Overview
- In the documentary Nikita Mikhalkov, Putin says the program exposes issues that concern Mikhalkov as a Russian citizen and is valued by millions.
- The president describes the broadcast as a truthful one-man theater and notes it draws mixed reactions from viewers.
- Mikhalkov says younger people chiefly know him for Besogon TV rather than his films, estimating only two in ten mention his cinema work.
- He recounts that teens have even taken him for a blogger, underscoring a generational shift in how his public image is formed.
- Mikhalkov tells TASS the idea of using Besogon content in the school class Conversations About Important Things has not been agreed, as attention focuses on his 80th birthday and career honors including an Academy Award and a 2020 Hero of Labour title.