The Durov Code 2: Telegram, Global Power and Dangerous Freedom of Speech

Pavel Durov is the founder of the Telegram messenger and the social network VKontakte, as well as a businessman interested in blockchain ideas. He is known as a digital nomad and one of the outstanding technology entrepreneurs of our time. Durov prefers to stay out of the spotlight, avoids public interviews, and doesn’t share details about his personal life, but his name regularly appears in headlines of major international media. After selling his stake in VKontakte, he left Russia and created a messenger that became a symbol of privacy and freedom of expression for millions of people around the world. In the audiobook, journalist Nikolay V. Kononov explores Durov’s beliefs about entrepreneurship and freedom, describes his confrontations with Mail.ru Group and the governments of various countries, and tells the story of the creation of Telegram and the launch of a cryptocurrency project.