For you he's not a dimon

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Movie
German title For you he's not a dimon
Original title Он вам не Димон
Country of production Russia
original language Russian language
Publishing year 2017
length 49 minutes
Rod
Director Alexei Navalny
chronology

←  Predecessor
Chaika

Successor  →
Yachts, Oligarchs, Girls: A Huntress for Men Exposes a Bribe-Taker

He's not a Dimon for you (Russian Он вам не Димон) is an investigative documentary film about the investigation by the Foundation against Corruption in Russia into the real estate of Dmitry Medvedev , who will be Prime Minister of the Russian Federation until 2020 .

Nominal are the owners of real estate welfare funds and organizations, who should, however, be registered with his acquaintances and confidants, including former fellow students. The title of the film comes from the speech of his press spokeswoman Natalia Timakova at a press conference. The founder of the Foundation against Corruption in Russia, Alexei Navalny , acts as the narrator in the film . The film was published on YouTube on March 2, 2017 and has now been viewed 35,300,000 times (as of July 15, 2020.)

Navalny was previously known for reporting on corruption schemes related to Medvedev's real estate. On September 15, 2016, he published an article entitled The six-meter-high fences around Dmitri Medvedev's country house , in which he reported on Medvedev's Milowka estate near Pljos . Even then, he questioned the legality of purchasing the country house.

After the publication of the film, the Foundation against Corruption in Russia sent a letter to the public prosecutor's office demanding that Medvedev and billionaire Alisher Usmanov be brought to justice for fraud and bribery.

content of the film

The film is divided into 10 chapters. Each chapter lasts approximately five minutes.

  1. Chapter: "Dmitry Medvedev and his sports shoes - start of the investigation." This chapter reports that Dmitry Medvedev ordered sports shoes and clothing from the Internet at the delivery address of a company controlled by his closest confidants. The source was information from a hacker attack on his e-mail server. The hackers from the Anonymous International group claimed to have carried out the attack.
  2. Chapter: "The oligarch Alisher Usmanov gives away a villa on Rublevka ". A report on the manor in a residential area in the Znamenskoye district, which was given to the charity fund "Dar" (Russian for donation) by Alisher Usmanov.
  3. Chapter: “The secret country residence in the mountains.” In this part Navalny reports on a country house with a helicopter landing pad as well as a sauna and bathing area in Krasnaya Polyana , a posh winter sports area not far from Sochi .
  4. Chapter: "Dmitri Medvedev has a manor built for himself and his family together with an agricultural company". This chapter reports on Medvedev's country estate in the village of Mansurovo , the birthplace of his father.
  5. Chapter: "A report on how Medvedev discovered viticulture for himself, on wine production and the Russian wine lobby."
  6. Chapter: The “Dar” welfare fund receives a palace in the middle of Saint Petersburg with a value in the billions. The former seat of Count Kuschelow-Besborodko with an area of ​​6,240 square meters was auctioned in 2009 for 740 million rubles to the 29-year-old Philipp Polansky, a former student of Medvedev's best friend Ilya Yeliseyev. After the renovation, the castle was converted into an elite apartment building with 29 apartments.
  7. Chapter: "Where does all the money come from?" A contribution to the Prime Minister's financial sources.
  8. Chapter: Two yachts registered with offshore companies are sighted near Medvedev's country residence.
  9. Chapter: Medvedev buys vineyards in Tuscany , Italy.
  10. Chapter: Executive Summary and Conclusions.

Reactions

Press secretary Natalia Timakova declined to comment on the allegations on the grounds that it was a paid political campaign directed against Dmitry Medvedev personally.

The press secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov said that the Kremlin did not attach great importance to the regular publications of Alexei Navalny.

The leader of the United Russia party , Sergei Neverov, asked journalists to take a critical look at the issue and to refrain from spreading the "pseudo-revelations".

The former seat of Count Kuschelow-Besborodko in St. Petersburg.

The representative of Gazprombank , Ilya Eliseew, which is called in the film as Medvedev's confidant, told the publication to a disinformation campaign, which carry no probative value in itself.

The general director of the agricultural company "Seim-Agro", Andrei Medvedev, who is referred to in the film as the cousin of Dmitry Medvedev, declined to comment on his relationship to the Prime Minister.

Many journalists have criticized the government broadcasters' hushing up this issue and the lack of a response from the government to the allegations. Instead, the political method argumentum ad hominem would be used, in which the prosecutor's personal circumstances would be challenged instead of dealing objectively with the question.

On April 12, 2017, Alisher Usmanov filed a defamation lawsuit against Navalny and his anti-corruption foundation FBK.

Public discussion

Publication of the film

The film was released on YouTube on March 2, 2017 and had over 1.5 million views within one day. The number of views grew linearly, with over 3 million viewers the next day, 4.5 million the next day and 5.5 million viewers on March 5.

Mass media reaction

The Russian internet news portals RBK and Vedomosti as well as a number of other Russian mass media contributed to the distribution of the publication with detailed reports .

The release of the film also sparked a violent reaction abroad. Articles have been published by Deutsche Welle , the Dutch de Volkskrant , the British The Telegraph and Sky News , the American The New York Times and Associated Press , the Finnish Helsingin Sanomat and many other newspapers.

The news agency Rambler News Service has contact with the CEO of the registered company in Italy Fattoria della Aiola added to the question about the vineyards in Tuscany to be clarified. In response, there was a rejection of any connection with Dmitry Medvedev.

Web links

Remarks

  1. ↑ Dimon is the diminutive of the name Dmitri.
  2. ↑ Billionaire sues Kremlin critic Navalny for defamation - Welt, 04/13/17