The Kolobov Formula — a method for achieving success in life within local elite communities, put forward by Nizhny Novgorod public scholar Kolobov.
The essence of the phenomenon
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"Below the line we place creative labour; above the line — genuine knowledge plus charisma, a divine spark — and we multiply by a lucky chance. That is how you get SUCCESS." | 
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Thus, the quantity of success according to Kolobov is inversely proportional to the quantity of creative labour. Success within a community reaches infinity when the creative component of labour is reduced to 0.