Pavel Durov
| Pavel Durov | |
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Pavel Durov in 2012
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| Born |
10 October 1984 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Citizenship | Russian, Kittitian |
| Alma mater | Saint Petersburg State University |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Years active | October 2006–Present |
| Known for |
Founding VK in 2006 Founding Telegram Messenger in 2013 |
| Net worth | US$ 600 million (2016) |
| Parent(s) |
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| Relatives | Nikolai Durov (brother) |
| Website | vk |
Founding VK in 2006
Pavel Valeryevich Durov (Russian: Па́вел Вале́рьевич Ду́ров; born 10 October 1984) is a Russian 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 being dismissed as CEO of VK in 2014, the Durov brothers have traveled the world in self-imposed exile as citizens of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Pavel Durov's grandfather Semyon Petrovich Tulyakov participated in the Great Patriotic War. He served in the 65th Infantry Regiment, participated in the battles at Leningrad front on Krasnoborsky Gatchinsky and other directions, was wounded three times, receiving the Order of the Red Star, the Order of the Patriotic War II degree, and on the 40th Victory Day, the Order of the Great Patriotic War level I. After the war, he was arrested.
Durov's father Valery Semenovich Durov is a Doctor of Philological Sciences, the author of many scientific papers, and since 1992 he has been head of the department of classical philology of philological faculty of St. Petersburg State University.
Durov's brother Nikolai Durov is a mathematician, candidate of physical and mathematical sciences, winner of multiple Russian and international competitions in mathematics and informatics, twice the absolute world champion in programming among students, has been the technical director of "VKontakte" since the founding, and until mid-2013.
Pavel Durov was born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), but spent most of his childhood in Turin, Italy. His father Valery (who holds a PhD in philology) 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 Durov's early life and career are described in detail in the Russian-language book The Durov Code. The True Story of VK and its Creator (2012).
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