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The incredible life of Pavel Durov - the entrepreneur known as 'Russia's Mark Zuckerberg'

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The incredible life of Pavel Durov - the entrepreneur known as 'Russia's Mark Zuckerberg'

Pavel Durov at the DLD Conference 2012 - Day 3

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Pavel Durov is the 32-year-old CEO of Telegram, the encrypted messaging app that he built after fleeing Russia with the $260 million (£183 million) fortune he amassed from creating the social network VKontakte.

He's been dubbed "Russia's Mark Zuckerberg" due to his success, but he was forced out of the company that made him his fortune. Now his new app has gained 100 million users.

Durov is known for his unique lifestyle: He only wears black, and he travels constantly around the world. He's had run-ins with armed gangs, the Kremlin, and once threw money out of his office window.

Here's the incredible, and often bizarre, story of Durov's life:

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