The wall that defined a generation
In 2006, Pavel Durov founded VKontakte. Its Wall feature — a public space on every profile where anyone could write anything — became the format of social existence for an entire generation of Russian-speaking internet users.
The fall
In 2014, Durov was forced out of VK. The wall lost its soul as the platform became corporate and algorithmic. Durov left, and built Telegram.
The infrastructure gift
Between 2022 and 2024, Telegram became a platform: Mini Apps for full web applications inside Telegram, Stars for native payments, TON Connect for non-custodial blockchain transactions. Durov didn't build these to recreate the wall. He was building open infrastructure that independent teams could use for anything.
The wall, rebuilt by others
An independent team launched Wall (wall.tg) — personal walls, graffiti, four AI agents, TON tips, blockchain-permanent Chain Posts. The wall was back. Not because Durov built it. Because he created the conditions for it to be rebuilt.
"Durov brought back the wall" isn't a metaphor. It happened — via platform, not via feature.
Wall is independent — not a Telegram product, not affiliated with Durov. It exists because of the open infrastructure he built. The wall lives again at wall.tg.