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WATCH world-first Russian space movie crew's ISS mission, from launch to landing in 2 minutes
The Russian film crew that became the first in the world to shoot footage for a feature movie in space has returned to Earth. RT’s supercut video highlights the milestones of the 12-day mission, from training to landing.
Oct 17, 2021 14:33
Russia & Former Soviet Union
Rocket carrying Russian crew behind bid to shoot first ever feature-length film in space blasts off ahead of docking with ISS
A three-person team has been launched into space from a cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Tuesday as part of efforts to make the first feature film shot in orbit. The Russian rocket has since docked with the International Space Station.
Oct 5, 2021 13:28
Russia & Former Soviet Union
Businessman offers to swap Buran spaceplane replica for skull of Kazakhstan’s last khan as Russia seeks return of legendary craft
A Kazakh businessman who owns a prized replica of the legendary Soviet Buran spaceplane has offered to trade the vehicle with Moscow in return for the head of his country’s last Khan, Russia’s national space agency has revealed.
Sep 11, 2021 10:03
Russia & Former Soviet Union
Kazakhstan footballer took failed drugs test before heroic goals in draw against Ukraine – but club only knew a day after the game
A footballer who scored twice to deny Ukraine their first win in their bid to reach the 2022 World Cup – including a 95th-minute equalizer – took a drugs test almost three weeks earlier which came back positive, his club has said.
Sep 9, 2021 16:32
Sport News
Smoking hot: Kazakh bodybuilder who married a sex doll has fallen in love with an ashtray, wants to add fake vagina to it (VIDEO)
A 'savage' Kazakh bodybuilder who hit the headlines for marrying his sex doll has fallen in love with a large ashtray he saw in a club, lauding its "brutal scent" and "the touch of metal on my skin".
Sep 1, 2021 18:00
Sport News
Giant explosion rocks Kazakh military base, as emergency workers scramble to battle massive blaze in Central Asian nation
A colossal blast has shaken an armed forces facility near the city of Taraz in southern Kazakhstan, with defense officials confirming to local media that a fire is still raging near the base after the huge explosion.
Aug 26, 2021 15:58
Russia & Former Soviet Union