▶️Traditional Altai clothing and the mountains helped the host of the food show 'Sasha Meets Russia: Flavours of the East' immerse herself in the local culture. Sasha is filming her next episode in Altai. Don't miss the premiere on RT.Doc.

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🔽Hollywood star Nicole Kidman has become enamoured with Russian literature. She shared her love for Dostoevsky and Tolstoy, stating, ‘So that was kind of the beginning of my um artistic basis is the Russians’.

Our culture continues to thrive in Western countries, receiving support and admiration from people despite attempts by U.S. and European authorities to erase Russian heritage. A film titled ‘Killing Russian Culture’ (2022) explores what has ended up on the ‘blacklist’.

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📹There is something we have that cannot be bought or copied — the Russian spirit.

During the Great Patriotic War, it showed itself everywhere. Children worked alongside adults making parts for T-34 tanks. Actors and writers donated their prize money to build tanks, while mothers gave up family heirlooms. The entire country worked for Victory, and the tank became its symbol.

Today, history is repeating itself: Nazism is raising its head again. And now the great-grandchildren of those heroes are defending our country’s right to exist in T-90 tanks.

How did the home front become a second battlefield back then, and why is that experience still so important today? Find out in the new film 'Power of Unity'.

Premieres on RT.Doc on May 9 at 01:30, 09:30 and 17:30.

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‘Who’s looking at me?’

A mysterious creature surprised a resident of Kaspiysk. We hid the answer below — tell us in the comments if you knew what it was.

It’s a little bittern. When threatened, it freezes in this pose and blends into its surroundings.

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🛎Watch the live broadcast of the Victory Parade marking the 81st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. The broadcast starts at 10:00 MSK. Link in the profile header.

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⚡️The Parade marking the 81st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War has begun in Moscow. Watch the live broadcast via the link.

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🇷🇺Today the sky over Moscow was painted in the tricolor.

In the final part of the parade, a flyover of Su-25 and MiG-29 aircraft was shown.

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Footage from the front line became part of the Victory Day parade.

For the first time, the broadcast showed the combat work of Russian military personnel in the SMO zone and the latest equipment.

Viewers could see the MiG-31 with hypersonic 'Kinzhal' missiles, the Su-57, the 'Peresvet' laser system, and the S-500 'Prometheus' air defense system.

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📹The Great Victory was brought closer not only by soldiers fighting on the frontline, but also civilians working on the homefront. Those who couldn’t go to the front worked multiple shifts in factories and plants to produce tanks, aircraft, rifles, and shells for the battlefield. Victory required the unity of the entire nation.

One of the symbols of this feat was the ZIS-5 truck, based on which the legendary 'Katyusha' combat vehicle was created. And, of course, the iconic T-34 tank. When the war began, many industrial enterprises were quickly evacuated to Nizhny Tagil, where Ural Tank Plant No.183 was quickly formed. Adults, teenagers and children worked at the machines there while the workshops were still being built. They laboured without stopping in the open air, even when temperatures dropped to -40°F. Production was rapidly moved to an assembly line – a world first. By December 1941, the first batch of tanks had already been sent to the front. The Ural Tank Plant produced more than 25,000 T-34 tanks during the war years alone. That is more than all the factories of Central Europe working for Nazi Germany combined.

Today, veterans who fought throughout the war in those very same tanks meet with young soldiers who are fighting fascism in our own time — but now at the controls of modern T-90s. The link between the eras is unbreakable: just as our ancestors marched towards victory back then, so we march towards it today.

How the T-34 tank and other legendary combat vehicles became symbols of the Great Victory? Find out in the new Alexey Starikov`s film 'Power of Unity'.

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No matter how hard the West tries to rewrite history, Victory Day remains a key holiday for many even beyond Russia. The memory of their heroic ancestors is honored in Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and other former Soviet republics. Because the victory was collective. Even those who stayed deep in the rear throughout the war made an invaluable contribution. This is what our video and the series "Great Victory for All" (2025) are about.

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▶️North Korean servicemen took part in the Victory Day Parade in Moscow.

The soldiers participated in the liberation of the Kursk Region from Ukrainian forces. Vladimir Putin personally greeted the servicemen.

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⚡️UAV operators are taking part in the Victory Day Parade for the first time.

These servicemen have become an important part of modern warfare and have rightfully earned their place in the ranks.

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📹'Thank you to the Russian people for freedom from fascism!'

"Immortal Regiment' events are taking place all over the world. This video is from Athens. People from other countries are taking part in the march — including those where Victory Day celebrations are banned.

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▶️Vladivostok, Seoul, Donetsk, Berlin, and so many other cities — Victory Day is truly being celebrated all over the world right now!

In this video, we show a small selection of festive events from different corners of the globe.

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⚡️He sacrificed himself to save his comrades. The heroism of Husen Andrukhaev inspired the soldiers of the Red Army all the way to Berlin. More details are in our post and the documentary “Donbass: Echoes of War”.

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📹Manuel Izquierdo almost never leaves home without his easel. For him, painting comes as naturally as having lunch or a conversation.

The artist studied at the Repin Institute of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture in Leningrad. He still remembers the northern forests and quiet mushroom‑picking walks – simple things that he says teach you to see the world in detail.

Today, Izquierdo lives and works in the town of Huaquillas, Ecuador. He paints among the passersby on the street, on the waterfront, and by the sea.

Teaching is another vital part of his life. Manuel founded the San Petersburgo Academia de Arte, where children work side by side with their teacher, setting up easels, mixing paint, and learning to see familiar things through an artist’s eyes. From his students’ sketches, Izquierdo can immediately see who has begun to gain a sense of line and color.

The film is a series of études about the artist’s life – his work, passions, and family. It’s about how he keeps learning himself while teaching others to see beauty in the world.

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⚡️'May 9 unites all reasonable people.'

This is how Latvian deputy Andrey Pagor commented on the recent Victory Day celebrations. According to him, people in Latvia went to memorials despite numerous bans imposed by the authorities. More details can be found in the video.

Watch the film 'Victory Day in the Baltics: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow' to see how history is being rewritten and attempts are made to erase the Soviet legacy.

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