He initially suggested the site might close soon as the servers were paid for only a limited time and he was no longer able to maintain them.
He was hospitalized with a large glioblastoma (brain tumor). He initially suggested the site might close soon
Known by the online alias "Stiver," identified in various reports as Alexander Alexandrovich Samokhvalov. who used the pseudonym Stiver
The name provided, , is widely associated with the online library Flibusta . In September 2024, reports indicated that the creator and owner of the site, who used the pseudonym Stiver , announced he had been diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor. He initially suggested the site might close soon
In September 2024, the administrator "Stiver" published a message on the site titled revealing the following: