Site History — Vitaliy Gavrikov

• The English pages now speak English throughout. The service labels around the text — the skip-to-content link, the «back to top» button, the reading-history panel and the cookie notice — had stayed in Russian, because the site stored a single language for both versions instead of reading it from the address.
• For the same reason the site signature under the footer, and the name shown when a link is shared in a messenger, appeared in Cyrillic on English pages. Both now read Gavrikov V.A.

• The awards list in the biography now records the All-Russian Gogol Literary Prize (2026, «Viy» category) for the novel «The Stool of Destiny».
• The same note stands beside the novel in the «Writer» section, next to the reviews of it.

• Synchronized the English and Russian sections of the "Writer" page.
• Added direct download links for full texts of scientific articles in PDF and DOCX formats to the Archive.
• Optimized typography: removed serif fonts to improve screen readability.

• Published the complete structure of the academic archive—over 200 records, including monographs and conference materials.
• Launched the English version of the site.
• Opened the "Writer" section dedicated to fiction.
• Established a strict academic structure for Biography and Science sections.
• Integrated a new minimalist vector logo.

• Transitioned to the "Warm Redesign" concept. The color palette was adapted to reduce eye strain during prolonged reading.
• Replaced system emojis with strict vector SVG icons for consistent rendering across all platforms.
• Optimized image and media handling with client-side compression and adaptive loading.
• Improved mobile responsiveness, scroll behavior, and navigation.

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