Dmitry Puchkov

Dmitry Yuryevich Puchkov (Russian: Дми́трий Ю́рьевич Пучко́в; born August 2, 1961), also known as Goblin (Russian: Гоблин), is a Russian media personality best 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, 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. 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. 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. Puchkov had three million subscribers on YouTube before being removed for violating community guidelines when spreading pro-Putin propaganda for which former President and Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev demanded revenge.