Rap, humor, alcohol, crime: the life and criminal case of Yuri Khovansky as the history of the Russian YouTube The 31-year-old Yuri Khovansky has almost 4.5 million subscribers on YouTube. In the early 2010s, he became one of the first successful Russian video bloggers. Khovansky recorded stand -ups, participated in the battles, composed rap, excitingly conflict with competitors, insulted celebrities and even managed to visit the assistant to the State Duma deputy.