Season 16

Expedition to Snake Island

In the first episode of the project The World Inside Out. Ukraine, Dmytro Komarov will travel to Snake Island, which has become a symbol of Ukrainian resistance to Russian troops, a place inscribed in the history of our struggle. Together with Ukrainian border guards, the team of The World Inside Out will begin an expedition to Snake Island. What does the island look like now? How does it live during the war? To film a report and find answers to these questions, Dmytro Komarov and the team had to take risks more than once. Also in the first episode, viewers will meet a unique resident of Verkhovyna, Vasylina Kocherhan, who inherited from her parents recipes for medicinal tinctures made from ingredients that most people try to avoid: poisonous snakes and fly agarics. Dmytro Komarov will test the effects of the tinctures on himself and find out whether this mushroom is really that dangerous and what will happen if you eat it raw.

Expedition to Snake Island. Part 2

In the second episode of the project The World Inside Out. Ukraine, Dmytro Komarov will continue the dangerous expedition to Snake Island, which has become a symbol of Ukrainian resistance to Russian troops. Together with Ukrainian border guards, the team of The World Inside Out will carry out a landing on the legendary island. Dmytro Komarov will visit the destroyed historical museum. What unique finds will the team of The World Inside Out discover? Is it safe to be on Snake Island now? And the unique story of how Ukrainian soldiers repelled a Russian attack on 24 February 2022.

The highest home in Ukraine! Who lives at the top of the Carpathians?

In the third episode of the project The World Inside Out. Ukraine, Dmytro Komarov will travel to the Ukrainian Carpathians. Do you know who in Ukraine lives higher than anyone else all year round? Currently, the highest settlement, or more precisely the house located closest to the sky, is not officially registered. Dmytro Komarov and the team of The World Inside Out will set out in search of the highest home in Ukraine and find out where true Ukrainian highlanders draw their strength from.

Secrets of the Carpathians: the strength of the highlanders and the legacy of the molfar

Dmytro Komarov's great expedition through the highest mountain regions of Ukraine continues. It is believed that it is there, at altitude, that strong and resilient people live. In the new episode we will meet a woman who, at 73, can outdo any strong man. And we will find out to whom the famous Carpathian molfar Mykhailo Nechai passed on his power after his death.

Extreme Expedition Through the Winter Carpathians!

Dmytro Komarov's great expedition in search of the highest dwelling in Ukraine continues. In this episode, the team of "The World Inside Out" will set off on a trek through the snowy Carpathians. True extreme and danger at every step! What difficulties will the travelers encounter in the middle of a mountain forest? What secret object is hidden in the Carpathians? And what, in the end, is the highest dwelling in Ukraine?

Traditions of Southern Ukraine! Winemaking, Cuisine and Daily Life of Bessarabia!

In this episode, Dmytro Komarov will immerse himself in the daily life and culture of Ukrainian Bulgarians! The team of "The World Inside Out" set off to southern Ukraine, to sunny Bessarabia! We will see a real vineyard! How does the grape harvest festival take place? How do Ukrainian Bulgarians preserve and pass on the culture of their ancestors to the next generation? How is homemade wine made, and what traditional dishes are prepared in Bessarabia?

Unbreakable Home Front: How Do People Live in Frontline Towns of Donetsk Region?

In this episode, Dmytro Komarov will show life on the edge of the front line! The team of "The World Inside Out" set off to eastern Ukraine, to the towns of Donetsk region! How does the home front live in a frontline region? What is the secret of the strength of people who live dozens of kilometers from the front and face the horrors of war every day? Dmytro Komarov visited Kostiantynivka, Druzhkivka and Kramatorsk. In this episode you will learn exclusive wartime secrets, ride a special train, hear personal stories of Ukrainians heading east, feel the smell of the gates to the front, and find out what the home front really is!

THE BEARDED ONES: How Does the Most Mysterious and Closed Community in Ukraine Live?

Did you know that just 40 kilometers from Odesa, known to everyone, lives one of the most mysterious and closed communities in Ukraine? People call them "the bearded ones" because their men are forbidden to shave their beards. Who are these people? What secrets give them the strength, despite persecution and oppression, to be among the happiest residents of Ukraine? And how is that even possible in the modern world? Dmytro Komarov and the team of "The World Inside Out. Ukraine" set off to visit this unique community! Today you will learn what traditions the bearded ones pass down from generation to generation, which prohibitions they strictly observe, how weddings are celebrated in this community, and how incredibly many grandchildren the oldest member of the community has?

ZAPORIZHSTAL FROM THE INSIDE! The Secret of the Strength of Ukrainian Steelworkers

Today Dmytro Komarov and the team of "The World Inside Out. Ukraine" visited the very heart of the fiery industry, a production facility that impresses with its scale. The Zaporizhstal metallurgical plant: extreme temperatures, hard work and people who conquer metal every day! A place where Ukrainian steel is born. Dmytro Komarov will show all the processes inside Zaporizhstal, from loading coal to melting metal in blast furnaces, and will personally try out the work of Ukrainian steelworkers.

STEEL RESCUE: Testing Military Bunkers for Strength

Today Dmytro Komarov and the team of "The World Inside Out. Ukraine" will visit the last open-hearth furnace shop in the world, located at Zaporizhstal. What does an open-hearth furnace look like from the inside? How does an ordinary lunch of the plant's workers go? How is finished steel poured and stored in warehouses? And also unique footage from a closed testing ground! This is where all types of weapons of the Ukrainian army are tested! How does steel protect our military? How are steel bunkers tested for strength and reliability? And what happens inside a shelter during an explosion? All the most interesting things only in "The World Inside Out. Ukraine"!

The story of the KRYM battalion and the largest Hare Krishna temple in Europe

In this episode, Dmytro Komarov and the team of "The World Inside Out. Ukraine" will explore the holidays of different religions across Ukraine. We will show the largest Hare Krishna temple in Europe. You will see with your own eyes how the biggest holiday of the year, Gaura Purnima, is celebrated, what customs and traditions the Hare Krishnas observe, and you will learn what is a source of strength for them! We will also visit the great holiday of Kurban Bayram with the largest Muslim community – the Crimean Tatars. What makes this holiday special, and how do the Crimean Tatars preserve their traditions away from their homeland? And finally, an exclusive – a unique account from the fighters and the commander of the KRYM battalion, Isa Akayev, who stood up to defend Ukraine back in 2014. How does faith give strength while carrying out combat missions? Details first-hand – about how Crimean Tatars live today under occupation and why they fight for Ukraine. All the most interesting things are in today's episode of "The World Inside Out. Ukraine".

Treating patients under glide bombs and living on the front line for the 12th year: the realities of life in Donetsk region

In this episode, Dmytro Komarov and the team of "The World Inside Out. Ukraine" will show the realities of life in Donetsk region. You will hear unique stories from residents of the front-line towns of Toretsk and New York: why they do not leave and, despite constant shelling, stay at home, and where they find the strength to smile? We will also show the dangerous but critically important work of doctors on the front line! How do volunteer dentists work, what does a mobile dentistry on wheels look like, and how are locals and soldiers treated right under enemy fire? All the most interesting things are in today's episode of "The World Inside Out. Ukraine".

An extremely hard trial by the mountains: training of volunteers of the 10th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade

In this episode, Dmytro Komarov and the team of "The World Inside Out. Ukraine" will set off to the training of new recruits of the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade "Edelweiss", young men who are just beginning their path as heroes. For them, this is a kind of "initiation" before setting off on their first combat missions closer to the front. We will see a real trial by the mountains that the volunteers will undergo: crossing a mountain river, spending the night in a snow cave at extremely low temperatures, and the main test – climbing one of the hardest peaks of the Carpathians, Petros, in a snowstorm. All the most interesting things are in today's episode of "The World Inside Out. Ukraine".

Strange entertainment in Karachi and Murat Ali's business

The Kalash tribe, which lives outside the laws of Pakistan

A magical volcano and a festival on the border with Afghanistan

How to Turn Transport into a Work of Art

A Wedding in the Pakistani Desert

Nomadic Peoples and a Province Closed to Tourists

Risking Your Life in a Mine and Ending Up in a Prison Hotel

Sacred Caves with Millions of Qurans and a Ship Graveyard

Polygamy in Pakistan and a Unique Family with 53 Children

Bushthuns – the warlike people of Pakistan

Tribal zone on the border with Afghanistan

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