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'''Roman Valerievich Abalin''', better known under the pseudonym of '''NFKRZ''' born January 24, 1998) is a Russian [[vlog|video blogger]], [[journalism|journalist]] and [[musician]]. Abalin has gained attention for his fluent English video blogs about daily life in Chelyabinsk, Russian and [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[history]], [[architecture]], [[infrastructure]] and more. Abalin's outspokenness has also led to comparisons with, for example, [[Alexei Navalny]].<ref>[https://www.iar-gwu.org/blog/iar-web/from-with-love The International Affairs Review: From Chelyabinsk With Love]</ref><ref>[https://socialblade.com/youtube/c/multinfz/monthly Socialblade - Multinfz]</ref>

Abalin also makes [[lo-fi]]-[[hip-hop]] under the pseudonym ''romaskosmodroma''.<ref>https://soundcloud.com/romaskosmodroma romaskosmodroma - Soundcloud</ref> Since autumn 2021, he is based in [[Saint Petersburg]] and records his vlogs in Saint Petersburg and the surrounding area. Despite this, due to fear of Youtube being banned in Russia, he moved to [[Tbilisi]], Georgia in March 2022.

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