 The latter is notorious for his direct translation of profanity, as well as alternative "funny translations" of Hollywood blockbusters.In later years, however, the use of Russian mat (profanity) in the dubbings had been a great source of controversy.While many unlicensed recordings do not shy away from translating expletives literally, Gavrilov, Mikhalev, and Volodarskiy have all stated that they feel that Russian mat is more emotionally charged and less publicly acceptable than English obscenities, and would only use it in their dubs when they felt it was absolutely crucial to the film's plot.