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Demian Kudryavtsev
Demyan Kudryavtsev (born December 17, 1971, in Leningrad, USSR) is a Russian media manager and entrepreneur; formerly a close associate of Boris Berezovsky, a general manager at Kommersant publishing house, and an owner of Vedomosti newspaper. Biography Demyan Kudryavtsev was born in Leningrad, USSR in 1971. He studied journalism at Leningrad State University and obtained a second degree in philology from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem after repatriating to Israel in 1990. He acquired Israeli citizenship and finished military service in the country. He launched some business projects in Israel, including an IP telephony startup, but ultimately decided to return to Russia and invest his time in information technologies there. In 1995, Kudryavtsev became a co-founder and executive of Cityline ISP and the head of its content-focused arm Netskate. In the early times of Runet, he took part in the launch of some popular websites, such as the ''Anekdot.ru'' jokes website and ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leningrad
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), is the second-largest city in Russia. It is situated on the Neva River, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea, with a population of roughly 5.4 million residents. Saint Petersburg is the fourth-most populous city in Europe after Istanbul, Moscow and London, the most populous city on the Baltic Sea, and the world's northernmost city of more than 1 million residents. As Russia's Imperial capital, and a historically strategic port, it is governed as a federal city. The city was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May 1703 on the site of a captured Swedish fortress, and was named after apostle Saint Peter. In Russia, Saint Petersburg is historically and culturally associated with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
