According to some reports, in the first post-Soviet years of broadcasting, the producers tried to make shots from Red Square, attracted Nikita Mikhalkov, who filmed "the crosses and domes of Russia" from a bird's eye view and personally read the offscreen text. The broadcast was aired simultaneously on state channels like First Channel Ostankino, RTR, MTK, Forth Channel Ostankino (now NTV), 2X2, TV6, and Channel 5 in Saint Petersburg.
According to some accounts, in the early years following the Soviet collapse, broadcasters attempted to capture aerial footage of Red Square, drawing Nikita Mikhalkov's attention, who shot "the crosses and domes of Russia" from above and read the on-screen text aloud. The broadcast was transmitted simultaneously on prominent state channels such as First Channel Ostankino, RTR, MTK, Forth Channel Ostankino (now NTV), 2X2, TV6, and Channel 5 in Saint Petersburg.