Boris Akunin
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Grigori Chkhartishvili, better known by his pen name Boris Akunin, is a Georgian and Russian writer residing in the United Kingdom. He is best known as a writer of historical fiction, specifically his
Akunin in 2018
Moscow International Book Fair 2013
Akunin at a rally-concert in support of Alexei Navalny during his 2013 mayoral campaign
Vovan and Lexus
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Vladimir Aleksandrovich Kuznetsov and Aleksei Vladimirovich Stolyarov, jointly known as Vovan and Lexus, are Russian comedians noted for their prank telephone calls to prominent individuals.
Boris Akunin
…in 2022 to benefit Russians accused of "discrediting" the Russian army under the Russian 2022 war censorship laws. In December 2023, the pranksters Vovan and Lexus called Akunin and Dmitry Bykov, pretending to be representatives of the Ukrainian Government, and released the recordings of Akunin and Bykov expressing…
Vovan gained popularity in Russia through his prank on Russian official Vladimir Churov.
British singer Elton John was subject to one of their pranks. As a result, Russian president Vladimir Putin apologised to John.
The pair impersonated environmental activist Greta Thunberg numerous times.
British defence secretary Ben Wallace was pranked by the duo in 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, leading to Vovan and Lexus's channel being removed from YouTube.