Ilya Varlamov: biography, facts from life

You can organize your life in such a way that you do not just spend all your time on work and responsibilities, but also have the opportunity to do what you love, to develop personally and to travel. It is these principles that Ilya Alexandrovich Varlamov adheres to - a popular blogger. He is an avid traveler and a talented photographer.

Biography of Ilya Varlamov

Ilya was born in one of the Moscow maternity homes on January 7, 1984. His childhood was like that of all the children of the Soviet era - the garden, school, friends, hobbies. From an early age the boy was very fond of drawing, so after leaving school the family advised him to enter the architectural institute. Already at the third year of the university he became known to many people by the fact that, as a student, he organized an architectural studio together with a friend, and he was called just like Varlamov Ilya Alexandrovich. Parents of the student are educated and intelligent people. They graduated from the Moscow Aviation Institute together and worked all their lives for the good of the country. My father worked in the field of logistics, and my mother even participated in major projects for the development of spacecraft.

The personal life of the blogger

Despite active social life and entrepreneurial activity, Varlamov Ilya Alexandrovich from 2013 is the husband of a pretty successful and beautiful woman and the father of a charming daughter. Usually on the Internet around famous and famous personalities there are various gossip and rumors. It did not pass by Ilya. In blogs and forums, the topic of the unconventional sexual orientation of Maxim Katz, with whom Ilya Alexandrovich Varlamov was allegedly in close relations, was actively discussed. Wife (photo below) of our hero, Love is a very beautiful young woman. In addition, Ilya is a wonderful husband and father who does not cherish souls in his family. He brings up his daughter Helen and the son of Lubov from his first marriage. Therefore, those who are familiar with the family situation of our hero, were very skeptical of such dirty gossip. Varlamov Ilya Alexandrovich, the wife and their children treat each other with respect and tenderness. They can be called an ideal family.

Varlamov's love comes from Izhevsk. But, having moved to the capital, she managed to build a career and become a successful woman. She is an architect by training, she is engaged in projects and business in the company, which was organized by her husband Ilya Varlamov.

Participation in the blogosphere

The blog that Ilya leads in the "Live Journal" since July 2006 under the nickname varlamov.ru (Zyalt), is in the rating of users on one of the first places. He pleases readers with the latest and up-to-date information, flavored illustrations and numerous photos of what is happening. Therefore, the attendance of the blog reaches about several million a month, Ilya has a large army of subscribers.

Varlamov positions himself as a supporter of the liberal opposition, supports their movements and actions. Our hero actively and broadly covers in his blog various political events, for example, clashes on the Manege Square in Moscow in 2010 or riots on the Maidan in the center of Kiev in 2014.

Ilya Aleksandrovich Varlamov regards himself as an urbanist, therefore he is very critical and actively approaches the landscaping and improvement of the cities of Russia, which often illuminates in his blog. In particular, the young architect touches on the sick theme of parking lots, familiar to most residents of big cities, as well as the lack of landscaping and the ubiquity of advertising that spoils the appearance of megacities. He criticizes the construction of multi-storey buildings, even in small towns, believing that this will inevitably lead to crime in the anthill areas. Ilya actively supports the development of public transport and hates underground passages. So the lion's share of the blog is devoted to the state of many Russian cities and the problems of their inhabitants.

Commercial activities and business projects

As mentioned above, Ilya, being a third-year student of the institute, founded, together with his friend Artem, an architectural design studio for visualizing objects in 3D mode. Young businessmen took large orders and developed projects in a very convenient visual format. This led to the successful development of the case. Later the studio grew into an advertising and development company, renamed iCube Creative Group, located in the center of Moscow and having about 50 employees in the state.

In 2009, Ilya and his partner Dmitry Chistoprudov organized a photo agency. It was engaged in selling advertising photographs of excellent quality.

Public life

In 2012, Ilya Varlamov applied to the Omsk City Election Committee to nominate his candidacy for the post of mayor of Omsk. Positioning himself as an independent candidate who does not support any political trends, he wanted to gather around him a united team of like-minded people with the goal of changing and improving the city. But he had to abandon this venture, since his candidacy scored only 1500 votes out of 10,000 put.

He often covered the gay parades in the blog and lamented that they were forbidden in Russia.

Travel Varlamov with Putin

In 2010, a young blogger is traveling with Russian President Putin on a working trip to St. Petersburg to write a report. The next year he again goes on a trip with the president, this time to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. There was a youth forum. Impressions of the trip and details he published in his blog.

By the way, Ilya Varlamov is negative about the fact that he is called a blogger, since he considers himself a journalist.