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Millionaire Pavel Durov - founder of Russia’s most popular social network website ‘Vkontakte’ - was pictured throwing paper planes made out of 5,000-rouble notes - the equivalent to 102 pounds - from his office window. Unsurprisingly, a large crowd soon emerged below the social networking site’s central office in St. Petersburg. The 27-year-old along with his colleagues took great joy in watching the reaction of the crowd below. However, the initially harmless incident soon took a sinister turn, as more people realised what was happening, a big brawl broke out over the free money. “People turned into dogs as they were literally attacking the notes. They broke each other's noses, climbed the traffic lights with their prey – just like monkeys,” the Daily Mail quoted one witness as telling RT. It is believed that Durov sent down a total of 1281 pounds. He later explained that he wanted to create a festive atmosphere in the city, which was marking City Day that weekend. “We had to stop soon, though, as people turned into animals,” he wrote on Twitter, adding that more similar stunts would follow. However, not everybody was happy with his actions. Russian bloggers fiercely criticised the move as crazy and provocative. One web author wrote that it was cruel to throw away large sums of money and watch how other people behaved. Durov created and owns Vkontakte - which translates to In Contact. It has about 120 million users. It is one of the best known social networking sites in Russia and his fortune is estimated at 7.9 billion rubles, the equivalent to 156.2 million pounds. The entrepreneur has also recently published his political manifesto, which suggests ways of turning Russia into a prosperous country. This included getting rid of the rouble and allowing foreigners to rent Russian land so that they can create mini-states. He describes himself as single, libertarian and pastafarian - a bizarre religion. He also admitted that he is inspired by Che Guevara and Steve Jobs.

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