Nikolay Sobolev

The emergence of new areas of activity and platforms for their implementation in geometric progression was responded by the appearance of people who dared to self-actualize on these platforms. This statement is equally applicable to the arts and scientists, athletes and engineers, children and adults, men and women.

The emergence of video hosting YouTube and subsequent development led to the emergence of video blogging - a phenomenon that has become popular in the world. The first to show themselves on the new site, of course, were American creators, however, the Runet figures were not long in coming. Today, Nikolai Sobolev can be called the clearest example of a successful Russian video blogger.

The guy was born on June 18, 1993 in Northern Palmyra. Nicholas was originally destined for a happy life, devoid of any serious difficulties and excesses. The boy appeared in the family of a private entrepreneur who trades in real estate, and his wife, employees of the State Academic Mariinsky Theater.

Even before the start of his studies at Lyceum No. 30, Sobolev was enrolled by his parents in the taekwondo section. In 2008, Nikolai transferred to gymnasium No. 56 and changed the section of martial arts, starting to practice karate-do. However, having received an injury during sparring, the guy said goodbye to martial arts, preferring computer games to them.

But the fictional reality game could not hold Sobolev's attention for a long time - the guy decided to return to an active lifestyle, so he bought a subscription to visit a fitness club. This decision helped the guy to decide on the image - before Nikolai experimented a lot with clothes and hairstyles - and get in shape.

After grammar school, the guy applied to Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, which he successfully graduated in 2015, becoming a certified manager-economist.

However, Sobolev became famous in his student years, when, together with a new university friend, he was inspired by the activities of foreign prankers and decided to implement a similar Russian-language project, making an amendment to the Russian mentality and current realities. The project was named Rakamakafo - in honor of the distorted pronunciation of the line from Boomfunk MC`s song "Freestyler": "Rock the microphone". Many listeners in the early 2000s pronounced it as "macafo cancer."

After a successful start in 2013, the guys finalized the idea and switched from standard pranks to the social experiments that were gaining popularity. The new format brought Sobolev and his partner in 2014 thousands of subscribers and millions of views, which made it possible to update the equipment to raise the bar for technical quality.

By the time they graduated from the Polytechnic University, the guys had become famous and recognizable, which, on the one hand, was pleasant and beneficial in terms of getting new acquaintances, and on the other hand, it complicated further work on the project. Colleagues decided to disperse in order to solo continue to develop their careers - so Nikolai became the host of the channel "Life YouTube", which a year later was renamed in honor of Sobolev. The creators felt that in this case, naming is a profitable solution in terms of branding.

The Sobolev project was positioned as coverage of current events in the real world and on the Internet (especially on YouTube): deception of viewers by Channel One, children's suicides and death groups on social networks, the battle of Oksimiron and Dizaster, Oleg Tinkov's war with bloggers, a sexual scandal involving Diana Shurygina, a fight between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather, and so on.

The highly social topic further strengthened the guy's position in the Russian YouTube segment, and also contributed to Nikolai's fame. This led to the appearance of Sobolev on the television projects "Let the Talk", "Evening Urgant" and "Comedy Club", as well as in Yuri Dud's author's web show "vDud".

By the way, Nikolai also appeared in the projects of his other colleagues in the workshop - Sobolev, from time to time you can contemplate in the video of Eldar Dzharakhov, Ruslan Usachev, Ilya Prusikin, Danila Poperechny, Yuri Muzychenko, Alexey Stolyarov and Eric Davidovich (Davidovich).

But you cannot achieve similar results and not make enemies. This explains Nikolai's conflicts with Yuri Khovansky in 2016 and Lykei in 2017.

For a couple of years now, the video blogger has been meeting with Polina Chistyakova, a student of the North-West Institute of Management (05/03/1996). A girl with a model appearance, vaguely similar to Angelina Jolie, many envied such a partner.

The couple's relationship is going well - this is evidenced not only by joint photos in "Istagram", but also by their regular appearance together at all kinds of media events.

2017 was no less eventful for Nikolai than the previous four. In addition to the skirmish with Lykei, Sobolev managed to come into conflict with Alexander Timartsev, known to the world under the nickname Restaurateur.

Also this year, the blogger with two co-authors released the book “YouTube. Way to success". The subtitle announced that this edition will reveal the main secrets: how to get trucks of likes and tons of money.

In addition, in the spring of 2017, Sobolev, together with his YouTube colleagues, participated in a meeting with the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation.

Among the latest news with Nikolai's participation is the new intellectual and entertainment project "Sobolev Bombits", which is another adaptation of the international format.

In his free time from work and business meetings, the guy likes to lie with a book on the couch or watch a movie. In literature and cinema, he prefers classic works "with character": books by Theodore Dreiser and Mario Puzo, "Gladiator" and "A Beautiful Mind" with Russell Crowe, as well as "The Shawshank Redemption" by Frank Darabont and "The Departed" by Martin Scorsese.

Rakamakafo Ready Steady Go "YouTube Life" (project, later renamed Sobolev) "Sobolev Bombs"

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Nikolay Sobolev Net Worth 2021

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Nikolay Sobolev Net Worth 2018

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Nikolay Sobolev Net Worth 2017

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Nikolay Sobolev Net Worth 2016

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