Vitaly Nalivkin
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| Vitaly Nalivkin | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Andrey Neretin as Vitaly Nalivkin | |
| Created by | Andrey Gennadievich Klochkov |
| Portrayed by | Andrey Alexandrovich Neretin |
| In-universe information | |
| Full name | Vitaly Ivanovich Nalivkin |
| Occupation | Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Ussuriysky district |
| Home | Ussuriysk, Primorsky Krai, Russia |
| Nationality | Russian |
Vitaly Ivanovich Nalivkin (Russian: Виталий Иванович Наливкин) is a fictional character in a satirical sketch show. According to the plots of the videos, he is the chairman of the executive committee of the Ussuriysky district.
The role of Nalivkin was played by amateur actor Andrey Alexandrovich Neretin[1] (31 December 1975, Kansk — 5 October 2024, Ussuriysk).[2]
The author of the YouTube channel was Andrey Gennadievich Klochkov. He was both a director, producer and screenwriter.[3][4][5] The co-producer was Semyon Vavilov.[6][7]
The collective image of Vitaly Nalivkin was created by a team led by Andrey Klochkov, which included actors and former television staff. About 10 people worked on each video.[3][4] In videos posted on the BARAKuda YouTube channel and other social networks, "Nalivkin, chairman of the executive committee of the Ussuriysky district," effectively and radically solves various problems of Ussuriysk. Nalivkin's behavior exaggeratedly parodies local officials.[3] The first video was published in April 2019 and by June 2020 there were already more than 30 of them. Some videos were no more than a minute long, which allowed them to be posted not only on YouTube, but also on Instagram. The character gained high popularity first in Ussuriysk, and then throughout Russia.[3][8]
Videos on the topic of high-profile events
Some of the channel's videos were devoted to high-profile events taking place in Russia. Several videos were also dedicated to the fight against coronavirus.[9]
On 3 August 2020, at the height of the protests in the Khabarovsk Krai, which began due to the detention of governor Sergei Furgal, the video "Arrest in Khabarovsk" was published, in which Vitaly Nalivkin allegedly detained Mikhail Degtyarev, the acting governor of the Khabarovsk Krai. In the video, they said they could transfer the detainee to Moscow in exchange for former governor Sergei Furgal. In the meantime, Vitaly Nalivkin himself will lead the Khabarovsk Krai.[10]
On 26 October 2020, after the mass death of marine animals in Kamchatka, the video "Vitaly Nalivkin saves Kamchatka" was published, in which Vitaly Nalivkin disinfects the ocean and saves Kamchatka from pollution.[11]
On 9 February 2021 the satirical video "Nalivkin's Palace" was published, which was based on Alexei Navalny's documentary "Putin's Palace. History of the World's Largest Bribe".[12]
In April 2022, a satirical video was published about Alexey Andreychenko, a former police chief of the Ussuriysky district who was sanctioned and hid his yacht in an inland body of water. Andreychenko refused to reveal the source of his wealth, which led to Nalivkin confiscating the scarce products of zucchini and pumpkins from his yacht. He then destroyed the yacht with a grenade launcher.[13][14]
Media reports about Nalivkin
On 17 May 2019, shortly after the channel's opening, a report about Nalivkin's activities was featured on the regional TV channel VGTRK Vladivostok in the program "Vesti: Primorye".[4] On 22 May 2019 the federal program Vesti on Russia 24 TV channel also featured a story about Nalivkin.[3]
On 16 July 2020 the documentary "Vitaly Nalivkin: a new image of a Russian official" was released on Alexey Pivovarov's YouTube channel "Redaksiya". Pivovarov also appeared in a video with Nalivkin as one of the occult sectarians who were ruining the weather in Ussuriysk.[15]
On 2 September 2020 Nalivkin was the subject of a discussion on the NTV program "Mesto vstrechi". Studio guests, including State Duma deputies and political analysts, believed in Nalivkin's existence. He was called a "big polytechnic project," and deputy Vitaly Milonov criticized him for his manual management methods.[16]
On 30 August 2021 Nalivkin's channel released a satirical video about a fictional traffic police colonel named Mikhail Safronov, who collected bribes in the form of vegetables and installed golden plumbing fixtures in his home.[17] On 6 September, journalist Maksim Shevchenko released a video on his YouTube channel about corruption in Russia, using Nalivkin's video as if it were real and claiming that he had simply found it online.[18] Later, Nalivkin himself watched Shevchenko's video on his channel.[19]
On 29 March 2024, after the project was closed, The Insider released a video interview with Andrey Neretin. In an interview, the actor said that he had received an offer to participate in the filming from a producer to whom he had provided cargo transportation services, and that the filming was well-paid. Neretin stated that his condition was that there should be no politics in the videos, but as the channel's popularity grew, the producers began to include political subjects. According to him, the filming stopped after a criminal case was opened against them, and it is unlikely to resume, although he is not opposed to continuing.[20]
Awards
On 3 December 2020, on Lawyer's Day, Vitaly Nalivkin was awarded the "Malinovaya Femida" anti-award for his questionable achievements in the field of law.[21][22]