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Oscar-nominated ‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ exposes Russian passivity
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Oscar-nominated ‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ exposes Russian passivity

by Myroslava Chaiun

"At the moment, I have no idea how much trouble I'm going to cause myself in the future," says Pavel Talankin at the very beginning of the documentary "Mr. Nobody Against Putin." Not every story about Russian propaganda demonstrates its power. Some merely highlight the self-dramatization of the Russian people and their real position — that in their own country, they are nobodies and will not even try to change that. So the audience is left with a distorted sense of agency, shaped by the denial

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