Biography

Yury Mikhaylovich Khovansky (‹See Tfd›Russian: Юрий Михайлович Хованский; born 19 January 1990) is a Russian video blogger, comedian, rapper and former Assistant Deputy to State Duma member Vasily Vlasov. Khovansky became very interested in music during his childhood and played the bass guitar in amateur rock bands. After high school, his parents wanted him to enter the Saint Petersburg State University of Engineering and Economics, but his application was declined. Subsequently, he studied programming at the Saint-Petersburg State University of Economics, but quickly realized that this career did not suit him and dropped out. He finally performed successfully at another university and completed his education.

Before starting his YouTube channel, Khovansky worked as a promoter, a waiter, and a courier.

In the summer of 2017, Khovansky was physically assaulted by a friend of producer Kirill Kalashnikov, allegedly because Khovansky declined an invitation from Kalashnikov. At the police station, Khovansky was offered to deal with Kirill himself due to having a weapon license.

On 9 June 2021 he was detained in St. Petersburg in a criminal case under Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (public justification of terrorism). He pleaded guilty for all charges. On June 10, he was placed in pre-trial detention center until trial on August 8.