For centuries, the 350 species of sharks have fascinated, horrified, and populated our nightmares. Now renowned filmmakers and scientists delve into the deepest mysteries of these magnificent creatures, separating truth from myth.
The project attempts to understand the causes of the Afghan War (1979-1989) and to provide the most truthful coverage of all its stages. On a cold day on December 12, 1979, a small circle of members of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee discussed the situation in Afghanistan. After much hesitation, four people (Leonid Brezhnev, Yuri Andropov, Andrei Gromyko, Dmitry Ustinov) made the fateful decision to send troops into Afghanistan. Thus began the Afghan campaign – the first and only military operation waged by the Soviet Union outside the Warsaw Pact countries, which became the longest and most “forgotten” war in Soviet history.
Following the life of Nikolay Vlasik, chief of Stalin's security force, this series unveils the fate of a man who becomes a shadow of Russia's leader. Absorbing his thoughts and sharing his impulses, Vlasik witnesses Stalin in both difficult and personal moments. However, due to this role, Vlasik is forced to keep his love affair with a lady-agent secret.
Introducing a new series from MeatEater that is an upcoming, ungoverned series to give a closer look at Steven Rinella as a human and a hunter. Over the course of six incredible hunts, Steven’s joined by familiar faces, hunting both new and old familiar places.
Comedy duo Jake Hurwitz and Amir Blumenfeld explore topics that, as adults, they ought to know more about. In each episode they go into the field to interview an expert on the subject and return to their studio to re-cap what they have learned.
The architecture of the future is here, now. One key aspect of this new kind of architecture is "sustainability" - and it's become a huge challenge for architects and engineers all over the world.