Navalny and his Anti-Corruption Foundation
The objects of investigations of the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) created by Alexei Navalny are Russian deputies, members of the government and confidants of Russian President Vladimir Putin. FBK's resonant exposé films about stolen billions, illegal transactions, luxury villas and expensive yachts of high-ranking Russian officials and their families attract the attention of millions of Russians.
The rich mother of the Moscow leader of United Russia
In July 2019, FBK discovered that the relatives of the secretary of the Moscow branch of United Russia, Andrei Metelsky, owned real estate abroad and in Moscow, as well as assets worth more than 5.7 billion rubles. According to FBK, the assets are registered in the name of the deputy’s mother, Eldibitta Metelskaya, and his son Andrei.
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Who rules in Karachay-Cherkessia
On February 21, 2019, FBK published materials about corruption in the leadership of Karachay-Cherkessia, focusing in detail on one of the local clans - the Kaitovs. Investigators, for example, found that a mansion located in Cherkessk, the value of which they estimated at 1 billion rubles, is owned by 17-year-old Ansar Kaitov. His many relatives are security officials and officials.
Navalny and his Anti-Corruption Foundation: “Chaika”, “Rybkagate” and other investigations
How do the kings of state corporations live?
The heads of Rosneft, Gazprom, Transneft and Rostec were included in the joint investigation between FBK and Insider. They, according to the FBK material dated October 12, 2018, own real estate worth hundreds of millions of rubles, while all the property “was purchased with money from the state budget, and they owe their positions to their long-standing acquaintance with Vladimir Putin.”
Navalny and his Anti-Corruption Foundation: “Chaika”, “Rybkagate” and other investigations
Head of the Pension Fund. Billionaire
Chapter Pension Fund Russian Federation Anton Drozdov is a billionaire, the authors of the FBK investigation dated August 30, 2018 are sure. According to the fund, in total, Drozdov and his family own real estate worth almost a billion rubles. FBK found out that the dacha of Drozdov’s mother-in-law on Rublyovka alone is valued at 400 million rubles, and on the neighboring plot is the mansion of businessman Boris Rotenberg.
Navalny and his Anti-Corruption Foundation: “Chaika”, “Rybkagate” and other investigations
Who is eating up the Russian Guard: the duel between Navalny and Zolotov
The new and only food supplier for the Russian Guard inflates prices by 2-3 times, according to an investigation by Navalny’s foundation, published on August 23, 2018. According to FBK, the beneficiary of this scheme could be Medvedev or people from his circle. The head of the Russian Guard, Viktor Zolotov, accused Navalny of slander and challenged him to a duel.
Navalny and his Anti-Corruption Foundation: “Chaika”, “Rybkagate” and other investigations
Official's mother's apartment
The mother of State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin owns luxury real estate in Moscow and 10 companies with “billion-dollar turnover,” according to an FBK investigation dated August 16, 2018. The authors suggest that 82-year-old Lidiya Barabanova is a fictitious owner, but in fact “everything belongs to Volodin himself, and he is a corrupt official.” “We will send all relevant applications,” the FBK statement says.
Navalny and his Anti-Corruption Foundation: “Chaika”, “Rybkagate” and other investigations
Harassing MP. Psychopath. Corrupt
Gift for March 8: after the scandal surrounding State Duma deputy Leonid Slutsky, accused of sexual harassment, FBK published information about his property and accused him of corruption. A deputy with a salary of 450 thousand rubles a month found three luxury cars and a house with a living space of 800 square meters on Rublyovka. According to FBK, Slutsky should spend about 40% of his income per year on traffic police fines alone.
Navalny and his Anti-Corruption Foundation: “Chaika”, “Rybkagate” and other investigations
"Fishgate": yachts, oligarchs, escort girls
The new FBK film, released on February 8, 2018, is dedicated to one of Medvedev’s deputies, Sergei Prikhodko. The source of the data was the Instagram account of escort girl Nastya Rybka, who traveled around Norway with Prikhodko and oligarch Oleg Deripaska on the billionaire’s yacht. Roskomnadzor added the film’s page on YouTube to the list of prohibited sites, demanding that the media remove photos and videos from it.
Navalny and his Anti-Corruption Foundation: “Chaika”, “Rybkagate” and other investigations
Peskov's son: the golden child of a diamond daddy
The hero of the investigation, published on August 17, 2017, is the son of Putin’s press secretary. According to FBK, Nikolai Choles-Peskov, who served time in a British prison for robbery, lives the life of a millionaire in Moscow: Ferrari, private jets, equestrian sports. Moreover, he has neither a job nor even a secondary education. “This is a story about success. In the format that is possible now in the Russian Federation,” the publication says.
Navalny and his Anti-Corruption Foundation: “Chaika”, “Rybkagate” and other investigations
"Putin's chef" cartel
The investigation into Yevgeny Prigozhin, who is called “Putin’s chef,” appeared on May 19, 2017. It alleges that Prigozhin, having initiated a cartel conspiracy and agreed with officials of the Ministry of Defense, received 23 billion rubles from the defense order, at least a third of which were stolen. Since 2016, Prigozhin has been under US sanctions - as a "sponsor and agent of the highest officials RF".
Navalny and his Anti-Corruption Foundation: “Chaika”, “Rybkagate” and other investigations
"He's not Dimon"
The film “He’s Not Dimon,” which appeared on March 2, is the largest FBK investigation in 2017. Russian Prime Minister Medvedev is one of the creators of large-scale corruption schemes, the film states. “We found all the residences in the Russian Federation and abroad, found all the vineyards and elusive yachts and established where and who sailed on them,” say the authors. After the film, massive anti-corruption protests took place throughout the Russian Federation.
Navalny and his Anti-Corruption Foundation: “Chaika”, “Rybkagate” and other investigations
"The Seagull" is the first FBK investigation in the form of a documentary film
The Chaika investigation into financial fraud and criminal connections of the sons of Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika, published by the Anti-Corruption Foundation on December 1, 2015, became the first high-profile work of the FBK in the form documentary film. Within 24 hours, it was watched by more than half a million viewers on YouTube. The film was recognized as one of the winners of the international film festival "Artdocfest".
Illustration copyright Yulia Zakharova
17-year-old Daria Navalnaya, while her father was in a special detention center, launched her own video blog about the mood of young people. In mid-October, the second edition of the blog of the daughter of an opposition politician was released, in which she speaks with a young supporter of Vladimir Putin.
Until recently, the daughter of Alexei Navalny appeared only on her father’s blog, where he talked about how he taught her to notice that she was being watched, or wrote that during the next search of the Navalnys, she calmly read a book while operatives were rummaging through her things.
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Daria agreed to give an interview to the BBC Russian Service via email.
BBC: Why did you decide to conduct a study of youth? And why exactly in the video blog format?
Newspapers, political scientists and experts are discussing why young people suddenly rushed into politics. And this is interesting to me too. Moreover, the articles of experts do not look very convincing.
My best friend I didn’t even know who Navalny was and what he was doing Daria Navalnaya, schoolgirl
BBC: Who are your favorite vloggers? It’s clear about Yuri Dud, you chose a format similar to him, and what else?
D.N.: In an earlier adolescence- at the age of 12-13 - I, like most girls, watched bloggers such as Sasha Spielberg, Katya Clapp and Ivangay. Now I watch, for example, Danila Poperechny, but in general I just can’t spend as much time on YouTube as I would like. That’s why I watch fewer bloggers, mostly music videos and trailers.
BBC: How often will videos be released and how many will there be? Will there be a different format after this project is completed?
D.N.: Videos will be released once a week, on Wednesdays. A total of ten interviews are planned.
I can’t say that I have a clear future plan. Initially, I planned to use this project as a bonus for entering university. Now everyone around is starting to talk about some new projects for the channel.
However, my priority is definitely not popularity, but admission to good university. Perhaps if I realize that I'm ready and I have free time to continue, I will run the channel.
BBC: How are you going to maintain the objectivity of the research, since you probably already have formed views? Research presupposes a certain view from above, otherwise the researcher will not find any truth, but will only confirm his own beliefs.
D.N.: As I said in my introductory video, I am not yet a real sociologist, however, I try to work according to accepted methods. Anna Biryukova, who heads the sociological service of the FBK (Navalny Anti-Corruption Foundation. - BBC), helps me a lot with advice. For example, she definitely has formed political views, nevertheless, she conducts very high-quality research.
I have an agreement with my parents that I can go to rallies where no more than one Navalny can be detained Daria Navalnaya, schoolgirl
And in general everyone smart person I have my own views, but it’s not at all necessary to try to convince someone, especially in my case. I'm just following the protocol that a sociologist should follow.
BBC: Actually, about your beliefs. How would you describe your political views? How important are your friends' political views to you? You can be friends with someone who doesn't caresubjectcorruptionAndin Russia or who considers it normal to vote for Putin?
D.N.: My political views are quite similar to my father's. In some aspects they will differ, but in general, of course, we adhere to the same positions. Almost all of my friends have the same political views, but for me it's not that important.
WITH early childhood all my friends know that I have opposition views, but walking around school and yelling “I impale Putin!” I am not going to. I know several guys whose parents support Putin, but this is solely because of work, and the children themselves rather support my father. My best friend didn’t even know who Navalny was or what he was doing.
Illustration copyright Alexey Navalny Image caption Daria, Alexey and Yulia NavalnyBBC: Have you ever gone to a rally?
D.N.: No, did not go. I have an agreement with my parents that I can go to rallies where no more than one Navalny can be detained. As my father says: “I’m not going to waste time while sitting in a paddy wagon trying to find out which paddy wagon you’re sitting in.”
I remember all the searches, arrests, because I grew up in this Daria Navalnaya, a schoolgirl
Don’t get me wrong, I love rallies and would love to go to them, I just don’t want to create unnecessary problems. I, of course, am eager to go out into the street and shout along with everyone: “Swindlers and thieves, five minutes to get ready,” but due to the fact that the authorities love to imprison anyone with the last name Navalny, I will simply distract my father from his work.
BBC: What is it like to grow up in the family of an opposition politician? Do you remember the house searches? What about the first arrests and first criminal cases of Alexei Navalny? Did you understand then how serious everything was - that your father could leave for sentencing and return only a few years later? How did you experience all this?
D.N.: I remember that when I was still studying at primary school, my father was put under arrest for the first time. Then I didn’t really understand what was happening, but that day several of my teachers came up to me and said that they supported us and that I should not worry.
Of course, since then I have matured and understood what dad does. I know he's doing a good job. He loves our country like no one else and is ready to do anything to ensure that Russia develops.
I remember all the searches and arrests, because I grew up in this. Of course, often I wake up with the thought that today he could come out and be taken away for several years.
Sometimes in my head I play out the scenario of what I will do if both my father and mother are suddenly taken into custody. When I was little, I thought how cool it is when your parents famous actors or singers. Now I think how cool it is when your parents are ready to sacrifice themselves for others.
BBC: I remember the post in"ANDInstagram" at your father's, where he wrote how he teaches you to find "outdoors". I'm not kidding? It turns out?
D.N.: I'll tell you a secret: it's quite easy to find outdoors. For our family this is a little strange, but very fun entertainment. It's not like in the movies: you walk down the street and there are agents following you, and you can never see them because they are so good at their profession. “Outdoor surveillance” is people who follow you around and talk on the phone, and they are not really talking, but simply holding the phone to their face, and this is quite easy to notice.
BBC: Do you have to argue about politics in everyday life? If someone nearby who doesn’t know your last name starts praising Putin or scolding Navalny, do you get involved in an argument?
D.N.: A very funny incident happened to me in 9th grade. It was in biology class, right at the time of the March 26 rallies, when teachers were telling children not to go to protests. My biology major was no exception.
We were filling out our laboratory notebooks, and suddenly she began to talk about the harm of these very rallies. Of course, I was embarrassed, but I didn’t say anything. At some point she said: “In general, this Navalny is a liar.” I’m not a very confrontational person, but I’ve already started to get irritated, because it’s indecent to talk about my father like that in my presence.
All my friends, realizing what was happening, began to chuckle quietly. The teacher asked why everyone was laughing, because she didn’t say anything funny. “Actually, he is my father,” I said with seriousness in my voice.
Then my teacher said something that made the whole class, including me, just start laughing out loud: “Yes? I thought you were just namesakes.” Since then, she didn’t like me and always tried to fail me on questions, but I love biology, so it didn’t work out for her.
Illustration copyright Evgeny Feldman Image caption Daria and Zakhar Navalny watch as their father announces his candidacy for president of Russia. Alexei Navalny was not allowed to participate in the electionsBBC: Probably, such a life (uncle was imprisoned, dad is recognized on the streets and screwed at rallies, your room is searched) must have changed you a lot - compared to other teenagers. In what ways do you think your life differs from the lives of other students?
D.N.: Of course, my life is not like everyone else's. More attention to me. I can't do certain things that my friends can do.
For example, my parents didn’t allow me to use social networks at all. And then - social networks under your own name. Someone can hang out in peace, but I have to report my location. Our family members are constantly under surveillance, and who knows what is on these people’s minds.
In the first weeks after transition to new school I noticed that some people were simply afraid to communicate with me, but this soon passed. I have always been very sociable, cheerful and calm, and people around me quickly notice that I am not a political girl.
BBC: Verneoff to the blog. Who films you, who edits you? Are these Navalny Live resources? Expensive production? Who pays for this?
D.N.: I wanted to learn how to film and edit myself, but I realized that this would greatly delay the project’s timeline. As a result, I have now agreed with the FBK editors that they help me, and I pay for their work separately.
Of course, my parents give me money for this. I explained to them the meaning of the project, they decided that this was a useful idea from the point of view of my admission to university and my development in general, so they agreed to finance it.
BBC: Your father fights nepotism in power and talks a lot about how the children of officials receive positions or earn money at the expense of their fathers. Considering this, do you think it is ethical for him to promote your blog on his own page?
D.N.: It seems to me that these things cannot be compared. My father is not an official. Doesn't use taxpayer money. He pays all expenses for the project out of his own pocket. I'm not going to make money from my project and channel.
Officials place their children in highly paid professions everywhere. This is, in my opinion, one of the major problems today's Russia. All smart people they go abroad because they understand that without connections they cannot survive here.
BBC: At the beginning of the first blog, you say that you are terrified at the prospect of admission. Where are you going to go? What do you want to become?
D.N.: Did you know what you wanted to become at 17? So I don't. Now I am interested in psychology and communications. "The Voice of My Generation" is an attempt to get into the heads of young people (that is, psychology), but it is impossible without a properly composed sample and other rules of sociology.
I don’t stick to any specific profession yet. I like sociology, but that doesn't mean I want to do it all my life.
BBC: Do you want to leave Russia - to study, for example, or to live and work in another country after studying?
D.N.: I believe in the benefits of a good education, and I care more about where a particular university ranks in the world university rankings than in what country. Hundreds of thousands of students move around the world every year. Some go to the USA, some to China, and some to Russia. Although, unfortunately, in our country in the sphere higher education everything is not very good.
I haven’t chosen a specific university yet, but regardless of education, I plan to connect my life with Russia.
Illustration copyright Alexey KonstantinovBBC: I have many friends who left Russia. Surely you have them too, or maybe your classmates and friends will leave to study next fall - and will remain there. Well, they won’t invest in Russia’s GDP, they’ll create a cool startup not here, but there, and they won’t go to protest rallies. Are you judging them?
D.N.: My friends have not yet decided exactly where they want to study or where they will live after admission. Some will go to study and stay, some will leave and return, and some will study and live here. This is everyone's personal choice.
It seems to me that it is stupid to judge people for the place where they want to study and live. Most likely, young people go to rallies because they do not see any prospects here. When I complete my project, then we will find out.
BBC: What do you remember about the 2011 protests? How do you think the country has changed since then?
D.N.: I was 10 years old at the time, and I don’t remember much about the protests themselves. As for how the country has changed, I also cannot give anything other than my opinion, because I do not study this professionally.
It seems to me that many people have begun to lose faith that we as a people can make a difference. Some of the people who performed on stage with my father then sold out or simply chose a less political path. Those who are more honest with themselves still come out.
People need to remember that rallies and mass actions are the basis of politics. Everyone who cares should participate in them. Only together can we change our country for the better. Yes, it will be difficult. But this is most likely the only path that will lead us to a normal future. After all, this is our land, and we must protect it from Putin’s officials who believe that it is normal to deceive and steal.
A joyful event in the family of politician Alexei Navalny: his 17-year-old daughter Dasha entered one of the most prestigious universities in the world - Stanford. A happy girl (wearing a T-shirt with the inscription “Don’t lie and don’t steal”) reported this on her YouTube channel:
I entered! I entered! I entered! Thank you all very much. I wrote about this video blog and its characters in all the essays that I submitted to universities with documents for admission. Therefore, I know for sure that you helped me a lot. Everyone - who wrote comments, who supported, who criticized. Who liked it! (and even those who disliked) And, of course, thanks to my wonderful heroes. I will try to study well, become a useful member of society and a worthy citizen of our country (hereinafter, the authors’ spelling and punctuation are preserved. - Ed.)
In the video, Dasha emphasized that she would study for free, talked about the financial intricacies that you might encounter when enrolling, and called on all Russian schoolchildren “not to be afraid to enroll in cool world universities.”
The girl proudly noted that she was also accepted into another Ivy League university.
42-year-old Alexei Navalny has already publicly congratulated his daughter on Instagram:
Raising children turned out to be more difficult than you imagine when you don't have children yet. However, the pleasant moments make up for everything. Here it is: only recently I was carrying her in a wheelchair, and then - bang - and she already entered two universities. And good ones. Almost Hogwarts. Congratulations to Dasha and I want to say a big thank you to all her teachers and schools.
Alexey and Dasha Navalny
Dasha Navalnaya is a popular video blogger; she was recently nominated for a fashion publication award as an “influencer” in the “Interview” category. On her channel, the girl talks with peers on a variety of topics.
The project began when Dasha wanted to go to Stanford and decided to start a video blog to strengthen her resume.
Being busy overthrowing the government, courts and self-PR, Alexei Navalny completely forgot about the people closest to him. But in the oppositionist’s family, everything is extremely unhappy. Children, not receiving proper attention from their father, throw themselves into all kinds of troubles, and once they step on a crooked path, they are no longer able to turn off it. Thus, Navalny’s daughter Daria firmly decided to change her orientation and join the lesbian camp with her persona.
Dasha, what's wrong with you?
After “breaking the veil” on Reedus, Daria deleted some of the photos and changed her avatar, but the address itself remained the same. In addition, the girl’s social circle has not changed. Her photos are still “liked” by Victoria Navalnaya. In addition to Victoria Navalnaya, Dasha’s friends are students from Gymnasium No. 1562 named after Anton Borovik, where Navalny’s daughter studies. Those. It is obvious that Dasha Kotova in “contact” and Daria Alekseevna Navalnaya are the same person.
They don't like Naturals very much here
A detailed study of Dasha “Kotova” Navalnaya’s page reveals the girl’s unhealthy attraction to LGBT people. The communities of aggressive homosexuals in which the girl belongs, seditious photographs and saved pictures that clearly hint at same-sex love only add to the confidence that Navalny’s daughter gravitates towards representatives of the same sex.
Let's start with the communities that Dasha Navalnaya joined
Lesbyland. The note “They don’t really like straight people here...” speaks for itself. The audience of the public is aggressive lesbians.
GLG community https://vk.com/youremyaffection
The orientation of the public also does not raise questions.
I wonder if Alexey Navalny knows what kind of Family his daughter dreams of?
Daria cleaned the wall and hid the photos in the main albums, but forgot to clean the “saved photos” album:
Dasha's orientation does not allow her to have a boyfriend
The Natural Society is disgusting to highly developed civilizations
Jokes for 300
Just for the surroundings
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The same thing, but in oil
Well, at the end of the day, a little off topic. Dasha, the true daughter of her father, does not want to stay in “This Country”
Why Alexei Navalny’s daughter, at a certain point in her life, decided to dye her hair pink, we can only guess. Maybe the reason for this is the absence of a real man in the family, or maybe it’s the other way around - Navalny is an indisputable authority for her, and Alexei Anatolyevich’s position regarding sodomites and other perverts is known firsthand. Just remember how Navalny advocated for the permission of Gay Pride Parades, and no one has forgotten the precedent when an oppositionist was caught in a gay bar. In any case, the fact remains that if Alexey does not closely take care of his offspring, the Navalny family risks ending with Dasha.
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