For the residents of Saratov, Denis Zhabkin is the epitome of honest press. On his own blog in LiveJournal, he truthfully covers all the significant problems of his native city. Thanks to this, the man was not only able to become a local celebrity, but to some extent began to influence the decisions that the city government takes.
Denis Zhabkin: biography
Denis was born on December 29, 1980 in Saratov. Here he spent all his childhood, with the exception of those few months that he was with his parents on holiday trips. In 1987 he entered school number 43. But a year later he transferred to another educational institution at number 93.
After graduating from high school, Denis Zhabkin went to study at the Saratov Biomedical Lyceum. And after him, in 1998, he entered the Saratov State Medical University. In total, after 6 years of training, he became a specialist in exercise therapy, sports medicine and physiotherapy.
In 2005, he got a job at a preventive sanatorium at SSU, where he received the position of an exercise therapy doctor. However, hereDenis Zhabkin stayed only a year. The Saratov branch of the Ministry of Physical Culture and Sports became a new place of work. Here he had to delve into the hard work of a methodologist who controlled the sports activities of educational institutions.
In 2006, Denis still decides to quit the public service. He goes to work in a private fitness center "Oxygen". Soon he gets the position of chief physician, after which he begins to actively engage in the introduction of new sports methods in the training programs of the institution. According to 2016 data, Denis Zhabkin still works there.
Hobbies and hobbies
The main hobby of Denis Zhabkin is traveling. Over the previous 5 years, he traveled almost all of Russia, as evidenced by numerous photos on his page. There was a blogger and abroad. However, he honestly admits that native landscapes are much closer to his heart. Denis Zhabkin devotes a lot of time to music. This is another passion that he fully supports. Moreover, he is well known to the youth of Saratov under the pseudonym DJ Hooligan.tk. It is under this nickname that he writes dance music, which later plays at local discos and clubs.
Own blog on LiveJournal
According to the official data from LiveJournal, Denis created his blog on January 21, 2011. When developing the portal, the guy was primarily guided by the desire to convey to the public the beauty that they do not notice. In one of the interviews, the blogger admitted that he loves his city more than anything else. And nothingcan match his greatness.
"History", "Sights", "Unusual places" - these are the topics that Denis Zhabkin worked on at first. Saratov was a pearl for him, which he so passionately tried to describe. But as he developed, so did his magazine. More and more articles began to appear in it, aimed at highlighting the invisible problems of the city.
The social significance of Denis Zhabkin's blog
Today, Denis Zhabkin's blog is an important information portal where Saratov residents learn the latest news about their city. At the same time, his articles reflect pressing problems, and not what the secular press writes under the strict supervision of those in power. The most relevant are his following notes:
- "Where are the trolleybuses promised to Saratov?";
- "The Year of Potholes has come in Saratov";
- "Once again about paid parks";
- "Who is slowing down the construction of the bridge?";
- "The old house on the Embankment".
It should be noted that today the authority of Denis Zhabkin is so great that he is even invited to meetings of the City Council. True, as the blogger himself admitted, the authorities are not always happy with his presence. After all, he writes exactly what he sees, and not what they say at meetings. And it is for this quality that the people of Saratov love and respect their people's journalist.
