# Alexey Yarmuschik (Алексей Ярмущик)

> Graduate of the Raikin School. Lead roles in the series “Tsar of the Night” and the film “DDT. XX Century”. In July 2026 he publicly addressed Putin — and left Russia.

Official website: https://yarmuschik.com/ · Last updated: 2026-10-23

## Key facts
- Full name: Алексей Денисович Ярмущик (Alexey Denisovich Yarmuschik)
- Also written as: Алексей Ярмущик, Alexey Yarmuschik, Aleksei Yarmuschik, Aleksey Yarmushchik, Alexey Yarmushchik, Aleksei Iarmushchik, Олексій Ярмущик
- Born: 6 June 2000, Ivanteyevka, Moscow region, Russia
- Occupation: Stage and screen actor
- Education: Graduate of Konstantin Raikin’s Higher School of Performing Arts, A. A. Koruchekov’s studio. 2023 diploma in Acting: drama theatre and film actor.
- Theatre: Moscow Gubernsky Theatre, artistic director Sergei Bezrukov. (2023–2025)
- Public stance: At around 4:30 a.m. on 28 July 2026, Alexey recorded a video appeal to Vladimir Putin and posted it on Instagram. Within a day it spread across the internet and was picked up by Meduza, BBC, DW and Current Time.
- After the appeal, Alexey left Russia: he decided not to invest in the war — neither with his work nor with his taxes. He keeps working as an actor — but he has to start from scratch.
- Now: Lives outside Russia
- Audience: 47K Instagram followers; the appeal to Putin has 3.7M views
- Contact: Telegram @Yarmushchik (https://t.me/Yarmushchik)

## Biography
Born on 6 June 2000 in Ivanteyevka, Moscow region. As a child he graduated from music school in violin. It took him two years to get into drama school — and he was admitted to Konstantin Raikin’s Higher School of Performing Arts.

After graduating he spent a year and a half at Sergei Bezrukov’s Moscow Gubernsky Theatre while acting on screen: he debuted in the short film “I Want to Go There”, and recognition came with the lead role in Dmitry Meskhiev’s series “Tsar of the Night”.

After the appeal, Alexey left Russia: he decided not to invest in the war — neither with his work nor with his taxes. He keeps working as an actor — but he has to start from scratch.

## Timeline
- 2000: Born in Ivanteyevka, Moscow region
- 2013: Graduated from music school in violin
- 2019–2023: Raikin School, A. A. Koruchekov’s studio
- 2022: Screen debut — the short film “I Want to Go There”
- 2023–2025: Sergei Bezrukov’s Moscow Gubernsky Theatre
- 2025: Lead role in the series “Tsar of the Night”
- 2026: Appeal to Putin. Leaving Russia

## Filmography
### [Tsar of the Night (Царь ночи)](https://yarmuschik.com/en/films/tsar-nochi) — Series, 2025, role: Yakov (lead role), dir. Dmitry Meskhiev
Early-20th-century St Petersburg is a city of imperial splendour and poverty. Nicholas II’s grip is weakening, and society splits into those who want freedom, those who cling to the old order and those who are simply trying to survive.
After their father’s death, siblings Yakov and Sofya are left on their own. Sofya falls in with a circle that talks of revolutionary ideas and secret plans. Yakov tries to stay out of politics but is drawn into street gangs and dangerous connections. Without knowing it, both become pawns in a plot to bring down the empire.
Across eight episodes, it is a story of choosing between duty, conviction and fear — and of whether the two can find each other again and stay true to themselves on the eve of catastrophe.
Alexey's role: Yakov is one of the series’ two central characters. He has an unusual gift for healing and easing other people’s pain. But in the very first episode the gift fails him: his sister is badly wounded and taken away before his eyes.
Alexey's role: Alone, Yakov falls in with a gang of market thieves. On his first job at the bazaar he unexpectedly runs into Sofya, whom he believed dead — and from then on their stories are tied together again.

### [DDT. XX Century (ДДТ. XX век)](https://yarmuschik.com/en/films/ddt-xx-vek) — Feature, 2026, role: Maly (lead role), dir. Sergei Kuznetsov
Sergei Kuznetsov’s musical film, inspired by the songs and lyrics of Yuri Shevchuk. Russia’s 20th century — from the First World War to the collapse of the USSR — is told through the fate of one family and DDT’s defining songs.
Every character is the hero of a DDT song. Each episode is built on one track and its own artistic device: staged scenes alternate with newsreel, documentary excerpts and animation. The director frames the short 20th century from Malevich’s “Black Square” to DDT’s “Black Dog of Petersburg”.
In 2026 the film is touring special screenings across Europe; the online release date is still to be announced.
Alexey's role: Alexey plays the lead — Maly, a photographer back from the war. Through his lens and his eyes the audience moves through eras that rhyme with Shevchuk’s songs.

### [I Want to Go There (Хочу туда)](https://yarmuschik.com/en/films/hochu-tuda) — Short, 2022, role: Mitya (lead role), dir. Natalia Omelchenko
Alexey's role: Alexey’s screen debut — and straight away a lead: his name comes first on the poster, alongside Sergei Bezrukov. The film came out in 2022, while he was still studying at the Raikin School.

### [Chronicles of the Russian Revolution (Хроники русской революции)](https://yarmuschik.com/en/films/khroniki-russkoy-revolyutsii) — Series, 2025, role: Student, dir. Andrei Konchalovsky
Andrei Konchalovsky’s epic drama spans 1905 to 1924 — from the First Russian Revolution to Lenin’s death. In 1905 Nicholas II puts gendarme Mikhail Prokhorov in charge of a special department to crush the revolutionary underground.
His investigation brings Prokhorov face to face with Rasputin, Stolypin, Gorky, Trotsky and Lenin. The sixteen episodes premiered on START in October 2025.
Alexey's role: Alexey appears in a supporting part in this large-scale historical production.

### [Kukolka’s Career (Карьера Куколки)](https://yarmuschik.com/en/films/karera-kukolki) — Feature, 2025, role: Mime, dir. Yevgeny Yulikov
St Petersburg, the 1910s. On a bet with his friends, an eccentric rich patron sets out to turn a shy young poet into a real star.
Yevgeny Yulikov’s feature-length comedy-drama was released online in December 2025.
Alexey's role: Alexey has a cameo in the film as the Mime.

### [My Pet Is a Dragon (Мой питомец — дракон)](https://yarmuschik.com/en/films/moy-pitomets-drakon) — Feature, 2025, role: Lab assistant, dir. Milana Faizeeva
A family adventure project by director Milana Faizeeva. In 2025 a proof of concept — a short pilot sequence for the future feature film — was shot, with Tonya Boyko in the lead.
Alexey's role: Alexey plays the lab assistant in the proof of concept.

## Lead roles at the Gubernsky Theatre
- Treplev — “The Seagull”, dir. Sergey Bezrukov
- Buratino — “Buratino”, dir. Alla Reshetnikova
- The Dog — “Once Upon a Time There Were a Wolf and a Dog”, dir. Adelina Sapaeva

## Lead roles at the Raikin School
- The Dreamer — “Ilayali”, dir. Sergey Tonyshev
- The Holy Fool — “The Rite of Spring”, dir. Renat Mamin
- Podkolyosin — “Marriage”, dir. Ekaterina Sonnenstrahl

## Screenings of DDT. XX Century in Europe
- 2026-09-16: Warsaw (past)
- 2026-10-01: Leipzig (past)
- 2026-10-01: Frankfurt (past)
- 2026-10-01: Düsseldorf (past)
- 2026-10-05: Belgrade (past)
- 2026-10-09: Chișinău (past)
- 2026-10-12: Helsinki (past)
- 2026-10-17: Tallinn (past)
- 2026-11-17: Dublin
- 2026-11-19: London
- 2026-11-21: Liverpool
- 2026-11-24: Glasgow

## Press coverage
- [«Вы — не мой президент». Актер, игравший в театре Безрукова, записал обращение к Путину](https://meduza.io/feature/2026/07/29/vy-ne-moy-prezident) — Meduza, 2026-07-29
- [Актер Алексей Ярмущик, работавший в театре Безрукова, записал обращение к Путину. Что он сказал в своем видео — и после него?](https://www.bbc.com/russian/articles/c20jrmmlm7xo) — BBC Русская служба, 2026-07-29
- [У обращения молодого актера к Путину — 1,5 млн просмотров](https://www.dw.com/ru/obrasenie-molodogo-aktera-armusika-k-putinu-nabralo-15-mln-prosmotrov/a-78171085) — DW, 2026-07-30
- [Обращение 25-летнего актера Алексея Ярмущика к Путину в Instagram собрало миллион просмотров за день](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbXx00ROngD/) — Новая газета Европа, 2026-07-29

## How to support
- From Russia: Mir card 2200700425867743
- From abroad: Visa card 4315710016019206, cardholder ALEKSEI IARMUSHCHIK
- Crypto: Bybit Pay, UID 586253250, https://i.bybit.com/Ie30abH
- Details: https://yarmuschik.com/en#donate

## One-on-one call
- A one-hour, one-on-one video call: about film and theatre, the appeal and life after leaving Russia — or whatever matters to you. Price: $100 per hour.
- Request form: https://yarmuschik.com/en#conversation

## Pages
- [Алексей Ярмущик — актёр театра и кино](https://yarmuschik.com/)
- [Олексій Ярмущик — актор театру і кіно](https://yarmuschik.com/uk)
- [Alexey Yarmuschik — stage and screen actor](https://yarmuschik.com/en)
- [Alexey Yarmuschik — acteur de théâtre et de cinéma](https://yarmuschik.com/fr)
- [Tsar of the Night](https://yarmuschik.com/en/films/tsar-nochi)
- [DDT. XX Century](https://yarmuschik.com/en/films/ddt-xx-vek)
- [I Want to Go There](https://yarmuschik.com/en/films/hochu-tuda)
- [Chronicles of the Russian Revolution](https://yarmuschik.com/en/films/khroniki-russkoy-revolyutsii)
- [Kukolka’s Career](https://yarmuschik.com/en/films/karera-kukolki)
- [My Pet Is a Dragon](https://yarmuschik.com/en/films/moy-pitomets-drakon)

## Profiles
- https://www.instagram.com/a_yarm/
- https://www.threads.com/@a_yarm
- https://www.tiktok.com/@a_yarm5
- https://t.me/MIS_a_yarm
- https://t.me/Yarmushchik
- https://www.kino-teatr.ru/kino/acter/m/ros/674810/bio/
- https://www.afisha.ru/people/aleksey-yarmushchik-770571/