# 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
Extended version with plots and biography: https://yarmuschik.com/llms-full.txt

## 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)

## 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
- [DDT. XX Century (ДДТ. XX век)](https://yarmuschik.com/en/films/ddt-xx-vek) — Feature, 2026, role: Maly (lead role), dir. Sergei Kuznetsov
- [I Want to Go There (Хочу туда)](https://yarmuschik.com/en/films/hochu-tuda) — Short, 2022, role: Mitya (lead role), dir. Natalia Omelchenko
- [Chronicles of the Russian Revolution (Хроники русской революции)](https://yarmuschik.com/en/films/khroniki-russkoy-revolyutsii) — Series, 2025, role: Student, dir. Andrei Konchalovsky
- [Kukolka’s Career (Карьера Куколки)](https://yarmuschik.com/en/films/karera-kukolki) — Feature, 2025, role: Mime, dir. Yevgeny Yulikov
- [My Pet Is a Dragon (Мой питомец — дракон)](https://yarmuschik.com/en/films/moy-pitomets-drakon) — Feature, 2025, role: Lab assistant, dir. Milana Faizeeva

## 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/