Witness History Episodes Available now
Anna Akhmatova - Voice of Russia
How the great poet kept writing even through the darkest days of Soviet history.
Russia's war in Georgia in 2008
First-hand accounts of Russia's battle with another former Soviet republic in 2008.
The takeover of NTV in Russia
How NTV journalists tried in vain to keep their station out of President Putin's control.
Boris Yeltsin's surprise resignation
How the Russian president quit and apologised to the nation in a New Year's Eve address.
Putin's war in Chechnya
An eyewitness account of the Russian invasion of the breakaway republic in 1999
Economic 'shock therapy' in Russia
Chaos and hardship hit Russia when free-market reforms were introduced overnight in 1992
The 2014 annexation of Crimea
A personal account of how Russia took over the Crimean peninsula in 2014
The death of Trayvon Martin
The black Florida teenager killed by a Neighbourhood Watch volunteer while buying sweets.
The Navajo Code Talkers in World War 2
The Native American soldiers who talked in a secret code, helping the Allies to victory
Nixon in China
The historic visit by the American president which normalised US relations with China.
