Ilya Varlamov

Ilya Aleksandrovich Varlamov (Russian: Илья Александрович Варламов; born 7 January 1984) is a Russian public figure, journalist, entrepreneur and video blogger.

He is the creator of author's media based on the LiveJournal blogging platform (later on Teletype). Founder of the advertising and development agency "iCube", co-founder of the City Projects foundation, founder and head of the "Vnimanie" foundation for the preservation of cultural heritage. He is known for his photo reports from the actions of the political opposition in Russia and in the world, as well as materials about the urban environment in Russian cities. Since 2017, he has been actively running a YouTube channel called "varlamov", in which Ilya devotes most of the materials to the topics of urban studies, politics and news in Russia and the world. As of 28 November 2022, the channel has 4 million subscribers and 1235 million views. Varlamov was born and raised in Moscow. He is a graduate of the Moscow Architectural Institute with a degree in architecture at the Department of Residential and Public Buildings.In September 2011 he launched the Ridus online media. In June 2012, he announced his withdrawal from the project, after which the entire editorial board changed in Ridus.On 4 June 2012, together with Maxim Katz, he announced the launch of the City Projects foundation.On 23 May 2023, he was declared a "foreign agent" by the Ministry of Justice of Russia.