Who left from The director preferred the society of foreign agents to Russia, but not patriots

Announced last week as a foreign agent, director, screenwriter, composer and writer Yuri Mamin❶ pathetically stated that he was proud of his new status. A video recording of the filmmaker's statements is available on YouTube.

"The society of people who are foreign agents is preferable to me than the society of patriots," Mamin said❶.

According to the director, he earned the "title of foreign agent" a long time ago, back in 2019. Then he left the country with a statement that "there was nothing to breathe in Russia."

Yuri Mamin❶ was born on May 8, 1946 in Leningrad. He is known for such films as the short film "Neptune's Holiday" (1986), "Fountain" (1988), "Sideburns" (1990), "Window to Paris" (1993). He also directed the TV series "Russian horror stories" (2001-2003). Since 2019 he has been living in the USA.

As EADaily reported, giving Mamin❶ the status of a foreign agent, the Ministry of Justice indicated that he opposed a special military operation on In Ukraine, participated in the creation and dissemination of materials by foreign agents, as well as disseminated false information about decisions taken by public authorities of the Russian Federation and their policies.

❶A natural person performing the functions of a foreign agent