History WebVideo / LifeOfBoris

* NoodleImplements: Who in their right mind would consider a fire axe and a [[DropTheHammer sledgehammer]] to be proper cooking utensils?

* CoolShades: Combined with the two tropes above, they complete Boris' face concealing headgear. Anatoli and Vadim also wear these whenever they appear on-screen.

* MadeOfIron: Though Boris actively avoids getting hurt during the making of his videos, he surprisingly is this to a realistic extent. He made a video explaining why he had to go to the hospital in 2019, and his entire reaction to the situation could be largely read as such. Having contracted what he assumed to be food poisoning, and spending an entire night puking-up anything solid he tried to eat while being "punched in the stomach constantly" Boris went about his day in fairly normal fashion (albeit in pain and shaking). It wasn't until later that day, after checking to see if he was sick, that he had to go collect a rental car and while stopped at a stop light had the genius of thought: "Blin... Red means stop! I thought they were just random colors popping up.". At which point he decided it was time to go to the hospital. It was then quickly discovered that he had appendicitis. The MadeofIron comes in during his hospital stay, when the increasingly exasperated staff discover Boris had driven himself to the hospital and, with some minor painkillers, was acting as if nothing was wrong. Of particular note being that he had to use the bathroom, wanted to move around, and was speaking in full sentences.

On July 5th, 2022, Boris [[https://youtu.be/eB-A1Y0Dswc announced]] that he was unofficially "ending" the channel, citing that he had "done or said everything [he] had wanted to do or say" and that the Youtube Algorithm seems to have caused a downward trend in his watcher and follower count, despite his best efforts to appeal to a wider audience; however, he has also shifted his focus to his new gaming channel, [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcQdT-hLr2_Fz5J0VqlurKQ/featured "Soup Kitchen Gaming"]], and intends to leave the original Life of Boris channel intact for one's viewing pleasure.[[labelnote:*]]He also said that he may ''occasionally'' upload something to Life of Boris if he finds it appropriate, but for all intents and purposes, he is no longer making videos on a set schedule.[[/labelnote]]

[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwF__POGprY However]], on November 15th, Boris put out a Q & A video, in which he admitted that his financial situation has changed to the point that holding a simple 9-to-5 job simply wasn't covering his expenses, and so he formally announced his return to full-time Youtubing. That's right, Gopniks and Gopnistas...HesBack

* BayonetYa: While he usually doesn't put it in his Kalashnikov (if he even has one) his favorite knife out of them all is the Kalashnikov Bayonet (specifically, a [[https://www.buycott.com/upc/801608108965 Szco Supplies AK bayonet]], which ironically doesn't fit on most, if any, AK-pattern rifles).

[[caption-width-right:350: '''Ready? ''[[GratuitousForeignLanguage Davai]]'', Let's Go!''']]

* AnAxeToGrind: The "Gopnik's Butterknife" is an absolutely massive fireaxe that Boris keeps around to chop meat, butter, and more.

* NoodleImplements: Who in their right mind would consider a [[AnAxeToGrind fire axe]] and a [[DropTheHammer sledgehammer]] to be proper cooking utensils?

[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwF__POGprY However]], on November 15th, Boris announced...HesBack

On July 5th, 2022, Boris [[https://youtu.be/eB-A1Y0Dswc announced]] that he was unofficially "ending" the channel, citing that he had "done or said everything [he] had wanted to do or say" and that the Youtube Algorithm seems to have caused a downward trend in his watcher and follower count, despite his best efforts to appeal to a wider audience; however, he has also shifted his focus to his new gaming channel, [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcQdT-hLr2_Fz5J0VqlurKQ/featured "Soup Kitchen Gaming"]], and intends to leave the original Life of Boris channel intact for one's viewing pleasure.[[labelnote:*]]He also said that he may ''occasionally'' upload something to Life of Boris if he finds it appropriate, but for all intents and purposes, he is no longer making videos on a set schedule any more.[[/labelnote]]

* VodkaDrunkenski: But of course. There are so many vodka-related jokes in his videos it would be impossible to list them all. Taken UpToEleven when he decided to fit a liquid cooling system on his PC... [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYTJfLyo_vE and replaced the usual water-based coolant]] [[RefugeInAudacity with Vodka.]] It surprisingly worked.

* CoolHat: What self-respecting Slav doesn't wear an Ushanka? He also sometimes wears a cap from time to time, usually when the Ushanka isn't available or when he doesn't want to be recognized. In one video, he provides instructions on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4NBZ5ZB07U how to make your own Ushanka.]]

* NiceHat: Almost always seen sporting a fuzzy ushanka, often of his own making.