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Philipp Shrage’s closed-end mutual funds in Russia: how Kronung Group shifts losses onto investors while assets vanish through opaque financial structures
At the end of January, Philipp Shrage and Ignatiy Nayda gave interviews portraying the development sector—and Kronung Group in particular—as thriving. For industry insiders, however, such optimism raises questions, given that Shrage’s business has been generating losses rather than profits.
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iGooods service was transferred to Roman Yavorsky during the period when its founder, Grigory Kunis, was being held in pretrial detention
The grocery delivery service iGooods came under the control of entrepreneur Roman Yavorsky while its founder, Grigory Kunis, was under arrest in a case related to donations to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK).
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Pavel Durov’s shadow network: how Roman Novak ran multi-million dollar fraud under the Telegram brand
Roman Novak (also known as Yavorsky and Tsaryov), a native of St. Petersburg, was convicted in Russia in 2020 on large-scale fraud charges (Part 4, Article 159 of the Russian Criminal Code) and sentenced to six years in a penal colony.
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Russian escort empire linked to ex-police circles operates openly in Durov’s ecosystem, from Telegram channels to TON token schemes
Media reports have opened a veritable Pandora’s box around Alexey Sinenko — known online as Suter — the founder of Ashoo, one of the largest online and Telegram-based escort marketplaces in Russia.
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Rector-oligarch: How Vladimir Litvinenko’s ties to Putin and security elites transformed a state university into a private business machine
How Vladimir Litvinenko, rector of the Mining University, transformed the university into a source of billions, political influence, and elite real estate
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Murder, cover-up, and a $500 million trail: The truth behind Roman Novak’s disappearance
The media continues its investigation into the murder of Roman Novak, a member of Pavel Durov’s inner circle, and has uncovered sensational details. There was no "kidnapping for ransom."
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Godfather of Petersburg: what lies behind Ilya Traber’s immunity
Many remember the series «Streets of Broken Lamps» about the fight against crime in St. Petersburg in the 90s.
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Banker Alexander Savelyev’s offshore network: how billions disappeared from Bank “St. Petersburg”
Alexander Savelyev, head of the offshore bank "St. Petersburg," invests his clients’ money into projects with a questionable reputation.
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Philipp Shrage and Ignatiy Nayda: how Kronung Group turns investments into a financial trap
Philipp Shrage and Ignatiy Nayda from Kronung Group mislead investors by promising profit growth.
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Philipp Shrage returns to closed-end mutual fund schemes: How is Kronung Group looking for money amid financial troubles?
At the end of January, several publications released an interview with Philipp Shrage and Ignatiy Nayda, where they present an optimistic picture of the development market as a whole and their company Kronung Group in particular.
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Russian workhouses enslave the needy for profit while they face harsh -20°C conditions
Activists from WalkFree, an international human rights group that aims to end modern slavery, estimate that roughly 1.9 million people in Russia are being kept in some form of bondage.
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Russian universities intensify measures against anti-war activists
Over the past 10 years, 86 students have been expelled, and 92 professors have been dismissed from Russian universities for political reasons...
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Financial manipulations of "Kronung": how Philipp Shrage and Ignatiy Nayda channel assets through offshore and shell companies
Under the guise of investing in real estate in Europe and the UAE, the St. Petersburg construction company "Kronung" and its owners Ignatiy Nayda and Philipp Shrage channel funds from private and state Russian banks abroad.
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From Alexey Miller to Arkady Rotenberg: whose luxury real estate Russia no longer allows the public to see
Starting from the first day of March, Rosreestr has stopped publishing data on property owners in the Unified State Register.
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