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VK (short for its original name VKontakte; Russian: ВКонтакте, meaning InContact) is a Russian online social media and social networking service based in Saint Petersburg. VK is available in multiple languages but it is predominantly used by Russian speakers.
In March 2014, in the midst of the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, the LiveJournal blog of Alexei Navalny, Kasparov.ru and Grani.ru were blocked by the government. These sites, which opposed the Russian government, were blocked for "making calls for unlawful activity and participation in mass events held with breaches of public ...
VK, known as Mail.ru Group until 12 October 2021, is a Russian technology company. It started in 1998 as the parent company of Mail.ru , an e-mail service and went on to become a major corporate figure in the Russian-speaking segment of the Internet .
In 2012, Durov publicly posted a picture of himself extending his middle finger and calling it his official response to Mail.ru Group's efforts to buy VK. [27] In December 2013, Durov decided to sell his 12% to Ivan Tavrin (at that time 40% of the shares belonged to Mail.ru Group, and 48% to the United Capital Partners). Later, Tavrin resold ...
The article described the "F57" groups on Russian social media site VK, which she claimed had incited 130 teenagers to kill themselves. [18] Mursaliyeva's article was criticised at the time of its release for lacking credible data and balance, with the 130 cases of suicide cited being particularly problematic. [19]
VK Fest is an open air music festival, organized by the social networks "VK" and "Radio Record" [1] in 2015. [2] It usually takes place on a July weekend in Saint Petersburg . History
From 14 April 1996 to 6 April 1997, the Russian channel TV-6 broadcast the Cartoon Network block with the channel's bumpers dubbed in Russian, as well as two multi-part projects — the animated series The Jetsons and the classic Tom and Jerry short cartoons.
'Classmates'), abbreviated as OK or OK.ru, is a social networking service primarily in Russia and former Soviet Republics. [1] The site was launched on March 4, 2006 by Albert Popkov and is currently owned by VK .