Maksim Kononenko (russian: Максим Кононенко; born 13 March 1971 in

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Biography

Kononenko was born in

, USSR. One of the pioneers of Russian Internet, he is known under the nickname Mr. Parker. He graduated from Moscow State Institute of Radio-engineering Electronics and Automation and also studied at

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. He has authored or participated in countless Internet projects. For nearly ten years, he worked as the leading programmer in ParallelGraphics. He participated in 2005 Moscow City

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elections but failed.Кононенко: интернет и водка
/ref> He worked as editor-in-chief of a major Internet news website Dni.ru until 2009. He now works as editor-in-chief of Bourgeois Journal and political newspaper Re:Action. In 2002, he founded a popular website vladimir.vladimirovich.ru, which contains humorous fake stories from the life of

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based on real events and current news. He often appears on Russian TV and hosts a show

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channel. In 2011, he repeatedly spoke favorably about doghunters - representatives of the emerging subculture engaged in the destruction of flocks of stray dogs. In December 2011, the website of the newspaper "Vzglyad" published an author's column by Maksim Kononenko, in which he actively criticized the organizers and participants of “rallies against election fraud”.

Awards

* "Teneta" literary award (1st prize, 1995) * Computer programmer of the year and Person of the year ("Rotor", 2000) * Internet writer of the year (2003, 2004) ur

References

External links

Kononenko's blog

vladimir.vladimirovich.ru

(in Russian) 1971 births Living people People from Apatity Russian writers Russian journalists Russian bloggers Maxim Gorky Literature Institute alumni {{Russia-journalist-stub