Biography
Yuri Dud — journalist/youtuber with roots in the Russian Empire
Yuri Dud is a Russian journalist and YouTube personality who built Russia's most-watched interview channel — vDud — and created landmark documentary films on the Gulag, the Kolyma camps, HIV in Russia, and Beslan. He now lives in Germany after leaving Russia following the 2022 invasion.
Russian Connection
Tracing the roots — Germany
Born in Vidnoye (Moscow Oblast) in 1986, Dud transformed Russian-language journalism through his YouTube channel — interviewing politicians, artists, and ordinary Russians with a directness no television channel permitted. His documentary on Kolyma (2019) — watched by 22 million people — was one of the most significant acts of Russian historical reckoning in years.
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Key Achievements
A career defined by ambition
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vDud YouTube channel — tens of millions of subscribers
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Kolyma (2019) — documentary on Soviet Gulag camps, 22 million views
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Beslan documentary — watched by millions
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HIV in Russia documentary — public health impact
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Left Russia after 2022 — continues journalism from Germany
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