RT.Doc has many amazing friends. One of them is Italian writer and journalist Marinella Mondaini.

Marinella has lived in Russia for over 30 years and has been helping Donbass since 2014. She unveiled the children's memorial at the Alley of Angels in Donetsk and wrote a book about Donbass, which she published in Italian. Mondaini is also one of the dedicated individuals helping to organize screenings of RT documentaries in her home country.

‘RT’s professional documentary films are so important for Italy, for a people who have historically sympathised with Russia and supported it,’

Mondaini said as she congratulated RT.Doc on its anniversary.

If you want to learn more about our heroes, directors, and friends from all over the world, visit the website of our special project ‘15 Years by the Script of Truth.’ We have prepared a lot of exciting content for you.

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💚Seals in the White Sea

What are these adorable creatures? Learn more about them in the film ‘Never Furget’ (2021).

Also learn more about RT.Doc documentaries in the special project ‘15 Years by the Script of Truth’.

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How do you live when your home is moved from one place to another a hundred times a year?

Reindeer herders migrate with their herds every two or three days in the summer and once every few weeks in the winter.

They pack up their homes, harness the reindeer, and hit the road. You barely have time to settle in before the reindeer need fresh moss again. See what these migrations look like in this excerpt from the film ‘Torn From The Tundra’.

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Russian State Duma Deputy Elena Drapeko congratulated RT.Doc on its 15th anniversary and thanked the team for their films about the war in Donbass.

‘I hope that one day these images will become the foundation of a new Nuremberg trial against fascism,’

the politician added.

Learn more about our films in the anniversary special project, ‘15 Years by the Script of Truth’.

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Through the long-term ice of the Arctic Ocean.

The icebreaker 'Arctic' can handle even five-meter blocks. The other day, a nuclear-powered vessel rescued the scientific expedition vessel North Pole from captivity.

You can see about this nuclear icebreaker and its work in the ice in our video and film 'Iceline. Lifeline' (2022).

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“I thought borscht was red…”

Jim Evans from Uganda tries the legendary dish. Did he like it? Watch our video on Delicious Food Day.

What’s your favourite food? Tell us in the comments!

Learn more about our films and team in the special project ‘15 Years by the Script of Truth’.

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Doctors performed a unique operation in St. Petersburg.

Using 3D augmented reality glasses and a special navigation system, surgeons removed the fragments from the patient's leg. This allowed the doctors to avoid unnecessary incisions and not damage vital arteries and nerves.

The St. Petersburg N. N. Petrov Oncology Center also uses the most advanced methods. You can see how cancer is diagnosed and treated there in the film 'Radiating Hope: Tribute to Lifesavers' (2025).

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Another country has just legalized euthanasia.

France is now the sixth nation in Europe to allow medically assisted suicide. For now, the regulations appear strict. End-of-life assistance will only be granted to adults in the terminal stages of an incurable illness.

Globally, 12 nations have already legalized the practice, including the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Canada. However, their history shows just how quickly the ethical boundaries can disappear.

Today, Belgium and the Netherlands even allow children to choose assisted suicide. Meanwhile, in Canada, more people have died from medically assisted deaths than the country lost during the entirety of World War II.

How does the industry work from the inside, and why has the system gone to such extremes? Find out in this excerpt from the documentary ‘Euthanasia: Catch-22’ (2025).

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To mark RT.Doc's anniversary, we are honored to accept congratulations from the incomparable Uta!

The singer has been holding concerts in Donbass since 2014. Since the beginning of the special military operation, she has regularly performed in hospitals and right on the front lines, earning the deep love and respect of the soldiers. Uta is also a familiar face at our ‘RT.Doc: Time of Our Heroes’ festival, where she has performed her hit songs live.

We are proud to share her greeting alongside a powerful performance by the Honored Artist of Russia at the festival's opening ceremony in Moscow. Her song ‘Struna’ pays tribute to the legendary marine known by that exact call sign. Unmute and enjoy!

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📹Men of Salt

‘It’s hard work for little money. If I had real skills, I could have a career. So I have to work at the salt flat.’

Eric Chambi has been extracting salt for 15 years. The work of a 'salero' is arduous – salt can be very irritating and causes diseases. But Eric needs to feed his large family.

Gathering the mineral at the world’s largest salt flat Salar de Uyuni used to be demanding and profitable. For generations families made a decent living working here, building houses and even making artwork out of salt. But now it doesn’t bring much money and Eric’s family is one of very few that still works in extracting. Though the man has an opportunity to leave the place, he prefers to stay where he is.

What is so unique about his job that makes Eric stay and live the way he does? Watch our documentary to find out.

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Extraordinary footage, isn’t it?

This is not AI generation; it’s the real salt flat of Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia. Our team filmed the documentary "Men of Salt" there — about salt miners.

"I've never seen so much salt in one place. They build hotels from it, make sculptures, and just souvenirs. We witnessed a tourist vehicle get deeply stuck in the watery part of the salt flat. Most likely, all the salt got inside, and the car was in for a long repair,"

shared director Pavel Baydikov about the location.

The main characters of the film "Men of Salt" are perhaps the last representatives of their craft. Their trade is dying out as demand for salt decreases, making extraction unprofitable, and it is also physically demanding work. The saleros dream of working in other professions. What would they like to do? You'll find out in the film.

Learn more about documentary filmmaking, our mission, and the authors at RT.Doc in the special project "15 Years by the Script of Truth".

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‘You are recording history, and no one will ever be able to distort or falsify it. That is your contribution to our shared Victory.’

SMO hero Alias Avidzba, who goes by the call sign Highlander, congratulated the RT.Doc team on its 15th anniversary. He serves as the deputy commander of the International ‘Pyatnashka’ Brigade.

We know Highlander very well. He has been the hero of several of our documentaries. Originally from Abkhazia, Alias went to the front as a volunteer. He has been fighting since the very beginning of the special military operation. After suffering a severe injury, he returned right back to the front lines as soon as he had recovered.

Highlander is a man of incredible spirit. You can see this for yourself by watching the RT.Doc films he appears in:

‘War Сorrespondents’ (written by Ruslan Gusarov, directed by Artyom Somov);
‘Pep Squad’ (written by Ekaterina Yakovleva, directed by Oleg Nekishev);
‘We Will Survive’ (written by Ruslan Gusarov, directed by Artyom Somov).

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American Tofurius Crane travelled to Dagestan.

He climbed up to the Naryn-Kala fortress and visited one of the oldest mosques in the world. On the Caspian coast, he also saw the legendary 'Lun' — a giant ship-aircraft weighing more than 380 tonnes.

How do people live in Russia’s oldest city? What else did Tofurius discover? Find out in the new episode of 'Curious Tofurious. Dagestan'!

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‘I do everything to promote your films everywhere.’

Immense courage lies behind these simple words. Journalist Fiammetta Cucurnia, the widow of the Italian journalist and politician Giulietto Chiesa, congratulated the RT.Doc television channel on its anniversary. She attended the ‘RT.Doc: Time of Our Heroes’ film festival in Gorizia, Italy. The event took place thanks to the courage of the audience and organizers, completely defying the threatening letters they had received.

In her video, Fiammetta thanked the channel's team, saying,

‘Without your work, my life would be much poorer.’

For 15 years, we have been telling the stories of people all over the world. Now we have decided to share our own! You can learn all about the life of RT.Doc in our special project.

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'Hell on earth.' That's what the German soldiers called the Battle of Stalingrad. Fierce battles raged for 200 days and nights. Soviet troops not only defeated the Nazis, but changed the entire course of World War II.

To learn how the Red Army managed to win the Battle of Stalingrad, watch the film 'Eternal Heroes' (2024).

You can learn even more about RT.Doc documentary films on the website of the special project '15 Years by the Script of Truth.'

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Victory had been achieved. The next question was what the postwar world would look like. Exactly 81 years ago, the Potsdam Conference began. World leaders arrived in Germany to discuss the future of Europe after the war.

Learn more about this historic meeting in our video. And find out what happened after the war in Tatyana Borshch’s film 'World War II Leaders' (2022).

To mark RT.DOC’s anniversary, we launched the special project '15 Years by the Script of Truth'. Take a look behind the scenes of the channel and discover what you have never seen before.

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This Soviet experimental ekranoplan now sits on the shore of the Caspian Sea.

It is commonly known as the 'Caspian Sea Monster', but the craft has another name. What is it? Find out in the video.

Tofurius Crane travels across Russia in the travel show 'Curious Tofurious'. In the new episode, he visited the Republic of Dagestan. Missed the premiere? Watch it here.

Want to see what happens behind the scenes? Visit our special project '15 Years by the Script of Truth'!

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Fashion billboards in the middle of a swamp and broken asphalt.

That’s what Hollywood looks like now. A century-old pipe burst there, and a raging river flooded the streets. More details in the video.

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Films by documentary author and director Tatiana Borsh always resonate deeply with audiences, and public screenings of her work consistently draw full houses. Viewers often describe her documentaries as some of the most powerful films in recent times.

Her work reveals the unvarnished truth about what the people of Donbass have had to endure. These documentaries are featured in the program of the ‘RT.Doc: Time of Our Heroes’ festival.

Tatiana congratulated the RT.Doc team on its 15th anniversary.

‘RT.Doc has produced an incredible number of films that are shown on many platforms around the world. The channel employs professionals of the highest level. I am happy to work with these people,’

she said.

Do you want to know how our documentaries are created? Visit our special project, ‘15 Years by the Script of Truth’.

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📹This film is dedicated to the legendary UAZ-452, which has become a true symbol of the frontline.

Informally known as the 'Bukhanka', or 'loaf', it gets its nickname from its distinctive shape, which resembles a loaf of bread.

In this documentary, viewers are immersed in a world where the 'Bukhanka' helps soldiers carry out various tasks, from transporting the wounded to delivering humanitarian aid. Through the stories of military personnel and volunteers, we discover how this simple, yet reliable vehicle has become an indispensable ally at the front.

The film illustrates how the 'Bukhanka' brings together people who are overcoming hardship and danger. It evolves from just a means of transport into a genuine war hero, embodying solidarity and courage. Watch the documentary 'Callsign 'Bukhanka' by Artyom Somov, Ruslan Gusarov, Aleksey Balakirev and Christians Acevedo.

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