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Dmitry Puchkov | ||||||||||
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Дмитрий Пучков | ||||||||||
 Puchkov in 2013 | ||||||||||
| Born | Dmitry Yuryevich Puchkov August 2, 1961 | |||||||||
| Other names | Goblin | |||||||||
| Citizenship | Russian | |||||||||
| Occupation | Writer
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| Years active | 1997–present | |||||||||
YouTube information | ||||||||||
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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]
- ^ a b "About Dmitry Puchkov". YouTube.
- ^ "Гоблин - Про Путина".
- ^ Anglesey, Anders (November 2022). "Russian Pundit Says Men Over 40 Too Damaged by 'Constant' Drinking To Fight". Newsweek. Archived from the original on November 6, 2022. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- ^ Schreck, Carl (July 29, 2003). "Goblin Makes Case Against Demonizing Expletives" (PDF). The St. Petersburg Times. No. 56. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2007.
- ^ Liakhovich, Oleg (October 2005). "Elves and Goblins of Russian Translation". The Moscow News. No. 38. Archived from the original on July 1, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2007.
- ^ Makhortykh, M. (2015). Everything for the lulz: Historical memes and World War II memory on Lurkomor’e. Digital Icons: Studies in Russian, Eurasian and Central European New Media, 13, 63-90.
- ^ Jones, Peggy (November 27, 2022). "This is What Evil Sounds Like".
- ^ "Medvedev vowed to "revenge" after deleting Puchkov's YouTube channel". westobserver.com. August 4, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2023..