EFFORTPOST Everything we know about Gleb Korablev (1444) [Aftermath, Video, Information]

Ah, this one is a classic.

Let's begin!

ORIGIN

Gleb Korablev, an 18 year old student from Moscow, killed himself 4 years ago, after an altercation with his girlfriend. Gleb was part of a Russian roleplaying group, and he was also a fencer.

The stream was hosted on VK, where Gleb pointed a Saiga - 12 shotgun to his head, and pressed the trigger, after shouting "Nya, Poka!", Similarly to the Russian teenager Rina Palenkova, which commited suicide by train.

His death was quickly shared online, most notably on YouTube and Twitter, after the now deleted YouTube channel "GORE" posted his suicide, 2 days after the original stream. (October 19, 2019).

The video quickly gained over 150 thousand views, and YouTube was late to respond, taking 3 days to remove the video off of their platform.

This case was most notable for the "curse" associated with it, that would happen to the viewer after watching the video, if they did not comment the date in which they watched said video.

An alleged friend of Gleb says that the issue with his girlfriend was not the reason, rather that Gleb had heart problems and he would be dying in 2 weeks, so he made it quick.

VIRAL SPREAD

The original video was 2-3 hours long, specifically 2 hours, 51 minutes, and 40 seconds. The broadcast kept going until the police came to investigate, approximately 2 and a half hours later. Unfortunately, the original video is possibly lost media, as the only version that exists online today, is the 17 second clip of his death.

Along with the YouTube video, many users on Twitter would mask the video by putting innocent screenshots before his suicide, in an attempt to fool and scare users.

The video was also reported to be shown in YouTube's autoplay, which startled viewers.

Twitter users frantically posted about the video, warning eachother not to watch it.

The video was allegedly named "1444" to avoid YouTube detection bots and remain obscure.

THE CURSE

After the video was uploaded, an urban legend was created about it. According to internet users, the video is cursed, and the only way to break the curse is by commenting the date of the video. A reddit user claimed that Korablev planned it beforehand, and allegedly cursed the video.

This was mainly covered by Spanish speaking outlets and memes about the curse may have originated in Mexico, despite the video being recorded in Russia.

USER RESPONSE

The search term "Video 1444" had a massive spike in late October and early December, despite the video being posted in mid-October. Users on the social media platform Twitter urged all other browsers of the site to avoid the video.

AFTERMATH

Gleb's VK account remains online, under the username "kgb2001".

Many of Gleb's colleagues remain online on VK, but I do not encourage you to go messaging them about their beloved friend's death.

Gleb's friends :

https://pastebin.com/gBvSbk1N

Gleb :

https://vk.com/kgb2001

IMAGES

Aftermath :

Rina Palenkova :

Gleb Korablev, Before his death :

Pictures of the Livestream :

Videos of the Livestream :

Gleb's belongings :

Alleged friend's post :

Gleb's Grave :

SOURCES

EverybodyWiki - Information about Gleb Korablev

Reddit - Images of Gleb

Wayback Machine - Found some old Russian forums (Information about Gleb's death)

WPD - Inspiration, Information.