MOSCOW, July 18, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Russian state-owned TV channels, Moya Planeta (My Planet) and Russia 24, have shown the first two parts of a three-part documentary on Tajikistan that have been shot by Moya Planeta’s creative teamwork.

We will recall that the creative teamwork of Moya Planeta headed by Andrey Pankratov visited Tajikistan in March-April this year and shot three documentaries on Tajikistan.

The documentaries shot under support of the government of Tajikistan are dedicated to acquaint people with the most popular tourist destinations in Tajikistan, national traditions and folk culture of Tajiks.

The first documentary is about celebration of the Navrouz holiday in Tajikistan, national traditions and rituals, Tajik national wrestling ‘gushtingiri’, horse races, etc.

Besides, the film crew interviewed internationally known Tajik athletes such as Dilshod Nazarov (hammer throwing) and Rasoul Boqiyev (judo) as well as known Tajik singer Nobovar Chanorov and the winner of the republican Quran recitation competition Karomatullo Tayfourov and visited a number of national parks, bazaars, Norak hydroelectric power plant (HPP) and historical and cultural relics across the country.

Moya Planeta (My Planet) is a state-owned Russian television channel.  It belongs to the All-Russia State Television and Radio Company (VGTRK), Russia’s main state television group.

Moya Planeta TV was launched in 2009 as Russia’s first TV channel dedicated to travel, science and history.

A national channel, Moya Planeta TV also has a growing audience in Ukraine, Kazakhstan, the Baltic States, Belarus and across the CIS.  Moya Planeta TV programs are also screened by Russia 2 and Russia 24 (two of Russia’s main channels).  Moya Planeta TV is available free by satellite across Europe.

In 2011 Moya Planeta announced the My Planet Travel Awards with the aim of celebrating the most popular destinations, resorts and services in the eyes of Russian tourists.

Russia 24 is a VGTRK-owned international and national Russian-language news channel from Russia. It covers major national and international events with a Russian perspective and a focus on domestic issues.

The channel aspires to give a broad and impartial outline of life in all of Russia’s regions from its European enclave of Kaliningrad to Vladivostok in the Far East.  The channel was named Vesti until the major rebranding of VGTRK-owned channels on January 1, 2010.