Denis Salnikov
Encyclopedia
Denis Salnikov is a former byline appearing on the Club Review of the eXile
, an English-language Moscow
newspaper. According to a LiveJournal
post, Salnikov is a "fictional personage".
The column, in addition to critically evaluating nightlife venues, describes the hedonistic
nocturnal adventures of its fictional author, a member of Russia's new young cultural elite called the golden youth (золотая молодёжь). Salnikov's writing reflects an outlook typical to the New Russian
(Новый руский) cultural phenomenon, and emphasizes status, wealth, and conspicuous consumption
.
Recently Salnikov's father has fallen out of favour in Moscow; having been obliged to leave the city while his father recovers from a heart attack, Salnikov has been forced to discontinue writing the Club Review column.
He has been taken in earnest by a feature in the British newspaper, The Sunday Times
.
The eXile
The eXile was a Moscow-based English-language biweekly free tabloid newspaper, aimed at the city's expatriate community, which combined outrageous, sometimes satirical, content with investigative reporting...
, an English-language Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
newspaper. According to a LiveJournal
LiveJournal
LiveJournal is a virtual community where Internet users can keep a blog, journal or diary. LiveJournal is also the name of the free and open source server software that was designed to run the LiveJournal virtual community....
post, Salnikov is a "fictional personage".
The column, in addition to critically evaluating nightlife venues, describes the hedonistic
Hedonism
Hedonism is a school of thought which argues that pleasure is the only intrinsic good. In very simple terms, a hedonist strives to maximize net pleasure .-Etymology:The name derives from the Greek word for "delight" ....
nocturnal adventures of its fictional author, a member of Russia's new young cultural elite called the golden youth (золотая молодёжь). Salnikov's writing reflects an outlook typical to the New Russian
New Russian
New Russian is a term for the newly rich business class in post-Soviet Russia. It is perceived as a stereotypical caricature...
(Новый руский) cultural phenomenon, and emphasizes status, wealth, and conspicuous consumption
Conspicuous consumption
Conspicuous consumption is spending on goods and services acquired mainly for the purpose of displaying income or wealth. In the mind of a conspicuous consumer, such display serves as a means of attaining or maintaining social status....
.
Recently Salnikov's father has fallen out of favour in Moscow; having been obliged to leave the city while his father recovers from a heart attack, Salnikov has been forced to discontinue writing the Club Review column.
He has been taken in earnest by a feature in the British newspaper, The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times (UK)
The Sunday Times is a Sunday broadsheet newspaper, distributed in the United Kingdom. The Sunday Times is published by Times Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of News International, which is in turn owned by News Corporation. Times Newspapers also owns The Times, but the two papers were founded...
.
External links
- Articles by Denis Salnikov at exile.ru