Now on air
07:30
Valentin Vorobiev. The art of blacksmiths
Valentin Vorobyov is a third generation smith working under the artistic pseudony of Metalissimus. In the 1980s, despite his lack of any professional artistic education, he began to work with metal, quickly becoming of the finest in the art in Russia. In the Moscow region village of Korostovo, he has created his own museum of artistic smithery featuring his finest sculptures created using varied techniques, from classical sculptures to techno-art. This film takes a look at his creative path and the family life of this hereditary smith, the traditions of his mastery and the secret of conquering the Louvre.
Summer fishing in the Volga Tryokhrechie
The so-called “three river” region is a rich fishing region in the lower reaches of the Volga River. Here, a large branch of the Volga, the Akhtuba river, meets another two channels — Ashuluk and Kriushi. Great expanses with powerful currents, this is an ideal environment for trawling fishing — that means fishing at low speeds as your craft moves. RTG host Igor Maximemko learns which bait and which tackle to use in this fascinating type of fishing for predators — pike perch and pike.
Now on air
07:30
Summer fishing in the Volga Tryokhrechie
MESHCHORA NATIONAL PARK. THE RENAISSANCE
The vast low-lying regions in the center of the Eastern European plains have long borne the name of Meshchyora. In prehistoric times they were part of a gigantic forested area that extended from the Bialowieza Forest in the west to the Urals in the east. In days of yore, the thick Meshchorya forest served as a sanctuary – for princes’ military retinues hiding from Mongol attacks, for runaway serfs, and for swashbuckling bandits. These lands have historically had a reputation as a deep, dark, even enchanted place, the home of myriad forest sprits: rusalki (water nymphs) and vodyanie (water sprites), leshie (forest spirits) and Solovey Razboynik (Nightingale the Robber). Today, mythological and fairy-tale characters can be seen adorning nature trails: in 1992 Meshchyora National Park was established as a protected area. The forests and swamps are being restored, bird populations tracked an...
Now on air
07:30