I asked VK support how long pre-microblog statuses were allowed to be because no one seems to remember at this point. VK required login to see anything beyond a handful of pages back then, including profiles, so no luck with the web archive either.
This is for after 1.0, but I just can't calm down without finding this out. This question keeps bugging me for several months at this point.
"Unfortunately, sometimes resolving these kinds of questions takes a long time. Please be patient"
Huh, they're now apparently down the nostalgia rabbit hole, too π