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Episode Date: March 15, 2026

Mr. Nobody Against Putin unveils the truth behind Russias propaganda-filled classrooms through hidden footage by videographer Pasha Talankin. Talankin, a Russian school videographer, secretly recorded pro-war rallies, weapons training, and the drafting of his own students. He collaborated with American co-director David Borenstein to create the Oscar-nominated documentary. Talankin, feeling trapped in the system, risked prison to expose the daily indoctrination in Russian classrooms. He fled into exile, now a vocal critic from abroad, as the film gains recognition at the British Academy Film Awards and heads into Oscar weekend. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[e-mail] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [e-mail]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/108d5dab01b47711

This is Corey with Entertainment and Celebrity News Today, powered by the Daily News Now. A Russian school videotifer named Pasha Talankan secretly filmed propaganda lessons pushed on kids right after the invasion of Ukraine. Schools across Russia had to follow a patriotic curriculum ordered by the government, and he was supposed to record proof they were complying. Instead, his hidden footage exposed the truth and formed the heart of the Oscar-nominated documentary, Mr. Nobody Against Putin. Telenkin captured pro-war rallies with students, weapons training from Putin's Wagner group, and the moment some of his own pupils got drafted to. Fight He worked with American co-director David Borenstein, who guided the project remotely from Europe over two years.

Talanken felt trapped in the system, hating how teachers paraded lines about the Nazifying Ukraine. He could not bring himself to erase the videos, seeing them as key evidence of daily indoctrination in Russian classrooms. The risks were massive, with prison time possible if caught. He pulled off small acts of defiance, like swapping the national anthem for the star-spangled banner over the school speakers. Eventually, he faked a trip to Turkey and fled into exile. Now a vocal critic from abroad, Tulan says he feels about 80% safe. The film just won best documentary at the British Academy Film Awards and heads into Auster Rican as a powerful look at resistance from inside. Russia.

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