NFKRZ

NFKRZ
Personal information
Born	(1998-01-24) 24 January 1998 (age 27) Chelyabinsk, Russia
Nationality	Russian
Occupation	YouTuber
YouTube information
Channel	NFKRZ
Years active	2010-present
Genre(s)	Vlog, commentary
Creator Awards 100,000 subscribers 1,000,000 subscribers

Roman Albertovich Abalin (Russian: Роман Альбертович Абалин, born (1998-01-24)24 January 1998), better known by his screen name NFKRZ[1][2][3][4][5] (pronounced "no fuckers"; formerly nofuckerz), is a Russian YouTuber who is known for his fluent English-language presentations on the city where he used to live, Chelyabinsk, Russian history and politics, and the history and architecture of the Soviet Union. Recognized as a relatively outspoken person in Russia, he is often compared to Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.[6][7]

Abalin releases his self-penned lo-fi hip-hop music on SoundCloud under the pseudonym romaskosmodroma. In the fall of 2021 he moved from Chelyabinsk to St. Petersburg, and recorded his video blog in and around St. Petersburg. In February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, and fearing that YouTube would be blocked in Russia or get him in trouble, he left Russia[8][5][9] and moved to Tbilisi, Georgia in March,[10] and then in 2024 he received a visa from the European Union and settled in Lisbon, Portugal, pending approval for permanent residency.

References

1. "Abalin: Zapad misli da će se ljudi pobuniti, ali to se neće desiti". www.vecernji.ba (in Croatian). 2022-03-04. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
2. Трајкова, Ирена (2022-03-04). "YouTuber rus despre viața sub sancțiuni: economia este gata, mă scufund cu ea". Слободен печат (in Romanian). Retrieved 2024-05-12.
3. "Youtuber iz Rusije otkrio kako izgleda život nakon sankcija: Naša ekonomija je gotova". Index.hr (in Croatian). 2022-03-03. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
4. Bayer, Brendan (2021-09-28). "From Челябинск With Love: Russian YouTube Use as an Alternative Public Sphere". THE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS REVIEW. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
5. "Руски јутјубер за животот под санкции: "Западот мисли дека луѓето ќе се побунат, но тоа нема да се случи"". Супермен (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-05-12.
6. "NFKRZ's YouTube Stats (Summary Profile) - Social Blade Stats". Archived from the original on 2023-04-27. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
7. "From Челябинск with Love: Russian YouTube Use as an Alternative Public Sphere". Archived from the original on 2023-09-01. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
8. "'Very little hope': How sanctions are devastating Russian citizens". Yahoo Finance. 2022-02-28. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
9. Lopatto, Elizabeth (2022-03-17). "If you're a Russian YouTuber, how do you get paid now?". The Verge. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
10. Délano, Alberto Cox (2023-03-08). "One Year After the Invasion: The Russians Who Didn't Hush". Pajiba. Retrieved 2024-07-10.