The “Trial” with Usmanov and New Footage of Medvedev’s Secret Estate

Hi everyone, this is Georgy Alburov, and I want

to share with you the most important

observation from the Lyublino District Court, where

Usmanov's lawsuit against Navalny was being heard.

But first, let's take a look

at some fresh drone footage flying over the estate

owned by the Foundation for the Support of Socially

Significant State Projects. This is that

very same grand estate worth 5 billion rubles (about $85 million at the time).

And by the way, if 5 billion rubles had fallen on us, like they did on

Medvedev, from the ceiling, then we

would have to sit in this studio for five

days straight for that entire

staggering amount to pile up here in dollars. That's the kind of

tsar-like gift Usmanov gave

to Medvedev's foundation. We shot this video

just a couple of days ago, and we can't

deny ourselves the pleasure of looking

at this luxurious residence together with

you one more time. So, here it is, Medvedev's

little gem, right on Rublyovka (Moscow's elite luxury suburb), in the village of

Znamenskoye: 2,820

square meters of pure luxury, plus an annex with

a huge swimming pool. Because of course

you need a pool. There's also a chapel here. The thing is,

Svetlana Medvedeva is a very religious

person. She and her husband even named their yacht,

if you remember, after Svetlana's

church name:

Fotini. We fly around the house from behind and head toward the

pond, and we see

how much fits into this garage. Well, actually,

quite a lot more. Medvedev is generally

a serious car enthusiast, and next to it are a checkpoint and

the security house. Let's go back to

the far edge of the property, where the pond is located.

I suggest we take a closer look at it.

The pond covers about 6,000 square meters — that's 10

standard Soviet-era dacha plots of 6 sotkas each (about 600 square meters apiece).

Wait, wait, hold it — and here we see

a pier, a boat, a gazebo, and a statue — literally

an actual statue in the middle of the property. We never

managed to identify what kind of statue it is.

If you know anything about it, please write

about it in the

comments. Let's keep flying. Whoa, another

mysterious statue. What is this?

Did Medvedev move some kind of museum out here under cover of

night? Nearby there's a tower with a bunch of antennas.

You'd never see anything like this on ordinary people's

properties. And right here are two houses — we

haven't shown them before. Judging by the

number of chimneys, this is some kind of bathhouse

complex. Medvedev really does love

steaming himself in a banya (traditional Russian steam bath). This passion

has gripped him no less than his love of

wine. For example, the spa complex at his

residence in Krasnaya Polyana occupies

an area of 1,000

square meters.

Seen from above, the total area of the plot is

4.3 hectares, or 43,000 square meters of land, in

the very heart of Rublyovka. We estimate the total

value of this estate at 5 billion rubles. Everything

you've just seen was gifted

by oligarch Alisher Usmanov to the Foundation

for the support of socially significant

State Projects. Damn, who do you even have to be

to name your foundation that

while knowing full well that it won't be

engaged in

helping children, veterans, or in general

providing assistance to anyone other than Dmitry

Anatolyevich Medvedev and his family, while

its entire socially significant

state project consists of owning and

operating a multi-million-dollar estate.

A month and a half after the publication

of our film *He Is Not Dimon to You*, they came up with

a version according to which the Sotsgosproekt foundation did not

simply receive the estate as a gift from

Usmanov, but received it as part of

some kind of three-way deal, as

compensation for lost profits. But don't

worry — I'll explain it all to you in simple terms

right now. Look, the scheme that we

documented and proved looks

extremely simple. Here is Alisher Usmanov and

his house on Rublyovka, in the village of Znamenskoye. He

transfers it under a donation agreement

for real estate to the Sots

gosproekt foundation. That's it — that's the whole deal. But here's how

Usmanov explains this deal: a company called

Invest — don't ask who that even is,

just some company — owned

a plot of land next to Usmanov's house in

Gorki, and Usmanov desperately wanted to buy

that plot. But here's the problem: on that

plot, Invest wanted to carry out some kind of

development project together with the Sots

gosproekt foundation.

The question is: why on earth is a foundation

for the support of socially significant

state projects — forgive me,

I just really love that name —

involved in carrying out development projects at all?

Well, we'll set that question aside too. So,

Usmanov bought the plot in order to expand

his holdings in Gorki from Invest. And by doing so, he

ruined the business plans of Sots

gosproekt. And so they wouldn't be too

upset, he gave them an estate in

Znamenskoye worth 5 billion rubles as

compensation for lost profits. That's the

amazing version that was presented

to the public by Alisher Usmanov and the chief

manager of Medvedev's assets — and also,

incidentally, Medvedev's best friend —

Ilya Yeliseyev. And it's not even about the fact

that Usmanov and Yeliseyev admitted to

entering into a sham transaction, because by their

own words, the donation agreement

was concluded to conceal

another

deal.

Here, this very agreement that we

obtained in court — do you know how much it says there

about this multi-stage deal?

about which we were

told absolutely nothing — not a single word about it

and this is a standard donation agreement

so standard that it even contains

the phrase: "the donor has the right to demand"

that the donation be revoked if the

asset transferred to the recipient, that is,

to the Sotsgosproekt Foundation, is not used

in accordance with the purposes specified in

Clause 11 of the agreement. Clause 11 states

that it must comply with the foundation's charter. So that's the kind of

compensation for lost profits that

can be taken back. And after all, we also have

a charter that spells out the goals

of this very foundation. There are, you know, many

wonderful goals there, such as

the role of family in society, and yes, we

of course know that family — or "assistance in"

protecting motherhood, childhood, and fatherhood

hello there — "assistance in safeguarding and

promoting citizens' health," sure

they say spa centers do a great job of protecting

people's health

citizens' health. Anyway, I was actually expecting that

they would bring to court some kind of agreement

confirming an intention to carry out

that very real estate development project, because of the collapse of which

Sotsgorod received the estate

on Rublyovka. Usmanov and Medvedev employ the

best lawyers, and they have money for

absolutely any lawyers, who could certainly

draw up such an agreement retroactively

to strengthen their position. But do you know

what they dragged in? These two

pieces of paper printed last month. In them

it says

that there had been plans for joint development of

the plot, but they fell through, so

Sotsgorod got a place on Rublyovka. Come on,

you've got to be kidding. By that logic, they could just as well have written

about plans for joint

colonization of Mars, and if those plans fell through,

Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev would receive

Alisher Burkhanovich Usmanov's yacht and the rights

to his wonderful video blog and a life of

happiness. As we prepared for this trial, we expected

to be shown documents — even

forged ones — that would at least somehow

justify the transfer of the estate on

Rublyovka from Alisher Burkhanovich Usmanov

to the Sotsgosproekt Foundation. But instead we

got some scraps of paper from a month ago

and the most ordinary donation agreement.

Dmitry Anatolyevich and

Alisher Burkhanovich, of course I understand that

you are confident that you would win

a court case against Navalny in Russia

even if you brought in, instead of all the paperwork,

an instruction manual for your back. And that confidence is

not without basis.

In our country it is very easy to win

any court case against Navalny. But you

record video blogs with stern

promises to crush Navalny in court and

present all the evidence. You are

counting on explaining something to someone and

on being believed. But you do not have a

single document that does not speak in

our favor. Having looked at the documents

you provided, and

having figured out — simply because you couldn't possibly have

anything else — we became even more convinced of

our own rightness. And we want

anyone who wishes to be able to see the same for themselves.

That is exactly why you can find

a link to all the documents in the comments on

this video. And of course we are not going to

delete anything. The trial was unfair,

dishonest, and regardless of the outcome, Dmitry Medvedev

is still a bribe-taker and a thief, and Alisher Usmanov

is still an oligarch who gives bribes to the country's top

official

Come to the rally on June 12 in your

city. Tell Dmitry Medvedev and

Alisher Usmanov that you will not calm down,

will not stay home, and will not close your eyes

to their

schemes. Subscribe to our channel

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They say: what's the best way to throw it?

Like this? How do you throw it toward yourself, forward

at the camera? You've got to be kidding

[applause]

Please, one last take. Please give me

the two pieces of paper. Last take — if it's worse,

then we'll use

this one. Yeah, you've got to be kidding

It was good. Can I pick them up myself? Listen, don't

step on the documents, please — I'll still need them

later, okay