Quote
of
the
day
by
Pavel
Du ov.
Pavel
Du ov
is
a
Russia -bo
tech ology
e t ep e eu
best
k ow
as
the
co-fou de
a d
chief
executive
office
of
Teleg am,
a
globally
popula
cloud-based
messagi g
app.
Bo
i
Sai t
Pete sbu g
i
1984,
Du ov
fi st
achieved
widesp ead
fame
afte
lau chi g
VKo takte,
ofte
called
VK,
i
2006.
Built
as
a
local
equivale t
to
Facebook,
VK
quickly
g ew
i to
the
la gest
social
etwo ki g
platfo m
i
the
Russia -speaki g
wo ld.Du ov
is
k ow
fo
advocati g
fo
a
d ug-f ee
life,
a d
i
his
ma y
i te views,
he
listed
the
seve
thi gs
that
o e
should
avoid
to
have
me tal
cla ity.
I
2025,
he
w ote
about
it
o
X:
If
you
wa t
to
each
you
full
pote tial
a d
mai tai
cla ity
of
mi d,
stay
away
f om
addictive
substa ces.
My
success
a d
health
come
f om
20+
yea s
of
abstai i g
f om
alcohol,
tobacco,
coffee,
pills,
a d
illegal
d ugs.
Sho t-te m
pleasu e
is ’t
wo th
you
futu e.
The
othe
two
thi gs
that
he
avoids
a e
fa m
meat
a d
social
media.
How
did
Pavel
Du ov
sta t
Teleg am?
Du ov’s
ca ee
has
bee
defi ed
by
a
fie ce
commitme t
to
digital
p ivacy,
f ee
exp essio ,
a d
esista ce
to
state
ce so ship.
His
efusal
to
comply
with
Russia
gove me t
dema ds
to
ha d
ove
the
pe so al
data
of
Uk ai ia
p oteste s
a d
block
oppositio
accou ts
ultimately
fo ced
his
ouste
as
CEO
of
VK
i
2014.
Faci g
i te se
political
p essu e,
he
sold
his
emai i g
sha es,
fled
Russia,
a d
bega
livi g
i
self-imposed
exile.Befo e
leavi g
his
homela d,
Du ov
a d
his
mathematicia
b othe ,
Nikolai,
developed
Teleg am
i
2013.
Built
a ou d
obust
e c yptio ,
la ge
g oup
cha els,
a d
mi imal
co po ate
ove sight,
Teleg am
was
desig ed
as
a
safe
have
f om
gove me t
su veilla ce.
The
platfo m
expa ded
apidly,
att acti g
ea ly
o e
billio
global
use s,
while
Du ov
adopted
a
omadic
lifestyle,
acqui i g
citize ship
i
Sai t
Kitts
a d
Nevis,
F a ce,
a d
the
U ited
A ab
Emi ates,
whe e
Teleg am
eve tually
established
its
headqua te s.His
ha ds-off
mode atio
policy
has
d aw
sig ifica t
global
co t ove sy.
Law
e fo ceme t
age cies
wo ldwide
a gue
that
Teleg am’s
st ict
p ivacy
p otectio s
allow
cybe c imi als,
d ug
t afficke s,
a d
political
ext emists
to
ope ate
u checked.
I
August
2024,
F e ch
autho ities
a ested
Du ov
at
a
Pa is
ai po t,
cha gi g
him
with
complicity
i
c imi al
activities
due
to
i adequate
platfo m
mode atio .
Although
eleased
u de
st ict
judicial
supe visio ,
his
legal
t oubles
escalated
fu the
whe
Russia
autho ities
placed
him
o
a
i te atio al
wa ted
list
ove
te o ism- elated
allegatio s.
Despite
these
ele tless
legal
a d
political
battles,
Du ov
emai s
o e
of
the
tech
wo ld’s
most
i flue tial
a d
pola izi g
figu es.
Pavel
Du ov’s
lifestyle
a d
diet
Eve y
mo i g
befo e
sta ti g
his
wo kday,
Du ov
pe fo ms
300
push-ups
a d
300
squats.
I
additio
to
his
mo i g
calisthe ics,
he
atte ds
the
gym
five
to
six
times
a
week
fo
o e
to
two
hou s
pe
sessio .
Du ov
p actices
ext eme
tempe atu e
exposu e
daily.
He
egula ly
alte ates
betwee
ice
baths
(ofte
i
f eezi g
wate )
a d
i te se
hot
sau a
sessio s.His
diet
p ima ily
co sists
of
seafood
a d
wild-caught
fish
whe
he
eats.
He
typically
eats
o ly
o ce
o
twice
a
day
withi
a
a ow
six-hou
wi dow,
completely
avoidi g
s acki g.
Pe iodically,
he
u de goes
multi-day
wate
fasts—at
times
abstai i g
f om
all
food
fo
up
to
te
days
to
eset
his
system
a d
boost
me tal
cla ity.
Despite
buildi g
two
massive
messagi g
a d
social
etwo ks,
Du ov
heavily
est icts
his
pe so al
pho e
usage.
He
avoids
checki g
his
device
fi st
thi g
i
the
mo i g,
choosi g
i stead
to
let
c eative
thoughts
eme ge
du i g
solitude
o
physical
activity
befo e
e gagi g
with
wo k
messages.
Whe e
does
Pavel
Du ov
cu e tly
stay?
Pavel
Du ov
p ima ily
stays
i
Dubai,
U ited
A ab
Emi ates
which
se ves
as
his
mai
eside ce
a d
the
ope atio al
headqua te s
fo
Teleg am.Followi g
his
August
2024
a est
i
Pa is
ove
platfo m
mode atio
issues,
he
was
i itially
co fi ed
to
F a ce
u de
st ict
judicial
supe visio
a d
bail
co ditio s.
Howeve ,
afte
F e ch
autho ities
g adually
eased
his
t avel
est ictio s
a d
eve tually
lifted
his
t avel
ba ,
he
esumed
esidi g
i
Dubai,
whe e
he
holds
citize ship
alo gside
his
F e ch,
Sai t
Kitts
a d
Nevis,
a d
Russia
citize ships.
