Pavel Durov

Pavel Valeryevich Durov is a Russianborn entrepreneur who is best known for being the founder of the social networking site VK, and later the Telegram Messenger. He is the younger brother of Nikolai Durov. Since losing control over VK in a conflict with Russian authorities in 2014, the brothers are travelling the world in selfimposed exile as citizens of Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Pavel Durov was born in Leningrad , but spent most of his childhood in Turin, Italy. His father Valery was employed there. He attended an Italian elementary school, and after returning to Russia in 2001 attended the Academy Gymnasium in St. Petersburg. In 2006, he graduated from the Philology Department of the Saint Petersburg State University, where he received a first class degree. Pavel Durovs early life and career are described in detail in the Russianlanguage book The Durov Code. The True Story of VK and its Creator .

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