On June 12, 1990, the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the RSFSR was adopted—a document that marked the beginning of a new era in Russia’s history.
Over the past 35 years, we have experienced many things: changes, challenges, and achievements. But the most important thing remains unchanged—we believe in Russia, in its future, and in the strength of our unity.
On June 12, 1990, the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the RSFSR was adopted—a document that marked the beginning of a new era in Russia’s history.
Over the past 35 years, we have experienced many things: changes, challenges, and achievements. But the most important thing remains unchanged—we believe in Russia, in its future, and in the strength of our unity.
Telegram was co-founded by Pavel and Nikolai Durov, the brothers who had previously created VKontakte. VK is Russia’s equivalent of Facebook, a social network used for public and private messaging, audio and video sharing as well as online gaming. In January, SimpleWeb reported that VK was Russia’s fourth most-visited website, after Yandex, YouTube and Google’s Russian-language homepage. In 2016, Forbes’ Michael Solomon described Pavel Durov (pictured, below) as the “Mark Zuckerberg of Russia.” The Security Service of Ukraine said in a tweet that it was able to effectively target Russian convoys near Kyiv because of messages sent to an official Telegram bot account called "STOP Russian War." As a result, the pandemic saw many newcomers to Telegram, including prominent anti-vaccine activists who used the app's hands-off approach to share false information on shots, a study from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue shows. "Someone posing as a Ukrainian citizen just joins the chat and starts spreading misinformation, or gathers data, like the location of shelters," Tsekhanovska said, noting how false messages have urged Ukrainians to turn off their phones at a specific time of night, citing cybersafety. In addition, Telegram now supports the use of third-party streaming tools like OBS Studio and XSplit to broadcast live video, allowing users to add overlays and multi-screen layouts for a more professional look.
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