Alexander Gorbunov, born in 1992 in the North Caucasus city of Makhachkala, revealed himself as the author behind famous social media channels StalinGulag
Daily Mail: Secretive anti-Kremlin blogger with 1.5million online followers reveals his identity as a wheelchair-bound Russian trader after police raid his parents' home
* Blogger StalinGulag revealed himself as Alexander Gorbunov, born in 1992
* Gorbunov has 300,000 followers on Telegram and over a million on Twitter
* He said he revealed his identity out of fear after police raided his parents' home
* He has used a wheelchair for most of his life because of spinal muscular atrophy
* New Russian legislation prohibited individuals to spread news about officials
* Alexei Navalny has defined him 'the most important political columnist in Russia'
A secretive anti-Kremlin blogger behind popular social media accounts mocking the Kremlin and life in modern Russia has revealed his identity after years of speculation.
Known for his wit, StalinGulag has more than 300,000 followers on Telegram and over a million on Twitter.
This week, the blogger revealed himself as Alexander Gorbunov, born in 1992 in the North Caucasus city of Makhachkala.
Gorbunov, who lives in Moscow with his wife and has been a successful financial trader since the age of 13, said he has decided to come forward out of fear of reprisals for his family, after police in Makhachkala raided his parents' home.
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WNU Editor: He is very good. Once every week or two I read what he has posted, and I have never been disappointed. I am surprised that he has decided to go. Russian bloggers prefer to be private, even when the state is threatening them. If you understand Russian, here is his interview with the BBC (link here).
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