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Vladimir Ivanovich Yakunin - civil servant, ex-head of Russian Railways, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation.

Forbes estimated his 2014 income at $ 11 million, ranking him 9th in the ranking of the highest paid Russian executives. However, Grigory Levchenko, the press secretary of the ex-head of the monopoly, denied this information, stating in the media that in reality the amount of Vladimir Ivanovich's earnings was almost 5 times less and amounted to $ 2.4 million.

After his departure from power in the summer of 2015, the former owner of the railways did not agree to become a candidate for senator - at the suggestion of the head of the Kaliningrad region Nikolai Tsukanov, to represent his region in the SovFed. The legal incompatibility of this status with the possibility of continuing activities in the field of international relations, on which he plans to concentrate after his resignation, forced him to abandon his preliminary intention.

Childhood of Vladimir Yakunin

The future high-ranking manager was born on June 30, 1948 in his mother's homeland in the Vladimir region. In those years, his dad, a pilot of the Ministry of State Security, served in the Estonian city of Pärnu, where there was a difficult political situation. Therefore, for security reasons, he sent his wife to give birth in the village to her parents. After the situation improved, she and her son returned back to her husband's place of service.


Volodya's childhood was spent on the Estonian coast of the Baltic Sea, in a port and resort town. His mom was an accountant, his dad was fond of playing preference cards in his spare hours. In 1964, my father quit, and the family moved from Pärnu to the city on the Neva. There Vladimir graduated from high school and higher educational institution "Voenmekh".

The beginning of the career of Vladimir Yakunin

After receiving higher education in 1972, the young engineer worked at the State Institute of Applied Chemistry (subordinate to the 6th Directorate), where formulations for ammunition and systems for influencing atmospheric phenomena were developed.

In 1974, he joined the state security agencies. In 1977, he graduated from the KGB Higher School in absentia and was sent to the State Committee for Economic Relations under the Council of Ministers. In the period 1982-1985. he headed the department for work with foreigners in the capital's Phystech, being a KGB counterintelligence officer.

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Since 1985, Vladimir Ivanovich was in the diplomatic service in the United States.

Entrepreneurial activity of Vladimir Yakunin

At 43, Yakunin went into business. In partnership with former colleagues, he established the International Center for Business Cooperation, took part in the formation of the Rossiya Bank, NPP Temp, and headed the Bikar auto center.


Under the supervision of the department for external relations of the administration of the Northern capital, headed by Vladimir Putin, Yakunin was engaged in the export of non-ferrous metals. At the same time, he worked for the Stream company, exporting timber, cotton, oil products. Yakunin's dacha was in the Ozero cooperative - an analogue of the Moscow Rublyovka, which he founded together with the future head of state.

All of its co-owners, including Yakunin, Yuri Kovalchuk, brothers Sergei and Andrei Fursenko, Nikolai Shamalov, during the presidency of Vladimir Vladimirovich occupied significant positions in power and business.

In particular, Yakunin became the Deputy Minister of Railways in 2002, having brilliantly carried out the reorganization of the department into an open joint-stock company. In 2005 he became the head of the Russian Railways.

Analysts noted that the candidacy of Vladimir Ivanovich appeared as the successor to the head of state. But Yakunin allegedly had no desire to run for the presidency, giving way to young candidates, Dmitry Medvedev and Sergei Ivanov.

Vladimir Yakunin - President of Russian Railways

In 2012, in the capital of France, at a meeting of the General Assembly of the International Union of Railways, he was appointed chairman of this organization, designed to harmonize relations between the railways of European countries.


In 2013, the enterprise headed by Yakunin faced financial problems. To save money resources, the workers of the enterprise were transferred to a shortened week.

In 2014, the head of the country conferred on the head of Russian Railways the rank of ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary. Thanks to the optimization of logistics, Yakunin managed to increase the volume of cargo transportation in containers by a quarter. In 2015, the company's board of directors, by its decision, linked the amount of bonuses to its head with financial performance. In August, the president of Russian Railways was relieved of his post by a government decree. It was rumored that he would go to the senators, but Yakunin refused this proposal.

During Vladimir Yakunin's work at Russian Railways, a high-speed connection appeared in Russia: Sapsans were launched between Moscow and St. Petersburg, reaching speeds of up to 250 km / h. Several series of new rolling stock were put into operation: Swallows (an adaptation of the German Siemens Desiro produced in Russia), Swifts and double-deck trains. At the same time, electronic tickets were introduced, and wireless Internet access appeared at railway stations.

Under Yakunin, a large-scale campaign was launched to reconstruct railway stations and organize parking spaces. Improvement also affected the areas near the station - the squares adjacent to the stations began to be cleared of disorderly stalls, flower growers, illegal taxi drivers and homeless people. Projects for the modernization of the Trans-Siberian and BAM were launched, the project of the Small Ring of the Moscow Railway (now known as the MCC) was revived, and Aeroexpress trains connected Moscow airports with the center. For the Olympics in Sochi, a railway station was built in Adler, and the railway infrastructure of the entire southern coast was reconstructed.

Personal life of Vladimir Yakunin

The ex-head of Russian Railways is married and has two sons - Andrey, born in 1975, and Viktor, born in 1978. He met his wife Natalya while studying at the Leningrad school. They got married in 1971. Like her husband, she graduated from Voenmeh.


In the early 2000s, she went into business, was one of the leaders of Millennium Bank. Today she acts as a co-founder of the Gelendzhik resort complex-Meridian, MSK Trade LLC, and is engaged in charitable activities. Together with her husband, she became the head of the Trust Fund for Dialogue of Civilizations established in Geneva.

Their eldest son is an economist, graduated from the University of St. Petersburg. He lives in London with his family. The couple have a son and a daughter. He owns a hotel chain of 20 hotels in Russian cities and is also involved in a number of large innovative construction projects.


Son Victor is a lawyer, graduated from the same university as his brother. He then continued his education at the London Business School, and later at the School at Columbia University in New York. Victor is the director of the legal department of the largest international energy group of companies Gunvor. He lives with his wife and two children in the northern capital.

Ex-President of Russian Railways - Doctor of Political Science. He is the Head of the Department of Political Science at Moscow State University, a professor at the Stockholm School of Economics. Vladimir Yakunin has state awards, including the Order of Merit to the Fatherland, IV degree, and the Order of Honor.

Vladimir Yakunin today

After his resignation, Vladimir Yakunin focused on scientific and social activities. He is a co-founder of the Research Institute "Dialogue of Civilizations", Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Andrew the First-Called Foundation, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Spread Your Wings!

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Vladimir Yakunin - about his son's British citizenship and his pantry for fur coats

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is not influential enough to create problems for anyone, former head of Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin told the BBC.

So he commented on suggestions that the real reason for his resignation was the Navalny Anti-Corruption Fund, which accused Yakunin of corruption.

In the summer of 2013, Navalny announced that Vladimir Yakunin had a large number of premium real estate properties. He argued that Yakunin is the actual owner of a huge business empire, which he controls through a complex scheme of offshore companies.

Shortly before this, the Russian media reported that Yakunin owned an estate worth almost $ 100 million in the Moscow region, next to which a forest and a river were illegally fenced off. The Internet also actively discussed the topic of a giant fur store, which was allegedly then in the house of the head of Russian Railways.

In an interview with BBC HARDtalk program host Stephen Sakur, Vladimir Yakunin called the fur store "a small pantry for fur coats," and also said that his son bought a house in London worth 5 million pounds, taking out a loan.

The BBC Russian Service is publishing excerpts from the interview, which will air on BBC World News on June 19 at 6:30, 11:30, 17:30 and 22:30 Moscow time.

About Vladimir Putin

BBC: For many years you have been a close associate and advisor to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Overall, if you look at the influence of Vladimir Putin, do you believe that he is leading Russia in the right direction?

Vladimir Yakunin: To be honest, I never considered myself to be Putin's advisor. I was running my own business, I was the head of the company, it is true, but I have never been an advisor to [Putin], or prime minister, or president. As for your question, according to opinion polls, people in Russia believe that his rule is aimed at the development of Russia.

BBC: It is interesting that you mentioned opinion polls, Putin's ratings were very high for a long time - 70-80%. But let's look at the facts. He demonstrates brutal military power in the Middle East and neighboring Ukraine, which has led to the isolation of Russia, international sanctions - for the invasion of Crimea. You can also think about the economy, the growth rate of which has slowed down, and the economic development of the country, which essentially stalled. Few world leaders can hold on to such results.

V.Ya .: Everything is relative. The American president is displaying incredible military strength, and there is nothing special about the Russian president doing it.

BBC: You are well aware that the decision to invade and annex Crimea caused great concern in the world and led to sanctions, and you yourself were named a confidant of Vladimir Putin in 2014and steelsubject to US economic sanctions.

V.Ya .: It was not Russians or Russian troops who staged a coup d'etat in Kiev, it was not Russian politicians who were on the Maidan. There were European and American politicians there. Can you imagine that here in London, a member of the Russian parliament is at the head of the protest? It's impossible.

About cyber attacks and elections in the United States

BBC: Russia carries out a number of covert activities, uses force in cyberspace, soft power around the world - sometimes through the media, sometimes through less public channels. Given that Vladimir Putin appears determined to play an important role - in American, French or German elections, Eastern European politics - how big is this man's ambition?

V.Ya .: A person who understands at least something in information, military affairs and other similar things would never believe that all this huge array of events can have one source, and this source is Russia.

BBC: That is, you deny all the evidence, the absolutely unequivocal statements of the former FBI Director James Comey that Russia interfered in the US presidential elections, carried out hacker attacks on the Democratic Party and thus was a key player in this campaign, the result of which was the victory of Donald Trump?

V.Ya .: I have not seen any conclusive evidence. Why should I trust the former head of the FBI that he has some kind of proof? Why weren't they presented to the general public? I think that everything is much more complicated here, and there are many respected experts in the West who raise doubts about these statements, because sometimes it is much easier to blame someone else for your mistakes.

BBC: However, things are not going as we would like. Your idea is to represent Russia in a different light in the West, but there is a perception in the US and around the world - intelligence services, police and ordinary people. I can quote if you like, as Angela Merkel and the chief of German intelligence say, that there is no doubt that Russia is trying to influence the elections in Germany.

V.Ya .: The Russians didn’t tap her phone, why didn’t it bother her? They were not Russians. The development of computer technology is an incredibly important and valuable thing in the modern world, but it's not that simple.

About Navalny and a fur store

BBC: The problem in Russia is that open dissatisfaction with the authorities is a question, if not of life and death, then certainly of freedom or imprisonment.[ Alexey] Navalny - I spoke to him recently - is constantly getting some kind of problems with the law, now he is again threatened with far-fetched accusations that could prevent him from participating in the 2018 presidential campaign as he wants. I was in his office - searches are constantly going on there. I interviewed Garry Kasparov several times - he says that he cannot live in Russia because he is not safe there. This is the reality in Russia that you are defending.

V.Ya .: You know, I can't say anything, for example, about the personal feelings of Mr. Kasparov. But what can I say [about Navalny] - he did not talk about his attempt to become mayor of Moscow: how did it happen, who supported him? He is a free man. He flies here, he meets you. But no regime likes its opponents.

BBC: He showed me a luxurious estate that you bought in the Moscow region for many millions of rubles.

V.Ya .: Yes.

BBC: He published images - I saw them - they show in detail both houses, and free-standing non-residential premises, and a tennis court, and more ... Is it true that there is a special room inside where you store your fur coats?

V.Ya .: Listen, this is an anecdote, just a fiction. When you find yourself in Moscow ...

BBC: But is the estate yours?

V.Ya .: I invite you to this estate to show you this little pantry for fur coats. You won't find any special furs there. Maybe some kind of fur coats from Siberia - and so on, and so on.

Image copyright Alexei Nikolsky / TASS Image caption Vladimir Yakunin was called one of the closest persons from the circle of Vladimir Putin

About his son's £ 5m home

BBC: In 2015, you lost your position as head of Russian Railways.

V.Ya .: I resigned, better to say.

BBC: Everything is complicated there. Some in Russia think that Putin has decided ...

V.Ya .: Let them count.

BBC: Good. But the reason you - perhaps - become a problem is because some information has become public. And maybe Alexei Navalny also had a hand in this. It became clear that your son ...

V.Ya .: Oh no, you don't have to make a hero out of him! He's not, you know, influential enough to create problems for anyone in this way.

BBC: Let's get back to the topic. Your own son lives in London, in a very expensive house, and has also received British citizenship.

V.Ya .: What do you call a "very expensive home"?

BBC: Cost inOmany millions of pounds.

V.Ya .: No, no, how much exactly? Do you know this amount?

BBC: It seems to have been worth nearly five million pounds.

V.Ya .: And this is a huge amount of money.

BBC: Yes.

V.Ya .: A very large amount.

BBC: Of course.

V.Ya .: Yes, besides, it was bought, you know, taking into account some loans and all that ... Is it somehow very different from how other people live here?

BBC: This is perhaps very different from how most people live here. But the question is not even about the real estate empire, it is about the British passport. The Russian authorities today constantly talk about how the West is opposed to Russia, how the West is trying to harm and destroy Russia. And in Russia, people were shown how your own son gets British citizenship. And for the Russians - perhaps even for Vladimir Putin - it put you in a position where he no longer wanted to be associated with you.

V.Ya .: No. You know, I never hid that my son lives here. And due to the peculiarities of local rules, according to the law, he received a passport - about which I duly notified the Russian authorities. And besides, you are wrong when you say that all Russians believe that "the bad West wants to harm Russia" and so on ...

BBC: Isn't that the signal they get from the Kremlin?

V.Ya .: No, I do not think so.

Former head of Russian Railways and founder of the Dialogue of Civilizations Institute Vladimir Yakunin spoke on the BBC's Hard Talk program. In a conversation with TV presenter Steven Sakur, he spoke about his vision of the dangers of relations between Russia and Western countries.

“This type of relationship (between Russia and the West, which we see now) is very dangerous. We (at the Institute for the Dialogue of Civilizations) are promoting the idea of ​​dialogue: the fact that you are committed to some ideas that I do not share, or that I am committed to some ideas that you do not share, is not a reason to use violence. Why do our politicians forget this? This is wrong, ”said Vladimir Yakunin.

Yakunin also spoke on the topic of opposition actions and the personality of Alexei Navalny. The ex-head of Russian Railways believes that not all the facts of corruption demonstrated by the opposition are real. The politician expressed his opinion that some of them may be fiction.

“We have a huge country, people are creating new jobs, new companies, new ports, new railways - are they really all corrupt? This is not the case, ”Yakunin said.

When asked by a journalist about his son's expensive house in Great Britain, Yakunin noted that the building had been purchased on credit.

“I have never hidden the fact that my son lives here. And due to the peculiarities of local rules, according to the law, he received a passport - about which I duly notified the Russian authorities, ”Yakunin assured.

Also during the interview, the head of the Dialogue of Civilizations Institute spoke about a number of important international topics.

On Russian hackers and "election interference"

“A person who understands at least something in information, military affairs and other similar things would never believe that all this huge array of events can have one source, and this source is Russia. I have not seen any conclusive evidence. Why should I trust the former head of the FBI that he has some kind of proof? Why weren't they presented to the general public? I believe that everything is much more complicated here, and there are many respected experts in the West who raise doubts about these statements, because sometimes it is much easier to blame someone else for their mistakes. It wasn't the Russians who tapped her [Angela Merkel's] phone, why didn't that bother her? The development of computer technology is an incredibly important and valuable thing in the modern world, but it's not that simple. "

About Donald Trump's personality

“I have never admired Trump since my time in New York. I said that it is impossible to understand too simplified the nature of this person. I have never said anything that could be interpreted as my expectations from Mr. Trump, everything that I said is facts. He was elected president, this is a fact, he is bound by the system, he is not a free man who could do whatever his heart desires. During his campaign, he spoke about some very important problems in relations with Russia and claimed that he would do something to improve these relations. He did not fulfill this promise. "

On the future in relations between Europe and the Russian Federation

“Russia is not immune from large-scale shifts taking place all over the world. A recent article in The Economist described the end of the neoliberal consensus. Russia is developing, the world is developing and changes will certainly take place, and these changes should not be imposed from outside. [Stephen Sakour: You mean you believe that in the future, Russia will not become more like the West, but the West will become more like Russia?] Yes, that's right, this is convergence. This term was not invented by me. This is a long-standing theory about convergence between systems. "

RHODOS (Greece), October 7 - RIA Novosti, Olga Lipich. Humanity turned out to be not ready for the outlined rates of technological progress, as a result, many ethical and other pressing questions have appeared that need to be answered in the near future through dialogue, said its founding president, ex-head of the 15th Rhodes Forum "Dialogue of Civilizations" Russian Railways, Doctor of Political Science Vladimir Yakunin.

“My answer is no,” he said, answering a question from RIA Novosti about whether a morally modern society is ready for the risks associated with the rapid development of computer technology, breakthroughs in genetic engineering, replacement of human labor with machine labor, and the ability to control privacy.

The dialogue between scientists, politicians, economists, religious and public figures will help to understand and respond to these challenges, according to Yakunin.

So, during the discussion at the Rhodes Forum, the representative of Iran, the head of the organization of Islamic culture and relations Abuzar Ebrahimi Torkaman spoke about the relationship between human nature and the rapid development of science and technology, about the consequences of the emergence of artificial intelligence.

“Millions of people may soon lose their jobs, which will be occupied by artificial intelligence. We ask everyone: what will people do without work? What will happen next? We are faced with technocratic politics and many dangers. people, their mentality, to manipulate society, and there are no boundaries to effectively protect a person from such manipulation, "- said Yakunin.

According to him, in the current conditions of globalism and the instant dissemination of information practically throughout the entire globe, the risk of manipulation of public opinion and, accordingly, the responsibility of civil society and the media increases.

Risks of IT progress

Professor of the University of Oxford, specialist in globalization and development, former Vice President of the World Bank (2003-2006) Ian Goldin in his speech also touched upon the problem of the development of robotics and its replacement of human labor. In addition, he noted the mutual influence of people in the global world. "The world is becoming more mountainous, and we need flexibility, the ability to change professions and so on," said the professor.

The business community's point of view on the risks of IT progress was presented by Natalya Kasperskaya, a data security specialist. She spoke about the threats of loss of the right to privacy, manipulation of consciousness and a new form of colonialism - digital.

“Countries striving for digital independence must join their efforts. We still have the opportunity to create a diverse world in which people will have the right to privacy and their own opinion,” said Kaspersky.
Both Goldin and Kasperskaya believe that the world will face a greater degree of regulation of IT risks by states trying to build borders on the Internet.

"The Rhodes Forum brings together people with different views, often opposing. But it is an opportunity to hear, understand each other, learn from each other. And the opportunity to involve political leaders to realistically solve problems," Yakunin said.

He noted that the Rhodes Forum for several years predicted both financial and migration crises, and the world listens to its forecasts and recommendations.

The 15th anniversary forum "Dialogue of Civilizations", which takes place on October 6-7 on the Greek island of Rhodes, is attended by 250 experts, politicians, businessmen, public, religious leaders and scientists from dozens of countries around the world, from different continents. Among its participants were Prime Minister of France (2005-2007) Dominique de Villepin, President of the Czech Republic (2003-2013) Vaclav Klaus, President of Nigeria (2010-2015) Goodluck Jonathan, President of Mali (2012-2013) Dioncunda Traore, Russian Islamic scholar Alexei Malashenko, director Institute of Europe RAS Aleksey Gromyko, ex-secretary general of the Council of Europe, co-founder of the Dialogue of Civilizations International Foundation, Walter Schwimmer of Austria, former Austrian Federal Chancellor and co-founder of the Dialogue of Civilizations International Foundation Alfred Gusenbauer.

History of the Dialogue of Civilizations

In 2001, at the initiative of Iranian leader Mohammad Khatami, the UNESCO participating countries adopted the "UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity", and the UN General Assembly presented the "Global Agenda for Dialogue among Civilizations", defining the principles and goals of intercultural dialogue. The Dialogue of Civilizations Forum arose as an attempt to put this initiative into practice - it was founded in 2002 by Vladimir Yakunin, American businessman and public figure of Greek origin Nicholas Papanikolaou and Indian futurist Jagdish Kapoor.

The "Dialogue of Civilizations" is supported by state, public, religious leaders, scientists and cultural figures of the countries of Europe and Asia, the Middle East region, North and South America, Australia. Dialogue cooperates with many public organizations and international institutions around the world, including the UN, UNESCO, ALEXO (Organization of the League of Arab States for Education, Culture and Science), the Council of Europe and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.

In 2013, the Dialogue of Civilizations was given consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council.

During its 15-year history "Dialogue of Civilizations" has held more than 100 seminars, round tables and lectures, over 30 regional conferences in Europe, Asia and the Americas, published a lot of scientific literature. The largest annual event since 2002 has been the Rhodes Forum.

In 2016, the World Public Forum "Dialogue of Civilizations" was transformed into the Research Institute of the same name with headquarters in Berlin and offices in Moscow and Vienna. According to the creators, it is "an independent, non-governmental organization engaged in the study of issues of international relations and international security." The main mission of the institute is to develop recommendations for preventing the development of conflicts and reducing tensions in the world. These recommendations, in the form of research and peer review, are intended for national governments and decision-makers, the analytical community, business and the media.

Some incomprehensible so far movements are taking place around the former head of Russian Railways Yakunin. Only last Friday, we read the news that the license was revoked from Millennium Bank, a pocket bank of Russian Railways, where Vladimir Ivanovich's wife Natalya Yakunina was on the board of directors. On the same day, Sergei Mikhailov, a former member of the board of directors of Russian Railways, who has been serving on advertising and PR contracts for Russian Railways for more than a decade, was searched. Well, and calling the FBK employees to testify.

I don’t want to turn into a psychic political scientist and assume what is behind all these events, who jumped on whom, and how much the conditional security officials quarreled with conditional liberals or a specific Yakunin with a specific Putin. Is there a possibility that old man Yakunin, our longtime favorite and constant hero of investigations, was really taken seriously? Of course there is.

Yakunin is a symbol of corruption in Russia. If someone decided to draw the coat of arms of corruption, Vladimir Ivanovich would have flaunted on it in a fur coat and a watch, in a house of gatekeepers or a home chapel, entwined with a network of endless offshore companies and spiritual bonds.

It would seem, how much can one person, or a family, steal? How many times can one and the same circuit, working on the same principles, be cranked with the help of the same people? And how long can such a model last?

We wrote a lot about the fact that the Yakunin family business, fronted by the eldest son Andrei Yakunin, is inextricably linked with Russian Railways. First, we found a network of railway station hotels, then for trains and a booking system, and then for a billion rubles.

At some point, the penetration of Yakunin Jr. into Russian Railways acquired some unimaginable proportions - it is offered to book a room at the railway station hotel of Andrey Yakunin through the payment system of Andrey Yakunin, having previously bought a train ticket also through the payment system of Yakunin. Everywhere there are commissions and service charges, everything is registered for the same offshore.

In fact, we did more investigations, and some of them remained in the archives of the FBK after the resignation of the fur coat. Now let's dust off some of them. Fortunately, investigating the business of Yakunin and his entourage is simple and pleasant. His offshore empire is so simple that any fifth-grader can triumphantly expose him, not to mention an Interior Ministry investigator.

As most of our readers remember, the business of Andrey Yakunin's eldest son is registered in two Cypriot offshore companies - VERLYS NOMINEES LIMITED and V.R.L. NOMINEES LIMITED... This is not guesswork or speculation, it is enough to study the list of his "projects" on the website of the VIY Management company, check the owners of legal entities, and there will be our old friends from Cyprus - the Lissiotis family of lawyers. Yakunin's estate in Akulinino is also registered as an offshore company that formally belongs to them.

On closer inspection, these offshore companies have several more interesting assets. Believe it or not, they are all connected with Russian Railways again.

For example. Those who drove the Sapsans must have seen this magazine:

This is a monthly edition with a circulation of 80,000. A million magazines a year. Although the magazine is free for passengers, they charge quite decent money for advertising:

The publication of this magazine is carried out by LLC "Reklamotiv". He also publishes the magazine "SACVOYAZH SV", the monthly circulation of which is 400 thousand copies. Distributed in SV compartments and carriages.

http://bd-event.ru/ru/events/

Since 2012, this company has not organized practically anything, except for a variety of rail and other transport rallies.

Here is Yakunin himself at the 1520 Strategic Partnership forum organized by Business Dialogue:

In the last year alone, Business Dialogue LLC won tenders for 1 billion rubles, the bulk of this money - 677.5 million - amounted to one tender from Russian Railways for the right to organize participation of Russian Railways in exhibitions and conferences, as well as organize, conduct and provision of exhibitions and conferences of Russian Railways from 2015 to 2017.

It would be strange if such a wonderful thing as organizing events passed by the tenacious paws of the Yakunin family and their closest entourage.