26 Facts About Dmitry Puchkov

Dmitry 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.

Dmitry Puchkov was born on August 2,1961, in Kirovograd, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union.

Dmitry Puchkov's mother is Ukrainian and his father is a Russian of German descent.

Dmitry Puchkov was known by the nickname Goblin or Starshiy operupolnomochenniy Goblin years before he became popular as a film translator.

Dmitry Puchkov started using the pen name Goblin while sharing his experience in PC gaming-oriented magazines when writing about the video game Quake.

Dmitry Puchkov started a personal website called Goblin's Dead End, which focused on Quake.

Dmitry Puchkov became a popular commentator among the Quake community, but he remained virtually unknown otherwise.

Dmitry Puchkov claimed that the Security Service of Ukraine is controlled completely by the CIA.

In March 2022, Dmitry Puchkov supported Russia's military aggression against Ukraine.

Dmitry Puchkov repeatedly transmitted the main theses of Russian propaganda.

Hence, according to some EU officials, Dmitry Puchkov is responsible for supporting Russian aggressive policy that threatens Ukraine's sovereignty and independence.

The European Union representatives noted that in 2014, Dmitry Puchkov published a book "Ukraine is Russia", in which he implied that Ukraine is not an independent state thus reproducing the ideas of Russian propaganda.

Dmitry Puchkov studied English at the Militsya House of Culture for two years, but is otherwise self-taught as a translator.

Dmitry Puchkov named his studio Polny P and designed a logo, which, being stamped on every translation DVD, CD or video cassette, became a recognizable label.

Dmitry Puchkov is known as a strong advocate of quality translation, and opposes the practice of literal interpretation of films, which has become commonplace in Russia.

Dmitry Puchkov's position is that precise translation backed by thorough research and identification of Russian equivalents in cases of lexical gaps should be the product provided to Russian aficionados of foreign films.

Dmitry Puchkov maintains lists of gaffes made by other film translators.

Dmitry Puchkov contends that this provides a more authentic product, closer to what the director originally intended.

At the premiere Dmitry Puchkov himself read a non-censored, voiceover translation; in theaters, a somewhat milder version was shown.

Dmitry Puchkov has proved himself as the ideological leader and inspirer of the development of this project, which was announced as the response to "the intentional destruction of historical memory of the people".

Dmitry Puchkov was brought up in the family of an army officer who traveled a great deal around the country.

Dmitry Puchkov studied at six different schools, including a boarding school, and finished his 10th grade in the German Democratic Republic.

Dmitry Puchkov served in the army, where he was employed as a military driver and operated a truck; he received basic tank driver training.

Dmitry Puchkov retired from his work in the Militsiya in 1998 after working there for 6 years.

Dmitry Puchkov has worked as a librarian, truck driver, air compressor operator, automobile mechanic, plumber, driller assistant, electrician, polisher, turner, metal smith, cab driver, masseur, police canine handler, criminal investigator and sales manager.