Egor Prosvirnin (@Empire1721). 1986-2021.
Certainly not an obituary I expected to have to write in 2021. I extend my condolences to his wife @M_Prosvirnina, his family, and his close friends.
Certainly not an obituary I expected to have to write in 2021. I extend my condolences to his wife @M_Prosvirnina, his family, and his close friends.
Prosvirnin was perhaps the single most important figure in mainstreaming intellectual Russian nationalism & "rehabilitating" the Russian Empire amongst Russian millennials & zoomers in 2010s through the Sputnik & Pogrom journal, with its stellar aesthetics & historical longreads.
The influence of sputnikipogrom.com extended even to the Russian diaspora. It was to him above all others that I owe my transition from "normie" pro-Putin vatnik to Russian nationalism.
In person, he was larger than life. Rolled 10/10 on the Charisma stats. Huge loss.
In person, he was larger than life. Rolled 10/10 on the Charisma stats. Huge loss.
He was an oppositionist, but only because he believed Putin wasn't sincere enough in looking out for Russians' interests. When push came to shove, he and his readers outfitted a BTR for the DNR.
Svidomy & Russophobe glee at his death is a testament to where his loyalties lay.
Svidomy & Russophobe glee at his death is a testament to where his loyalties lay.
Despite a rocky relationship with the kremlins - S&P was, after all, eventually blocked by Roskomnadzor - it is a fact that pretty high up members of the Russian elites were readers (some names: Voloshin, Strelkov, Chubais, Sobchak). unz.com/akarlin/pogrom…
And while Prosvirnin himself would very likely laugh at this interpretation, my assessment is that as of 2021, the kremlins have pretty much adopted the core of the mid-2010s Sputnik & Pogrom platform. unz.com/akarlin/russia…
Later on, when I repatriated to Russia in 2016, I was honored to publish what is still probably the most detailed longread on Russian IQ at his journal akarlin.ru/2020/04/russia…, and after its closure, discuss HBD on his new livestreaming projects.
Apart from taking inspiration in Russia's past, Prosvirnin was also a techno-progressive & futurist. Danila Medvedev, a leader of Russian transhumanism, remarked kindly on his interest on cryonics facebook.com/danila.medvede…, with this & similar topics discussed on some livestreams.
On a similar note, he was also a energetic proponent of blockchain and its application to governance, and organizing the Russian nationalist movement more specifically. One of his late essays dealt with that, as did my last livestream with him.
It is worth emphasizing that even Russian nationalists with whom he had severe "beefs", such as @holmogorov, are acknowledging his huge influence and putting him on the same level as the late Konstantin Krylov. life.ru/p/1460173
Unsurprisingly, given its unfortunate circumstances, there are conspiracy theories about his death.
I will not comment on them beyond stating my belief that they are false. (It's either that or his wife and close friends are liars).
I will not comment on them beyond stating my belief that they are false. (It's either that or his wife and close friends are liars).
Prosvirnin was an unapologetic atheist, so no need for for spiritual pieties in the replies.
As he said in his livestream on the death of Krylov, the best tribute to him would be to continue his works, but 3x better.
As he said in his livestream on the death of Krylov, the best tribute to him would be to continue his works, but 3x better.
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