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A new episode of 'Sasha Meets Russia: Flavours of the East'.

Saint Petersburg was born from Peter the Great’s vision of giving Russia access to the sea, and grew into a symbol of a new and powerful nation. Sasha, an American with Russian roots, arrives in the city on the Neva to experience its character first-hand and discover why it is known as Russia’s cultural capital.

She dances at a ball in Yelagin Palace, explores the city’s canals and meets the Hermitage cats — the four-legged guardians of its priceless masterpieces. She also tries smelt, the fish that’s considered the quintessential taste of spring.

But Saint Petersburg is more than grand palaces and sweeping squares. It is also warm, sugar-dusted doughnuts, ballet, canal boat rides and the quiet magic of the White Nights. Sasha reveals a vibrant, authentic side of the city — the Saint Petersburg its residents know and love.

Watch the latest episode of the travel show ‘Sasha Meets Russia: Flavours of the East’: ‘Saint Petersburg: Peter's Impossible Dream.’

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The new part of the project 'Lumumba's Africa' — 'French attempts to keep African states under their control'.

Professor Lumumba explores how France’s colonial legacy continues to shape its relations with Africa — and why this long-standing model is now facing growing challenges.

The French language is one part of that legacy. France has also maintained its influence through trade, military ties and financial structures. The CFA franc, a currency system dating back to the colonial era, is still used in several countries in West and Central Africa and has long been the subject of debate and criticism across the continent.

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A city of white nights, magnificent palaces, and world-class museums. Sasha, an American with Russian roots, continues her journey across Russia, and this time she is heading to St. Petersburg.

She attended a traditional Russian ball, learned the secrets of preparing the famous smelt, and discovered what it is like to work with the Hermitage cats.

What else impressed her about the Northern Capital? Find out in the new episode 'Saint Petersburg: Peter's Impossible Dream' of the travel show 'Sasha Meets Russia: Flavours of the East'. Watch the premiere tomorrow on RT.Doc at 3:00 AM, and 16:30 PM.

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🟢Would you try a fruit that smells like worn socks? Or a scorpion, or chicken feet? In China, all of this is everyday food. Many come here for unusual flavours. We tell you more in our video and the episode "Savoring China: A Culinary Adventure from Street Food to Peking Duck” from the series "This Is China!"

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The forest is easy to lose and difficult to restore. Thousands of hectares burn in Russia every year, and it is almost always humans’ fault. Dry grass burning, garbage burning, and fires left unattended are the main causes. Firefighters and volunteers fight these fires. Watch the film 'Forest under Attack' (2022) about their work.

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📹This is not AI-generated; these are real images captured from orbit. Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov showed the beauty of Earth through the window of the International Space Station.

Kud-Sverchkov returned from the ISS in July this year. We showed footage of his return here.

And if you’re interested in space, watch our films:

'Chasing Stars'
'How I Became a Cosmonaut'
'To Be a Cosmonaut'
'I Need More Space'

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A Japanese man was delighted by Russian Alyonka chocolate. A Russian man gave him the traditional sweet treat. His genuine reaction is captured on video.

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▶️’Patriotic education’ for a healthy-minded Ukrainian. We show you what it looks like in practice in this video.

See how Nazi ideology was cultivated in Ukraine for years and what it led to in the film ’Fast forward to fascism’ (2022).

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📹The nationalist movement in Ukraine didn’t just happen. It’s been nurtured by western curators and supported by western funds. By the beginning of the Maidan, a network of neo-nazi units was already up and running. The Ukrainian government didn’t prosecute them, and there were no repercussions. Ready and able military and ‘terrorist’ units dispersed and showed up at anti-Maidan meetings in Ukrainian cities.

One of its goals was to form an ideology that would dehumanise Russians and break all ties. Initially, Russians weren’t seen as a minority in Ukraine, but the anti-Russian sentiment gradually became overwhelming. Nationalists led a campaign on social media, launching a targeted communication battle against the Russian people.

The Ukrainian nationalist movement wasn’t formed in a day; it has been building up for decades. How was it created? Learn in the film ’Fast forward to fascism’ (2022).

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The footage shows Russian fighters practicing UAV flights and striking targets. The key stage is aerial reconnaissance of the area.

Find out more about how drone operators work in our video and in ‘Forging Warriors’, a film by Olga Kiriy, Oleg Nekishev, and Alexey Balakirev.

Would you like your film to be seen too? Apply to participate in the 5th RT.Doc International Documentary Film Festival 'Time of Our Heroes'. We are now accepting submissions for the main and international programs.

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The new part of the project 'Lumumba's Africa' — 'Women in the struggle'.

Africa’s struggle against colonial rule is often associated with male leaders. Yet women also played a major role in resistance movements, leading uprisings, mobilising communities and challenging colonial authorities.

Nzinga Mbande, ruler of Ndongo and Matamba in present-day Angola, resisted Portuguese expansion for decades. Kimpa Vita, a Congolese religious leader, called for the restoration and reunification of the Kingdom of Kongo.

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🎋Bamboo Ambassadors. All pandas in the world belong to China. They are sent abroad as a gesture of special friendship. But if relations deteriorate, the pandas are taken back. This happened in the case of the United States and Japan. Learn more about diplomacy that chews bamboo in our video.

And to find out more about the lives of these animals, watch the film 'It's a Pandaful Life!'

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💚An American with a Russian soul. Willem Dafoe genuinely loves Russian culture and has become seriously interested in translating proverbs. More in the new video.

Italian actress Ornella Muti also speaks warmly of Russia. She recently said she wanted to obtain citizenship.

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🛞Roaring engines, clouds of smoke, and incredible energy. The 15th Moscow Motorcycle Festival kicked off in the Russian capital to mark the end of the motorcycle season.

Check out the spectacular footage in the video.

And if you’d like to learn about one of the most extreme forms of motorcycle racing, ice speedway, watch our film 'No Brakes, No Fear' (2019).

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🔽A whole room comes out of the trunk. The module slides out of the minivan and unfolds into a separate space. Inside there is a stove, a sink, a refrigerator, a shower, and a toilet. The bedroom is on the roof, where a mattress appears.

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What a feat! Russian kayaker Ivan Klochkov paddled a single kayak from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to Chukotka, Russia.

The video features the expedition’s most memorable moments.

Here are two more intrepid travelers: Yevgeny Kovalevsky and Stanislav Beryozkin. They have circumnavigated the globe by catamaran and trimaran.

Watch the films about them:

‘Sailing Seven Seas’
‘The Circumnavigation: A Trimaran for Two. Part 1'
‘The Circumnavigation: A Trimaran for Two. Part 2’

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⚡️Russian fighters have achieved new successes in three areas of the special military operation at once.

The Sever Grouping took control of two settlements in the Kharkiv region: Loshakovo and Komissarovo.

In the DPR, fighters from the Tsentr Grouping liberated Maryevka and Gulevo.

The Vostok Forces liberated Zelenaya Dibrova in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Footage of the combat operation is in the video.

▶️Since the beginning of the year, Russian forces have brought more than 5,300 square kilometers and over 220 settlements under their control, including 670 square kilometers and 27 settlements in September alone.

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In Belgium, NATO exercises ended in embarrassment. The Alliance’s paratroopers ended up hanging from trees like Christmas ornaments. Rescuers had to remove the elite soldiers from the branches. The official explanation for the mishap was 'a sudden gust of wind'.

What do you think?

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Finnish concentration camps in Karelia. During the four years of occupation, the Finns established more than 100 concentration and labor camps in the republic. The death rate in these camps was higher than in camps established by the Germans. Prisoners died from starvation, epidemics, abuse by guards, and overwork.

Documentary evidence of these crimes is presented in our video and film 'Finnish Face of Fascism' (2023).

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📹During the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945), the Finns committed atrocities on the territory of Karelia, northern Russia. 'There had been a radical plan to establish the Greater Finland, to include all Finno-Ugric nations under the Finns,' says historian Sergey Verigin.

During the four years of occupation, they built dozens of concentration camps for Slavs, places of detention for prisoners of war and jails. According to official data, about 25,000 people passed through this camp archipelago.

The Finns justify their actions with a 'floating log' theory. They believe that their country was involved in World War II as a log gets pulled into the fast-flowing northern rivers. Watch our film 'Finnish Face of Fascism' (2023).

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