Seeking Recognition: South Ossetia. Locked into a legacy of conflict (Trailer)
If not for a 2008 war with Georgia, the small breakaway republic of South Ossetia would have remained largely unnoticed by the international community. Now a little-recognised state, it’s recovering from conflict and reaching out to a peaceful future. Find out about South Ossetian life, as described by residents.
Premiere 5/08
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Over the past six years, some 120,000 bodies of missing WWII soldiers were recovered by Russian volunteers dedicated to bringing the lost fighters home. These groups of enthusiasts operate on land, and also at sea, looking for the wrecks of ships and submarines, to honor the crews’ memory. The RT Documentary, Finding the Fallen, tells the story of their work.
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A Lack of positive role models or the lure of easy money; what makes young men in the United States turn to selling drugs? In this Black Lives episode, we meet Jimmy, a drug dealer who can get his hands on any illicit drug but can see no other way to make a living. We also meet ex-gang member turned motivational speaker, Ted Sutton, and other activists trying to help people like Jimmy to find a different life and change.
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Laser weapons emerged during the Cold War, but a lot of those scientific innovations are still classified as top secret. In the 1980s politicians hoped that lasers would make nuclear weapons obsolete. And their hopes were reasonable. Back then interceptor missiles moved at supersonic speeds, while the laser could move at the speed of light.
In 1983, US President Ronald Reagan announced the launch of one of the most ambitious military projects in America’s history – the Strategic Defense Initiative, soon to be nicknamed Star Wars. Americans expected to create a Death Star, the laser of which would blow up the USSR before they could launch a retaliatory strike.
The SDI program obviously posed an existential threat to the USSR, and Soviet scientists were quick to come up with a response. A unique heliocomplex dubbed ‘The Sun’ was created. A gigantic mirror with a total area of 1,840 square meters allowed it to collect solar radiation and focus it into a small spot the size of a coin. Such energy is powerful enough to cut off the wings of an airplane.
In this episode of Cold War Weapons you will see how superpower lasers work under various weather conditions, why airborne laser weapons were created and whether laser tanks can penetrate an opposing one in an instant.
Newspapers and revolutionary leaflets are used to spread calls for rebellion. Small printing presses are secretly organized in warehouses and basements. Their work can be stopped only from the inside in risky operations by undercover agents.
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As our two gastronauts discuss Russian literature, Oscar says that to truly understand Russian cuisine you have to read the works of Leo Tolstoy. With Glen’s curiosity peaked, they set out to learn what was served at the renowned author’s table, the culinary explorers visit his former home, Yasnaya Polyana.
To plunge into the spirit of the times, Glen puts on a Tolstoyan shirt and goes for a horse ride around the estate. He also wants to try prostokvasha, a traditional sour milk drink the writer often had with breakfast. But to try truly fresh prostokvasha, Glen must first learn to milk a cow… an experience that shows he might not be cut out for farm life. Meanwhile, Oscar checks out the manor house’s 19th-century kitchen and impressive stove.
Though Tolstoy became a vegetarian later in life, in his younger days he loved to hunt and was keen on fine dining. Oscar and Glen enlist the help of a chief well versed in the cuisine prepared at Yasnaya Polyana to make two dishes that were wildly popular in the 19th-century.
The first is forshmak, a veal and herring meatloaf that was served as a starter. To combine meat and fish in one dish seems rather strange today, and Glen can’t help but notice that the mixture looks and smells disgusting while being prepared.
The second dish, baked apples, is a classic Russian dessert with a European twist that was once all the rage on the fine dining tables of the Russian gentry. The tangy fruit is stuffed with cognac-soaked sponge cake before being baked, with a lemon sauce drizzled over it fresh from the oven.
The dessert is sure to please, but it remains to be seen if Glen’s palate will warm to the forshmak once it’s out of the oven.
Glen’s reaction and all the recipes can be seen on Taste of Russia, Episode 6.
See a new episode of Taste of Russia every Monday at 03:30, 13:30, 20:00, and 22:30 Moscow Time on RTD’s live channel.
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The Russian BMPT Terminator is a state-of-the-art tank support vehicle. The Terminator is designed to support battle tanks and AFVs and take on anti-tank forces. It has two 30mm autocannons, two grenade launchers, and four Ataka guided anti-tank missiles. The Terminator can fire all of its weapons at once and take down any target, including small vessels and helicopters. Check out this armoured vehicle as we visit the production site of the world’s largest tank producer, Uralvagonzavod.
RT Documentary offers you in-depth documentary films on topics that will leave no one indifferent. It’s not just front-page stories and global events, but issues that extend beyond the headlines. Social and environmental issues, shocking traditions, intriguing personalities, history, sports and so much more – we have documentaries to suit every taste. RT Documentary’s film crews travel far and wide to bring you diverse and compelling stories. Discover the world with us!
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Che Guevara has become an icon. You can find his face adorning T-shirts, pins, and even beer coasters. His name can frequently be seen blinking in neon lights above trendy clubs and coffee houses. It is unlikely, however, that the young hipsters and professionals that frequent these establishments in the world’s capitals of capitalism and consumerism could tell you much about the life of the man behind the name.
In late 1966, Ernesto Che Guevara covertly came to Bolivia to incite a guerrilla war. But the man whose name has become a brand had trouble properly branding his message. Few understood that he wanted to help the country’s poor throw off their poverty and build a better life. The farmers didn’t seem to understand what it meant to “bring down imperialism” and the authorities painted him in Cold War terms, saying he had come to “establish a communist order.” In the end, he attracted very few peasants to his revolutionary cause and was captured and executed after 11 months.
This film features the stories and impressions of people who met or had contact with Che Guevara during his Bolivian campaign. Through these snapshots of memory, you’ll have the opportunity to piece together a broader picture of the final months and days of this enigmatic, yet iconic figure, and gain insight into his legacy among the Bolivian people.
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“It’s the Azov battalion. They forced people out of their houses and into basements. Then tanks started shooting from here, from there,” a Mariupol resident shared her story with the film crew. Over 400,000 people in Mariupol had to go underground because they couldn’t leave the city. The film tracks stories of people who had to survive in Mariupol under Ukrainian shelling. Sheltering in cellars and watching Ukrainian tanks firing at residential buildings. They have all gone through hell and back. Now they’re happy to be alive and hope for a new beginning.
A Russian military officer drives across shelled Mariupol to distribute humanitarian aid. A volunteer from Texas, who came to Donbass eight years ago, as he refused to believe American propaganda, helps reunite families separated during the evacuation. A hieromonk who was taken hostage by Azov members and tortured miraculously survived and dedicated his life to studying the origins of nazism in Ukraine. A courageous OB-GYN who runs a maternity ward helped give birth to 25 women during the bombing.
Hundreds of people who got a chance to be evacuated lost connections with the rest of their families who stayed. With no cell service and internet connection, their only hope was to get a word through Russian soldiers who would find relatives and friends and relay their messages.
Jim Evans, originally from Uganda, moved to Moscow in pursuit of a degree in Air Transportation Management. According to him, education in Russia is more practical and thus considered prestigious. Today, about 8,000 km away from his birthplace, Jim found happiness. Beyond education, he has discovered a fulfilling life with a loving girlfriend, cherished friends and a promising career path. As he reflects on his journey, Jim sheds light on the challenges of relocating and shares his favourite aspects of his new home.