After high school, his parents wanted him to enter the Saint Petersburg State University of Engineering and Economics, but his application was declined.

Subsequently, he studied programming at the Saint-Petersburg State University of Economics, but quickly realized that this career did not suit him and dropped out.

His subsequent videos centered upon comedic and satirical takes on current social problems, as well as reflections on his personal life.

[citation needed] Khovansky's unfiltered, honest dialogue attracted an enormous quantity of YouTube users who considered his humor a new wave in modern art, pertaining to the social life of the new generation.

[citation needed] Other iconic shows include Lexplay, Big steaming pile of sketches, Russian Drink Time, [standing], and Shawarma-Patrol.

On 10 June 2021, Khovansky was arrested and charged with supporting terrorism with a song pertaining to the Nord-Ost Hostage Crisis, a Chechen terrorist event in 2002.

Additionally, Khovansky's position at the State Duma as an Assistant Deputy to Russian politician Vasily Vlasov within the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia [LDPR], was quickly rescinded.

[19][17][13] The call for legal action against the YouTuber was instigated by Vladislav Pozdnyakov, founder of the Russian jingoist "Мужское государство"[citation needed] [Men's State] movement, the group dedicated towards the promulgation of traditionally patriarchal and conservative values.

"He continues to state that the videos of Khovansky singing the controversial song were originally uploaded to Vkontakte by the blogger Ай, Как Просто!,[21] a hugely popular YouTuber and content creator inside of Russia who mostly talks about technology and digital culture.

[15] "--- videos, recordings of streams in which Larin could offend the feelings of believers, or justify terrorism and other things that fall under the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

[23] On 23 July 2021 The Flow reported that Khovansky had written an apology for his involvement with the song, his letter being published on VKontakte by his friend Ilya Davydov[24] early in the morning.

The detention was furthered due to the investigator's worry that because Khovansky has IT experience, he could delete media and evidence related to the case if released.