CGTN Russian
CGTN Russian (formerly CCTV International Russian (Russian: Центральное Телевидение Китая Международный канал на Pусском языке, Tsentral'noye Televideniye Kitaya Mezhdunarodnyy kanal na Russkom yazyke), Chinese: 中国国际电视台俄语频道; pinyin: Zhōngguó guójì diànshìtái Éyǔ píndào; often shorted as CCTV-Русский) is a Russian language international news, entertainment, and education television channel owned by China Central Television. == Launch == The Russian-language channel was launched on 10 September 2009, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Beijing and Moscow.