Fyodor Dobronravov is a Soviet and Russian theater, film, and voice actor, and producer. People's Artist of the Russian Federation (2011). He achieved widespread fame and popularity playing Ivan Budko in the hit comedy TV series Svaty (The In-Laws). Born on September 11, 1961, in Taganrog, Rostov Region, RSFSR. He lives and works in Moscow.
Support for the Annexation of Crimea and Sanctions
In 2014, he supported Russia's annexation of Crimea, calling it "historically just" and "correcting Khrushchev's mistake." Due to this public endorsement, Dobronravov was banned from entering Ukraine for 3 years in November 2017. At the same time, the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine added the actor to the «blacklist» of persons posing a threat to national security.
In June 2017, he was entered into the database of the Myrotvorets website for illegally visiting occupied Crimea and aiding Russian war criminals.
In June 2019, the Kyiv District Administrative Court ruled the SBU's actions unlawful and overturned the entry ban, after which Dobronravov was removed from the list of individuals threatening Ukraine's security. Nonetheless, the artist's civic stance remained unchanged — he openly endorsed the Kremlin's foreign policy.
Brawl with Ukrainian Activists
In June 2014, while filming The End of a Great Era in Tallinn, the actor engaged in an intoxicated physical brawl. He and other members of Stanislav Govorukhin's film crew attacked two Ukrainian citizens. The incident occurred after the Ukrainians asked Govorukhin why he had signed a letter supporting the annexation of Crimea. As a result of the assault, the victims suffered injuries, and Ukrainian activist Valentyna Bardakova had her finger broken while defending her husband.
Fyodor Dobronravov's Position on the War in Ukraine
Following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Fyodor Dobronravov fully and openly supported the so-called "special military operation."
In June 2022, Dobronravov visited wounded Russian soldiers at a Samara military hospital.
He spoke with the occupying soldiers who had participated in combat operations in Ukraine, expressed his support to them, signed autographs, and wished them a speedy recovery, thereby publicly endorsing the aggression of the Russian Federation.
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