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Vadim Romanovich Dzyuba
Vadim Dzyuba
Born
Vadim Romanovich Dzyuba

(1992-03-31) 31 March 1992 (age 34)
Dolgorukovo, Lipetsk Oblast, Russia
Occupations
  • Actor
  • poet
  • activist
Years active2011–present
Known forSpeech in support of political prisoners
AwardsBest Male Role at Turgenev Theatre Moscow Festival (2019)

Vadim Romanovich Dzyuba (Russian: Вадим Романович Дзюба; born 31 March 1992) is a Russian stage and film actor, poet, and activist.

He gained public attention after his speech in support of political prisoners in the Hall of Church Councils of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour.[1] He is also known as a reciter of classical poetry, particularly the works of Sergei Yesenin. His one-man show "I Will Sing!" (about Yesenin's work) is popular in cultural circles. Dzyuba has been invited to perform at venues such as the House of Losev Library, the Moscow State Museum of S.A. Yesenin, the A.A. Blok Museum-Apartment, the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, the Sergei Yesenin Museum in Voronezh, the Lipetsk State Philharmonia, and the Yesenin Central City Library in Ryazan.[2]

Biography

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Dzyuba was born on 31 March 1992 in the village of Dolgorukovo, Lipetsk Oblast. He graduated from the theatre faculty of the Voronezh State Institute of Arts (under the tutelage of S.A. Nadtochiev). He also trained at the IX International Summer Theatre School of the Union of Theatre Workers of Russia (under V.M. Filštinskij). Since 2014, he has been an actor at the Voronezh Youth Theatre. From 2015 to 2023, he was an actor at the Moscow Regional Theatre for Young Spectators.

In December 2019, Dzyuba became a laureate in the "Best Male Role" category at the Turgenev Theatre Moscow festival for his portrayal of Volodya in the play "First Love" (directed by Nikolai Druchek). The festival was organized by the Turgenev Library-Reading Room and the Turgenev Society. The jury consisted of 13 literary scholars, journalists, and representatives of Turgenev societies.[3]

In November 2021, he performed his one-man show "I Will Sing!" on the stage of the Lipetsk State Philharmonia, accompanied by the Lipetsk State Orchestra of Russian Folk Instruments.[4]

On the evening of 26 February 2022, Dzyuba was detained in Moscow on Pushkin Square during protests against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. According to the Russian human rights media project OVD-Info[5] and Teatr magazine,[6] the actor was standing on the street recording a poem. The Savelovsky District Court fined him 20,000 rubles. An anti-war poster that the actor did not have was attached to the case file.

In August 2022, he compiled his poems written after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine into a cycle titled "Poems Against".

In November 2022 and 2024, he performed at the Hall of Church Councils of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour as part of concerts dedicated to the work of Sergei Yesenin. During these performances, he also read anti-war excerpts from the poem "Anna Snegina".

On 26 November 2025, at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour during a concert marking the 130th anniversary of Sergei Yesenin, Dzyuba delivered a speech in support of political prisoners. The video recording of this speech received wide international resonance in global media outlets such as NPR,[7][8] the BBC Russian Service,[9] La Croix,[10] France 24,[11] [12] Avvenire,[13] TV Rain,[14] Current Time,[15] Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty,[16] The Insider,[17] Echo of Moscow[18] and others.

In March 2026, Dzyuba was featured as one of the subjects of the documentary report "We Are All Tired": How Russians Continue to Help Despite Threats and Pressure, published on the YouTube channel of TV Rain.[19]

Political position

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In January 2023, he published an appeal on social media in support of Alexei Navalny.

In April 2023, he signed an open letter in support of Vladimir Kara-Murza.

In May 2023, he signed an open letter in support of Zhenya Berkovich and Svetlana Petriychuk.[1]

Theatre

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Moscow Regional Theatre for Young Spectators

  • 2015 – "Teremok" by Samuil Marshak (dir. Mikhail Shelukhin) – Wolf
  • 2015 – "Lady Perfection" by P. L. Travers (dir. Mikhail Borisov) – Porter
  • 2016 – "First Love" by Ivan Turgenev (dir. Nikolai Druchek) – Volodya
  • 2016 – "The Nutcracker" by E. T. A. Hoffmann (dir. Vera Annenkova) – Harlequin
  • 2016 – "The Little Soldier" by Hans Christian Andersen (dir. Juliana Laikova)
  • 2016 – "Umka" by Y. Yakovlev (dir. Natalya Lebedeva)
  • 2017 – "Cinderella" by Yevgeny Shvarts (dir. Andrey Gorbaty) – Prince
  • 2017 – "The Important Bird" by Y. Starodub (dir. Igor Afanasyev) – Guard
  • 2019 – "Peter Pan" by J. M. Barrie (dir. Alexey Fran detti) – Crocodile
  • 2020 – "Fairy Tales Just in Case" by E. Klyuev (dir. Arkady Cherkashin)

People's Museum of Sergei Yesenin

IX International Theatre School of the Union of Theatre Workers of Russia

Filmography

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YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Icorny BaronCossackTV series
2015The Eighties (Восьмидесятые)StudentTV series
2015Ivan and GriefIvanShort film
2018Volnaya Gramota (Вольная грамота)AntoshaTV series
2019Bezsonov (Безсонов)ClergymanTV series
2019Detki (Dетки)SerzhantikTV series
2021Reversible Reality (Обратимая реальность)Guy on the Rope
2022Land of Legends (Сердце пармы)Warrior in Dungeon (Ratnik v temnice)
2022Beneath the Unkind Sky (Под неласковым небом)Valka RykovTV series
2025This is a Clinic (Это клиника)PolicemanTV series

Awards and achievements

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  • 2016 – Diploma of the VII International Chekhov Reader Competition[21]
  • 2019 – "Best Male Role" prize at the Turgenev Theatre Moscow festival for his lead role in "First Love", directed by Nikolai Druchek, Moscow Regional Theatre for Young Spectators[22]

References

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  1. 1 2 Oglobin, Slava (23 January 2026). ""Актер Вадим Дзюба выступил с речью о политзаключенных в Храме Христа Спасителя"" [Actor Vadim Dzyuba spoke about political prisoners in the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour]. Agentstvo (in Russian). Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  2. ↑ ""Моноспектакль «Буду петь!»"" [One-man show "I Will Sing!"]. Kultura.RF (in Russian). Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  3. ↑ ""Дзюба получил награду на театральном фестивале в Москве"" [Dzyuba received an award at a theatre festival in Moscow]. Mosregtoday (in Russian). 14 December 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  4. ↑ ""Моноспектакль «Буду петь!» о творчестве Есенина увидят липчане"" [Residents of Lipetsk will see the one-man show "I Will Sing!" about Yesenin's work]. Lipetsk Time (in Russian). Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Задержания, суды и давление за антивоенные высказывания и критику войны в Украине - Страница 254". ovd.info.
  6. ↑ ""Хроника: театр во время боевых действий. Неделя 2."" [Chronicle: theatre during hostilities. Week 2.]. Teatr (in Russian). 4 March 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  7. ↑ Maynes, Charles (7 April 2026). ""A Moscow poet highlights the challenges of speaking out against the war in Ukraine"". NPR. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  8. ↑ Maynes, Charles (7 April 2026). ""Daring to dissent in Russia"". NPR. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  9. ↑ ""Актер, который решил не молчать: Вадим Дзюба о причинах и последствиях своего выступления"" [The actor who decided not to remain silent: Vadim Dzyuba on the reasons and consequences of his speech] (in Russian). BBC News Russian Service. 27 January 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  10. ↑ ""« En Russie, il faut absolument lutter contre l'indifférence », exhorte l'acteur et comédien Vadim Dzyuba"" ["In Russia, we must absolutely fight against indifference", urges actor and comedian Vadim Dzyuba]. La Croix (in French). 18 April 2026. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  11. ↑ ""Vu de Russie - Résister sous Vladimir Poutine : courage et châtiment"" [Seen from Russia - Resisting under Vladimir Putin: courage and punishment]. France 24 (in French). 31 January 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  12. ↑ FRANCE 24 (31 January 2026). "Vu de Russie" : où en est la résistance anti-guerre ? • FRANCE 24. Retrieved 13 June 2026 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ↑ ""Vadim Dzjuba ha sfidato la censura nel cuore di Mosca. «C'è una Russia che resiste»"" [Vadim Dzyuba challenged censorship in the heart of Moscow: "There is a Russia that resists"]. Avvenire (in Italian). 5 February 2026. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  14. ↑ ""Вадим Дзюба выступил с речью в поддержку политзаключенных в храме Христа Спасителя"" [Vadim Dzyuba spoke in support of political prisoners at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour]. TV Rain (in Russian). 23 January 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  15. ↑ ""Российский актер выступил в Храме Христа Спасителя с речью о политзаключенных и убитой в плену украинской журналистке Виктории Рощиной"" [Russian actor spoke at Cathedral of Christ the Saviour about political prisoners and Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchina killed in captivity]. Current Time (in Russian). 23 January 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  16. ↑ ""Актер Вадим Дзюба выступил с речью о политзаключенных в Храме Христа Спасителя"" [Actor Vadim Dzyuba spoke about political prisoners at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour]. Radio Svoboda (in Russian). Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  17. ↑ ""«В это мерзкое время доносчиков и доносов»: актер Вадим Дзюба выступил с речью в поддержку политзаключенных в Храме Христа Спасителя"" ["In this vile time of informants and denunciations": actor Vadim Dzyuba spoke in support of political prisoners at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour]. The Insider (in Russian). Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  18. ↑ "Знаковое и очень важное событие". ЭХО (in Russian). 24 January 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  19. ↑ ""«Мы все устали»: Как россияне продолжают помогать, несмотря на угрозы и давление"" ["We Are All Tired": How Russians Continue to Help Despite Threats and Pressure] (in Russian). TV Rain. 28 March 2026. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  20. ↑ ""В народном музее Есенина показали моноспектакль по Чехову"" [A one-man show based on Chekhov was shown at the People's Museum of Yesenin]. Cultura VRN (in Russian). Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  21. ↑ "В Мелихово прошел гала-концерт победителей Международного конкурса чтецов имени А.П. Чехова". mk.mosreg.ru.
  22. ↑ ""Есенин, премии и трубы: как актер МОГТЮЗа получил свою первую театральную премию"" [Yesenin, prizes and pipes: how an actor at MOGTYUZ received his first theatre award]. Mosregtoday (in Russian). 18 December 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
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