Surprising facts about the many languages spoken by Russians 🇷🇺

What language has literally dozens of cases?
And which one contains more than 50 words for different types of snow?
Gateway to Russia reveals this and more in 60 seconds!

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📹Kenozero National Park in Russia’s Arkhangelsk Region is a rare place where ancient Russian customs continue to shape everyday life.

The locals are proud that their way of life is not a reconstructed museum exhibit, but a tradition that remains in active practice. At the same time, the region is developing modern eco-tourism.

The host of Inland Visions, Peter Scott, learns how local cheese is made, visits a sacred grove believed to be home to forest spirits, and explores the folklore of Russia’s North.

How do Orthodox Christianity and pagan rituals coexist in this remarkable place? And what other traditions and stories does this protected land preserve?

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Russian Northern Folklore.

In the Russian North, lullabies were not just a way to soothe babies to sleep, but also a kind of family talisman. They were believed to protect children from evil spirits. Watch with sound!

To learn more about northern folklore, watch the film 'Tales of Russia’s North' from the project 'Inland Visions'.

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In India, a 150‑year‑old Shiva temple sank due to a sharp rise in the water level in the Ganges.

The temple stood on the riverbank and was an important spiritual centre for local residents. Everything happened right before the believers’ eyes.

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The triumph of Russian aerobic gymnasts.

At the Youth World Championships in aerobic gymnastics in Pamplona, Spain, the Russian team won the highest number of awards — 14 medals, including seven golds. Our video features one of the performances.

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⚡️Russian Armed Forces offensive in Kharkiv region.

Units of the Sever group of forces liberated Dolgenkoye and Berezniki, expanding the outer and tightening the inner encirclement rings of the Ukrainian army.

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At 6:55 PM on September 8, 1941, during World War II, 6️⃣3️⃣2️⃣7️⃣ incendiary bombs hit Leningrad.

2️⃣8️⃣0️⃣ of them struck the city's food warehouses, completely destroying their stockpiles. That was the first day of the siege.

Later, authorities calculated that the remaining food would last no more than three months. As if constant bombing and looming starvation weren't enough, an unusually severe cold spell set in.

Yet the people of Leningrad did not break. Under these inhuman conditions, they continued to work, treat the wounded, and support the soldiers. To see how the besieged city survived, watch the video and the documentary ‘Leningrad Unbreakable’ (2024). The film is part of the ‘RT.Doc: Time of Our Heroes’ festival collection.

We are currently accepting submissions for the International Documentary Film Festival ‘RT.Doc: Time of Our Heroes.’ Send us your films about the heroes of our time, people who refuse to give up even in the harshest circumstances.

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An Emirati father gifted his daughter a rare bird for $4️⃣0️⃣8️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣.

In the Gulf countries, falcons are a status symbol. These birds cost as much as luxury apartments or high-end cars, and they are actively purchased.

Additionally, falcons are exceptional hunters. They can spot their prey from heights of up to 2 kilometers and dive at speeds of 390 km/h. Falconry is officially recognized as a national heritage of the UAE, and it is prominently featured in the World Nomad Games—one of the most spectacular events on the planet.

Our author, Natalia Karachkova, created a film about this titled "Wild Ride: World Nomad Games". Watch it on September 11 on RT.Doc.

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Can you fill in the missing letters correctly on the first try?

Today is International Literacy Day, so we’re testing how well you know English spelling.

The video features words that are easy to misspell. Test yourself! Then tell us in the comments which one made you think the longest.

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‘You have created an atmosphere of living love for your land, for each other, for the heroes,’

says Boris Korchevnikov in his video greeting for RT.Doc's 15th anniversary. The well-known TV presenter and long-time friend of the ‘RT.Doc: Time of Our Heroes’ festival sent us this video to mark the channel's jubilee.

Boris, thank you for your sincere words. We are always glad to see you at our events.

New films, new heroes, and new meetings lie ahead.

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'This is a record of a lifetime'.

A resident of Nizhny Novgorod caught a catfish weighing more than 100 kilograms and measuring 2.3 meters in length. It took four people more than an hour to pull the fish out of the Volga. The fishermen then released it back into the river. Watch how it happened.

And fishermen in Kamchatka caught a huge tuna. They even had to use a truck crane to load it.

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A 17-year-old boy from Italy, Francesco Crosato, has sent words of support to RT’s editor-in-chief. He has been unable to speak since birth, but his voice is louder than many others.

Francesco reads Dostoevsky, plays the Russian national anthem and 'Katyusha' on the piano, and writes songs about Donbass. He first discovered RT at the ‘RT.Doc: Time of Our Heroes’ festival in Italy. The films impressed him so much that he began studying the events in Ukraine himself instead of relying on Western media.

That is how the song 'Donbass, Red Land' came about: Francesco wrote the lyrics himself and created the music with the help of AI.

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“The Russian people are not our enemy.” “We have every right to hear voices different from those imposed on us.”

Italians sang the Soviet national anthem and said that Russia was not their enemy. At special screenings of 'RT.Doc: Time of Our Heroes' in Milan, viewers recorded a manifesto defending their right to receive information without pressure from the Italian authorities.

Officials in Rome are already trying to decide what citizens are allowed to watch. Lawmakers want to ban offline RT.Doc screenings by law. One senator even proposed prison terms of up to 12 years for supporting the festival.

But RT.Doc films continue to find their audience. Journalist Vincenzo Lorusso has helped organise more than 200 screenings in 60 Italian cities.

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📹This documentary not only chronicles the timeline of SMO battles but also explores the complexities of human nature amid hostilities.

It captures the courage of Russian soldiers taking a moment to recite encouraging poems and pray, showing their belief in kindness, and reflecting on its true meaning.

As they take a deep breath, these fighters ponder philosophical questions about good and evil, as well as life and death. They think about their loved ones waiting for them back home, hoping that their defenders will return safe and victorious.

Watch the film 'Kindness with Fists'

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In everyday life, 100 metres is nothing. But during an assault, that distance can become the line between life and death.

Soldiers have to reach enemy positions under fire and kamikaze drone attacks. That is why they train for such a dash in advance, even if they are experienced fighters.

Watch how this training works in the video and in the 2025 film 'Kindness with Fists' by Ruslan Gusarov, Mikhail Burov and Oleg Nekishev. The film’s characters share their thoughts and feelings on the battlefield.

Applications are now open for the RT.Doc International Documentary Film Festival “Time of Our Heroes”. Send us your stories about the heroes of our time.

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Another settlement has come under the control of Russian forces.

The North group of forces liberated the village of Ozernoye in Kharkov Region. Russian forces continue to advance in this and other directions.

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🦑In France, the Renoir Museum was robbed.

Two men broke into the building and stole four paintings by the artist, with a total value of $10.5 million. Police arrived at the scene five minutes after the alarm was triggered, but the robbers had already disappeared. However, in their haste, they left two paintings in the museum garden.

The theft occurred less than a year after the high-profile robbery at the Louvre in Paris. In that case, the criminals took less than four minutes to escape with the stolen items. French police are continuing to investigate, and the stolen artworks have still not been found.

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A powerful strike by rocket artillery!

The Uragan multiple launch rocket system crew from the Vostok group destroyed a stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporizhzhia region. The enemy lost a defensive position.

Russian forces are also advancing in the Kharkiv region.

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