Text of Kuz - Soyjaks Party
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>Yovich Kuznetsov (Russian: Юрий Михайлович Кузнецов) (born June 30, 1988 (age 35)), popularly known as kuz (IPA: /kuːz/),[2] or k♡♡z by his fans, is a Russian-Cypriot[a]media personality,[3] radio host, and former administrator of soyjak.party[4][5]. Kuz was the Chairman[6] of the now defunct Kolyma Network[7], a Cyprus-based organization that operated in Turkey and Russia, which dissolved in 2023 following kuz's HIV/AIDs diagnosis.[8] Kuz's company hosted many infamous websites and imageboards, and his penchant for buying websites drew lots of attention to his activities. His eccentric attitude, bizarre ideas, and large websites lead him to both success and controversy during his lifetime.
>Nicknamed "The Khan"[b], both affectionately and as a sarcastic insult[9], Kuz is regarded as one of the most significant figures in /qa/ and soyjak.party history, even before he purchased the site in 2022.[10] Kuz was more commonly known outside of the 'party for a string of popular websites and career as a radio host in Russia.[11] Wildly popular in his lifetime, Kuz also had many detractors who held him responsible for several major issues facing the site.[12] On July 16th, 2022, Kuz became the administrator of Soyjak.party after soot agreed to sell it to him, ruling it for almost a year before resigning on May 17th, 2023.[13]
>Starting in 2020, kuz became a figure of constant controversy and speculation (dubbed Kuz-mania) due to his attempts at changing his identity, speculation about his appearance, online behavior, speculated homosexuality, and lifestyle.[14] In August of 2022, anger and confusion began to arise about an alleged romantic relationship with an underage, male, moderator of the site and member of the KolymaNET youth league.[15] In December, 2022, he was accused of sexually abusing a 14 year old boy in Russia.[16] The lawsuit was settled with an out of court settlement in in June, 2023.[17] His addiction to prescription drugs, mood swings, and contradicting statements issued by his estate lead to a near constant state of drama on his sites.[18]
>As admin of the sharty, kuz propelled the site from a regional novelty, to a veritable phenomenon in the imageboard world, and the site experienced peak usage under his administration.[19] Throughout 2022, he frequently made radical changes to the site, often receiving mixed or negative reactions from critics and users alike.[20] Following a medical diagnosis wherein kuz discovered his long-untreated HIV infection had progressed to full blown AIDs, kuz temporarily stepped down, giving his position to Doll. An ill-fated return was planned by kuz's manager, Anton Maximov, but kuz backed out of this plan, and on July 18th, 2023, it was announced that Kuz was retiring from his career altogether, in a series of final public appearances, question sessions, and ceremonies titled "This Is It"[21][22]