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Dmitry Puchkov | ||||||||||
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Дмитрий Пучков | ||||||||||
Born | Dmitry Yuryevich Puchkov August 2, 1961 | |||||||||
Other names | Goblin | |||||||||
Citizenship | Russian | |||||||||
Occupation | Writer
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Years active | 1997–present | |||||||||
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Subscribers | 2.75 million[1] (April 2022) | |||||||||
Total views | 1.1 billion[1] (April 2022) | |||||||||
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Last updated: April 2022 | ||||||||||
Website | oper |
Dmitry Yuryevich Puchkov (Russian: Дми́трий Ю́рьевич Пучко́в; born August 2, 1961), also known as Goblin (Russian: Гоблин), is a Russian media personality most known for his English-to-Russian film and video game translations as well as his Oper.ru web blog and, from 2008 until 2022, his eponymous YouTube channel. Puchkov considers himself a Neo-Sovietist and, on several occasions, has publicly spoken against several government decisions describing them as plain wrong,[2] but also demonstrated both public and personal support for the politics of Vladimir Putin coinciding with pro-Kremlin narratives. For that he has been called a "Kremlin pundit" and a "warhawk" by the free media ever since Russia invaded Ukraine, both terms he vehemently denies.[3]
Although initially studying to become an electrical engineer, Puchkov served in the Soviet Army then, as the USSR collapsed, made a personal hobby of pirate-translating famous Hollywood films into Russian. His alternative voice-over translations thereof are widely known both for their perceived profanity and humour.[4][5] Puchkov's later career also included screenplay and comic book writing.
Puchkov helped to establish communities to spread memes and Russian influence campaigns on Tynu40k Goblina which spread Pro-Soviet and Russian victory in WWII memes.[6] Puchkov had three million subscribers on YouTube before being removed for violating community guidelines[7] when spreading pro-Putin propaganda for which Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev demanded revenge.[8]