I mean of course. People still remember the Soviet times and they understand how serious the repressions can get. Even now many are employed by the state and could lose their job if they openly voiced their opinion.

I would still be afraid, what if original footage get sized? I think Danil should keep camera away from face if the goal is to blur anyway.

Do they know he is hiding their identities when they are being interviewed?

I think he has made a compilation of anti-putin replies. I have been following YT live streams of some bloggers where they talk with people by random choice - unfortunately the overwhelming majority (I would even say 90%) of russians in these streams have been expressing there support to this imperialistic war and their leader. It is rather discouraging :(

Great Idea?, rather an answer to the requests of some commenters. But anyway, thanks a lot for the video

I don't know.. If the FSB wants to find these people, they will. He may be under constant observation.

@@Blabla-od7vt My thought as well

It's still possible to geolocate the videos based on the background and calculate the time of day from measuring shadows. That's usually enough for the security services to correlate with other forms of surveillance like video cameras and smartphones. Pitch-shifted audio is also relatively easy to reverse for vocal fingerprinting.

​@@factzilla1868 Vives en rusia.?? Que angustia y cuanta falta de libertad.... 🙄

I agree with your comment

This puts him in extreme danger. You can do many things in Russia unnoticed, but criticize government and specially Putin openly is a ticket to prison for the autor of the video.

They don´t sound like orcs anymore. More like people with real thoughts and a grasp of what is going on Even the negative ones

​@@TheZyzyzyzyzy Well, it all depends on how anonymous the OP is online. If you know what you're doing a yt channel can easily be untracable

😒He is only trying to show the anti-Putin side. This channel is not for the Russians, but rather for the Western audience. And he wants you to hear what you want to hear in order to get followers. The idea of ​​hiding faces is stupid. Because if the authorities wanted to arrest them, they would have arrested the owner of this channel

They live in Ruzzia so they know how to answer questions that can get you arrested and then sentenced to whatever time the govt wants .

@@pacpac-je1ow Do you eat lemons for breakfast? and lunch...and supper

@@HectorGonzalez-fz6ws "ruzzia" you have learned English 🤝

2pac2pac This is not true. In previous videos he showed many crazy babuschkas and deduschkas saying anti-Ukrainian things. But the other videos amuse me more🤪

Thank you very much. For people who cannot leave Russia, but who oppose the war, your support is very important. Need me and all my friends.

There was a video where he said he was in Europe.

@@christianevanherck6023 Do you remember which one?

He is not in Russia.

@@malkontentniepoprawny6885 and at the same time , car numbers , as in Russia, hmm , what is it , maybe Russia?

1420 probably deserves the Pulitzer more now than some people who got it (and/or who later disgraced themselves but hang their credibility old journalistic work.). It would be nice to officially recognize the 1420 folks (maybe when it is safer).

Agree! Worthy of an award indeed!

*jay jonah jameson laughing meme*

He could win it. It is a great honour and he does good work. I've never seen anything like it.

What a nonsense. It's just a silly channel on KZfaq, i would not call that a real reporting. There are many people like them, why should you give the award to 1420? You never explained.

Lets hope The Freedom of Russia Legion can be rid of the Putin regime and the people of Russia and Ukraine can live in peace)

@ Irina Ivanovna Very insightful. As an American citizen 🇺🇸 I'm inclined to agree with you.

Putin will win again in 2024, there is almost no opposition. If he does not win then it will be another United Russia pro Kremlin candidate like Medvedev was. It is how it is in Russia, it isn't a democracy.

Hmm, even if Ukraine will win (idk how it's even possible), do you think they'll set "democratic, peaceful government"? No, they'll just put puppets into the government, they'll just get resources and after the stock will be depleted - divide Russia and leave it in deep poverty. Those people who are from "Free Russia" want to divide Russia into small peaces, so these warlords can't do anything in future. If you wish victory to Ukraine, you hate not only government, but Russia itself. If you really wish good for Russia, you need to pray for Russia to win and after that try to do something with government, in other way this country won't exist.

You're not so terrible, just cowards...

Maybe without any by-passers to be seen like when you filmed in front of the wall 🤔 But the idea to blurr their faces was great 👍🏽 much more honest answers of course. ☮️

I was thinking about the same thing

Merely showing the background allows geolocation and pinpointing the time of day from measuring shadows. Pitch-shifted audio is also relatively easy to reverse for vocal fingerprinting. Even the inaudible 50/60hz background hum recorded by any microphone near an electrical supply can be used to forensically identify where and when an audio recording was made. It's actually very difficult to make an anonymous video recording when your opponent is the state security services, and not all of the techniques they can use are public.

I don't think FSB has time for stuff like that.

@@iaan81 don't underestimate them

You're thinking like a westerner, Tony, and I don't blame you. But, Russian post-soviet "democracy" of the 90's and early 2k's was an anomaly. Otherwise throughout their history including pre-soviet, whatever freedoms Russian citizens enjoy are those bestowed onto them by the state, hence can be revoked. Somebody once made a statement that stuck with me: A westerner understands the difference between being trapped in their house due to a blizzard, as opposed being trapped in it because you're under house arrest. A Russian sees little difference because both are beyond his control.

Even the more reason to Wipe this sick regime off the face of the earth!

@@pondacres Well, every people have it's own journey to form their way towards democracy. Sweden and most of Europe was once ruled by as totalitarian rulers as Russia. At our lowest point, we Swedes started war with Russia back in the 1780's, just for the sake of making the king, Gustavus III, more popular amongst the people. A totally useless waste of lives, it was. So we've been there, we've done that. But we moved on. Of course Russia can do too. The modern Swedish democracy isn't old. It was born step by step, with the movement to give women right to vote as equal to men as the biggest step. That was just 101 years ago. Other important steps were taken much later; as in 1975, when the King lost the privilege to select the prime minister, and in 1989, when all grown people were given the right to vote, no matter if they were disabled or not. Perhaps it's step by step that's needs to be done even in Russia? Perhaps that would be a more solid way to build up the democracy than the way it was done back in the 1990's? I don't know, and really, it's not up to me. It's up to the Russian people to find their way. But they should never give up or give in. There should always be hope for a better future.

It's a horror actually. Let's just call it what it is.

Same thing happens in many other countries, just at a slower pace. And they use partially different methods.

Yeah, always feels much better when content agrees with your world view :p

@@dirkie9308 it's their reality. Grow some empathy, Dirkie.

It's a certain part of the population that is being asked here. Educated, metropolitan people of young to mid age. Not a wider representation of Russia

@@AK-74K I watch a lot of these vids from different channels. Yes; the older, village communities have the urge to go back to simpler, USSR times. People in the cities are better educated, and succeed when they're not being sent off to war, or burying friends who were conscripted.

@@kathyscoppettuolo7168 I am Russian from Moscow (live in Europe now). Broadly you are correct, but there is a lot of nuances. Beyond USSR, it's the mindset of being brainwashed that Russia is a global significant empire and power. With or without USSR. And lots of other things

I wouldn't trust someone who promises on the street to blur my face. The original recording, with the unblurred faces, is still stored somewhere. However, I don't think the system is interested in ordinary people expressing their opinions, however harsh they may be.

@@fd2824 I hope Danil removed the original footage, it could encourage raids.

@@tkd128 Some time ago Daniil said he left Russia.

@@christianevanherck6023 Where did he say that, and when? I watch every 1420 video from start to finish.

@@christianevanherck6023 but he is still interviewing in Russia

Посетители реддита даже близко не подозревают, накослько легко в рф получить любые персональные данные человека, не являясь даже сотрудником. Европейцы привыкли к Datenschutz, думают что так везде и даже не представляют, что может быть по другому. Для того чтобы понять насколько они далеки от понимания реальности в рф, загуглите как работает Sepa Mandat. Я до сих пор спустя 2 года не привык к этому и не понимаю, почему люди подобное без страха подписывают

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Now why is it, that anonymity is so feared by people online - including governments? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... somebody must know.

I'm not sure. You have around 50/50 positive to negative opinion on Putin in Moscow which increases dramatically to positive as you go into the less wealthy provinces. This is what people already know about Russia.

For some reason part of a comment I posted on a different channel, a DW TV documentary, has appeared here under your OP. It appears to be impossible to delete from here. I don't know if you or others can see it, but if so, I apologise, since it has nothing to do with your post!

@@KASPA-KEY What do you think the real numbers are in Moscow?

Like what other people said here, this is filmed in Moscow mostly with 20-40 age group. In Moscow that age group is overwhelmingly of this opinion, but it doesn't represent real Russia sadly

@@KASPA-KEY It is not 80%. Even the state sanctioned polling in either Jan or Feb (can't remember) had the figure at 72%. I am Russian myself, my guess the real figure is about 60-70%, but definitely lower in Moscow/St Petersburg. Although it's all guesswork.

Yeah, but they’re not different. They’re still the same old delusional Russian lies and half truths. They clearly are uneducated and uninformed. The dance around the subject and they don’t say anything. For instance, nobody even mentioned he was a dictator. They should Use the word dictator. Also, nobody use the word ‘fascist police state’, which is what Russia is. Plus, Russians did not use the term, atrocities, and genocide in Ukraine, which is exactly what’s going on in Ukraine . Did you hear them talk about 146,000 Russian soldiers dead so far? No The citizens of Russia are hopeless. I don’t think their brains are capable of understanding democracy. They’ll always be serfs

@@shortaybrown True.

@@TCW838 New Mexico supremacy !

Странно, как ему до сих пор позволяют будоражить западного обывателя, не ищущего правду, а просто всасывающего проплаченные прозападные же проекты, просто победа пропаганды, немцы из 30ых нервно покуривают в сторонке

@@AIwRussia он просто показывает западной аудитории мнения россиян. какая пропаганда?

@@ex-ll2148 прекрасно видно по комментариям, этого они и ждут, как голодные собаки. Чтобы в очередной раз сказать, что Россия неисправима и США всё делает правильно. Продолжай поддерживать врага наших дедов в виде укроnацизма. И запомни: лучше быть расстрелянным за верность, чем вознаграждённым за предательство.

​@@ex-ll2148 его ник буквально "Russian bot"

@@AIwRussia с фронта мне это пишешь? если нет, то помалкивай. насчёт дедов, сейчас время вообще-то другое. узнай они что мы с братским народом воюем - устыдились бы и отреклись от нас

Agreed, I also really enjoy watching people's facial expressions when they're thinking, seeing their different outfits & hairstyles, etc, but as you said it's very encouraging to hear more of their true opinions.

Yeah he’s going to win a trip to Siberia if he’s not careful

​@@HubertofLiege LOL this comment got me good

@@HubertofLiege Oi, Siberia is not that bad!

Yes. Actually, I got already a little bit bored by the former interviews. This video is really different and much more exciting.

Safe*

And what happens if he doesn't? 😅

Thanks! Greetings from Russia!

Я тоже Россиянин и согласен с вами, но если вы Россиянин почёму ваша фамилия написана на Украинском?

@@wKraw на беларуском я просто изменяю ник на тот язык, который учу раньше, например, мой ник был на китайском, потому что я учил китайский

@@lebed-lev аок, круто

Thank you for speaking. In a sense, to some extent, the larger part of the world, even countries who are most readily identified as democratic, are finding an increasing discontent with their political options. It is a struggle that many share, and we must support one another for a better world.

​@@lebed-lev кстати, при желании после беларуского действительно можешь выучить украинский, это будет легко. 86% общей лексики, самые близкие языки друг другу. Я, украинец, который никогда не учил беларуский, понимаю его 99% и устно, и письменно. Это не преувеличение.

wtf Russia always has Putin

Won't happen. If you want a realistic example for how it could happen, look at Yugoslavia. There has to be international pressure even on today's democratic countries so that they allow access to their war criminals, especially Serbia.

@@matfax Realistic? My statement never was about realism. He'll either get killed somehow or end up in The Hague 🤷‍♂

@Александр Иванов lol, you need a history book 😂😂😂

He is only trying to show the anti-Putin side. This channel is not for the Russians, but rather for the Western audience. And he wants you to hear what you want to hear in order to get followers. The idea of ​​hiding faces is stupid. Because if the authorities wanted to arrest them, they would have arrested the owner of this channel

@@pacpac-je1ow as for you, you are probably paid by putin

@@laza8675 wow . And why is Putin paying me? For try to convince a random person in the comment section of KZfaq that Russia is good? You need to educate yourself dude, if someone has a different opinion than yours, that doesn't mean they're getting paid by Putin.

@@pacpac-je1ow he does that a lot. its true that he does not need to pay every one - some simple minds get convince by the propagandists he pays. There is a smaller chance you are in the second group if that makes you feel better

@@pacpac-je1ow even youtube thinks its likely you a troll, since your first comment not is not visible anymore

We have a whole james bond circus here 😅🤣

Лучше не надо. Порой этого достаточно, чтобы найти человека.

Don't help the Russian authorities identify these people. We don't need this information. We need their honesty.

@@helicoidsniffer1303 и так достаточно. Тональность голоса приподнять, по локации вокруг определить и по камерам посмотреть. При желании властей проблем не составит, так что эта анонимность просто для спокойствия опрашиваемых.

Nothing will happen to him mate, and he knows it perfectly

​@Александр Иванов Answer to your first question about Gorbachev. @Александр Иванов When Ukraine became a free, independent country Gorbachev not even in office, so he could not have agreed on anything as he was out of office. Gorbachev was not a leader elected by the Ukrainian or Russian people. He was chosen in a one-party system by the party (less than 1% of the people) The process when countries become independent is normally through the people's vote. Norway decided to leave Sweden in 1905, Slovakia and Czech Republic agreed to split up in 1992. Ukraine held general free and fair referendums 1991 and in all oblasts all over Ukraine, not a single oblast wanted to stay in Soviet Union. In most oblasts more than 90% voted for independence. Only 7.74% wanted to stay in the Soviet Union. Even on Crimea 56% wanted to leave Soviet Union. 1991 Ukrainian independence referendum - Wikipedia Second Question - who founded cities In Ukraine - @Александр Иванов Most cities in Ukraine were founded by the Greeks, Italian, Ukrainians, Cumnas (Kharkiv) Poles, Magyars (Kyiv). Russia came late to Ukraine and thus founded some cities when it attacked and conquered southern Ukraine from the Tartars during the aggressive expansion of the Russian Empire in the 18th century. The claim of Russia "owning" on Ukraine is not very strong as Russia came very late to Ukraine. Crimea has a very short history as Russian. The tartars where evicted or exterminated to make space for the incoming Russians between 1861 and 1948. About your other statements - @Александр Иванов You are stating that Ukraine somehow has a responsibility or link to the 27 million killed in second world war. When did the second world war start? FACT: It started in August 1939. When and Soviet-Russia allied and agreed to attack their neighbors. Germany then betrayed Russia in June 1941, so Russia's got to see how it was to be attacked themselves after attacking everybody else first, Russia started by killing Poles, Lithuanians, Romanian, Latvians, Estonians, and Finns. Russia was no victim; it started the war. FACT: Russia started the war together with Germany. Stalin allied with the devil and was betrayed. By the way 9 million of the killed in Soviet Union were Ukrainians, more than any other part of Soviet Union. My question to you - why are Russians starting so many wars? Why are Russians killing so many other peoples and stealing their land? Russia is destroying Ukraine, but whatever happened Russia is destroying itself in the same process. Nobody tried to destroy any Russian culture or anything similar. Do you expect that anyone will love Russia after this (except North Korea), Russia will be an outcast for a generation, just like the Germans where after second world war. Putin is the grave digger of Russia; he has decided to send Russia to hell.

Спасибо! Мне всегда очень больно читать волну ненависти к русским со стороны поляков. Надеюсь, мы сможем стать друзьями, когда мы создадим нормальное государство.

@@emoJkee You idiot, do you think that the West and the Poles hate Russia because of Putin? Yeltsin was their friend, and yet they were supporting the terrorist operations that Dudayev was carrying out, and they were transporting terrorists from the Middle East to Chechnya to fight the Russians.Perhaps you have heard of the most famous Jordanian terrorist called "Khattab" and who used to say, "The blood of Russians is bloody."

@@emoJkee Ясно что можем, с германю, словакю ли з украиной тоже у нас в истории было очень плохо, но сейчас мы все хорошие суседы и друзя, з германю и словакю вместе в ЕС и НАТО. Что нужно чтобы между нами такая релася была это то, чтобы ваша страна начола работать демократичиско, не угражала всему миру ядерной войной и не убивала людей в других странах ли на своей территории и чтобы была в своих международно прызнанных границах.

То есть до этого видео русские для тебя были животными без души? Странно, почему то мне не нужны такие видео что-бы понимать что поляки люди и душа у них на месте.

I speak Czech so I understood all that;)

They were able for 30 years, until this old fart came along and spoilt all the fun and threatened them with jail time.

@@telebubba5527 No, russians have never lived in freedom so they don't know what is real freespeech.

​@@telebubba5527 for 30 years? You what, mate?

That's how it used to be until ten years ago.

@@os3ujziC Another one.

It is Western propaganda. This channel resides in the US. The videos are carefully edited for Western viewers and the channel is getting promoted in Western media (especially in Germany) by news organizations eager to expand on NATO actions against Russia.

@@ernstmayer3868 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Was it not obvious that in a country with a totalitarian regime, people would be afraid to speak their mind?

Hi from Russia. We know you have elections soon. All democratic minded russians understands who Erdogan is - same kind of auth.leaders like Putin who plays on post-imperial phantom pains. Hope you will be able to force him out and defend Ataturk legacy. We are sorry for earthquake tragedy. And we are grateful for welcoming anti-war russians in Turkey. Istanbul, like a hundred years ago became save heaven for russians

@@chatnoir1224 thank u so much my friend :)

@@eda26592 but who is a good politician in turkey?: it is important that Erdogan stays in power no because he is a connection between NATO and Russia. Ho will tell Putin that NATO doesn't want to attack Russia, Erdogan, and Macron are the only ones who talk with Putin from NATO.

@@bojanfrntic8596 nuh

@@bojanfrntic8596 Do you think that can have an influence ? In France we think the Macron dialogue tentative was a big Failure because France is to much involded in Nato to be listen by Putin. This is part of our historic diplomaty it worked in some case before because De Gaules left the commandment of Nato but sarkozy change that.. it have to much incoherence now. France and espacially macron is always trying to talk with everyone ( exept his people lol ) and it seen as hypocrisy ( and it's understandable ), nobody listen. Erdogan get more result because he share the same logicial of think with putin but it's clearly an Authocratic leader

I'm confused. Why Mussolini vs. Hitler? Why not Hitler vs. Putin? They said so many similar things. Especially as justification to invade another country. Basically the same arguments.

Years ago, in a class in which there were some fanatical hard-line communists, one of my professors mixed up quotes from Hitler, Marx, Mandela, Gandhi and other thinkers, without the names, and had us choose the ones that best represented our thinking. All the communists chose the Hitler ones.

this deserves more upvotes. It's a great idea.

As a Belarusian, I would not respond to the camera, because the material can get to law enforcement agencies against the will of the author. It can be hacked

Until you realise the difference between imperfection and cannot see that Russia the evil party , the the world won't change ..should Ukraine be left to Putin's Murderers , and the West turn a blind eye ?? Think ..for God's Sake 🙏

@@markcollinge8541 I agree with you as well. You both speak a perspective I agree with. My point is, those who support Ukraine now appeased Putin for years to enable him to the horrors we witness today.