"Mr. Nobody Against Putin": How one Russian teacher confronted Kremlin propaganda

When the Kremlin's propaganda machine framed the invasion of Ukraine as a heroic calling, drilling the message into schoolchildren, one brave teacher turned his camera onto that indoctrination. The ...

Oscar Shocker: ‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ Pulls Off Huge Upset In Best Documentary Film Category

Mr. Nobody Against Putin' wins 2026 Oscar for Best Documentary Feature, earning awards for director David Borenstein and co-director Pavel Talankin.
Meduza

A Russian schoolteacher smuggled footage abroad and made an award-winning documentary about wartime propaganda. Here’s how his hometown reacted.

Karabash used to be called “the most polluted city in the world,” but then, in 2025, it achieved fame thanks instead to the documentary film Mr. Nobody against Putin. Now the film is up for an Oscar.
PBS

The Russia-Ukraine War Enters Its Fifth Year

Watch FRONTLINE’s documentaries examining the conflict’s evolution, Vladimir Putin’s grievances with the West and crackdown on dissent at home, and the human toll of war. People and children stand on ...

Mr Nobody Against Putin wins the best documentary Oscar

Primary school teacher Pavel Talankin’s record of the indoctrination of his pupils to support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine beats contenders ...