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How the Kremlin Infiltrated Russia's Facebook". Wired UK. ISSN 1357-0978. Archived from the original on 29 July 2022 . Retrieved 29 July 2022. Since 2015, VK has held a yearly 2-day open-air music and entertainment festival. This festival traditionally takes place on a weekend in July at the 300th Anniversary Park [ ru] (Russian: Парк имени 300-летия Санкт-Петербурга) in St. Petersburg, Russia. According to data from the organizer, 70 thousand people attended the festival in 2016, with the number rising to 85 thousand attendees in 2017. In 2017, around 40 artists and groups performed on 3 stages, including Little Big, The Hatters, and others. Bloggers and other famous individuals, such as Dmitry Grishin, Timur Bekmambetov, and Mikhail Piotrovsky (speakers at the 2017 festival), are also an important part of the festival. More than 1.5 million people watched the festival's official live stream. [97] See also [ edit ] October 2014). "Победителями конкурса стартапов Start Fellows от "ВКонтакте" стали HTML Academy и "Попутчик" " (in Russian). VC.ru. Archived from the original on 14 April 2022 . Retrieved 14 April 2022. UCP closes deal to buy 48% of Vkontakte from Mirilashvili, Leviev", interfax, archived from the original on 23 June 2019 , retrieved 14 February 2014Russia demands Apple explain after VK apps removed from App Store". Reuters. 28 September 2022. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022 . Retrieved 28 September 2022. On 29 May 2012, Mail.ru Group announced its decision to yield control of the company to Durov by offering him the voting rights on its shares. Combined with Durov's personal 12% stake, this gave him 52% of the votes. [31] [32] Interview with Oleg Tumanov, Ivi.ru CEO". RBC Daily (in Russian). 14 May 2012. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012 . Retrieved 18 September 2012. Start Fellows получили 2,5 млн рублей от ВКонтакте". Archived from the original on 18 June 2018 . Retrieved 12 November 2018. Vkontakte Remains more popular than Facebook in Russia". Mynewsdesk. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018 . Retrieved 7 August 2018.

The dark doings of Russia's Centre E". openDemocracy. Archived from the original on 22 January 2023 . Retrieved 29 July 2022.By 2023, on the basis of VK, the “Automated workplace of a civil servant” (АРМ ГС in Russian) was developed, to which it is planned to transfer all Russian civil servants. AWP includes mail, calendar, cloud storage, instant messenger, supports audio and video calls. It should replace Telegram, WhatsApp, Gmail, Google Docs, Zoom and Skype widely used in Russia. Thus, the Russian government intends to exclude foreign services from the public administration system. Officials were supposed to switch to "Automated workplace" from May 1, 2023. Alexander Marrow (3 December 2021). "CEO of Russia's VK resigns as state assumes control of internet firm". Reuters. Archived from the original on 14 April 2022 . Retrieved 14 April 2022. Bowker, John (29 May 2012). "Russia's VKontakte delays IPO after Facebook debacle". Moscow: Reuters. Archived from the original on 23 January 2016 . Retrieved 31 May 2012. Andy (26 October 2013). "Russian Facebook Not Responsible For Users' Pirate Music Uploads". Torrentfreak.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013 . Retrieved 21 June 2014.