Vasiliev brothers are businessmen. The palace secret of the Vasiliev brothers
On Friday, Vladimir Barsukov was arrested and then transferred to a Moscow pre-trial detention center. This is an entrepreneur in the north-west of Russia, the founder of the so-called "Tambov business community" in St. Petersburg and the surrounding area, the last and most unsinkable of the "Mohicans" of the dashing 90s.
Surprisingly, the life of Vladimir Barsukov is inextricably linked with the screen. A few years ago, Vladimir Sergeevich played Louis XIV in the film by Alexander Nevzorov "History of the Horse". A little later, Leonid Parfyonov, who filmed "The Other Day" in St. Petersburg, turned up in his apartment on Tavricheskaya Street. Barsukov's apartment offers a beautiful view of the Tauride Garden. The owner and the television man were photographed for memory, Barsukov was proud: "These are the people I have." Ironically, Barsukov was arrested in those days when the TV series "Payback" - the continuation of the "Gangster Petersburg" saga - was on the Rossiya TV channel. The main character telenovelas - Sukhaty - strikingly reminds the Petersburgers of Vladimir Barsukov. In the series, Sukhaty was taken by the security forces. For his prototype, the "series" is just beginning.
Series one. Bang bang - and in slippers
Everything began to spin when, last Wednesday, an assault force from the Prosecutor General's Office landed in the city on the Neva. A characteristic detail - the security forces of St. Petersburg were not even notified that Barsukov was planned to be detained. About 40 people participated in the operation. But not a single one from St. Petersburg.
To take into custody Vladimir Barsukov, a disabled person of the 1st group (his right arm was amputated), it took almost a military operation with the participation of special forces. It started on Wednesday at 4 p.m., when Barsukov's dacha in Tarkhovka near St. Petersburg was surrounded by four trucks with soldiers from the Zubr special forces detachment. The owner of the house came out in shorts and slippers, and went after the operatives for more than six hours while the search was going on. Closer to night, at 12 o'clock, we went to inspect Barsukov's apartment on Tavricheskaya Street.
According to Barsukov's household members, their dwelling made an indelible impression on the policemen. The apartment of Vladimir Sergeevich has two levels, and there are legends about its furnishings in St. Petersburg. One of the operas was so carried away that he almost forgot that he was looking for material evidence here, and not for his future father-in-law.
He began to ask if we have a daughter, whether she is married and how old she is, ”Marina Khaberlakh, the wife of Vladimir Barsukov, says with undisguised irony in her voice.
According to relatives of the businessman, only paintings, bronze figurines and other household items were seized during the search. Nothing illegal was found.
On Friday, the Petrogradsky District Court authorized Barsukov's arrest without charge. But after 10 days, according to the law, he must either be charged or released. The latter is unlikely.
Series two. We are each other's long echo
Why was Barsukov arrested now, when he advocates legal business? Recently, Vladimir Sergeevich even agreed to cooperate with the authorities. It was he who helped the St. Petersburg prosecutor's office to save the little townspeople:.
The official version of his detention was announced by the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office. Barsukov is considered the customer of the assassination attempt on another St. Petersburg businessman - Sergei Vasiliev. The investigation, in addition, expects to prove Barsukov's involvement in a series of contract killings and raider seizures of enterprises.
Vasiliev is also a very curious person. His love for St. Petersburg architecture or luxury - whoever understands - was embodied in an exact copy of the Catherine Palace, which he built in the town of Vyritsa near St. Petersburg. The "Group of the Vasiliev brothers" was considered as the most, if I may say so, effective subdivision of the "Tambov business community." Vasiliev controls one of the most important enterprises - the Petersburg Oil Terminal (PNT). This is the largest in sea port Petersburg bunkering company, which accounts for 15% of the total volume of transshipment of petroleum products in the Baltic.
In early 2006, the PNT nearly changed hands. The raiders used a "traditional" tactic - the substitution of data about the owners in the Unified Register. Vasiliev repulsed the attack. And at the end of the fight, in May, an attempt was made on him, which was immediately associated with a failed capture and ... with Vladimir Barsukov.
Whoever planned the elimination of Vasiliev, he furnished it as a "remake" of the early St. Petersburg 90s. On May 5 last year, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, in front of hundreds of passers-by and kids from a nearby kindergarten, a motorcade was slowly driving along Levashovsky Prospekt on the Petrogradskaya side - a gray Rolls-Royce, accompanied by a guard jeep. Suddenly, a gray "nine" dashed out in front of them, forcing both cars to stop. Three people jumped out of the Zhiguli and opened fire from machine guns and a pistol. Having covered the asphalt with shell casings, the shooters on the move jumped into the "nine" and disappeared. The abandoned car will later be found in a neighboring yard. But the shooters themselves got cold.
When the shooting started, Vasiliev himself was talking on his cell phone. One of the bullets hit ... the solid metal case of the device, and not in the head of its owner. Nevertheless, Vasiliev spent several months in the hospital, balancing between life and death.
Reliable sources told Izvestia that it was Vasilyev who, having restored his health, put two plus two together and came to the conclusion that the same person, Vladimir Barsukov, was behind the attempt to seize the PNT and the attempt on his life. He allegedly presented his guesses to the prosecutor's office. And he was extremely interested in the journey of his enemy from St. Petersburg to Moscow.
We managed to talk with Vasiliev very briefly. He denies having anything to do with the arrest of a former senior comrade.
And why is it for me? - Vasiliev was very plausibly surprised. - Let the law enforcement agencies deal with this situation.
He admits that relations with Barsukov deteriorated in 2006.
Yes, everything was fine, and then misunderstandings began, - cut off Vasiliev. Probably, these two will not be able to understand and forgive each other for a long time. Or maybe never.
Credits. Starring
Vladimir Barsukov in St. Petersburg is often called Kumarin - out of habit. This is his former last name. He was born in 1956 in the village of Alexandrovka Tambov region. He wrote his graduation essay on the topic "Motherland is what is dear from childhood." He studied at a vocational school as a driver, served in the army, moved to Leningrad, and in 1976 entered the Institute of Fine Mechanics and Optics. He worked as a freight forwarder in canteen No. 117, as a bartender and cocktail maker in the Tallinn cafe, and also as a doorman and storekeeper in the Windrose cafe.
In the second half of the 80s, Kumarin created a team of like-minded people, which in those days was called the "brigade". Vladimir Sergeevich selected fellow countrymen from the Tambov region to join her, not forgetting that "Motherland is something that is dear from childhood." The community, of course, was called "Tambov". Its members were fond of playing thimbles and provided paid security services to the population. In 1990, the court qualified the classes as hooliganism, robbery and extortion. Among the Tambovites, Kumarin was also convicted. Out of 4 years, he served in a colony for two and a half.
Since 1993, the oil business has attracted the community. This is how the Petersburg Fuel Company began to emerge. Over time, the business will grow in other areas: banks, casinos, restaurants, shopping centers, supply of products. According to one version, it was because of the products that Barsukov lost his arm. There was a battle for a contract for the supply of alcohol for the Goodwill Games. "Mercedes", where Coumarin was driving, was riddled with bullets. The amputation was performed in Germany.
After the cure, the entrepreneur returned to St. Petersburg, becoming even more authoritative. But the time has come to change his name, to become Barsukov (mother's maiden name), vice-president of the St. Petersburg Fuel Company, a legal entrepreneur. After another authoritative St. Petersburg resident, Kostya Mogila, was shot in Moscow, Barsukov was left alone with St. Petersburg.
Barsukov's supporters are sure that he was not involved in the assassination attempt on Vasiliev. He cherishes too much the image of the law-abiding citizen and the repentant Christian. He donated to the needs of the church. The amounts of his deductions to the servants of the Lord were comparable to the budget of a small town. Vladimir Sergeevich is also an assistant to State Duma deputy Alexander Nevzorov with a salary of 1,600 rubles. When asked about his current status, he answers: "Pensioner."
Sergey Vasilyev is the middle one among the three brothers, but the "senior in rank". Sergei, Alexander and Boris Vasilievich Vasiliev were born and live in the village of Vyritsa, a hundred kilometers from St. Petersburg. Sergey Vasiliev was born in Vyritsa in 1955, at the age of 19 he was imprisoned for rape, at 31 he was arrested for extortion. Was convicted of fraud. In the early 90s, he became a junior friend of Kumarin. Together they emerged from the shadows into the light and became good citizens.
Godfather from Vyritsa.
Leningrad region, Vyritsa village, 60 km from St. Petersburg. Our days. On the banks of the Oredezh River there is a house with an area of about 2100 sq.m. Or rather, not a house, but a reduced copy of the Great Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo (this is where the amber room, baroque, etc.).
Everything inside is cool too. Marble, gold
Vases, chests of drawers
Living room. The height of the canvas is 14 meters. 5-meter statues in assortment.
Not Carlo Gambino's house, yes.
Loshari they are there in the "Cosa Nostra", what to say
House church inside the palace in Vyritsa. The owner is a very God-fearing person. Well, he has something to be afraid of in this regard, let's just say.
Still there in the palace there are paintings, stained-glass windows, mosaic floors made of 19 varieties of marble, doors made of tortoise shells (!), stucco molding, forging and carving in walnut wood. According to conservative estimates, finishing of this level costs 40-50 thousand euros per square. Those. we are talking about the estate for 100 million euros.
Personal helicopter the owner of the palace in Vyritsa on the site in front of the house:
On it, he flies to St. Petersburg. On business. The helicopter usually takes off in Vyritsa and lands on the lawn at Peter and Paul Fortress, right in the city center. There the owner of the palace is transplanted into a cortege with guards.
Back - the same way. Motorcade-helicopter-palace.
The owner prefers expensive cars, supercars. In this case, the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport for 2 million euros. There are, in my opinion, only two of them in Russia (the second one belongs to Kadyrov).
And this is the owner of the palace driving a Lamborghini Reventon (1.4 million euros) in the center of St. Petersburg:
On a Rolls-Royce (he owns several, his favorite car):
On the unique "Maserati MS 12" on Nevsky ...
Who is this oligarch from Vyritsa with helicopters and Rolls-Royces, who lives in royal palace for 100 million euros? - One respected person. Here it is close-up:
This is the criminal authority Sergey Vasiliev, the Tambov organized criminal group. Repeat offender, convicted twice in Soviet times: for rape (in 1974) and fraud (1987). In the 1980s, he created one of the first gangs of racketeers in the city (the Vasilyev brothers' brigade).
He bombed car markets, twisted caps (protected thimblers), collected tribute from the Galley (a black market for imported goods near Gostiny Dvor). All this was back in the USSR. In the 1990s Vasiliev became one of the shadow masters of the city. Together with the Tambov organized crime group, he participated in the seizure of the seaport and other enterprises. In the 2000s, under Putin, the bandit Vasiliev reached the heights of prosperity. In October 2017, he was with Putin on his 65th birthday (they have known each other for a long time).
Vyritsa is an urban-type settlement, there are about 12 thousand permanent residents (not summer residents). The neighborhoods where they live look something like this:
Barracks of who knows what years of construction ...
All this successfully complements the palace of the bandit Vasiliev. You can take schoolchildren to Vyritsa. For lessons on recent history Russia. Well, not to tell for a long time. You can also carry students studying social sciences. In the order of studying the topic "Capitalism for its own." To make it clear: here are our own, and here are strangers, everything is clear.
We can say with confidence that none of the leaders of Cosa Nostra in America lives like this. There are more and more "plumbing managers".
Another interesting point: judging by the land cadastre, Vasiliev's palace in Vyritsa stands on a plot of 4.1 hectares, which is allocated for a "health facility" (health complex).
You can be calm about the health of Vasiliev's authority. But the rest of the residents of the village of Vyritsa are being treated at the local district hospital on Moskovskaya St., 12. This healthcare facility is only 4 km from the bandit's palace, but here life is completely different ... The main problem is that it has long since fallen into disrepair and the sewerage collector is leaking next hospital. Feces spread around the area, spreading all the delights of unsanitary conditions. fix? - But there is no money.
It's no secret that equality in our country (as well as throughout the world) does not even smell. Someone hardly huddles in a cramped room in a hostel, and someone builds such mansions for themselves that a reception for several hundred people is a zilch. I propose to look at the luxurious houses of the richest people in Russia.
Palace of the Vasiliev Brothers
The Vasiliev brothers were born in the village of Vyritsa Leningrad region. At first they were engaged in video salons, then they drove cars from Europe for sale in Russia, they kept car markets. Sergey Vasiliev controlled and controls the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal, the largest bunkering company in the Seaport of St. Petersburg, with a 15% share of the volume of oil products transshipped in the Baltic.
Despite the presence of real estate in St. Petersburg, the Vasilyevs generously helped their native Vyritsa, where the brothers still live - for example, they restored wooden church Kazan Mother of God, which is popular with tourists. It was in this village on the banks of the Oredezh River that the brothers decided to build their estate. What is interesting about this estate is that it is a reduced copy of the Catherine Palace, the famous royal residence in Pushkin. The patterns on the cast-iron grating, the golden domes of the chapel, the sky-blue color and white statues - a lot here reminds of Catherine's.
There is only contradictory information about the interior: ceilings 14 meters high, marble stairs, doors made of tortoise shells, mosaic marble floors with a total area of more than 600 square meters. m, black marble Atlantean knights. According to the author of the project, architect Igor Gremitsky, only natural materials were used for the decoration of the palace, including 19 varieties of marble from Italy.
Dacha Yakunin
This Saturday, a post appeared on the entertainment portal, the author of which claimed that he participated in the construction of a residence for the head of the Russian railways Vladimir Yakunin - was engaged there in the so-called smart home.
according to his statements, on several dozen hectares of forest near Domodedovo, their own lakes were dug, a garage for 15 cars was built, a separate box for an executive class limousine, one and a half kilometers of underground passages to the garage were built, there was its own cinema, a bath complex (1400 sq. m) with sauna, Russian, Turkish baths, salt room, swimming pool, separate massage room and more.
Then a certain builder Aleksey, who allegedly worked there, spoke on the air of the RSN. “300 Vietnamese people worked there, they killed all the fish with electric fishing rods. Finishing external - Italian marble. Bath - three buildings, 14 by 14 meters, Italian furniture, marble bar counter, fireplace, stained glass windows. It is glass, there are no walls as such, locker rooms, showers, everything is very expensive. Swimming pool 50 meters in the house. There is a storage room for fur coats and a refrigerator. A small house is a son, a guest house, and the main one is his. There is a prayer house and a chapel. It seems that Metrostroy dug ponds there for 150 million. It is decorated with gold tiles, and the room is very large - a hammam, a bathhouse, a steam room, a panorama to look at the forest, ”said Alexei about what he saw near Domodedovo.
Shuvalov's residence
Igor Shuvalov, who has been Deputy Prime Minister since 2008, according to his declaration for 2012, is the wealthiest member of the government. His income amounted to about 226 million rubles (about $7 million). The income of the spouse is slightly less.
In his declaration, the official indicated that, together with his wife and three minor children, he rented a house with an area of 4174 sq. meters. The residence of the Deputy Prime Minister is located next to the innovation city Skolkovo (Moscow) on the territory of the former dacha of the Brezhnev-era Politburo member Mikhail Suslov (gosdacha Zarechye-4), is under zealous guard and is surrounded by a high fence. Natalya Pelevina, in her blog on the website of the radio station Ekho Moskvy, talks about the "palace" with an area of 1500 square meters. meters, built in the shape of the letter P. On a plot of 7.5 hectares, according to Pelevina, there are also indoor tennis courts, a swimming pool, luxurious gardens “with shrubs trimmed in the Versailles style”, a greenhouse for exotic plants, separate houses for servants and guards etc.
Residence Kadyrov
Another very impressive mansion stands on the banks of the Sunzha River in Grozny. official residence chapters Chechen Republic with an area of 260 thousand sq. meters cost the budget, according to Novaya Gazeta, about 10 billion rubles ($310.8 million).
Novaya Gazeta notes that 48 million rubles (360,000 sq. m of lawn, 77 thousand sq. m of flower beds, 16 thousand roses, 14 thousand square meters. m curly cut shrubs, hedges and more. Approximately 36 million rubles have been allocated for public utilities of the residence.
Nikolai Uskov, the head of the Snob project, after a meeting of the club of editors of the central media in Grozny, eloquently described what he saw: lined with minarets. […] Among the picturesque hills stretching to the left and Chechen ancestral towers, a small farm is hiding. With her, a bear cub lives in a cage, chickens and turkeys walk on the grass, roosters crow, a stream flows down into an artificial pond.
Palace of Medvedev
In February 2011, Novaya Gazeta published an article suggesting that on the territory of the Bolshoy Utrish nature reserve ( Krasnodar region) a personal dacha is being built for ex-president and current prime minister Dmitry Medvedev. The mansion in Bolshoi Utrish was to be equipped with a marina and helipad. Two wide roads leading to it were specially planned (according to the publication, these are the security requirements of the Federal Security Service). With its architecture, the Medvedev's dacha project is similar to the so-called Putin's palace in Gelendzhik.
The land on which the palace is located has been leased since July 2008 by the Department of Forestry Krasnodar Territory to the fund of regional non-commercial projects A gift for the construction of a sports and recreation complex there. For a territory of 120 hectares, the fund will transfer 15 million rubles every year for 49 years.
According to Novaya Gazeta, the Dar Fund Management Company was located at the same address as the Foundation for Social and Cultural Initiatives (FSCI) of the President's wife Svetlana Medvedeva, the companies had the same phone number, and the CEO of both organizations was at different times one and the same person (Olga Travina). The Office of the President's Affairs stated that it had nothing to do with the construction.
Dacha Tkachev
In Golubaya Bukhta, near the village of Bzhid, Dzhubga urban settlement, Tuapse district, Krasnodar Territory, there is an object that some consider to be the residence of the governor of the Krasnodar Territory, Alexander Tkachev.
According to Rosreestr, some of these lands really belong to the governor. However, according to environmentalists, the fenced area (about 7 hectares) significantly exceeds the area of land owned by Tkachev (1 hectare).
It was from the fence around the object that the scandal began to flare up. In February-March 2011, activists of the Environmental Watch for North Caucasus held actions against the seizure of forest land and the coastal strip, were detained by law enforcement officers and sentenced to various terms of administrative arrest (from 7 to 15 days). In response to a request from environmentalists sent to the Department of Forestry of the Krasnodar Territory, the answer came: there is no fence around this area.
Dacha of the Patriarch
In February 2011 on Black Sea coast north of the village of Divnomorskoye (Krasnodar Territory), the same activists discovered what they said was illegal construction. At least 10 hectares of forest, where the Pitsunda pine grows, protected by law, is fenced with a three-meter fence. On the territory, according to ecologists, there is “a strange, pretentious building - not a mansion, not a temple - this quadrangular building is crowned with domes with a cross. Absolutely some unimaginable hybrid of a palace and a temple.”
The Russian Orthodox Church confirmed that this object belongs to the Moscow Patriarchate, but noted that not a patriarch's cottage, but a spiritual center is being built near Gelendzhik. Within the territory of spiritual center the meeting room of the Holy Synod, the premises for the stay of the members of the Synod, the administrative and managerial services of the Moscow Patriarchate, offices, conference rooms, press center premises, etc. were to be accommodated. In the summer of 2012, the fence around mysterious object grew significantly in height, became much longer and was equipped with night surveillance cameras and an alarm system. Later, Patriarch Kirill consecrated a temple on the territory of the spiritual center and held a meeting of the Holy Synod there.
Putin's Palace
On the Black Sea coast, near the village of Praskoveevka in the Gelendzhik region, there is a “recreation complex” that is rumored to belong to Putin.
Businessman Sergei Kolesnikov claims that, although the project was envisaged as a private residence for Nikolai Shamalov, the construction of the palace was carried out by Spetsstroy of Russia, and it was supervised, guarded and given all instructions by the Federal Security Service. According to Kolesnikov, the complex occupied an area of "tens of thousands of square meters" and was equipped with "a casino, a winter theater, a summer amphitheater, a chapel, swimming pools, a sports complex, helipads, landscape parks, tea houses, rooms for service personnel and other technical buildings.
In the spring of 2011, Shamalov's Indokopas company, together with the residence, was sold to a Cypriot company, the beneficiary of which is businessman Alexander Ponomarenko. Bloggers also suggest that the palace is the private residence of Vladimir Putin. In particular, according to their statement, on August 6-7, 2011, three large yachts(one of them looked like the yacht Olympia, which, according to bloggers, Putin uses) and two patrol ships. And a few days before that, law enforcement agencies cleared the nearest coast of tents and checked the passports of the citizens resting in them.
Subsequently, Vladimir Kozhin, the head of the affairs of the President of the Russian Federation, denied reports about the construction of a residence for Vladimir Putin.
The Times unearthed something else interesting. For example, that the reconstruction and expansion of the dilapidated mansion, which has 65 rooms, will cost the owners another 50 million pounds. On the area of the estate, it is planned to equip a 33-seat home cinema, a spa-salon, a swimming pool and underground parking for 24 cars with an automated lift. On the territory of the mansion, it is planned to place an Italian garden, a tennis court and dig a lake of such a size that it reflects the mansion. The basement will house a sauna, a wine cellar, staff quarters and a dining room. The changes to the house and yard will be so significant, the newspaper writes, that trucks will only have to take out the garbage for six months.
True, there is one nuance in this whole story. Baturina categorically rejects involvement in the future London Palace. And even, they say, is going to sue the newspaper. Nevertheless, the inhabitants of London, known for their conservatism, are alarmed: what if a huge new building appears in the historic district of the city, like in Moscow?
In fairness, we note that the palaces in London are not the limit for perfection. The standards in the construction of palaces today are set not by archaic buildings of the 18th century, but quite modern ones. Number one of these masterpieces is the Mardan Palace Hotel, which is worth $1.4 billion. ex-owner of the Cherkizovsky market Telman Ismailov repaid in Turkey .
The palace-hotel of Mr. Ismailov is an example of extremely luxurious eclecticism. The main gates copy the gates of Dolmabahce, the palace of the Turkish sultans in Istanbul. The facade of the hotel resembles Petrodvorets. On the territory of ten chic restaurants of different national cuisines, cellar with the best wines of the world, three-storey night club and various spas. Bridges made according to the drawings of Leonardo da Vinci lead across the two-hectare pool, and passenger gondolas ply the waters of the pool. It took 10 thousand square meters to finish the interiors. m of gold leaf, 500 thousand crystals, and 23 thousand square meters. m of Italian marble.
And this is not all. A copy of the Istanbul Grand Bazaar was erected on the territory of the hotel, where fur coats, gold and silks are sold. For the beaches of the hotel, 9,000 tons of fine sand were brought from Egypt. The most expensive number costs $19,000 per day. His pride is a remote-controlled toilet.
Unlike palaces, so to speak, for private life, a palace-hotel can bring considerable profit. With full occupancy, the hotel's revenue will average $1 million per day.
What can be said after that? For the majority of Russians, who look longingly at the ostentatious luxury of their successful compatriots, the forgotten slogan comes to mind: “Land to the peasants. Palaces for workers!” And it even begins to seem that in some ways the organizers of the October Revolution were damn right.
In Russia, it is not customary to talk about biographies. Most often, even their names are known only to a narrow circle of people who are really interested in this topic. Businessman Sergei Vasilyev was no exception, having become famous mainly for his private palace, copying the famous one in Tsarskoye Selo, and experienced a daring attempt on his own life. Who is the owner of elite housing and the victim of gang warfare?
The beginning of the way
Vasiliev Sergey Vasilyevich - a businessman, now quite famous - the middle of three brothers. All of them were born in the village of Vyritsa, in the Leningrad region. From childhood, the boys were fond of boxing, so they had no shortage of stamina and strength - perhaps such tempering of character became one of the main reasons for their success in business. At the age of 19, Sergei went to jail, but served 3 of the prescribed five years. Ten years later - a new walker, but this time already on a par with his older brother on charges of extortion, to which fraud was added at the trial - at that time the Vasilievs, as they say, controlled video salons and the so-called thimble-makers in the city on Neva.
Freed in the early nineties, the brothers switched to a popular occupation at that time - distillation of cars from Europe to Russia, while they actively used old acquaintances, which allowed them to take one of the automobile markets of the northern capital under their wing.
Petersburg Oil Terminal
Businessman Sergei Vasilyev began his independent swimming from the Petersburg Oil Terminal. Interestingly, instead of looking for outside investors who could claim a stake in PNT as a token of gratitude for their help, Vasilyev turned to modernization using the terminal's own revenues.
AT this moment According to expert estimates, the share of this enterprise in the oil products market of the Baltic region is 15%, and the annual income of the Petersburg Oil Terminal is about 60 million dollars.
Union
Vasilyev Sergey Vasilyevich is a businessman, photo, whose biography is shrouded in mystery. But it is known that another major undertaking of the entrepreneur was the Soyuz corporation, which is engaged in the production of specialized fats (vegetable, palm oil and others); the share of this enterprise in the Russian market is 18%, which allows us to speak with confidence about its influence. Troubles in this company began in 2012, when a personal conflict occurred between Vasiliev, who owns a controlling stake, and his partner, who held a quarter of the corporation's shares.
Consequences of the "Union"
As a result of this, as financial experts say, a kind of raider takeover of the enterprise began: the more objectionable partner was removed from the management of the company, the lion's share of the property was allegedly sold for the debts of the Soyuz, and sold at a price much lower than the real market value and to firms for which , according to some analysts, businessman Sergei Vasiliev is also worth it.
It all ended with the fact that the incident acquired a truly global scale: the outcast partner was forced to leave for Holland with his family after an attempt on his own life, organized, quite likely, by Vasiliev; many Russian and foreign firms refuse to cooperate with the corporation; the legal proceedings initiated by the escaped partner in order to return the selected share in the Soyuz are in full swing.
Arcros
Russian Funds is another project led by Sergei Vasiliev. The businessman, whose biography includes several large-scale enterprises, with the help of this investment group, recently became the owner of the London-based diamond trader Arcos, which began its history back in 1920. Previously, it was under the wing of Alrosa, a mining company specializing mainly in diamond mining. They say, however, that at the time of the sale, Arcos owned only a medium-sized apartment in London, while all the rest of the property had already been sold to an unknown investor. Alrosa notes that two entrepreneurs took part in the auction where this company was at stake, and big price proposed, as is already clear, Sergei Vasiliev.
The businessman, whose photo appeared in many specialized publications in connection with this event, notes that this acquisition will allow him to expand his influence in the commodity markets, moreover, it will be an excellent addition to the Seligdar gold mining company already owned by the businessman. By the way, they note that Arcos was sold at a price that turned out to be lower than the market value, so Vasilyev made a bargain a priori.
assassination attempt
In Russia, a huge number of large entrepreneurs are citizens of other countries. Sergey, a businessman, whose photo appeared in many local and all-Russian media in connection with the high-profile assassination attempt, was no exception, and was chosen for a long time, despite his now Dutch citizenship. In this city, he began his career, suffered the first failures here, and immediately took up new ideas. And in the city on the Neva, he almost died. In 2006, the car in which the entrepreneur was located was fired upon by unknown people.
The attack was clearly well planned: one of the attackers' cars blocked the businessman's Rolls-Royce road, while the other was aimed fire: as a result of the assassination attempt, one Vasilyev's guard was killed, three were injured, he himself, who was also injured, spent about a week in intensive care.
Versions of the assassination
All versions of the attempt are related to professional activities. Some say that Sergei Vasiliev is a businessman who survived even refused to "share" with one of the well-known crime bosses "Petersburg Oil Terminal", for which he almost paid with his life. Others link the assassination attempt to Vasiliev's famous mansion, which he refused to sell. In any case, the charge was brought against the head of the Tambovskaya who, according to the investigation, had views on some of Vasiliev's enterprises.
Vasilievsky Palace
Vasiliev Sergey Vasilyevich is a businessman whose photo of the mansion has stirred up the Internet. It is believed that a citizen of an EU country should spend most of the year on the territory of the EU, but contrary to this rule, Vasiliev settled in native village, where he built himself a small copy famous palace in Tsarskoye Selo. The house is located on the shore, they say, by the way, that due to construction, the village has lost part wild beach. Experts note that if the Vasiliev Palace is in no way inferior to the Catherine Palace in terms of external design, then it even surpasses it in interior decoration.
There were rumors that the front doors of the mansion, made of tortoise shells, somehow did not please the owner, so businessman Sergei Vasilyev ordered one of them, worth $30,000, to be replaced with a new one. The abundance of marble and gold, the baroque decoration gives the house a certain “museum quality”, perhaps that is why this building is more used for receptions of high-ranking guests than for ordinary life. By the way, the exact area of the site is unknown.
patronage
But it is worth noting that Sergei Vasilyev, a businessman whose name often pops up in the media in connection with scandals, assassination attempts and other unpleasant events, is also known for his patronage. He completely restored the Church of the Kazan Mother of God - a wooden cathedral with more than a century of history, which is now one of the main places for pilgrims. True, not all fellow villagers are happy with such changes: from a small local church, the temple has turned into a tourist Mecca, which obviously pleases not everyone.
In addition, Sergey Vasilyev takes part in various projects for young entrepreneurs, businessmen, telling his own success story, thus inspiring young people to new achievements. It is worth noting that a year ago he tried himself in a new field: it all started with notes in one social network, in which Vasiliev shared some stories from his business past with his subscribers. Later, due to the popularity of these notes, the idea arose to create a whole book in which Vasiliev's path would be shown from the very beginning.
In his "memoirs", called "How it was for me: 90s", the entrepreneur writes about the specifics of business in the 90s, as well as about all kinds of business schemes that he created himself and that he had to face - this book promises to be one of the tutorials for those who are going to start their own business.
Conclusion
Of course, it is difficult to form an unambiguous opinion about such an extraordinary personality as Sergei Vasiliev. Someone considers him one of the "cleanest" Russian businessmen, saying that he did not clear his way with murders - for this alone he can be respected. Others blame the numerous scandals associated with the name of the entrepreneur: here is the incident with the Soyuz corporation, the trial of which is still not completed, and the likely behind-the-scenes games around the Petersburg Oil Terminal, for which Vasilyev almost paid with his life. In any case, it is worth noting that Sergei Vasilyevich Vasilyev really achieved a lot, not retreating from any difficulties and demonstrating his entrepreneurial talent and outstanding business skills. It is worth giving him credit only for the fact that he is also engaged in cultivating his own kind, which means that Russian business definitely has a future.
