Taras Kulakov Explained

Taras Kulakov
Channel Name:CrazyRussianHacker
Birth Name:Taras Vladimirovich Kulakov[1]
Birth Date:11 March 1987
Birth Place:Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality:Russian
Children:3[2]
Years Active:2009–present
Subscribers:12 million
Views:3.59 billion
Silver Button:yes
Silver Year:2013
Gold Button:yes
Gold Year:2013
Diamond Button:yes
Diamond Year:2017
Stats Update:April 4, 2024

Taras Vladimirovich Kulakov (;[1] Ukrainian: Тарас Володимирович Кулаков|{{transliteration|uk|ukrainian|Taras Volodymyrovych Kulakov; born March 11, 1987), better known as CrazyRussianHacker, is a Ukrainian-American YouTuber of mixed Russian and Ukrainian descent.[3]

He became known for his content on life hacks, technology, and scientific demonstrations,[4] popularized with the catchphrase "Safety is [the] number one priority" at the beginning of most of his videos.[5]

Kulakov's presence on YouTube is split between three channels, : "CrazyRussianHacker," created in 2012, has over three billion views and 11.8 million subscribers, and is one of the platform's top 500 channels;[6] "Taras Kul," created in 2009, has over 3.6 million subscribers; "Kul Farm," created in 2014, has 353,000 subscribers.

Early and personal life

Kulakov was born in the Soviet Union on March 11, 1987, into a mixed Russian and Ukrainian family. In 2006, Kulakov moved to Asheville, North Carolina, with his family. He worked at Walmart until 2012, while developing his early YouTube channels.[7]

In a Q&A video, he clarified that the last place he lived in before moving to the United States was the city of Donetsk in Ukraine. As he grew up speaking Russian and not knowing much Ukrainian, he considers himself Russian.

He has two brothers and three sisters as stated in his September 2016 Q&A video. He also claims to have a half-brother and a half-sister.

References

  1. Web site: Nomer-org.me.
  2. Web site: Taras Kul on Instagram: "I'm a Dad x3 now! Boom look at that!" .
  3. Web site: Q&A - CrazyRussianHacker . .
  4. News: Hart. Matthew. 2016-05-02. Crazy Russian Hacker Demos Ferrofluid's Strange Magnetic Dance. en. Nerdist. dead. 2018-02-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20181125210905/https://nerdist.com/crazy-russian-hacker-demos-ferrofluids-strange-magnetic-dance/. 2018-11-25.
  5. News: Crazy Russian Hacker: 'Safety Is Number-One Priority!'. RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. 23 November 2013 . 29 June 2018.
  6. Web site: YouTube Top 200 Most Subscribed Channels List – Top by Subscribers. https://web.archive.org/web/20100316071146/http://vidstatsx.com/youtube-top-200-most-subscribed-channels. usurped. March 16, 2010. Vidstatsx.com. 2016-01-10.
  7. Web site: Who is the mysterious Crazy Russian Hacker?. 2015-08-08. Business Insider. 2016-01-10.