Durov in town – BBC

Urgently left the country founder of the social network “VKontakte” Pavel Durov briefly returned to Russia in order to complete all the works related to their child.

The founder of the largest Russian social network “VKontakte” and messenger Telegram Pavel Durov returned to Russia. This was on his Facebook page said former press secretary “VKontakte” Vladislav Tsypluhin.

«Durov returned to Russia. Every day goes to the office Telegram, weekly developers in the form of a presentation report on the work done. As in the old days of rapid development “VKontakte” – go on all platforms, launched a contest for hacking, yesterday announced a surge of installations “- he wrote.

Sam Durov said he does not intend to return to Russia for a long period. The purpose of his visit to the country – selling “VKontakte” of ICVA Ltd, which owns the building of the main data center social networks. The transaction amount is supposedly more than 500 million rubles.

«Arrived completed the sale of the data center for” VKontakte “. Today was the signing, linger no plans, “- said the businessman The Village.

In 2010, Durov started negotiating the purchase of” ITSVA “who owned land in Vsevolozhsk district of Leningrad region. In 2011, the owner ITSVA became vice-president of “VKontakte” Ilya Rekopsky. Subsequently ITSVA was reissued on offshore company International Business Company Icva Limited, which is owned by Pavel Durov. It was on territory belonging ITSVA and located data center «VKontakte».

In April 2013, the fund UCP, which became a shareholder of “VKontakte”, filed suit in the Supreme Court of the British Virgin Islands on the head ITSVA Pavel Bondarenko . The plaintiffs claimed that Bondarenko concluded with “VKontakte” lease contract area of ​​the center for 20 million rubles., While the real market value of the lease is 8 million rubles. per month.

After the sale of its stake Fund UCP “VKontakte” company Mail.Ru Group conflict parties refused mutual claims.

Data Centers, LLC “ITSVA” were the last asset that connected with Paul Durov “VKontakte».

The last time he was working on his new product – messenger Telegram. Along with the development team, headed by his brother Nicholas, Durov left Russia. The project was a success, in March of this year, the app had a monthly audience of 35 million users.

Forced to “link” Durov started literally the day of his dismissal from his brainchild. Foundation UCP, bought 49% of “VKontakte” bypassing other shareholders accused the creator of social networks is that the use of its resources in the development Telegram. In this regard, the fund required to pass all the developments on this product in their possession. Because of this, even had to register Durov other entity on whose behalf the messenger was being developed.

This conflict also ended after Mail.Ru Group acquired the remaining shares ” VKontakte »- UCP renounced claims brought against Durov.

Of course it is also accompanied by the dismissal of scandals: he initially gave the board of directors letter of resignation, but later withdrew it, calling his pitch April Fool’s joke. But the board of directors of this review is not received, citing the fact that he has not been covered by the rules. As a result, Durov, he said, had learned about the final dismissal of the media.

In this case, the company offered him instead as CEO created especially for him the position of “the network architect.” Official reviews the application is not there, post on the wall on a social network such is not, and from a legal point of view, the Board of Directors does not remain nothing more than to remove him from his post.

Sam Durov reported that the return in Russia is not going to, because of the fact that he refused to cooperate with the authorities, to work quietly at home will not give him.