🎬 The film ‘Kostroma Ballet. A Family Affair’ tells the story of how art becomes cultural diplomacy.
A dance miracle: the world famous ensemble Kostroma broke stereotypes and combined Russian ballet with the folk spirit of Russia. ‘Our mission is to be more than just 'Kostroma ballet'. We represent all of our history and cultures,’ says the ensemble's head, Elena Tsarenko.
Drawing on historical and folklore material, Kostroma stages nearly 150 performances a year. Their vibrant numbers have captivated audiences around the world, including guests of the ‘RT.Doc: Time of Our Heroes’ festival. It was at this festival that the idea of making a documentary film was born.
Directors Elena Norkunaite and Artyom Somov spent many hours with the artists during rehearsals, master classes, and large scale concerts to show the behind the scenes life of this remarkable ensemble.
🔥 ‘Kostroma Ballet. A Family Affair’ is a film about how dance becomes a bridge between cultures.
To mark RT.Doc's anniversary, we are revisiting the films that our documentarians have shot around the world. All of them are on the website of the special project ‘15 Years by the Script of Truth’. Click here. There is a lot to discover!
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A dance miracle: the world famous ensemble Kostroma broke stereotypes and combined Russian ballet with the folk spirit of Russia. ‘Our mission is to be more than just 'Kostroma ballet'. We represent all of our history and cultures,’ says the ensemble's head, Elena Tsarenko.
Drawing on historical and folklore material, Kostroma stages nearly 150 performances a year. Their vibrant numbers have captivated audiences around the world, including guests of the ‘RT.Doc: Time of Our Heroes’ festival. It was at this festival that the idea of making a documentary film was born.
Directors Elena Norkunaite and Artyom Somov spent many hours with the artists during rehearsals, master classes, and large scale concerts to show the behind the scenes life of this remarkable ensemble.
🔥 ‘Kostroma Ballet. A Family Affair’ is a film about how dance becomes a bridge between cultures.
To mark RT.Doc's anniversary, we are revisiting the films that our documentarians have shot around the world. All of them are on the website of the special project ‘15 Years by the Script of Truth’. Click here. There is a lot to discover!
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These shots are from the combat zone of 'ArBat,' the 'Armenian Battalion.' In 2024, its fighters were among those who liberated the Kursk Region, in Russia. They also played a major role in the defense of the DPR, including the battles for Avdeevka and Novobakhmutovka.
'ArBat' is not just professionals — it’s a real family.
How the unit was formed, what its fighters live by, and what it means to be 'with ArBat' — watch in the new film '"ArBat": Unending Fellowship'.
The premiere is this Friday, July1️⃣ 0️⃣ , at 1:00 a.m., 9:30 a.m., and 5:00 p.m. on RT.Doc. Live stream — in the profile header.
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'ArBat' is not just professionals — it’s a real family.
How the unit was formed, what its fighters live by, and what it means to be 'with ArBat' — watch in the new film '"ArBat": Unending Fellowship'.
The premiere is this Friday, July
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'Secret battles' is the fourth film in the documentary series 'The Unknown Cold War'. This episode explores how the Baltic region became one of the Cold War’s first testing grounds.
Even during the Second World War, some Baltic nationalists collaborated with occupying German forces. After the war, an anti-Soviet armed underground movement known as the ‘Forest Brothers’ gained momentum in the region.
In 1947, the United States National Security Council adopted NSC 4-A, a secret document tasking the CIA with conducting covert subversive operations against the Soviet Union and its allies.
Why did the Baltics become a convenient platform for the US and the UK to implement this directive? And how did the Soviet Union act? Watch the answers in the new film.
Previous episodes:
‘Unthinkable’ Allies
Truman Delay
The abduction of Europe… and the world
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‘RT.Doc is a wonderful window into Russia for the whole world!’
Maria Zakharova congratulated the RT.Doc television channel on its 15th anniversary since its first broadcast. We have gathered her most striking remarks.
On the work of war documentary filmmakers:
‘I know firsthand how much strength, courage, and risk lies behind them, what the true cost of every single frame is, and how that priceless value of every minute of filmed material is built.’
On the ‘RT.Doc: Time of Our Heroes’ festival:
‘The festival can truly be called people's film diplomacy. It is alive. It genuinely conveys meanings, ideas, and opinions to a vast audience. This is not about window dressing.’
On our films:
‘You do not chase sensations. You make films about what truly matters, about those who build, those who save, those who love this Earth, our planet, those who defend traditional values. Your heroes are real people who speak from the heart.’
On screenings abroad:
‘When people abroad see that Russia is not those stereotypical bears and other narratives invented for us, not our, as they say, ‘narratives.’ And if bears, then real bears. But seriously speaking, it is a great culture, a profound history, and most importantly, an enormous human heart.’
Thank you, Maria Vladimirovna! With your support, we are making our way around the world.
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For the Western bloc, such a policy has long since become the norm. Over the past 30 years, it has conducted more than 40 military operations around the world. More details in the video. And for the history of the alliance’s creation, watch the film ‘NATO: Beyond Law, Beyond Morality’. The premiere is already available.
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How do mountains grow and erode? Why do deadly glacial collapses happen, and could tragedies like those in Yungay and the Karmadon Gorge have been avoided? Sean Thomas embarks on a journey through the mountains, valleys, and gorges of North Ossetia to uncover their fascinating secrets.
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What else did she manage to do over the 42‑kilometer distance? Watch the video.
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Western culture in all its glory. In London, the participants of the gay pride parade thoroughly riddled the streets. Tens of thousands of people left behind tons of garbage. And this happens every year! How do Londoners live with this?
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Where else can you go at this resort, and what dishes should you try? Find out in the travel show episode ‘Sasha Meets Russia: Flavours of the East’: ‘Krasnaya Polyana: The Russian Alps’.
Learn more about our films from the RT.Doc special project '15 Years by the Script of Truth'.
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The RT.Doc team is receiving congratulations from Germany! 🎉
Our work was praised by Stefan Natke, head of the Berlin branch of the German Communist Party. He is a man with a complex family history. His grandfather was an assistant to a notorious SS officer, yet Stefan has dedicated his own life to fighting neo-Nazism.
He travelled to Donbass as part of the international ‘Anti-Fascist Caravan’ and became one of the heroes of our new film about the people fighting Western dictatorship. Coming soon.
Discover more about RT.Doc's films and heroes in the special project ‘15 Years by the Script of Truth’.
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Our work was praised by Stefan Natke, head of the Berlin branch of the German Communist Party. He is a man with a complex family history. His grandfather was an assistant to a notorious SS officer, yet Stefan has dedicated his own life to fighting neo-Nazism.
He travelled to Donbass as part of the international ‘Anti-Fascist Caravan’ and became one of the heroes of our new film about the people fighting Western dictatorship. Coming soon.
Discover more about RT.Doc's films and heroes in the special project ‘15 Years by the Script of Truth’.
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Igor Ogorodov was in the helicopter. Last year, he was the subject of our film about putting out severe wildfires in Yakutia.
Igor and his colleagues talked about the extreme conditions they had to work in and how they fell into a fire trap and hid from the flames in an icy river.
‘Many just give up and leave. I’m ok with such decisions: when a guy realises and leaves right away!’ says Nikolay Krivosheev, the head of Aerial Forest Protection.
Watch our film 'Wildfire Warriors' (2021) to discover how smoke jumpers save relict forests.
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These people are putting out fires where they cannot be reached by land. While most of them stay away from the fire, they jump into the heat to save the forests. In our video, this is just part of the work of the paratrooper firefighters.
Our film 'Wildfire Warriors' (2021) tells about those who resist forest fires. Watch it on the birthday of the Russian Aviation Security Service.
Learn more about RT.Doc's documentary filmmaking in the special project ‘15 Years by the Script of Truth’.
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Our film 'Wildfire Warriors' (2021) tells about those who resist forest fires. Watch it on the birthday of the Russian Aviation Security Service.
Learn more about RT.Doc's documentary filmmaking in the special project ‘15 Years by the Script of Truth’.
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Sean Thomas travels to this part of the Caucasus Mountains to uncover the secrets hidden in Dargavs, also known as the ‘City of the Dead.’ They say those who come here never emerge alive… but don’t worry, our trip is as engaging as it is safe.
So next, we visit the Fandyr factory, which has been crafting and restoring musical instruments using ancient rules, traditions, and techniques. Along the way, we encounter giant installations and stop to speak with the project's creator, who explains that these sculptures capture various aspects of Ossetia's history through contemporary art and symbolism.
Get acquainted with the unique land of North Ossetia, rich and mesmerizing in its beauty and history.
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🎬 The film ‘Kostroma Ballet. A Family Affair’ tells the story of how art becomes cultural diplomacy.
A dance miracle: the world famous ensemble Kostroma broke stereotypes and combined Russian ballet with the folk spirit of Russia. ‘Our mission is to be more than just 'Kostroma ballet'. We represent all of our history and cultures,’ says the ensemble's head, Elena Tsarenko.
Drawing on historical and folklore material, Kostroma stages nearly 150 performances a year. Their vibrant numbers have captivated audiences around the world, including guests of the ‘RT.Doc: Time of Our Heroes’ festival. It was at this festival that the idea of making a documentary film was born.
Directors Elena Norkunaite and Artyom Somov spent many hours with the artists during rehearsals, master classes, and large scale concerts to show the behind the scenes life of this remarkable ensemble.
🔥 ‘Kostroma Ballet. A Family Affair’ is a film about how dance becomes a bridge between cultures.
To mark RT.Doc's anniversary, we are revisiting the films that our documentarians have shot around the world. All of them are on the website of the special project ‘15 Years by the Script of Truth’. Click here. There is a lot to discover!
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A dance miracle: the world famous ensemble Kostroma broke stereotypes and combined Russian ballet with the folk spirit of Russia. ‘Our mission is to be more than just 'Kostroma ballet'. We represent all of our history and cultures,’ says the ensemble's head, Elena Tsarenko.
Drawing on historical and folklore material, Kostroma stages nearly 150 performances a year. Their vibrant numbers have captivated audiences around the world, including guests of the ‘RT.Doc: Time of Our Heroes’ festival. It was at this festival that the idea of making a documentary film was born.
Directors Elena Norkunaite and Artyom Somov spent many hours with the artists during rehearsals, master classes, and large scale concerts to show the behind the scenes life of this remarkable ensemble.
🔥 ‘Kostroma Ballet. A Family Affair’ is a film about how dance becomes a bridge between cultures.
To mark RT.Doc's anniversary, we are revisiting the films that our documentarians have shot around the world. All of them are on the website of the special project ‘15 Years by the Script of Truth’. Click here. There is a lot to discover!
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