Gleb Korablev

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Gleb Korablev
Born	Gleb Vyacheslavovich Korablev (2001-09-13)September 13, 2001
October 17, 2019(2019-10-17) (aged 18)October 17, 2019(2019-10-17) (aged 18)
Cause of death	Self-inflicted gunshot wound
💼 Occupation	University student

On October 17, 2019, Gleb Korablev, an 18 year-old Russian male, fatally shot himself in the head during a VK livestream, which went viral on social media. The case was most notable for the "curse" that would happen to a viewer if they watched the video, as well as YouTube's response to the video. It took three days to remove the video as it amassed over 150,000 views through those days. The video had been shared to numerous social media platforms before being taken down. The video was originally 2-3 hours long, but a 17 second version of the video was spread through YouTube and Twitter.

Suicide

On October 17, 2019, Korablev started a livestream to the social media website VK, he sat onto his couch and pointed a Saiga-12 to his forehead and then proceeded to pull the trigger. The video broadcast kept live until police arrived in his apartment approximately 2 and a half hours later. Before committing suicide, Korablev exclaimed "Ня, пока!, Which means "Nya, Bye!", in Russian, it is also a quote which had become a suicide meme in Russia, originating from the suicide of Rina Palenkova.

Viral Spread

On October 19, 2019, two days after his death, clips of Korablev's suicide originally made it on YouTube, on a channel named "GORE". The video stayed up for three days before it was taken down but the video at already been reposted on several other sites. On Twitter, users took innocent screenshots to mask over the video before quickly cutting to the suicide clip. On YouTube, it was reported that the video would appear in a users auto-play, which could startle users. The video received over 150,000 views in just the three days of it being on YouTube, and Twitter users posted frantically about the video, warning each other not to watch it. The video was allegedly named "1444" to avoid YouTube detection bots and remain obscure.

Urban Legend

When 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 to answer the video with the date of the suicide. A reddit user explained that Korablev might have planned it beforehand, and allegedly cursed it. 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.

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.

See Also

• Suicide of Ronnie McNutt
• Suicide of Kevin Whitrick
• Abraham Biggs, a 19 year old who livestreamed his suicide on the video broadcasting platform Justin.tv

References

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