Mash: Russian writer Viktor Pelevin was found on Koh Samui 
The whereabouts of Russian writer Viktor Pelevin have become known. Telegram-channel Mash informs about it.
Photos of a person similar to Pelevin appeared in the channel. It is said to have been found on the island of Koh Samui in Thailand. The writer spent 2017 and 2018 traveling, and on November 30, 2019, he flew from Moscow to Bangkok and never returned to Russia.
In August, The Blueprint published a fresh photograph of Pelevin. The picture was allegedly taken in 2020. An anonymous Russian biometrics company analyzed the frame and compared it with old portraits of the author published in open sources. The similarity was 75 percent.
Viktor Pelevin is the author of the novels Omon Ra, Chapaev and Emptiness, Generation P and Empire V. Winner of numerous literary awards, including “Small Booker” and “National Bestseller”. Many readers question whether the writer really exists. He does not appear in public and rarely gives interviews, which is why rumors have spread that a group of authors is hiding behind a literary pseudonym. “Does Pelevin exist?” – one of the most popular queries about him in search engines.