He Is Not Dimon to You explained

He Is Not Dimon to You
Distributor:Anti-Corruption Foundation
Narrator:Alexei Navalny
Music:"American Boy" by Kombinaciya
Runtime:49.6 minutes
Country:Russia
Language:Russian (with official Russian, English, French, Spanish, Polish and Finnish subtitles)

He Is Not Dimon to You or Don't Call Him Dimon (Russian: Он вам не Димон|translit=On vam ne Dimon) is a 2017 Russian documentary film detailing the corruption of Dmitry Medvedev, who was Prime Minister of Russia at the time of release. The film estimates that $1.2 billion was embezzled by Dmitry Medvedev.

Title meaning

The name of the film is a reference to an interview with Medvedev's press secretary Natalya Timakova, where she criticized the use of the nickname Dimon when speaking about Medvedev on social media.[1] Dimon is a colloquial form of the name Dmitry, often used in gangster circles.

Contents

The film is divided into 10 chapters:

All chapters are published on the FBK web page.[2]

Views

He Is Not Dimon to You was posted on the YouTube channel on 2 March 2017. The video received about 1.5 million views in its first day. A week after, this surged to 7 million, exceeding the result of Chaika, another film by Alexei Navalny and the Anti-Corruption Foundation. In two weeks, the video had received over 13 million views. A month after release, the video had over 17 million views.[3] By May 2019, the video reached 30 million views.[4]

Reaction

Russian state-owned media and most of privately held media have completely ignored the controversial revelations.[5] Initially there was no reaction from Dmitry Medvedev or other high-ranking Russian government officials.[6] On March 10, Medvedev blocked Alexei Navalny on Instagram. Navalny led country-wide street protests on March 26, with a stated goal of forcing Putin and Medvedev to respond to Navalny's accusations. Following the end of March protest action, Medvedev claimed that the movie was shot specifically as an excuse for it, while accusations of corruption were 'made up on compote principle from weird stuff, nonsense and some pieces of paper'.[7]

According to Stephen Sestanovich, Navalny "has forced the president of Russia to stop pretending that he is against corruption. Others may rail against it, but for Putin, corruption is now officially 'fake news.'"[8]

An April 2017 Levada poll found that 45% of surveyed Russians support the resignation of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev,[9] while 33% of respondents were against. Newsweek reported that "An opinion poll by the Moscow-based Levada Center indicated that 67 percent held Putin personally responsible for high-level corruption".[10]

Defamation suit

On 31 May 2017, Navalny lost a defamation suit over the documentary, filed by Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov. A judge at Moscow's Lyublinsky district court ordered Navalny to remove his YouTube video and to publish a retraction, which Navalny stated he will not do.[11]

In a trial which lasted two days, the judge dismissed nearly all of the motions that Navalny had filed, including summoning Medvedev to testify. She did not allow any witnesses to appear in front of the court or review the documents that the investigation was based on. Navalny said that the verdict in Usmanov's favor should bring even more people to the streets at upcoming protests.[12]

Press coverage

The film was covered by many news organisations from across the world, including RBC,[13] Novaya Gazeta,[14] and Vedomosti[15] in Russia. The New York Times,[16] the Associated Press,[17] Bloomberg L.P.,[18] and The Rachel Maddow Show in the United States.[19] The Daily Telegraph,[20] Sky News,[21] Deutsche Welle,[22] NRC Handelsblad,[23] de Volkskrant,[24] Helsingin Sanomat,[25] Delfi,[26] Diena,[27] Kas Jauns,[28] Latvijas Avīze,[29] Neatkarīgā Rīta Avīze,[30] TV3 Latvia,[31] Delfi,[32] Ru.Delfi,[33] Lietuvos žinios,[34] and TV3 Lithuania[35] in Europe.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2013-05-21 . Medvedev Not Offended by Being Called 'Dimon' . 2022-02-02 . . en.
  2. Web site: Docs in English . 5 March 2017 . 17 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170517212806/https://fbk.info/english/english/post/304/ . dead.
  3. Web site: Fantastic reaction of authorities on Medvedev's mansions and yachts . YouTube.
  4. Web site: 2019-12-26 . "Он вам не Димон" радость приносит до сих пор». Навальный рассказал о причине своего задержания и обысков . "He is not Dimon for you," brings joy to this day. Navalny spoke about the reason for his detention and searches . 2022-02-02 . . ru.
  5. News: Russians take to streets in thousands to oppose corruption . Financial Times . 26 March 2017 . 5 April 2017 . subscription.
  6. News: Opposition leader Alexei Navalny detained amid protests across Russia . The Guardian . 27 March 2017 . 5 April 2017.
  7. Web site: Медведев о фильме Навального: это попытка добиться шкурных целей . 4 April 2017 . ria.ru . ru.
  8. News: Sestanovich . Stephen . Stephen Sestanovich . 22 June 2017 . Vladimir Putin is suddenly on the defensive against corruption . live . The Washington Post . https://web.archive.org/web/20190702145645/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/democracy-post/wp/2017/06/22/vladimir-putin-is-suddenly-on-the-defensive-against-corruption/ . 2 July 2019 . 10 October 2021 . subscription . en.
  9. News: Russian Polls Do Mean Something After All . Bloomberg . 26 April 2017 . en.
  10. Web site: Alexei Navalny: Is Russia's Anti-Corruption Crusader Vladimir Putin's Kryptonite? . Newsweek . 17 April 2017 . 7 June 2017 . en.
  11. News: Russian opposition leader Navalny loses defamation case . ABC News . 31 March 2017 . en.
  12. News: Russian opposition leader Navalny loses defamation case . https://web.archive.org/web/20170531135744/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/russian-opposition-leader-navalny-loses-defamation-case/2017/05/31/e7287200-45fe-11e7-8de1-cec59a9bf4b1_story.html . dead . 31 May 2017 . The Washington Post . 31 May 2017 . 1 June 2017 . en.
  13. Web site: Фонд борьбы с коррупцией рассказал о "тайной недвижимости" Медведева . Ilya Rozhdestvensky, Natalya Galimova . 2 March 2017 . . 2 March 2017 . ru.
  14. Web site: Прием против преемника . Aleksey Polukhin . 3 March 2017 . . 3 March 2017 . ru.
  15. Web site: Навальный обвинил Медведева в скрытом владении дорогой недвижимостью . Rinat Sagdiyev, Olga Churakova . 3 March 2017 . . 3 March 2017 . ru.
  16. Web site: Kremlin Critic Says Russian Premier, Dmitri Medvedev, Built Property Empire on Graft . Ivan Nechepurenko . 2 March 2017 . . 4 March 2017 . en.
  17. Web site: Russian opposition leader accuses premier of corruption . 3 March 2017 . . 4 March 2017 . en.
  18. Web site: There's No Separating Wealth and Power in Russia . Leonid Bershidsky . 3 March 2017 . . 3 March 2017 . en.
  19. Web site: Vladimir Putin Critic Takes Big Risk Exposing Graft . Rachel Maddow . 3 March 2017 . . 3 March 2017 . YouTube . en.
  20. Web site: Alexei Navalny accuses Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev of corruption . Roland Oliphant . 2 March 2017 . . 4 March 2017 . en.
  21. Web site: Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev accused of corruption by opposition activist Alexei Navalny . Roland Oliphant . 3 March 2017 . . 4 March 2017 . en.
  22. Web site: Russian opposition politician Navalny links PM Medvedev to billion euro property empire . 2 March 2017 . . 4 March 2017.
  23. Web site: 'Premier Rusland heeft geheim vermogen van minimaal miljard euro' . Steven Derix . 2 March 2017 . . 4 March 2017 . nl.
  24. Web site: Rapport Russische oppositieleider: 'schone' premier Medvedev enorm corrupt . Bert Lanting . 3 March 2017 . . 4 March 2017 . nl.
  25. Web site: Selvitys paljasti Medvedevin jättiomaisuuden: kartanot, viinitilat ja huvijahdit opiskelukavereiden ja serkun hallinnoimissa säätiöissä . 4 March 2017 . . 5 March 2017 . fi.
  26. Web site: Navaļnija fonds publicē pētījumu par Medvedeva bagātībām . 2 March 2017 . . 6 March 2017 . lv . https://web.archive.org/web/20180701165156/http://www.delfi.lv/news/arzemes/navalnija-fonds-publice-petijumu-par-medvedeva-bagatibam.d?id=48578327 . 1 July 2018 . dead.
  27. Web site: Navaļnija fonds publicē pētījumu par Medvedeva bagātībām . 2 March 2017 . . 5 March 2017 . lv.
  28. Web site: Krievijas tiesa liek Navaļnijam aizvākt filmu par Medvedevu. Noskaties, kamēr vēl ir! . 31 May 2017 . . 31 May 2017 . lv.
  29. Web site: Mazliet ķerts uz rezidencēm. Medvedevs – ne kaut kāds Dimons, bet nopietns korumpants . Reinis Helmanis . 6 March 2017 . . 6 March 2017 . lv.
  30. Web site: Krievijas tiesa liek Navaļnijam aizvākt filmu par Medvedevu . 31 May 2017 . . 31 May 2017 . lv.
  31. Web site: Medvedevs caur labdarības fondiem atmazgājis vairāk nekā miljardu eiro, paziņo Navaļnijs . Aigars Lazdiņš . 2 March 2017 . . 6 March 2017 . lv . https://web.archive.org/web/20180701165200/https://skaties.lv/zinas/arvalstis/medvedevs-caur-labdaribas-fondiem-atmazgajis-vairak-neka-miljardu-eiro-pazino-navalnijs/ . 1 July 2018 . dead.
  32. Web site: Nematoma D. Medvedevo imperija: korupcija apipinti vynuogynai Italijoje . 2 March 2017 . . 6 March 2017 . lt.
  33. Web site: Фонд Навального рассказал об усадьбах, яхтах и виноградниках Медведева . 2 March 2017 . . 6 March 2017 . ru.
  34. Web site: Jis – ne "Dimonas", jis – milijardierius Rusijos premjero kėdėje . Aidanas Praleika . 2 March 2017 . . 6 March 2017 . lt.
  35. Web site: "Jis jums ne Dimonas": atskleistas tikrasis Rusijos premjero veidas . 2 March 2017 . . 6 March 2017 . lt.

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