Russian students are being presented with an ultra-nationalist curriculum, full of militarism and hatred toward Ukraine. The young teacher Pavel Talankin filmed the indoctrination of Russian children and smuggled the footage abroad for a documentary.

With his camera, this teacher documents life at a school in the Russian provinces. He shows how, after the invasion of Ukraine, propaganda and nationalism gradually seep into education. He has now fled the country.

While recording how the school carries out the government’s directives, he realizes he now has unique footage. Through contacts he gets in touch with an American director. Together they decide to make a documentary: “Mr. Nobody Against Putin.”

Since the invasion of Ukraine, new textbooks have been written in Russia in which the war against Ukraine is justified and excused. President Putin is rewriting history and shaping a new generation of loyal Putin supporters.

Meanwhile, the performance of ordinary students is declining, as becomes clear during staff meetings.

Talankin films everything, including the visit from the controversial Wagner Group and the forced military drills, such as shooting practice and grenade throwing.

To make this film, he had to flee, because criticizing President Putin’s new education policy is simply not possible in Russia.

Coming to theaters on 2026-01-15

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    Look at those adorable tankies in the comments defending rampant fascism.

    With actual fascist methodology. Flooding with contradicting claims and shifting blame.

    Go on. Do name calling next. You loooove name calling.

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    Jeez the Russian imperialist boot lickers are out in force today. 👅👢

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    Insane bravery. Talankin gave up almost everything in order to tell the world about this.

    Remember, also, that among the children being indoctrinated into Russia’s new forever war are TWENTY. THOUSAND. Ukrainian children who have been stolen from their homes and forcibly resettled in Russian territory with Russian families.

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    Well yeh okay, that seems interesting, but I’m not going completely to trust anything made by a vemture capital company based in a country which has been supplying military equipment to ukraine. They literally have a vested interest in prolonging the war, it’s good for the economy

    Think critically, you are not immune to propaganda

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      Asking westerners to think critically about a country they’ve been told is evil? That’s a downvote lol

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        There’s nothing people like more than blind hate. Black and white thinking is way easier than nuance, and groupthink-based anger releases a shit-ton of dopamine.

        Critical thoughts that go against the groupthink are dangerous, because the consequences are social ostracism or worse. At this point, Western liberalism is just one purity test after another, and if you fail once, that means you’re Evil.

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    Reminder that this is a “.world” post, which means this poster is most likely a western-imperialist liberal.

    One of the common ways in which they will throw out your arguments is by calling you a tankie. Which is the liberal version of the word “woke”.

    As for Russia the only reason we side with it is because of it’s resistance to western-imperialism, unlike you lot. We have good corroborated evidence & all you have is “nuh uh, it’s Russian propaganda”. You fuckers are still allowing Netanyahu to roam free https://lemmy.ml/post/40976380

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    West is propagandized for Russophobia supporting a nazi puppet corrupt regime in a proxy war on Russia. That Russian students are taught the truth of the most demonic evil war in history… where at least Napoleon/Hitler were independent actors attempting greater empire ambitions for National supremacy, instead of a corrupt evil forcing the suicide of his people only for colonial service to puppetmaster’s vision that this would diminish Russia.

    Most of the west is abject morons for believing the lie that Russia is the one who provoked this war, or that the key to their happiness is a war on Russia. OP is pathethic demonic evil pretending that Russia should accept being destroyed or diminished, and educate that acceptance instead of the truth of demonic intentions towards it.

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      Yeah because Russia didn’t invade… It may be a proxy war at this point but Ukraine 100% did not start it.

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      nazi puppet corrupt regime

      humanspiral, could you please provide the Definition of “nazi” you’re using in this phrase? Pasted quote from linked source preferred.

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        The 2014 coup (US funded with US rulership selection) resulted in appointments from literal nazi parties who view Ukraine as a loser in WW2 (Much of east volunteered for SS divisions, genocided villages of non Ukrainians, administered extermination camps), and upon receiving rulership power immediately provoked Russia into war with pure nazi supremacist laws ethnic cleansing of regions opposing the nazi laws, and cancelling naval base leases. Western backing for this nazi regime since 2014 was admittedly and purely for provoking war with Russia, and corrupt nazi puppets forcing the loss of their country and deaths of their people because they are paid to. Zelensky’s winning campaign was a nazi-lite and anti-nazi one, and won because Ukrainians were sick of the evil corruption. He since have claimed proudly that it was all a lie to provoke war with more embezzling demonic western aid instead.

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      For all the flaws of its participants, Lemmy is particularly sensitized against propaganda spewed by idiots. Take that how you like.

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      Lol. Ukraine has wanted peace since day 1. Russia is the aggressor. Seems like you’re the abject moron believing lies, and you’re just projecting onto OP.

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        Ukraine has wanted peace since day 1

        Pure lies. They spent 8 years ethnically cleansing Russian minority while Russia pushed for peace deals (Minsk accords). They escallated when Russia said there was no other choice than SMO. They faked acceptance of peace to get Russia to leave Kyiv siege, while Boris Johnson told them to keep their suicide path. They sabotage every other peace initiative since. The level of brainwashed demonic enthusiasm in west has never been higher.

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          Keep telling yourself that. Only a moron would actually believe that. Or a shill

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        Hey, now, there are a lot of perfectly good people in the southernmost tip of Chile who do not deserve Russians springing up from the ground!

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    Just don’t show what’s going on in Ukrainian schools and we’re all good

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      Are you trying to vaguely imply that Ukraine does the same? They don’t. If you’ve got evidence to the contrary, show it. Otherwise, shut up with your baseless insinuations.

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      Why don’t you tell us? Provide a (credible) link bud. Russia today doesn’t count.

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        Americans have this smug arrogance like they are immune to propaganda when they are the most propagandized country in the world.

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            Yes, it was meaningful contribution. Because while you’re busy talking about what other people are doing, you’re ignoring that you’re doing it yourself.

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              That also isn’t meaningfully contributing to the conversation.

              But I know your purpose here is to derail the conversation, and this thread is accomplishing that goal, so I’ll end it here:

              You’re not engaging in honest discussion, you’re trying to muddy the water because you support Russia.

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                Are Russians in the room with you right now?

                Your typical Russia response is indicative of the level of propaganda you’ve drank down.

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        this post isn’t about the USA

        But it’s US agitprop, designed to scare westerners and poison them against any native Russian they encounter.

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        Idiot. Did you forget that we invaded China years ago and have been in a brutal land war with them? Duh.

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          This isn’t about the USA and this isn’t about china.

          The way you’re intentionally trying to derail the conversation, and the age of your account, leave me pretty suspicious that you’re just a Russian bot farm account.

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            “Everyone i disagree with is a bot, also I can’t even tell who agrees with me” lol

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            I was agreeing with you dude by joking about something equally absurd. Chill out.

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      They can see everyone else’s propaganda but their own. They believe they are above being victims of propaganda

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        I’m sure I have some too for something. We have so many ads lol. People thinking that name brand is better than generic is a good example