diff --git a/my/vk/all.py b/my/vk/all.py
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+def messages():
+    from . import vk_messages_backup as VMB
+    yield from VMB.messages()
diff --git a/my/vk/vk_messages_backup.py b/my/vk/vk_messages_backup.py
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+'''
+Handles VK data exported by https://github.com/Totktonada/vk_messages_backup
+'''
+# note: could reuse the original repo, but little point I guess since VK closed their API
+
+
+from datetime import datetime
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Dict, Iterable, NamedTuple
+
+import pytz
+
+from ..core import Json
+
+from my.config import vk_messages_backup as config
+
+
+Uid = str
+Name = str
+
+
+Users = Dict[Uid, Name]
+
+def users() -> Users:
+    # todo cache?
+    files = list(sorted(config.storage_path.glob('user_*.json')))
+    res = {}
+    for f in files:
+        j = json.loads(f.read_text())
+        uid = j['id']
+        uf  = j['first_name']
+        ul  = j['last_name']
+        res[uid] = f'{uf} {ul}'
+    return res
+
+
+class Message(NamedTuple):
+    chat_id: str
+    dt: datetime
+    user: Name
+    body: str
+
+
+msk_tz = pytz.timezone('Europe/Moscow')
+# todo hmm, vk_messages_backup used this tz? not sure if vk actually used to return this tz in api?
+
+def _parse(x: Json, chat_id: str, udict: Users) -> Message:
+    mid = x['id'] # todo not sure if useful?
+    md  = x['date']
+
+    dt = datetime.fromtimestamp(md, msk_tz)
+
+    # todo attachments? e.g. url could be an attachment
+    # todo might be forwarded?
+    mb  = x.get('body')
+    if mb is None:
+        mb = x.get('text')
+    assert mb is not None
+
+    mu  = x.get('user_id') or x.get('peer_id')
+    assert mu is not None
+    out = x['out'] == 1
+    # todo use name from the config?
+    user = 'you' if out else udict[mu]
+
+    # todo conversation id??
+
+    return Message(
+        chat_id=chat_id,
+        dt=dt,
+        user=user,
+        body=mb,
+    )
+
+
+from ..core.error import Res
+def messages() -> Iterable[Res[Message]]:
+    udict = users()
+
+    uchats = list(sorted(config.storage_path.glob('userchat_*.json' ))) + \
+             list(sorted(config.storage_path.glob('groupchat_*.json')))
+    for f in uchats:
+        chat_id = f.stem.split('_')[-1]
+        j = json.loads(f.read_text())
+        for x in j:
+            try:
+                yield _parse(x, chat_id=chat_id, udict=udict)
+            except Exception as e:
+                yield e
+
+
+def stats():
+    from ..core import stat
+    return {
+        **stat(users),
+        **stat(messages),
+    }