Shutdown Day founded by Nikolay Kudrevatykh
Establishment
Founders
Denis Bystrov and Nikolay Kudrevatykh were the co-founders of Shutdown Day; Bystrov originally conceived the idea of Shutdown Day, and the co-founders developed the concept in 2007, while living in Canada.  Michael Taylor, an original partner in the idea of shutting down one's computer down for a day, said: