Pavel Durov sold his stake in VK. Now officially

What you own sooner or later begins to possess you.

Over the past few years I have been actively getting rid of property, giving and selling everything that I had - from furniture and things to real estate and companies. Before reaching the ideal, I had to get rid of the largest part of my property - 12% share of VKontakte. I am glad that not so long ago I reached this goal by selling my share of VKontakte to my friend Ivan Tavrin.

This change is unlikely to affect the management of VKontakte - the board of directors listens to my opinion not because of the presence or absence of my stake, but because I created this network and understand its underlying mechanisms. I'm not going anywhere and I am going to continue to monitor the quality of VKontakte. In the end, VKontakte is the best thing that was created in Russia in the communication field. And my responsibility is to protect and protect this network.