holiday. Find out more in the video. For Turkmens, a horse is a family member. Many start riding from an early age, and if an animal takes part in races, it receives meticulous care — it is taken to a special solarium and treated with healing…

🟢 It always listens, never judges, and remembers everything you said . Such a person is hard to find. But you can buy a robot. In Asia, they are made to order. Humanoids collect data for months and build a personality tailored to the client. In 2025, about 13,000 humanoid robots were sold worldwide, with more than 80% of them in China. Manufacturers do not hide it: men without a wife or girlfriend are becoming the…

'I was declared dead four times'. Zakarya Aliev held a forward position—captured from Ukrainian Armed Forces—for three weeks, completely alone. No food. No water. Under constant enemy fire. Zakarya Aliev is the hero of our video and the film 'The Warrior Was Alone.' This documentary film is part of the audience program of the ‘RT.Doc: Time of Our Heroes.’ Would you like to become a participant too? Submit your work…

📹 This is the story of Zakarya Aliev, a soldier from Dagestan known by his call sign ‘Smiley’. The combat engineer and scout single-handedly held the line stronghold for 3 weeks in a former Ukrainian. The film 'The Warrior was Alone' captures not only the daily reality of the front but also the soldier’s private world – his reflections on family, homeland, and duty. Through archival footage and interviews with his…

Meteorite, explosion, UFO — there was no shortage of theories when giant craters appeared in Russian Yamal! Some are as deep as 60 meters. A hole that size can fit a helicopter with its blades. What force created these funnels? Find out in our video and in the film ‘Black Holes of Yamal.’ FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channel

Scammers and fake coaches are swindling millions of rubles out of Russians. Recently, a pensioner from St. Petersburg handed over 182 million rubles to fraudsters. The woman was persuaded to ‘declare her savings.’ She lost her money, investment coins, and gold coins. There are a great many such scammers in the country today. Some of them present themselves as business mentors. Olga from Khimki is a seasoned…