Zangieff

Zangieff (born: 1994 [age 26-27]) is a Russian YouTuber. His channel name is derived from his surname and a reference to the character Zangief from the Capcom Street Fighter video game series. 
==Channel Origns==
Zangieff started his YouTube channel because he wanted to have "communication with people from different places". Zangieff felt that developing his channel in English would provide him with the best opportunity to find new people to connect with outside of Russia. Early in his YouTube journey Zangieff decided that reaction videos would be a valuable method to build his community and bring people to his channel. Zangieff also filmed a few vlogs during the early stages of his channel. As time went on Zangieff lost interest in his channel and stopped filming videos in early 2018. Zangieff and Natasha (Yeah Russia) first stream / Discussing life in Russia, Doing YouTube, etc.
==Return to YouTube==
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic Zangieff's lifestyle changed. He was now working from home and did not have much interaction with anyone outside of his family. During this time he decided to check his YouTube channel that he had stopped working on two years prior. During his first run with on YouTube he became discouraged at times do to an overarching feeling that he could not be authentic to himself and viewers due to the language barrier and the fact that English is not his native language. When he logged back into his channel he was astonished that his subscription count had doubled while he wasn't active and uploading videos.
This bump in subscriptions inspired him to put any insecurities he had with his channel and making videos behind him. In his eyes documenting any struggles and showing his progression was more authentic than making a polished or scripted program. When Zangieff returned to YouTube he also committed more time to planning and a scheduling for his content. His previous creative style lacked organization and structure which made it difficult for him to stay committed. Upon his return to YouTube he committed to being a better planner so he could find to time to focus on YouTube along with important family and work activities. YES, I'M BACK! / What Happened / BIG Plans
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