Biography
The emergence of new areas of activity and platforms for their implementation in geometric progression responded to the emergence of people who daring to self-realize on these platforms. This statement is equally acceptable to artist representatives and scientists, athletes and engineers, children and adults, men and women.
The appearance of Youtube video hosting and subsequent development led to the appearance of video blocking - a phenomenon that has become popular in the world. The first on the new platform showed itself, of course, the American creators, however, and the figures of the Runet did not make himself wait. Today, Nikolai Sobolev can be called the brightest example of a successful Russian video cell.
Childhood and youth
The guy was born on June 18, 1993 in North Palmir. Nicholas was originally intended for a happy life, deprived of any serious difficulties and frills. The boy appeared in the family of a private entrepreneur, industrializing real estate, and his spouses are employees of the State Academic Mariinsky Theater.
Even before the start of study in Lyceum No. 30, Sobolev was recorded by his parents for the Taekwondo section. In 2008, Nikolai was transferred to the gymnasium No. 56 and changed the Section of Oriental Martial Arts, starting to engage in karate-up. However, having received an injury during sparring, the guy spread up with martial arts, preferring to them computer games.
But the fictional gaming reality could not for a long time to delay the attention of Sobolev - the guy decided to return to an active lifestyle, so I acquired a subscription to visit the fitness club. This solution helped the guy to decide in the way - first Nikolai experimented a lot with clothes and hairstyles - and bring themselves into shape.
After the gymnasium, the guy filed an application to the St. Petersburg Polytechnic University of Peter the Great, who was safely graduated in 2015, becoming a certified manager-economist.
VideoBlogging
However, Sobolev became famous in his student years, when, together with a new university friend, he was inspired by the activities of foreign footmen and decided to implement a similar Russian-speaking project, making an amendment to the Russian mentality and the current realities. The project was called Rakamakafo - in honor of the distorted pronunciation of the line from the BOOMFUNK MC`s song "Freestyler": "Rock the Microphone". Many listeners at the beginning of zero pronounced it as "Cancer Macafo."
After a successful start in 2013, the guys modified the idea and with standard draws switched to the popularity of social experiments. 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 increase the scheduling of technical quality.
By the time of the end of the Polytechnic University, the guys became famous and recognizable that, on the one hand, it was pleasant and beneficial in terms of obtaining new acquaintances, and on the other, it became complicated further work on the project. Colleagues decided to disperse, to sololy continue to develop their careers - so Nikolay became the leading channel "Life YouTube", which a year later was renamed in honor of Sobolev. The creators considered that in this case the nemine is a profitable solution from the point of view of branding.
The SOBOLLEV project was positioned as coverage of current events in the real world and on the Internet (especially for Utube): the deception of the audience "First Channel", children's suicide and development teams in social networks, Battle Oxiron and Dizaster`a, Oleg Tinkov's war with bloggers, Sexy scandal with the participation of Diana shurgina, the fight of the McGregor and Floyd Maevezer, and so on.
The witness of the guy in the Russian segment of Youtube has strengthened, and contributed to Nicholas's fame. This led to the appearance of Sobolev on the TV projects "Let them say", "Evening Urgant" and "Comedy Club", as well as in the author's website Yuriy Dudua "Vnty".
By the way, Nikolai appeared and in the projects of other colleagues on the workshop - Sobolev periodically you can see in the video of Eldar Dzharyov, Ruslan Usacheva, Ilya Prusikina, Danille, Yuri Muzyajeko, Alexey Stolyarova and Eric Davidich (Davidovich).
But it is impossible to achieve such results and not to nourish the enemies. This explains Nikolai's conflicts with Yuri Khovansky in 2016 and the Likement in 2017.
Personal life
For a couple of years, the video unit has been found with a student of the North-West Polina Polybnikov Institute (05/03/1996). A girl with a model appearance, remotely similar to Angelina Jolie, such a partner envied many.
Relationships in the pair are prompted well - this is evidenced by not only joint photos in the "Istagram", but also the regular appearance together in all sorts of media events.
Nikolay Sobolev Now
2017 was not less saturated for Nicholas than four previous ones. In addition to the skirmish with the Likement, Sobolev managed to enter the conflict and with Alexander Timary residents, a well-known world, under a nickname restaurant.
Also this year, a blogger with two co-authors released the book "YouTube. Way to success". The subtitle reported that the main secrets will be disclosed in this edition: how to get wagons and tons of money.
In addition, in the spring of 2017, Sobolev together with their colleagues on Youtube participated in a meeting with the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation.
A new intellectual and entertainment project "Sobolev Bombit" is among the latest news with the participation of Nikolai, which is another adaptation of the international format.
In his free work and business meetings, the guy loves to be sowed with a book on the sofa or watch a movie. In the literature and cinema prefers the classic works "with character": the books of Theodore Drier and Mario Puzo, Gladiator and the "Mind Games" with Russell Crowe, as well as "Escape from Showshn" Frank Darabontta and "Apostates" Martin Scorsese.
Projects
- Rakamakafo.
- Ready Steady Go.
- "Life YouTube" (project, later renamed sobolev)
- "Sobolev bombed"