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    Russian Documentary TV Shows

    The 40 most popular russian documentary TV shows, ranked. Click any show for ratings, reviews, trailers, and where to watch.

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    When Idols Were Gone
    TMDB4.3

    When Idols Were Gone

    2005

    country: Russia

    No overview available

    To Remember
    TMDB3.5

    To Remember

    1993

    country: Russia

    No overview available

    The investigation was conducted
    TMDB4.0

    The investigation was conducted

    2006

    country: Russia

    The author's cycle of documentary programs of the NTV channel about the most high-profile crimes committed in the USSR. The story is accompanied by stories about the daily life of the inhabitants of the USSR. Presenter - Leonid Kanevskiy. Documentary television films are devoted to criminal cases from 1917 to 1991.

    Criminal Russia
    TMDB4.3

    Criminal Russia

    1995

    country: Russia

    No overview available

    Fitil (Film Magazine)
    TMDB3.8

    Fitil (Film Magazine)

    1962

    country: Russia

    A satirical film magazine produced by various film studios in the USSR from 1962 to 1991 and in the CIS from 1992 to 2003. The magazine's issues consisted of various stories: feature films, documentaries (with dubbed characters), and cartoons.

    Understand. Forgive
    TMDB4.0

    Understand. Forgive

    2006

    country: Russia

    Each episode is a fictional, self-contained story about difficult family relationships.

    Hermitage Masterpieces
    TMDB4.5

    Hermitage Masterpieces

    1992

    country: Russia

    Formerly the palace of Czars, the Hermitage in St. Petersburg is now one of the world's largest museums, drawing three and a half million visitors per year. This superbly mastered DVD series is a guided tour of the works in the galleries as well as a compelling lesson in art history. The 540 minute series examines some of the sculptures, paintings, tapestries, and glassware pieces found within the four pavillions, as well as the impressive European-style architecture of the museum itself. Researched and authenticated by the Hermitage Museum and lavishly photographed, the series covers such styles as Classical, Neo-Classical, Baroque, Gothic, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, and Cubism. As well, it showcases works by such masters as Rodin, Goya, Da Vinci, Van Gogh, Matisse and Picasso. Be captivated by the history and culture of this breath taking collection of visual art masterpieces.

    The Artist's Adventures
    TMDB4.1

    The Artist's Adventures

    2016

    country: Russia

    An inside look at the professional and personal life of Andrey Batt. A peek inside the exploits and privileged adventures of the artist himself and his friends. Batt welcomes viewers into his unfiltered world of fame, relationships, sport and art.

    Soviet Storm: WW2 in the East
    TMDB4.1

    Soviet Storm: WW2 in the East

    2010

    country: Russia

    The epic television history of the Second World War’s Eastern Front giving an unprecedented Russian perspective on the war’s most decisive and bloody theater.

    Реутов ТВ
    TMDB3.8

    Реутов ТВ

    2010

    country: Russia

    No overview available

    Country of the Soviets. Forgotten leaders
    TMDB4.5

    Country of the Soviets. Forgotten leaders

    2017

    country: Russia

    This is a project that talks about the key figures in the leadership of the Soviet Union from 1917 to 1953. Felix Dzerzhinsky, Kliment Voroshilov, Semyon Budyonny, Vyacheslav Molotov, Andrey Zhdanov, Victor Abakumov, Lavrenty Beria. Their names are known throughout the country today, but few people remember how they went down in history and what they did for their state. They were in the midst of civil confrontation and social upheaval, changing the course of history. Cities, streets and mountain peaks were named in their honor, monuments were erected to them, their victories were told in schools, but they could not know that after years their biographies would undergo careful editing, and all achievements would be forgotten.

    Diary of Memories
    TMDB4.0

    Diary of Memories

    2007

    country: Russia

    No overview available

    Revizorro
    TMDB1.0

    Revizorro

    2014

    country: Russia

    No overview available

    The Dyatlov Pass Incident. A Documentary Series
    TMDB4.5

    The Dyatlov Pass Incident. A Documentary Series

    2020

    country: Germany

    In 1959, nine hikers had disappeared in Ural Mountains of Soviet Union. Even after 60 years, the mystery of their death remains unsolved. On February 2nd, 1959, nine hikers had disappeared in the Ural Mountains of Soviet Union. What the rescue mission saw was hard to believe: the tracks of barefoot prints were heading away from the cut open tent. During the period of several months the bodies had been located in 4 kilometers radius, some frozen to death wearing nothing but underwear or just one sock, others had their head or chest broken, eyes popped out or the tongue torn out. The mystery of Dyatlov group death remains unsolved for over 60 years. The official investigation hit the dead-end while dozens of private investigators and researchers around the world are proposing new versions of what had actually happened ranging from runaway prisoners’ attack to yeti involvement, from secret military tests to aliens. One of them is mountaineer and traveler Teodora Hadjiyska.

    Enough!
    TMDB3.5

    Enough!

    2020

    country: Russia

    The presenters will discuss the stories of women who have experienced violence in different situations – at work, in the hospital, at home, in adulthood and childhood. Candid stories and figures will be the reason for a conversation in which a man and a woman will finally hear each other. And they will be able to say what they were silent about before.

    Человек мира. Путешествия с Андреем Понкратовым.

    TMDB4.8

    Человек мира. Путешествия с Андреем Понкратовым.

    2010

    country: Russia

    No overview available

    The Korean War
    TMDB5.0

    The Korean War

    2012

    country: Russia

    Star Media's award-winning animation studio, Babich Design proudly presents this powerful and dramatic account of the Korean War (1950-1953). Often colloquially referred to as 'The Forgotten War', it was nevertheless one of the most dangerous big-power confrontations and threats to world peace since World War 2 with a bitter legacy of hatred and suspicion enduring to the present day. With a combination of stunning CGI animation, dramatic reconstruction and unique historic library footage, the full and harrowing details of this brutal and bloody war are vividly recreated for today's television audience for many of whom the war is a distant memory or a mere item in the history books.

    The Romanovs
    TMDB3.4

    The Romanovs

    2013

    country: Russia

    An elegantly produced documentary divided into eight parts and running nearly seven hours in length, The Romanovs beautifully encapsulates the epic story of the Russian Dynasty over the course of over three hundred years.

    Russian Hackers: The Beginning
    TMDB4.0

    Russian Hackers: The Beginning

    2022

    country: Russia

    Russian Hackers: the beginning" is the author's documentary mini series of acclaimed Russian journalist Andrei Loshak. The film investigates this worldwide phenomenon of Russian hackers, it's inception in early 90s and it's growth in 2010s. The film goes through the lives of most prominent hackers of the time, following their paths of free crime, punishment and then awareness. It's a cats mice game of hackers and authorities both in Russia and the USA at the era when nobody thought internet crime existed.

    To The Moon

    TMDB5.0

    To The Moon

    2019

    country: Russia

    Max and Stacy take you on an exciting journey TO THE MOON in their new series all about bitcoin. They look at the freaks, the geeks, the trolls, the cypherpunks, and all those who got REKT along the way.

    Confession
    TMDB4.5

    Confession

    1998

    country: Russia

    Originally aired on Russian television, this five-part semi-documentary series tells the story of a Russian naval commander in charge of an Arctic-based ship. The film provokes a meditation on solitude and isolation, while revealing the daily duties associated with the ship. Voice-over narration by the commander, other sailors, and even a third-person voice provide the “confession” of the title.

    Хроники видика: легенды эпохи VHS
    TMDB4.5

    Хроники видика: легенды эпохи VHS

    2018

    country: Russia

    No overview available

    At the Edge of the Abyss
    TMDB4.1

    At the Edge of the Abyss

    2024

    country: Russia

    March 2022. The Somalia battalion, as part of the main forces, was sent to storm fortified Mariupol in order to ensure the possibility of an offensive by the Russian Armed Forces. On the outskirts of the city, no one yet knows the scale of the genocide to be perpetrated by Russian soldiers.

    История русского танка

    TMDB4.0

    История русского танка

    2019

    country: Russia

    No overview available

    Записки Сибирского Натуралиста
    TMDB5.0

    Записки Сибирского Натуралиста

    2005

    country: Russia

    No overview available

    Рюриковичи. История первой династии
    TMDB4.5

    Рюриковичи. История первой династии

    2019

    country: Russia

    No overview available

    Мост над бездной
    TMDB4.0

    Мост над бездной

    2012

    country: Russia

    No overview available

    Фитиль (тележурнал)
    TMDB4.5

    Фитиль (тележурнал)

    2004

    country: Russia

    No overview available

    Планета вкусов
    TMDB5.0

    Планета вкусов

    2012

    country: Russia

    No overview available

    InterNYET: A History Of The Russian Internet
    TMDB3.5

    InterNYET: A History Of The Russian Internet

    2019

    country: Russia

    Dashing authors, the first porn sites and the last bastards. How the Russian Internet appeared and how it changed: from complete freedom to the appearance of censorship and the law on isolation.

    Освободители

    TMDB4.5

    Освободители

    2010

    country: Russia

    No overview available

    Прорицатель Омар Хайям. Хроника легенды

    TMDB5.0

    Прорицатель Омар Хайям. Хроника легенды

    N/A

    country: IR

    No overview available

    How I Met My Mother
    TMDB0.5

    How I Met My Mother

    2023

    country: Russia

    Masha receives an offer from her producer son to make a film about unknown places in the Moscow region and its inhabitants. Together with co-presenter Sasha, she goes along a given route and learns the stories of amazing people and places. Masha is inspired by the characters, and she decides to take the project beyond one film and, contrary to her son's plans, continues her journey to more distant regions of Russia. New acquaintances and heroes make the presenters reflect on childhood, how the place where a person grew up determines his path.

    Большая игра
    TMDB5.0

    Большая игра

    2008

    country: Russia

    No overview available

    Крушение СССР

    TMDB4.0

    Крушение СССР

    2011

    country: Russia

    No overview available

    Открытый космос
    TMDB4.0

    Открытый космос

    2011

    country: Russia

    No overview available

    планета кошек

    TMDB4.0

    планета кошек

    2014

    country: Russia

    No overview available

    Тайны космоса

    TMDB4.0

    Тайны космоса

    2017

    country: Russia

    No overview available

    The Mystery of the Dyatlov Pass

    TMDB2.0

    The Mystery of the Dyatlov Pass

    1997

    country: Russia

    The darkest and most terrible mystery of Central Ural history. For almost fifty years, people have been vainly struggling with its clue. On the night of February 1 to February 2, 1959, in the far north of the Middle Urals on the Mansi Mountain of the Dead, an unknown and monstrous force completely destroyed a tourist group of students of the Ural Polytechnic Institute.

    Ростов-на-кону
    TMDB5.0

    Ростов-на-кону

    2021

    country: Russia

    No overview available

    About Russian Documentary TV Shows

    Russian television

    Russian television leans heavily on historical epic and crime serial, often working at a scale and production length uncommon elsewhere.

    Documentary

    Documentary series use length the way films can't — returning to subjects, following developments, and building cases across many hours. Streaming turned the format into a genuine cultural force.

    In this list

    Years covered
    1962–2024
    Often also
    War & Politics, Comedy, Drama
    Longest run
    21 seasons

    Common questions

    What are the best Russian documentary TV shows?
    By popularity across Flickfolio and TMDB, the top picks right now are When Idols Were Gone, To Remember, and The investigation was conducted. The full ranked list of 40 sits above — open any show for ratings, reviews, and streaming availability.
    How is this list ranked?
    Russian documentary TV shows are ordered by overall popularity, which blends how often a title is viewed, searched, and logged. It updates as viewing habits shift, so the list reflects what people are actually watching rather than a fixed critical canon.
    Where can I watch these TV shows?
    Every show page lists current streaming, rental, and purchase options for your region, alongside community ratings and reviews from Flickfolio members.

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