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Edward Lisovskii
Childfree Russia is a Russian opposition non-government movement founded by activist Edward Lisovskii (Эдвард Лисовский) who was forced to flee Russia in February 2022 by the Russian law enforcement forces. It was established in 2012 as the first childfree movement in Russia. History Edward Lisovskii, a founder of the movement, is a marketer by profession. He headed the company "Advertising Group of the Russian Federation", which worked with advertising in the Moscow Metro, as well as online with the following celebrities - Victoria Bonya, Vadim Galygin, Justin Bieber, as well as Odnoklassniki, MTS and TV show. In 2012, Edward Lisovskii compiled the principles of the Childfree ideology in Russia and opened several communities on social networks. In 2013, VKontakte, at the request of the prosecutor's office, blocked communities on social networks and Edward's personal accounts. In the same year, Edward's new community on the social network VKontakte VK (short ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Bieber
Justin Drew Bieber ( ; born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer. Bieber is recognized for his genre-melding musicianship and has played an influential role in modern-day popular music. He was discovered by American record executive Scooter Braun and signed with RBMG Records in 2008, gaining recognition with the release of his debut seven-track EP '' My World'' (2009) and soon establishing himself as a teen idol. Bieber achieved commercial success with his teen pop-driven debut studio album, '' My World 2.0'' (2010), which debuted atop the US ''Billboard'' 200, making him the youngest solo male act to top the chart in 47 years. The album spawned the internationally successful single " Baby", which became one of the highest certified singles of all time in the US. His second studio album, '' Under the Mistletoe'' (2011), became the first Christmas album by a male artist to debut at number one in the US. Bieber experimented with dance-pop in his third studio album, ''Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odnoklassniki
Odnoklassniki ( rus, Одноклассники, t=Classmates) is a social network service used mainly in Russia and former Soviet Republics. The site was developed by Albert Popkov and launched on March 4, 2006. The website currently has more than 200 million registered users and 45 million daily unique visitors. Odnoklassniki also currently has an Alexa Internet traffic ranking of 56 worldwide and 7 for Russia. Odnoklassniki is the second most popular social network in Russia, behind VK (VKontakte) but ahead of Facebook, which is in 3rd place. History The Odnoklassniki project was launched on March 26, 2006. The creator of the site, Albert Popkov, who lives in London and works in the field of telecommunications, took part in the creation of similar projects in other European countries. From March to November 2006, the project existed as a hobby and was commercially mentioned only in a friendly advertising agency as a platform for advertising. The number of users who regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MTS (network Provider)
MTS (russian: Мобильные ТелеСистемы, МТС, "Mobile TeleSystems"), headquartered in Moscow, is the largest mobile network operator in Russia, operating on GSM, UMTS and LTE standards. Apart from cellular network, the company also offers local telephone service, broadband, mobile television, cable television, satellite television and digital television. As of Q1 2021, the company serves over 84.9 million subscribers in Russia, Armenia and Belarus. Operations Branding In May 2006, MTS changed their logo as a part of rebranding campaign performed by their parent company, JSFC Sistema. The logo now has two red squares next to each other. The left one, common in form (but not colour) to all JSFC Sistema's telecom subsidiaries, contains a white egg which symbolises simplicity and genius, while the right square bears the name of the company: МТС (MTS). In 2010, MTS announced acquisition of Sistema Telecom, the owners of the MTS "egg" logo, for $380 million, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VKontakte
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. VK users can message each other publicly or privately, create groups, public pages, and events; share and tag images, audio, and video; and play browser-based games. , VK had at least 500 million accounts. As of Novemer 2022, it is the sixth popular website in Russia. The network was also popular in Ukraine until it was banned by the Verkhovna Rada in 2017. According to SimilarWeb, VK is the 16th most visited website in the world. History VKontakte was incorporated on 19 January 2007 as a Russian private limited company. Founder Pavel Durov launched VKontakte for beta testing in September 2006, shortly after his graduation from St Petersburg State University. The following month, the domain name ''v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margarita Pavlova
Margarita Nikolayevna Pavlova (russian: link=no, Маргарита Николаевна Павлова; born 22 January 1979) is a Russian politician serving as a senator from Chelyabinsk Oblast since 20 September 2019. Career Margarita Pavlova was born on 22 January 1979 in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Soviet Union. In 2000, she graduated from the Chelyabinsk State Institute of Culture. From 2010 to 2015, she served as a commissioner for children's rights in the Chelyabinsk oblast. In 2015, she was re-appointed to the same position. On 20 September 2019, she was appointed a senator from Chelyabinsk Oblast Chelyabinsk Oblast (russian: Челя́бинская о́бласть, ''Chelyabinskaya oblast'') is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia in the Ural Mountains region, on the border of Europe and Asia. Its administrative center is th .... Sanctions Margarita Pavlova is under personal sanctions introduced by the European Union, the United Kingdom, the US, Canada, Sw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
