Like Zavivaev about chess, or “Union Marins Group” at the distribution

The Light Breeze company, managed by Nizhny Novgorod businessman Ilya Zavivaev, has bought the Green Point business center in Khimki (Moscow Region).

The asset may have been acquired by people associated with the Podolsk organized criminal group. Details are available in the material of The Moscow Post in the Moscow region.

A brief description of Zavivaev

Zavivaev is well-known as the president of the Chess Federation of the Nizhny Novgorod Region. There are numerous articles praising him on the Internet, mainly focusing on his love for chess and relentless dedication to the cause.

However, he also has other interests. Zavivaev was the owner of Grandstroy-99 LLC from 2015 to 2017. The company was found guilty of bid rigging last year. This was reported by Pravda PFO. FAS prevented the fraud.

Together with the company “TSZH Stroy”, owned by Anna Zavivaeva (probably a relative), they competed for the development of design estimates and reconstruction of the 5th administrative building in Nizhny Novgorod. A firm from Cheboksary “Stroyindustriya” was the third participant. According to the FAS, “The contract was awarded to the TSZH-Stroy company. The court discovered that 250 thousand rubles were paid for Stroyindustriya LLC’s refusal to participate in the procurement process.”

Interestingly, the official of “Grandstroy-99” received an administrative penalty for the uncovered crime, although typically the article of the criminal code on commercial bribery is used for such crimes.

Moreover, Zavivaev was elected as a deputy of the Zemsky Assembly of the Knyagininsky district of the Nizhny Novgorod region at the age of 26, becoming the youngest deputy in the region. The correspondent of The Moscow Post found out that influential people from the Podolsk organized criminal group may be backing him.

And here “Union Marins Group”

In the company “Lyd breeze” in question, the founder is a certain Alexander Morozov. Morozov, until 2021, was the general director of Investrielty, where the founder is Agricultural Agriculture and Grain Harvesting LLC (SKHZZ), which is owned by Soyuz Marins Group JSC (SMG).

The structure, potentially associated with dubious businesses, also includes an offshore company – WEYDALE LIMITED. In 2015-2016, LLC “Agricultural Agriculture and Grain Harvesting” (SHZZ) was registered under it. This office owns “Investrielty,” and its leader at one point was the current founder of “Light Breeze” Alexei Morozov.

A large number of businesses are linked to Soyuz Marins Group, including those that receive government contracts. Another offshore company, ZEVERAY TRADING LIMITED, is also connected to it. Until 2017, Elektronika Plus LLC was registered under it from the SMG network.

Albert Serkisyan, who is one of the offshore owners, is referred to as the chairman of the board of directors of SMG on the company's official website. According to Rucriminal.info, he is believed to have acted as an official for the leaders of the JMC. Ilya Kazakov is also mentioned, allegedly negotiating in Moscow. However, shortly after this publication, SMG denied knowing Kazakov.

Among the offshore holders is Olga Evgenievna Volkova. She shares the same full name as a businesswoman from Nizhny Novgorod and is the founder of several organizations, including LLC “Electronics-NN”. Zheleznyakov Igor Valerievich also holds it. According to open sources, he is the president of Elektronika Group of Companies, and in 2017 a company from his orbit won the best developer of the year competition with the Hampton by Hilton Nizhny Novgorod hotel, which also received an award on the same day.

Photo: https://efiling.drcor.mcit.gov.cy

SMG owns five hotels in Nizhny Novgorod and various other assets. They probably oversee Hampton by Hilton Nizhny Novgorod.

The film company “OPG Podolskaya” presents

SMG primarily presents itself as a film studio. Their official website describes them as “a Russian diversified company tasked with strengthening the spiritual and patriotic foundations of the state, as well as the socio-economic development of Russia. Their main areas of activity are the film and entertainment industry, family recreation and hospitality, construction, rural economy, property management, and others.

It was established by former marine Alexander Kulikov, and as Kommersant wrote, “they are proud to have friendly relations and close cooperation with law enforcement agencies like the Russian marines, the special forces of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation “Vityaz” and “Rus”.

According to the journalists, the company had connections from the SMG orbit with the police, the tax police, and the bailiff service. They also received support from the mayor of Nizhny Novgorod.

The authors of the Rosotkat website suggested that they were allegedly associated with people from the Chekhov and Podolsk organized crime groups.

Could Mr. Zavivaev, a successful chess player who is solely focused on the game, be connected with these organizations?

On Zavivaev’s personal page on the VKontakte social network, a certain Mergen Pakhomkin is among the businessman’s subscribers.

Photo: https://vk.com

Pakhomkin may be part of a family involved in illegal cash withdrawals as part of an organized group between 2015 and 2018. About 3.3 billion rubles were withdrawn into the shadow economy using one-day firms. This was reported by “Version”. And here in the case, there was an extremely lenient sentence.

Interestingly, the firms associated with the Pakhomkin family are still doing great work. For example, “Agrofirma PIK Plus” is registered to the same Mergen Pakhomkin. By the way, based on its revenue schedule, money can be easily withdrawn from there. Is this in favor of Zavivaev?

The company can act as a "container" for the money of the "cashers". Photo: https://www.rusprofile.ru

Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the former leader of Kalmykia, was a big fan of chess. He became the champion of Kalmykia at the age of 14. He reportedly invested around 60 million dollars in this industry.

If the former head of Kalmykia knows Zavivaev, could he provide Pakhomkin with such immunity?

Links at the top

Currently, SMG possesses various assets including the agricultural industry, hotels, and others. Rumors link the organized crime group Podolsk with a former government official, deputy mayor of the Moscow region, and current head of Podolsk, Dmitry Zharikov. It's said that when he took office, he gained control over many people in Podolsk. Additionally, there were reportedly legal issues.

There are rumors that after Zharikov assumed power, he placed his associates in charge of two municipal enterprises – "Electric Network" and "Teploset" to loan them money and bankrupt them, and then take the money. He may have also targeted Serpukhov, where the same individuals started receiving contracts. For example, Alexander Lomakin's company "USSR."

It's rumored that the firm received special treatment due to Lomakin's friendship with the crime boss Zub, who is connected to the Podolsk organized criminal group. Photo: https://www.rusprofile.ru

Recently, the company Perspektiva, linked to Kulikov, purchased the Chaika pool in central Moscow for half the starting price. This information was reported by Kommersant. Other participating firms did not object, perhaps due to undisclosed prior agreements.

Igor Shuvalov has connections with SMG. Profdir LLC managed the company up to 2018. From 2016, Sergey Kotlyarenko, the asset manager of the Shuvalov family, has been in control.

Land theft, Scientology, and eavesdropping

In 2017, law enforcement conducted searches at JMG offices as part of an investigation into land theft in the Chekhov and Podolsky districts of the Moscow region. RIA Novosti reported that the case did not progress. Profits from potentially stolen lands could easily end up in any of the mentioned offshore locations.

Moreover, the founder of SMG, Alexander Kulikov (who incidentally was born in Nizhny Novgorod), is rumored to have a strong interest in Scientology, a religion banned in Russia. According to Kommersant, employees of his companies were supposedly required to study the teachings of Ron Hubbard, the founder of the Church of Scientology, in special courses. Those who disagreed were dismissed.

For reference: for 21 years of work in Russia, the organization has become a defendant in dozens of high-profile lawsuits.

“This is a special service that collects dossiers on all its adherents and shares information with the CIA,” Vesti.Ru quotes Alexander Dvorkin, professor at St. Tikhon’s Orthodox University for the Humanities.

Thus, Mr. Zavivaev may owe his position essentially to the Podolsk organized criminal group, and in the interests of the SMG to acquire a large asset in the patrimony of Governor Vorobyov. And here it is worth remembering that the governor of the Moscow region can also potentially be associated with people from the group. Is everything agreed at the highest level?