Russia from Above
Season 1
Russia is by far the largest country in the world. Twice the size of the huge USA, almost 50 times larger than small Germany. From Kaliningrad on the Baltic Sea to the strait of the Bering Strait, within sight of Alaska, there are 11 time zones and 7,000 kilometers as the crow flies. But only if you take the shortcut across the North Pole. Within this country you will find a unique and diverse nature that is home to a varied wildlife, adapted to very different climates. The Russian metropolises, which tell stories with their buildings from older and also more recent history, are connected by almost endless railway lines across the country. One of them is the famous Trans-Siberian Railway. Only a bird's eye view reveals all of the country's splendor. The team of the multiple award-winning series "Germany from above" and the award-winning Arte series "Migrating Birds: Scouts of Distant Worlds" ventured a permanent flight over the giant empire between Europe and Asia in nine months and captured the breathtaking beauty of this incredible country in impressive pictures.
Where to Watch Russia from Above • Season 1
5 Episodes
- Europäisches Erbe
E1Europäisches ErbeEpisode one shows for the first time the cities of Saint Petersburg and Moscow from the air and roams the 200 km wide Volga Delta, in which ten million birds spend the winter over the year. The camera team climbs the 5,000-meter peak of Elbrus in the Caucasus Mountains and watches the herds of antelopes in the steppes of Kalmykia in search of water points. - Russlands Süden
E2Russlands SüdenRussia's south is the focus of the second episode, which provides breathtaking insights into the Republic of Dagestan and grazes the city of Rostov at the mouth of the Don, which is also known as the "Gateway to the Caucasus". In the south is the largest river delta in Europe - the Volga Delta. The seemingly endless expanse is fed by the largest lake on earth - the Caspian Sea. - Sibiriens Reichtümer
E3Sibiriens ReichtümerEpisode three flies over Siberia with Lake Baikal, which despite its size is frozen six months a year, and follows the Trans-Siberian Railway on its way to the Far East. Accompany a nomad group on their way to the spring camp through the unique Altay Mountains, stop in Novosibirsk and show the deserted taiga from a bird's eye view. - Kalte Küsten
E4Kalte KüstenIn episode four it gets so cold that it takes the help of an atomic icebreaker to find a way through the ice in the Arctic Ocean. On the Lena Delta, the frozen ground draws unique patterns into the country that are particularly easy to see from the air. The camera team flies over Cape Schmidt, where polar bear families and walruses are at home, and over the Yamal peninsula. - Am Pazifik - Russland Fern-Ost
E5Am Pazifik - Russland Fern-OstEpisode five begins with a flight to the Kamchatka Peninsula with its 29 active volcanoes, observes intrepid surfers at the eastern end of Russia and watches brown bears catch salmon. The camera team accompanies fur seals and their offspring on Tyulenyi Island and travels to the most eastern city in the country, Vladivostok, also known as "the San Francisco of Russia".