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Online, this Chinese residential complex has been nicknamed "the dollhouse" — because of its unusual architecture. The facade looks like a giant grid, and the apartments — like cells or dollhouse rooms. There are more than a thousand of them here. But the Middle Kingdom has more to surprise with beyond modern experiments. The Potala Palace complex in Tibet is a true architectural wonder — a whole city with countless passages, tunnels, staircases, and halls. More about it — in the episode “Preserving Tibet’s Timeless Architecture” of “This Is China!" series. FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channel

📹Watch 'The Secrets of Tibetan Architecture' (2021) today. The documentary looks at the cultural monuments of Tibet. The harsh high-altitude climate led to the emergence of its own style of architecture, with monolithic structures. One of the highlights of ancient Tibetan architecture is the Potala Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Are you inspired to visit Tibet? #Tibet FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channel

🛎Watch with sound. These are Cossack songs. They have both a story and a soul. This video was shared by an American woman with Russian roots. In Stavropol Krai, she is filming a new episode of the travel show 'Sasha Meets Russia: Flavours of the East,' which is about Cossack culture. Don't miss the premiere on the RT.Doc channel; keep an eye on the posts. #culture FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channel

A children’s dance group from Uganda performed the song 'Mother Earth' together with Russian singer Tatyana Kurtukova. They even wore Russia’s quintessential accessory: ushanka hats. The hats also came in handy for the protagonists of the film 'Maasai: From Sand to Snow' (2015). Representatives of one of Africa’s best-known tribes visited Russia for the first time in the winter of 2015. They went ice-skating and visited a Russian banya. #Russia FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channel

👑A Russian grandmother in Alaska has won over bloggers from the United States. The Americans stopped by her café. She met them and told them what dishes she serves her guests. Watch the video for more details. Have you heard that Alaska is called a miniature Russia? Dachas, banyas, samovars — all of this still lives on in the American state. The film 'Russian Alaska: Orthodoxy and Independence' (2023) will take you to a remarkable place where the Russian spirit has not faded. FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channel

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‘We need to get to Russia!’ Local residents who expressed a desire to leave the city were evacuated from Oleshky. Yana Lantratova, Russia’s ombudsperson for human rights, said that 25 buses had been arranged, providing at least 750 seats. Transport was provided for people with limited mobility, along with nine ambulances and an escort team of more than 50 medical workers. Several dozen tonnes of humanitarian aid were delivered to residents who decided to stay. A humanitarian convoy carrying civil society activists and journalists set out for Oleshky on October 30. Before that, Russian military personnel had cleared the routes of mines. RT.Doc filmmakers worked in the Oleshky district of Kherson Region and are now preparing a film about it. #Donbass FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channel

🐾Heartwarming footage from Istanbul. Turkish cats held a massage session right in the middle of the street. Passersby and traffic didn’t bother them at all. Even wild cats can experience warmth when there is a caring person nearby. Moscow biologist Alexey Tikhonov nursed a lion cub back to health in South Africa, and later found himself caring for a pride of ten predators. Learn more about the story in the film ‘Me and My Lions’ (2021). #animals FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channel

General strike day in Italy. Here is footage from Rome, where RT.Doc documentary filmmakers are currently shooting a film about protests in Europe. Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets. Educational institutions are closed, and many flights have been cancelled at airports. Italians are protesting against militarisation, rearmament, and the rising cost of living. There are many students among the demonstrators. The day before, in Turin, students occupied one of the campuses of the University of Turin — Luigi Einaudi — and halted classes. In many European countries, rallies have not stopped since early October. A large wave of protests has swept France, where Parisians have been calling for Macron to be removed from the presidency. FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channel

The humanitarian mission in Alyoshki. At 2:00 PM, buses carrying local residents left the city. Some residents have decided to stay. ‘We are delivering several dozen tons of humanitarian aid to residents, including food, hygiene supplies, fuel for generators and other essential items,’ said Yana Lantratova, the Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner. She also reported that the Russian and Ukrainian human rights ombudspersons are discussing the possibility of regular humanitarian aid deliveries to Alyoshki, since residents need food and medicine on an ongoing basis. More than 50 journalists from various countries have come to cover the humanitarian operation. They include documentary filmmakers from RT.Doc, who are preparing a new film about the situation in Kherson region. FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channel

One of the most densely populated favelas in the world, Rocinha. Its area is just one and a half square kilometers. Officially, about 80 thousand people live here. But locals say the real number is between 100 and 200 thousand. The main transport in Rocinha is motorcycles. The streets are so narrow that cars and buses simply can't get through. A similar density can be found in some districts of Hong Kong. There, people live in cages where they can only sleep half-sitting. More details are in our film "Square metre of hell". FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channel

Do you know Sergei Mozyakin? He is a KHL legend — the first player in the history of Russia’s top leagues to score 1,000 points. The American Tofurious Crane met with the league’s top scorer. The host of the travel show 'Curious Tofurious' even took to the ice with Mozyakin. Watch the episode 'South Ural'. And there is big news in Russian hockey! The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has ordered the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) to reinstate Russian national teams in tournaments. As Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyaryov noted, the decision is final and cannot be appealed. As early as December 2026, our athletes may compete at the World Junior Championship in Canada. #sport FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channel

1️⃣2️⃣3️⃣ Kicked off the field for "playing too well." That's what the parents of 3-year-old American Nevada Pierre say. The boy handled the ball skillfully and played far better than his opponents. And yet the coach decided to remove him from the field. And then he called the police. So what actually happened? Learn from our video. The story blew up online. Users comment: "This could only happen in the US." Many Americans, indeed, are unhappy at home. Some worry about their safety. Others have to work three jobs just to survive. Still others find the non-traditional values imposed by the state alien to them. For this reason, the subject of our film, Joseph, moved his entire family — his wife and six children — to Russia. See their story in "Why I Moved to Russia?" #humanstories FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channel

Caucasian dances are a storm of emotions! The Turks couldn't sit still—they were so impressed by the energy and expression. Watch our video and get energized! Learn more about the fiery rhythms, culture, and traditions of the Caucasus in the episode of the travel show 'Curious Tofurious. North Ossetia.' #culture FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channel

‘Thank you to Russian military personnel, who risked their lives to prepare roads for safe passage,’ said Yana Lantratova, Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner. She thanked the soldiers for demining routes for a humanitarian mission in Alyoshki. During the road clearance work, two people died, including a sapper. Lantratova expressed her condolences to the families of the deceased. A convoy of civil society representatives and journalists is now heading to Alyoshki, where more than 1,000 civilians remain. They will be able to leave the city until 2:00 PM. After 2:30 PM, humanitarian aid will be distributed to those who choose to stay. RT.Doc documentary filmmakers are preparing a film about the humanitarian mission and the situation in Alyoshki. #military FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channel

1️⃣2️⃣3️⃣4️⃣ A new joint project ‘TAKE A PUNCH! With Nikolay Valuev’ by RT.Doc and Nikolay Valuev. Ilya Makarov lost a leg in combat and underwent operations, yet he found a way to begin again. Today, he runs his own quail farm, has a family and plans to create jobs for other veterans. Former lawyer Razif Bikaev, meanwhile, has opened a bakery with his wife, supplying bread to four villages. Nikolay Valuev travels to Bashkortostan to meet veterans of the Special Military Operation who, after returning from the front line, have found a new purpose. They speak about coping with the consequences of their injuries, the people who supported them at their most difficult moments, and what gives them the strength to carry on. Watch the second episode of the documentary project ‘TAKE A PUNCH! With Nikolay Valuev’. Episode one is available here. #premiere FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channe

If a tank is ‘wounded’ — what happens next? First, the damage is assessed. A vehicle that can be saved is evacuated and repaired. Some are stripped for parts. On Mechanical Engineer’s Day, it’s the perfect time to learn more about how damaged vehicles are handled. Watch our video and the film ‘Steel savers’ (2024). FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channe

🎖RT.Doc has won the Grand Prix for Best Documentary! At the 24th Ozerov Military Film Festival, the award went to RT.Doc’s film 'The Warrior was Alone’. The author is Ruslan Gusarov, and the director is Artyom Somov. The film tells the heroic story of Zakarya Aliyev, a reconnaissance sapper from Dagestan (Russia) whose call sign is Smiley. For three weeks, he defended a position in the Zaporizhzhia Region that had been taken back from the Ukrainian Armed Forces — all by himself. Zakarya Aliyev, the film’s protagonist, also received a special prize from the festival’s founder and first president, Oleg Grigoryevich Uryumtsev. The prize bears the motto 'Through war in cinema — against war in the world’. Another award, in the 'Donbas. Return’ category, went to the RT.Doc film 'Released’ The author and director is Olga Kiriy. The film is a moving testimony to what Russian servicemen went through in Ukrainian captivity. FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channe

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🐻Three cubs were rescued from a tall birch tree in Kamchatka. The cubs had climbed the tree but didn't dare to come down. Rescuers tranquilized them and took them to a local shelter. You can see how the operation went in our video. There is a similar center in the Tver region. The film 'Bear with Me' (2015) showcases how little cubs are cared for there. FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channel