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Lifestyle. Cinderfella

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Yury led a simple life as a street cleaner in the Russian city of Ufa until one day, his photographer friend posted photos of him on Instagram. Then Yury’s life changed completely, as he became the city’s most famous model.

Добавить в избранное Nature & Travel. Never Furget 26:00 In the Never Furget documentary, scientists, travellers and nature enthusiasts explore the fate of the harp seal population of the White Sea in the Arctic. Years of hunting, global warming, and food shortages has put the harp seal population on the brink of extinction. So what future awaits the cute seal pups, and if they have one? Find out in our film.

Добавить в избранное FROM A TO Z From A to Z is Russian animated educational pre-school series, aimed at children aged 0 to 5 years. In each episode the girl named Asya answers her friend Cat’s questions on a range of different subjects including how to tell right from left, what’s the difference between big and small, striped and spotted and many others. The “From A to Z” is an animated project that is designed specifically to answer the constant flow of “how and why” questions from children, that are at times so difficult for an adult to handle!

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Добавить в избранное CITY POLICE SERIES 13:451

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Добавить в избранное Art & Culture. Art in The Red Zone 13:52 1 Russian oral surgeon has become famous after posting sketches from the COVID ‘red zone’. He secretly drew doctors and patients on the COVID frontline. Watch the interview with Ruslan Mellin to see the life he drew through the lenses of protective glasses.

Добавить в избранное Social Issues. Down in the Dumps 24:42 Landfills around Moscow remain a cause for concern despite a government promise to shut down all of them by next year. Environmental activists are pointing out issues that need to be tackled right away, including the material leaching from municipal toxic waste landfills seeping into the groundwater, resulting in contaminated drinking water.

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Добавить в избранное Nature & Travel. Aurora Hunters 14:00 1 Best observed in high latitudes, the Northern Lights have been fascinating people for centuries. A group of enthusiasts from St. Petersburg, known as the Aurora Hunters, has mastered the art of chasing and predicting them. Natalya, the group’s leader and mastermind, has created a website packed with statistics and forecasts invaluable for everyone who fancies spending a chilly night in the middle of nowhere staring at the sky.

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Добавить в избранное Nature & Travel. Black Holes of Yamal 00:00 1 When giant holes began appearing in the Arctic tundra, Nenets reindeer herders said evil spirits were to blame. Meanwhile, scientists have been investigating other possible causes, with climate change and gases trapped in the permafrost among the chief suspects. Now they’re closer than ever to explaining this geological mystery.

Добавить в избранное The Magic Garden 03:53 The Magic Garden is Russian animated educational pre-school television series, aimed at children aged 0 to 5 years, that answers the toddlers’ questions about the extraordinary world of nature! The programme takes place in an imaginary Garden of a 7-year-old girl named Nature, where fruit and vegetables come alive. In each episode the fruit and vegetables of the Garden; the carrot Max, the onion Lu, the small strawberry Nikkie, the broccoli, Olya, the tomato Tom and the radish Dina, take part in all kinds of activities, have adventures and learn something new about the world around them, including why water evaporates, how seeds turn into flowers, why wind can be a find and many other exciting things!

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Добавить в избранное Social Issues. My Wild Family 13:41 1 A Russian couple says they’re mum and dad to scores of wild animals they look after at a private rehabilitation centre. The Phoenix Centre in Central Russia takes in injured animals from across the country. Meet the wild and diverse Phoenix family to see how a former school teacher’s idea, became one of the best-known refuges in Russia.