Kolyma Network
Kolyma Network | |
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Technology Company | |
Founded | March 14th, 2005; 19 years ago |
Terminated | 2023 |
Creator | Yuri Kuznetsov |
Homepage | https://www.kolyma.net/ (archived) |
KolymaNET†, formally the Kolyma Network, was a Russian/Turkish NGO created and run by Yuri Kuznetsov. It is known to many for its services such as hosting and VPN's, but has achieved most of its notoriety through its vast acquisitions across the internet and their mysterious goals, known as the Kolyma Doctrines.
It owned several sites, including but not limited to
- Heyuri.net
- Gurochan
- Vidlii
- Soyjak.party
- Crystal.cafe
From a more literal standpoint, KolymaNET's biggest influence on the internet is through the hands of the NSS, a Russian private security organization which serves as KolymaNET's security apparatus. The NSS, comprised of numerous "Agents" acts in a manner similar to the CIA or FSB, conducting psyops, surveillance, and cyber attacks against its enemies.
On June 4, 2023, KolymaNET publicly announced the dissolution of most of its network.[1] To absolve himself of most debt, Kuz gave ownership of half of his web properties, including soyjak.party to the former NSS director, Anton Maximov.[2]