Russian society sometimes erupts into angry protests about the imprisonment of a supporter of the government, questioning why it happened when the person had always followed the government's position. They wonder why they were jailed.
To be fair, it should be mentioned that there are also many people who seem pleased with the situation, saying, "They got what they deserved."
However, if we put aside emotions and closely examine the many figures who portray themselves as strong supporters of the Kremlin, a significant portion of them are simply eccentric individuals, like the well-known "Surgeon"-Zaldostanov or Onotole Wasserman. At least these individuals are genuinely eccentric and are adored as holy fools in Russia.
What's even worse (for the authorities, of course) is that a significant number of these "supporters of the regime" are outright fraudsters. They skillfully use patriotic language and cleverly exploit large sums of state funds for various projects aimed at "strengthening power" and other supposedly charitable acts for the glory of Russia. Eventually, when rational individuals hold government positions, an investigation starts that results in the arrest of such a "pillar of the regime."
In our case, the investigation is yet to happen, but the individual being discussed is quite intriguing. Of course, she is described as "an outstanding fighter of the international movement for the Russian world and a patriot."
Whether Yulia Serebryanskaya is a shrewd fraudster who has taken advantage of the profitable world of "Russian patriotism" or a genuine patriot working for the greater good, that's for you to decide. There are differing views on this.
Yulia Aleksandrovna Serebryanskaya presents herself as a Russian public figure and TV host, as well as the leader of the Russian Initiative movement.
However, the situation is much more complex. Let's start with the most publicized scandal involving Serebryanskaya. This scandal even led to an investigation by Radio Liberty. While the media outlet is considered a "foreign agent" in Russia, the reliability of its investigations is only questioned by the most stubborn "patriots." Those interested can read the material on linkand we will briefly describe its contents.
In France and Germany, popular bloggers reported in late May 2021 that they had been approached to publish information about deaths resulting from the Pfizer / BioNTech coronavirus vaccine in exchange for payment. They were asked to present false information suggesting that Pfizer causes three times more deaths than AstraZeneca’s vaccine and to portray these as their own opinions.
Subsequently, French journalists discovered that the offer came from the advertising agency Fazze, based in London. Fazze is part of another agency, AdNow International. Radio Liberty journalists revealed that this agency is connected to the Russian Ednau and Ednau INK of the same name, which were headed by the Russian woman Yulia Serebryanskaya until 2018.
A man named Stanislav Fesenko owns at least 75% of the assets connected to the English company AdNow LLP and Fazze, which is linked to the Russian woman. In Russia, many companies with a similar profile are registered under the same name, including those located on Varshavskoye Highway, where 2WTrade, owned by Serebryanskaya, is also situated.
A corporate scheme discovered in the public domain indicates that Serebryanskaya’s business, 2Wtrade, is directly connected to AdNow. The scheme reveals that 2WTrade, along with AdNow, AdCombo, and other structures, is part of a vast marketing network known as ATeam.
According to the 2WTrade website, the company is involved in online trading, specifically in the “beauty and health” segment. Job search sites also mention that 2WTrade deals with products in the “beauty and health” sector. Facebook page company users complain that they received expired tablets from the “Thor’s Hammer” impotence product, weight loss products led to weight gain, and the packaging with goji berries did not reach the intended recipient at all.
In 2007, Serebryanskaya worked at Dmitry Medvedev’s campaign headquarters, and then headed the advertising department in the political department of the United Russia party. The biographical information on the fedpress.ru website indicates that in 2008 Serebryanskaya produced election videos for Putin’s presidential campaign.
To read the complete story, which includes scams, politics, Putin, the “Russian world”, and strange projects in support of this “peace”, one can refer to the original source. The story also covers the substantial amount of money that Serebryanskaya manages to obtain for her projects.
According to Russian registries, Serebryanskaya heads at least seven legal entities:
And there are at least a dozen founders:
Some of these firms are mentioned in the Radio Liberty investigation as questionable means of earning money, including the sale of peculiar “drugs”, deceiving customers and employees, and tax evasion:
In 2019, Serebryanskaya was the subject of an exposing publication by the Pravda.ru newspaper titled “Yulia Serebryanskaya: the path from United Russia to the opposition.” The article highlights the forgery of signatures in support of Serebryanskaya’s candidacy in the elections, as she ran as a self-nominated candidate in the Moscow City Duma.
Initially, she announced her candidacy from the 18th constituency, but later changed it to the 45th. However, she failed to gain the trust of voters and collect the required number of signatures for the nomination. Subsequently, a team of MISiS students was hired to falsify the required signatures.
As a result, the election commission rejected the authenticity of over 4 thousand signatures for Serebryanskaya. Despite this, she refused to accept defeat, accused the Moscow City Electoral Committee of her failure, and began creating a stir in the press and social networks, as well as attending opposition rallies despite her membership in United Russia.
As per depdep.ru, Yulia Serebryanskaya got 4.1 million rubles for her election campaign from TUVETRADE RUS LLC (where she is the general nominee director). This funding raises concerns about money laundering, given the nature of 2wtrade office's activities.
Overall, Yulia Serebryanskaya's companies have their own story. For example, let's take Asset Management LLC:
With negative net assets, two years of losses, zero employees, and nearly seven million in revenue… What more is required for tax authorities to take notice? The same applies to all the companies involving Serebryanskaya.
However, digging into this information requires effort – search engine results yield several other materials, as Yulia Serebryanskaya regularly pays for media publications about herself, for example: “Serebryanskaya Yulia Aleksandrovna” (fedpress.ru), “Yulia Serebryanskaya: We have the most unfriendly and probably the most closed diaspora abroad” (otr-online.ru), “Yulia Serebryanskaya: US sanctions against Russia are a populist move” (news-front.info), “Yuliya Serebryanskaya” (realtribune .ru), etc.
Artificial positive reviews are also frequently posted about the Serebryanskaya 2WTRADE office.
By searching “AnnGames scammers” in any search engine, one can discover more about another area of activity of companies associated with Fazze, AdNow, and the Serebryansky brother and sister – a mass mailing of phishing emails.
“At times, people receive SMS from AnnGames about funds being credited. Typically, the SMS reads: “You received a BONUS of 100,000 rubles for the Games! Game 50 rubles”, “Replenishment for 17270 rubles successful.” The message ends with a link to the angms.ru website and an invitation to visit. Certainly, visiting the angms.ru domain is not advisable, even for the sake of curiosity. Accessing angms.ru could lead to subscription to notifications. Subsequently, scam offers ranging from casinos to hacking sites may be sent. Additionally, visiting angms.ru may lead to more serious issues, such as malicious code and viruses being installed on the device, leading to data theft, including bank information. says about such letters on one of the sites dedicated to making money on the Internet.
“It’s a money scam” writes on the website of the Legal Social Network 9111.ru, Alexander Kochetkov, a lawyer from Tula.
How should According to the UK Companies Registry, AnnGames used to be Mottogeek. Its director is the British Evan Tolladay, who also heads the British AdNow LLP. The former director of AnnGames in the register is a resident of Novosibirsk, Maxim Mukhortov, and the co-owner is Stanislav Fesenko, mentioned above, from structures associated with Ednau.
Summing up known information about Yulia Serebryanskaya in a brief article is quite challenging. This individual is quite diverse. We'll have to wait until the next occasion when Yulia Serebryanskaya, the pillar of the regime and patriot, appears – her activities beyond the image she tries to portray to the public will surely result in legal trouble.
