Life goes on as usual, and while some Russians are taking loans to get their children to school, other Russians are multiplying their already rather big fortune.
But the rich also cry, giving up their place in the Forbes ranking to a richer clan. As happened in 2020, but who took the podium of the richest Russian family this year, we will tell you and show you.
10. Mikhailovs
Wealth - $ 1.1 billion
The list of the richest oligarchic clans in Russia is opened by a family that owns the Cherkizovo agro-industrial group, the largest domestic producer of meat products.
The founder of Cherkizovo is Igor Babaev, his eldest son Sergei runs the company, and the youngest, Evgeny, is the head of the board of directors. Part of the Cherkizovo shares belongs to the mother of the family, Lydia Mikhailova, and her niece Lyudmila. Even Lyudmila's husband and Sergey's wife are involved in the family business, holding important positions in the company.
9. Linniki
Wealth - $ 1.35 billion
If you have ever bought Miratorg products, you have made your small contribution to increasing the fortune of the Linnikov family. Brothers Alexander and Victor are the founders of Miratorg, which has now become the largest pork producer and one of the most influential latifundists in Russia.
By the way, the maiden name of Dmitry Medvedev's wife, Svetlana, is also Linnik. Coincidence? In the government and in Miratorg, the relationship between Svetlana and the Linnikov brothers is denied.
8. Sarkisovs
The fortune is estimated at $ 1.7 billion
The property of the Sarkisov brothers is the Reso group, which includes the RESO-Garantia insurance company, as well as many foreign real estate objects (in London, Monaco, Los Angeles, etc.).
Nikolai Sarkisov, the eldest son of Sergei Sarkisov, did not go into the insurance business, but took up cinema, creating a production company Blitz Production with his father. On account of her such films as "To Paris", "Fixies. Big Secret ”and“ Afloat ”.
7. Rakhimkulovs
The fortune is estimated at $ 1.8 billion
Megdet Rakhimkulov's friendship with Rem Vyakhirev and Viktor Chernomyrdin, as well as his work in Gazprom's daughter, Gazexport, opened the way for his sons to become dollar billionaires. Rakhimkulov invested the money received from the gas trade in shares of Hungarian companies.
Today, one of the richest families in the Russian Federation owns part of the shares of Hungarian OTP Bank, Zalakeramia, Antenna Hungaria, BorsodChem, and the oil and gas company MOL. Megdet's sons, Timur and Ruslan, are co-owners of the Kafijat company, which invests the family's funds in the necessary projects.
6. Bazhaevs
Own a fortune of $ 1.9 billion
This gold-platinum clan owns the Russian Platinum company, which develops a platinum deposit in the Krasnoyarsk Territory and the Far East.
One of the Bazhaev brothers, Musa, with his nephew, own the Alliance Altyn company, which develops the large Jerooy gold deposit. And the second brother, Mavlit Bazhaev, together with his son Mansur, is engaged in development projects in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. At the same time, the Bazhaev brothers and their nephew Denis jointly own the luxurious Forte Village hotel in Sardinia.
5. Yevtushenkovs
Own a fortune of $ 2.3 billion
Vladimir Yevtushenkov and his son Felix own the investment company AFK Sistema.
The solid investment "systemic" portfolio includes mainly Russian companies from various sectors of the economy - from high technologies, telecommunications and energy to pharmaceuticals, agriculture, logging and hotel business. Such well-known brands as Detsky Mir, MTS and Medsi are the property of Sistema.
4. Shaimievs
Net worth - $ 2.85 billion
The richest businessmen of Tatarstan come from the family of the first president of the republic, Mintimer Shaimiev.
They own part of the shares of TAIF Group, which controls about 90% of the oil refining, chemical and petrochemical industries of Tatarstan.
In addition to these areas, TAIF's interests extend to the banking sector (owns the Avers bank), construction and even football (it is the main sponsor of the football clubs Rubin and Neftekhimik). In addition, the group owns two television and radio companies and several financial and trading companies.
3. Gutserievs
Net worth - $ 3.2 billion
The fact that the laurels of the richest family in Russia the Gutserievs lost to the Rotenbergs is to blame for the oil crisis and the coronavirus.
- Due to the epidemic and the related restrictions, seven hotels belonging to the Russneft group belonging to the Gutseriev clan were empty.
- And the spring collapse in oil prices hit the quotes of RussNeft itself, which is one of the largest oil companies in the Russian Federation.
- The hotels were temporarily transferred to the accommodation of physicians, and Mikhail Gutseriev paid the expenses in four of the seven hotels.
But the Gutserievs also have a reason for joy. The quotations of the Russian trading network M.Video, the majority of which the family owns through the Cyprus-based Ericaria Holdings Limited, slightly increased.
And in his free financial time, Mikhail Gutseriev writes songs. For example, recently he wrote the song "I want your witchcraft" for Valery Syutkin.
2. The Guryevs
Status - $ 5.1 billion
Newcomers to the top 10 richest clans in Russia own 48.5% of the shares of Phosagro, a fertilizer producer. It was created back in the 2000s, within the framework of Menatep Group, an indirect main shareholder of YUKOS Oil Company.
After Mikhail Khodorkovsky and a number of Yukos-affiliated employees were prosecuted, Phosagro top managers bought out the shares that belonged to Menatep. Since then, Andrei Guryev has been the owner of Russia's largest holding for the production and processing of mineral fertilizers.
In addition to Guryev himself, the co-owner of Phosagro is his wife Evgenia, with whom the billionaire is familiar from school, and their son Andrey is the general director of the company. Daughter Julia is the beneficiary of the family trust and founder of the Charitable Foundation named after her father.
1. Rotenbergs
Status - $ 5.45 billion
The Rotenberg clan with many children, consisting of two brothers, Arkady and Boris, as well as Arkady's children - Igor (owner of Gazprom Burenie) and Lilia (co-owner of TPS Real Estate) was already in the first place of the richest families in Russia in 2014.
Then, for six long years, he ceded the "golden throne" to the Gutseriev clan, and in 2020 he returned to the top of the Forbes rating.
Billions of dollars to the Rotenberg family were brought by Gazprom contracts, which were received by Stroygazmontazh. Last year, Gazprom acquired Stroygazmontazh, and this deal brought the Rothenbergs 75 billion rubles. From now on, the main asset of the richest clan in Russia is Mostotrest, the contractor who built most of the Kerch Bridge.
In 2019, the Rotenbergs and VEB.RF signed an agreement on the creation of the Natsstroyproekt JV, which will control the construction assets of Mostotrest, as well as TEK-Mosenergo and Russian Railways' contractor Group 1520. Natsstroyproekt will take part in state tenders for the implementation of road construction projects included in the plan for the recovery of the Russian economy. And this in the future can bring the Rotenbergs trillions of rubles.
Gutseriev, well done! To save my business, I decided to first help people with the pandemic. Bravo! An example for everyone!