Datschen cooperative "Osero"

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Coordinates: 60 ° 45 '26 "  N , 30 ° 5' 48"  E

The dachas -Kooperative "Ozero" ( Russian Озеро , German  lake , full name: Russian дачный потребительский кооператив «Озеро» ) is with Vladimir Putin's inner circle affiliated union, but now goes far beyond the sharing of a leisure complex. After almost all members have had extraordinary careers, these now generously developed properties are rarely used by the owners, especially since the center of life of many members has shifted to Moscow.

Transport links

The nearest railway station ( Murmanbahn ) with a connection to Saint Petersburg is 5.5 km away, with a connection to the A121 Sortavala highway right next to it . Road, connection, train and bus stop are in exceptional condition for Russia. The military airfield Gromowo ( Russian Гро́мово ) operated until 2002 is 7.5 km (road) away and is occasionally used by private planes. On the pier on the bank is a helipad .

history

The dacha cooperative "Osero" was founded on November 10, 1996 by Vladimir Smirnov (initiator and director), Vladimir Putin , Vladimir Jakunin , Andrei Fursenko , Sergei Fursenko , Yuri Kovalchuk , Viktor Myachin and Nikolai Shamalov .

The cooperative built its dachas west of the settlement Solovyovka ( Russian Соловьёвка ), Priosersky Rajon in Leningrad Oblast . The demarcated area is located on the southeast bank of Lake Komsomol on the Karelian Isthmus , almost 100 km NNW of Saint Petersburg , Russia, as the crow flies .

Vladimir Putin returned from his KGB post in Dresden ( GDR ) at the beginning of 1990, before the official establishment of the Osero cooperative, joined the cooperation and purchased a plot of land directly on the banks of Lake Komsomol. Several of his friends and colleagues already had or bought land in the immediate vicinity and built dachas. In the beginning, people helped each other with the construction of the then relatively modest leisure accommodation. Putin's dacha burned down in 1996 and was rebuilt in the same year. The aim was to create a gated community that soon went beyond common leisure activities. This community opened a bank account that allows all account holders to make payments in accordance with the Russian Cooperative Law.

By 2012, almost all members of the Osero cooperative had held astonishing top positions in Russia's government and economy and were exceptionally successful financially. After Putin assumed the presidency, almost all the other members made remarkable careers as well.

«Osero» members

The table contains the alleged net worth or annual compensation.

«Osero» member Full or partial ownership, possibly function in the cooperative (as of 2014) Alleged net worth or annual compensation
(as of 2013) 		Remarks
Andrei Fursenko Center for Strategic Research Northwest ( CSR-NW ), Minister of Education and Science (2004–2012), Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation (since 2012), Honorary Consul of Bangladesh in Saint Petersburg Unknown Since October 2000 he has been chairman of the Academic Council of the Foundation "Center for Strategic Research Northwest" (CEO is Datschen neighbor Yuri Kowaltschuk)
Sergey Fursenko Lentransgaz subsidiary of Gazprom , Gazprom Gas-Motor Fuel , President of National Media Group , President of the Russian Football Union (2010–2012) Unknown
Yuri Kovalchuk Bank Rossiya and its subsidiaries (e.g. co-owner of Russian Национальная Медиа Группа ; German  National Media Group ), "Center for Strategic Research Northwest", Honorary Consul of Thailand in Saint Petersburg. Net worth $ 1.4 billion
Viktor Myachin General director of Bank Rossija (1995–1998 and 1999–2004), since 2004 CEO of the investment company “Abros”, a subsidiary of Rossija Bank. This investment company holds 51% of "Sogaz" ( Russian АО "СОГАЗ" ), an international insurance group worth billions. Unknown
Vladimir W. Putin President of the Russian Federation Putin has formally “swam out” of the “lake”. Apparently his property will continue to be expanded generously.
Nikolai T. Shamalov “Vyborg Shipyard PJSC” , Bank Rossija , Gazprombank $ 500 million net worth
Vladimir Smirnov Techsnabexport (since 2002) Unknown
Vladimir Yakunin Deputy of the Russian Minister of Transport Sergej Frank (2000 – now), President of the Russian Railways RŽD (June 14, 2005– August 20, 2015), also President of the International Union of Railways (UIC) Annual income $ 15 million Yakunin was a colleague of Putin in the KGB

safety

The company Rif-Security was responsible for guarding the facility. The company was the alleged boss of the Russian mafia assigned Tambov gang (also called Vladimir coumarin; Vladimir Barsukov Russian Владимир Сергеевич Барсуков (Кумарин) ) and Vladimir Smirnov and Valery Ledowskich ( Russian Валерий Ледовских ) controlled. The current boss of the gang, Gennady Petrov, is considered a friend and confidante of Putin. Putin still has his dacha guarded by a company that is now assigned to Mafia boss Petrov.

Political Impact

Some observers suggest that the roots of Putin's power may lie in the camaraderie of «Osero». "Osero" gained enormous weight in restoring the political, social and economic importance of the Saint Petersburg residents over the Muscovites in Russian society.

The «Osero» cooperative maintains a bank account at the Leningrad Oblast Bank. The financial transactions of the «Osero» are not known. According to the law, each member can deposit and withdraw money for their own use. Karen Dawisha , director of the Havighurst Center for Russian and Post-Soviet Studies at the University of Miami, concluded that "in Russia, a cooperation agreement is another way for Putin not to receive money directly and still enjoy the riches of the co-owners " . This explains why Putin appears as a modest public servant and claims to have no riches. Nevertheless, he has access to any luxury that is supposedly state-owned or that friends have made available to him. In other countries, however, this is already a criminal offense as illegal taking advantage .

“ Putin. Corruption ”( Russian Путин. Коррупция ), an independent report by the opposition Party of People's Freedom ( Russian Партия народной свободы, ПАРНАС ), deals with the alleged corruption in Vladimir Putin's inner circle and contains a chapter on“ Osero ”.

In particular, Vladimir Putin's activities are reported in OCCRP reports with new revelations. "Osero" is often mentioned. In 2014 Putin was voted “Person of the Year” by the OCCRP. He was also shortlisted in 2012 and 2019.

See also

Web links

Remarks

  1. ↑ Freely interpreted as an allotment garden cooperative on the lake , since this leisure settlement (in the manner of a housing cooperative ) is located on Lake Komsomol. Typically, such properties are much larger in Russia, as they are usually larger due to the domestic need for home-grown fruit and vegetables. The buildings are often habitable in the season or all year round. In this case, other interests presumably dominated.
  2. ↑ Before 1948 the lake (then Kiimajärvi in Finnish ) and the place belonged to Finland.
  3. ↑ At that time Putin was by no means the initiator and main figure in this community, as it is sometimes portrayed. He was more of an eccentric and outsider, as he did not fit into this society optimally, both professionally and socially. In the beginning he was more likely to be a beneficiary before he later became a patron.
  4. ↑ This account was and is supposed to be used to process questionable financial transactions between members. Critics assume dubious deals that are reminiscent of money laundering .
  5. ↑ The offices of Rif-Security ( Russian Риф-Секьюрити , ) are located at Tambovskaya Street ( Russian улица Тамбовская ), 12 in Saint Petersburg 192007. World icon
  6. ↑ Tambov gang, Russian Тамбовская преступная группировка , named after Tambov Oblast , from which the "godparents" of the gang and some of the founding members come. Coincidentally (?) Also the name of the street in which the company resided.
  7. ↑ After Glubinka Anatoly Sobchak lost the election in 1996 to Glubinka Vladimir Yakovlev , a rival of Putin in the office of the St. Petersburg mayor, Putin found work in Moscow and in 1998 became head of the KGB .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b 15 лет самому мутному «Озеру» в мире! (In German,  15 years of the world's murky "lake"! ), Novaya Gazeta , November 11, 2011
  2. ^ Report from the Datschen-Siedlung , Peter Tiede & Andreas Thelen BILD , August 28, 2016
  3. ↑ Арсен Рстаки, Сергей Плужников, Сергей Иванов: Кооператив "Озеро". Вилла Путина на Комсомольском озере. Компромат.Ru ®, March 6, 2000, accessed May 15, 2019 (Russian).
  4. ↑ Алина Фадеева, Евгения Маляренко: Тимченко заявил об усталости от обсуждения в СвомИ кооперативоа "» Озева " Timchenko feels tired during the discussion in the «Osero» cooperative. ROSBUSINESSCONSULTING JSC, May 24, 2018, accessed May 17, 2019 (in Russian).
  5. ^ The Murman Railway in the far north of Russia, Markus Rabanser Fern-Express, 3/2011
  6. ↑ 15 лет самому мутному «Озеру» в мире! ( ru ) Novaya Gazeta . November 11, 2011. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  7. ^ Fiona Hill: How the 1980s Explains Vladimir Putin. The Ozero group., The Atlantic . February 14, 2013. Accessed February 19, 2016. How the 1980s Explains Vladimir Putin ( German As the eighties Vladimir Putin explained ), Fiona Hill and Clifford G. Gaddy The Atlantic , February 14, 2013  
  8. ^ How the 1980s Explains Vladimir Putin. The Ozero group., The Atlantic . February 14, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2016. 
  9. ↑ Moomin Shakirov: Who was Mister Putin? An interview with Boris Nemtsov . Open Democracy . February 2, 2011. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  10. ↑ Vladimir Pribylowski ( Russian Владимир Прибыловский ): Происхождение путинской олигархии ( German  The Origin of Putin's Oligarchy ), Internet database Anticompromat.org, last version: November 1, 2016
  11. ↑ Vladimir Pribylovskij, Juri Felschtinski ; Chapter from the book Operation "Heritage" (Russian): Who is Mr. Putin? , June 27, 2004
  12. ^ How the 1980s Explains Vladimir Putin. The Ozero group., The Atlantic . February 14, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2016. 
  13. ↑ Забор путина ( German  Putin's fence ), ru: Собеседник , September 14, 2010
  14. ↑ Putin's Kleptocracy: Who Owns Russia? ( German  Putin's kleptocracy : Who owns Russia? ), Karen Dawisha, Simon & Schuster, 2014, pages = 97, 98, 165, 338, 2014 ISBN 978-1-4767-9519-5
  15. ↑ Vladimir Pribilovsky: Origin of Putin's oligarchy ( Russian ) Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  16. ↑ Putin. Corruption. An independent white paper , putin-itogi.ru, 2011
  17. ↑ Ближний круг Путина: кто попал в новый список санкций США ( German  Putin's inner circle: Who got on the new list of US sanctions ), liga.net, March 21, 2014
  18. ↑ Rimma Akhmirova: Zabor Putina (Russian) . In: Sobesednik , September 14, 2010. Retrieved February 19, 2016. 
  19. ↑ a b c d Karen Dawisha: Putin's Kleptocracy: Who Owns Russia? . Simon & Schuster, 2014, ISBN 978-1-4767-9519-5 , pp. 97, 98, 165, 338.
  20. ↑ Кто теперь живет на "даче Путина" в кооперативе "Озеро" german  Who now lives in "Putin's hut" in the lake cooperative , Sobesednik, January 13, 2016
  21. ^ Sogaz Insurance Group
  22. ^ Reinhard Veser: Sanctions against Russia. Putin's dacha friends. FAZ , March 20, 2014, accessed on May 17, 2019 .
  23. ↑ Boss of the Tambov gang Barsukov: I don't know Putin
  24. ↑ a b c Putin. Corruption. An independent white paper . In: putin-itogi.ru . 2011. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  25. ^ Arrest warrants for Putin friends , April 5, 2016, kurier.at
  26. ↑ New Putin biography Laundering money on Lake Komsomol
  27. ↑ see paragraph: Close contact with Mafia boss Petrow
  28. ^ How the 1980s Explains Vladimir Putin. The Ozero group., The Atlantic . February 14, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2019.