Ilyas Vasipov

Ilyas Vasipov (1974–2016) was a Russian journalist, who worked for VGTRK, NTV, and 5TV. He "influenced a whole generation of St. Petersburg journalists".

In 2002–2004, Vasipov worked in Moscow for the Russia TV channel. He is one of the creators of the show In 2004, Vasipov returned to St. Petersburg, where he worked for 5TV. He was editor-in-chief of Pulse newspaper.

On June 19, 2016, Vasipov was found dead in his apartment with no signs of violent death. He died of cardiopulmonary failure.

999 newspaper

In 2006–2008, Vasipov published a monthly newspaper 999 "for drinking intellectuals". The newspaper was published in A3 format and covered world and city news humorously. The name was due to the fact that a print edition with a circulation of less than 1,000 copies did not require official registration under Russian law. The next day, 999 was registered after all. A year later, the newspaper had a circulation of 5,000 copies.

"999" touched on alcohol, music, literature, art, gender psychology, and other topics. Among those who gave interviews were Boris Grebenshchikov and writer Tatyana Moskvina.

The newspaper was first distributed free of charge in a narrow circle of establishments, including the clubs and Griboedov.

The last issue came out in June 2008.