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Buvaisar Saitiev — a life in wrestling
This tough, fearless and uncompromising athlete believes that in order to teach others a lesson, an individual must first learn one himself. As a three-time Olympic champion and six-time world and European champion, Buvaisar Saitiev poses a formidable threat to his opponents and is the reason overcrowded sports arenas have been filled with the Russian national anthem dozens of times. This most titled freestyle wrestler has had an impressive career, achieving the ranks of a real and current champion that remains undefeated to this day. As his own self-proclaimed role model, Buvaisar Saitiev agrees that true champions are not born, but made. This great athlete has built a house, is raising three sons and a beautiful daughter, has won three Olympic medals and has praised his family for all the world to hear. If these are not the signs of a real man, we don’t know what is.
The View From On High: The Kola Peninsula - Life at the Edge of the world
The nature of the polar region is magnificent and beautiful. These sites are loved for their atmosphere. For the asceticism of the light, thanks to which you start to see evermore halftones. And among these mountains covered in snow, the intertwining rivers and the beautiful valleys, people live. They are attempting to master these expanses. To breathe life into them. But the territory is so broad that the bulk of it remains wild. That makes it all the more attractive. Here, you get the impression that the landscapes are from fantastical films where the planet is inhabited by wild marine creatures and the northern lights are immersing you in a fairytale. Learn about the Kola Peninsula, where you can travel to the Earth’s Edge, in an RTG film.
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The View From On High: The Kola Peninsula - Life at the Edge of the world
The endless summer of the wakesurfer Artyom Khalyavin
Among his colleagues Artem Khalyavin is known as a challenger of the ocean, lover of the waves and fearless conqueror of the elements. He has won the Russian Wakesurfing Championship multiple times and is thrilled that he gets to do what he loves, having turned a hobby into his life’s work. It is when he’s on the water that he really comes to life. A gifted teacher and a successful athlete and entrepreneur, Artem has found himself in surfing. Quiet and focused, he himself has somehow managed to absorb the mystery of the ocean along with its intrinsic hardness and strength. He sees life as an endless wave that must be caught and conquered.
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