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| Born | 11 October 1986 Potsdam, East Germany |
| Education | Moscow State University |
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| Subscribers | 10.3 million |
| Total views | 2.24 billion |
| Subscriber and view counts updated as of 2 September 2024. | |
Yury Aleksandrovich Dud (Russian: Ю́рий Алекса́ндрович Дудь, also spelled Yuri Dud; born 11 October 1986) is a journalist from Russia. He is very well known for his online videos on YouTube. He creates informational videos and interviews.
Since 2018, he has been a top leader at the sports website Sports.ru. Before that, from 2011 to 2018, he was the main editor there.
In 2017, Yury Dud started his YouTube channel called vDud (Russian: вДудь). On this channel, he interviews many different people from Russia and other countries that used to be part of the Soviet Union. His channel is one of the most popular in Russia. By early 2022, vDud had over ten million subscribers. His interviews often discuss important social and political topics. This has made him well-known around the world.
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Early Life and Family
Yury Dud was born on October 11, 1986, in Potsdam, which was then in East Germany. His father, Alexander Petrovich Dud, was a professor. His mother, Anna Stepanovna Dud, was a chemistry teacher.
In 1990, when Yury was four years old, his family moved to Moscow, Russia. He has lived in Russia ever since. He feels connected to both Ukrainian and Russian cultures.
Career Journey
Starting in Journalism
When Yury was a child, he loved playing football and dreamed of becoming a goalkeeper. However, he had to stop playing because of asthma. This love for sports led him to become interested in sports journalism.
In 2001, Dud began working as a writer for the Russian newspaper Izvestia. He was a freelance journalist, meaning he worked on projects without being a full-time employee. By the age of 16, he became a full-time staff journalist. In 2007, he started working for the sports magazine PROSPORT.ru. He also graduated from the MSU Faculty of Journalism in 2008.
From 2011 to 2013, Dud hosted a TV show called Headbutt (Удар головой) on the channel Russia-2. Later, from 2015 to 2017, he hosted another show called KultTura (КультТура) on the new TV channel Match TV. This show stopped airing because not enough people watched it.
From 2011 to 2018, Yury Dud was the editor-in-chief of Sports.ru. In 2018, he took on a new role as the deputy director-general.
The vDud YouTube Channel
In February 2017, Yury Dud started his own YouTube channel, vDud (вДудь). On this channel, he interviews many famous people. These include musicians, politicians, journalists, film directors, and business leaders.
The channel quickly became very popular. For example, his 2018 interview with influencer Nastya Ivleeva was watched over 30 million times. By June 2020, the channel had received over one billion views in total.
In September 2019, Dud won the GQ Russia's Person of the Year award in the "Face From the Screen" category. In his acceptance speech, he encouraged other journalists to speak up about important issues in society.
By 2021, Yury Dud was known as the most popular Russian blogger. Many people see him as a voice for a new generation in Russia. In his interviews, he talks openly with guests about topics that are not often discussed in official news. He helps people understand recent Russian history in a new way, without official viewpoints. By November 2021, his channel had almost 10 million subscribers. His 2020 documentary, How the World's IT Capital Works, was watched over 40 million times.
Important Documentaries
Over time, Yury Dud's YouTube channel grew. He started making longer documentary films about social issues and recent Russian history.
Kolyma
In April 2019, Dud released a documentary film called Kolyma. This film explores the history of forced labor camps in the Kolyma region and their lasting impact.
Beslan. Remember
In September 2019, a film about the victims and survivors of the Beslan school siege in 2004 was released. In the film, Dud says that mistakes were made by the government. He believes that by helping the victims, the government can earn forgiveness and trust. The film includes interviews with witnesses, people who were held hostage, journalists, and officials who were there during the event. This includes Ruslan Aushev, who was the only person to negotiate with the attackers and helped 26 hostages leave the school. The film was watched over 10 million times on YouTube in just four days. It was released on the 15th anniversary of the Beslan tragedy.
Some official news outlets criticized the film. However, independent news sources praised it. They called it a professional, calm, and very detailed look at the events.
HIV in Russia: An Epidemic No One Talks About
In February 2020, Dud released HIV in Russia: An Epidemic No One Talks About. This film received over 13 million views in its first week. Dud's team wanted to show people how to avoid becoming part of the statistics, as over one million people in Russia live with HIV. During the making of the film, they realized that people living with HIV often face judgment and unfair treatment.
After the film came out, a politician named Fedot Tumusov arranged for it to be shown in the State Duma (a part of the Russian government). He hoped it would encourage other leaders to work on this issue. The head of the Audit Chamber of Russia, Alexei Kudrin, asked his team to look closely at how people with HIV are supported in the country. After the film was released, searches for HIV tests in Russia increased greatly. The number of people wanting to get tested for HIV also doubled.
How the World's IT Capital Works
In April 2020, a film about Russian-speaking business people in Silicon Valley was released. Many of these people, like Mikita Mikado and Andrey Doronichev from Google, were not widely known in Russia before the film. They became famous overnight, with thousands of new followers on social media. The film was mostly praised. However, some people felt it made the business world in Silicon Valley seem too easy, as it didn't show the difficulties and failures that can happen.
Why They Torture in Russia
In December 2021, a film about violence in modern-day Russia was released. In this film, Dud interviews people who have experienced violence, as well as human rights activists. The film highlights the issue of violence in Russian prisons that often goes unnoticed and uninvestigated. Victims often find it hard to take legal action against those who harm them. Even when cases are opened, the people responsible are often not found guilty.
Man in War
On April 11, 2022, a film called Человек во время войны (English: Man in War) was released. This film is about the work of volunteers who help people seeking safety from the conflict in Ukraine. It is based on Yury Dud's research into this important topic.
Personal Life
Yury Dud is married to Olga Dud (her maiden name was Boneva). They have two children.
In February 2022, after Russia began its actions in Ukraine, Yury Dud spoke out against it. He publicly asked for Russian troops to leave Ukraine. His social media post against the conflict received over 1 million likes. Dud described the events as an "imperial frenzy" that he did not want to be a part of. Because of his anti-conflict posts, a request was made to the Russian authorities to label him as a "foreign agent". On April 15, he was officially given this label by the Ministry of Justice. However, he had already left Russia to continue his work from Istanbul.
Awards and Recognition
- 2016 – Won GQ Russia's Person of the Year award in the "Face from TV" category with Yevgeny Savin
- 2017 – Won GQ Russia's Person of the Year award in the "Face From the Screen" category
- 2017 – Received Redkollegia's prize in October
- 2019 – Won GQ Russia's Person of the Year award in the "Face From the Screen" category
- 2020 – Received the Forbes Life Hero of the Year Award
See Also
- Documentary filmmaker
- YouTuber
