Pável Talankin

Pável Talankin is a Russian professor and filmmaker, best known as the co-director of the documentary 'Mr. Nobody vs. Putin'. This documentary recently won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature. Talankin is currently newsworthy because the Russian Ministry of Justice has declared him a "foreign agent." This designation occurred shortly after his film's Oscar win. Furthermore, a court in Cheliábinsk, Russia, has banned the film from being distributed within the country. The ban is reportedly due to the film's opposition to the war in Ukraine and its alleged promotion of a Russian battalion fighting against Russia on the Ukrainian side. These actions highlight the Russian government's efforts to suppress dissent and control information regarding the conflict in Ukraine, making Talankin a figure of resistance against state censorship.