Documentary

The Afghanistan they left behind
Five years after the US made its chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, RT India’s Runjhun Sharma has returned to the country to see what was left in its wake. Has life returned to normal? How are ordinary Afghans coping? What is the state of...
Aug 31, 2026 18:07
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The Afghanistan they left behind
Five years after the US made its chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, RT India’s Runjhun Sharma has returned to the country to see what was left in its wake. Has life returned to normal? How are ordinary Afghans coping? What is the state of...
Aug 31, 2026 18:07
Curious Tofurious. Sochi
Tofurious heads to Sochi, a city on the Black Sea coast, where the sun shines for almost 300 days a year and subtropical greenery compliments the snow-covered peaks of the Caucasus. Every year, more than 2.5 million tourists come here for the sea...
Aug 27, 2026 07:35
Abkhazia: A Land with Soul
This documentary explores life in modern-day Abkhazia and its people, who passionately preserve their country’s identity and culture. The local name for Abkhazia – Apsny – means ‘Land of the Soul’. This soul has...
Aug 26, 2026 07:22
Green Sheep Drive
In southern Russia, there are places where fertile land is gradually turning to sand. In the arid regions of Dagestan, Kalmykia, and Astrakhan, the soil has been losing moisture and vegetation for years as a result of heat. The situation is worsened...
Aug 20, 2026 07:32
Prophetic dream: Path to freedom
The Ozarichi death camp was a place that should never have existed. A place that took the lives of both its prisoners and their rescuers in the most horrific way possible. How did the Ozarichi camp come to be? Why did the Nazis’ plan fail? And...
Aug 19, 2026 10:35
Fidel
This film marks the 100th anniversary of Fidel Castro’s birth and tells the story of the Cuban leader’s life. Fidel survived over 600 assassination attempts by the CIA – his ideals made him a prime target. Despite relentless...
Aug 13, 2026 14:14
The Big Picture. UFO: What Do We Know?
In the latest episode of The Big Picture, the discussion turns to anomalous phenomena. While many regard UFOs as fiction, unexplained events have been reported around the world, sometimes leaving physical traces. In Voronezh, where a UFO allegedly...
Aug 10, 2026 09:29
Sasha meets Russia: Flavors of the East. Altay: Where Mountains Meet the Sky
Altay is Russia’s wild East, a land of rivers and mountain valleys, ancient traditions and unique cuisine. Sasha, an American with Russian roots, begins her journey along the Chuysky Trakt, a legendary Siberian highway which stretches nearly...
Aug 6, 2026 08:07
Frontline Mali
Frontline Mali is a documentary about how the Russian Ministry of Defense’s Africa Corps is helping to preserve constitutional order in the landlocked country. The West African state of Mali has been living through a bloody conflict since...
Aug 4, 2026 08:09