TO THE DETECTIVE AGENCY "CROLL" SO AND WONNT PAID

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TO THE DETECTIVE AGENCY “CROLL” SO WASN'T PAID. TO THE DETECTIVE AGENCY “CROLL” FOR SEARCHING THE GOLD OF THE PARTY “SO NOT PAYED, SHARED” ARTEM TARASOV Nadezhda KUTOVAYA “FACTS” A rare occasion to talk to the first legal millionaire of the Soviet Union, Artem Tarasov, was recently struck by Kiev journalists during his short visit of just a few hours to Kiev. A. Tarasov arrived in the capital of Ukraine to present prizes from the International Chess Federation (FIDE) to the winners of a contest held by one of the Ukrainian newspapers. Despite being busy, the businessman managed to meet with reporters. From the file of "FACTS". Artem Mikhailovich Tarasov was born in 1950 in Moscow. One of the first cooperators in the USSR. He got scandalous popularity after he declared himself the first legal millionaire in the country in the program “Vzglyad”. The next morning, Tarasov woke up not only famous, but also with a "bunch" of enemies in the person of the Ministry of Finance, which confiscated his income, and many envious people. In 1990, he was elected to the Supreme Council of the RSFSR. In 1991, as a result of disagreements with the then President of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev, he was forced to go abroad. In 1993, he was elected to the State Duma, took part in the presidential elections in Russia. Currently, Artem Tarasov lives and works in England. He heads the company FIDE Commercial International Limited, which manages the commercial affairs of FIDE. On the "party gold" During a conversation with a well-known entrepreneur, an interesting detail was revealed. It turns out that in 1991, already while abroad, Artem Tarasov unexpectedly became the object of attention from detectives of the largest US private detective agency "Kroll", which Ukrainian politicians have recently also turned to for an independent investigation of the "Gongadze case." At the request of FACTS, he spoke about the circumstances of his acquaintance with Kroll. According to the businessman, then more than half a man gave evidence that the money of the CPSU abroad is controlled by none other than Tarasov himself. Among the "well-wishers" was Mikhail Gorbachev, but the task of probing the businessman’s bills was to Kroll directly by Gaidar (at that time the Prime Minister). - Nice people! - recalls Artem Tarasov his communication with the American detectives. - They checked all my bank accounts - I opened them myself. And after that they asked how to help me already? After some time, it turned out that Kroll had unearthed the lists of accounts of people in different countries and came to Gaidar with these documents. Burbulis was there in the letter “B”, and Gaidar was in “G”. After that, Gaidar thanked them, and the investigation suddenly stopped. As far as I know, nobody paid Kroll for this work ... About US President George W. Bush In a bright and eventful biography of Artyom Tarasov there was a place for all kinds of events. Including an almost anecdotal incident, the consequences of which, in the opinion of the businessman himself, Russia is still feeling. We are talking about the accidental acquaintance of A. Tarasov with the current president of the United States, George W. Bush - when the latter was a Texas businessman. - We met in 1990 during a cruise on a large ship, where we invited millionaires from around the world. The Soviet Union was represented by Vladimir Pozner and I. The head of the cruise was my good friend, and he introduced me to Bush Jr. A year later, I emigrated to England and later quite by accident learned about the circumstances of Bush’s stay in Moscow. Troubles fell upon him from the very first minutes. At the airport, luggage was stolen from Bush, his partners did not meet him, no one had booked a hotel ... In this situation and remembering me, Bush called the Union of Cooperators. The Texas guest introduced himself and asked me to phone. The leader of the Union, after listening to Bush, thought that he was being played, and by telephone, as he could, he sent the current US president ... back to America. He told me about this "joke" only a month later. So it is possible that the White House’s policy towards Russia, which has changed with the advent of the new president, has its hidden roots ... Artem Tarasov himself, after his unsuccessful elections for the presidency of Russia and the governor of the Leningrad Region, ended politics, it seems, forever. The last straw, according to the businessman, was his attempt to run for governor in St. Petersburg. - It was very cool! The fact that I will take an honorable third place in the elections and even with what percentage of votes was reported to me in the election commission in a month, ”the businessman recalls. About mental Now Artem Tarasov lives and works in London. Although most of his time he was engaged not in personal business, but in the commercial promotion of the game of chess as one of the most promising sports in his opinion. And this despite the fact that fishing is still a favorite hobby of the former Soviet cooperator. They say that even in Kiev a businessman flew in with a fishing rod donated to him by someone on the way. In addition, A. Tarasov has an impressive collection of ties featuring fish. According to him, at the moment the collection has about 600 exhibits. Basically, these are ties that he bought in different countries, as well as gifts from friends. The most “famous” exhibits are represented by such names as Leonardo, Gucci and Paul Lauren. True, Tarasov admitted that, unfortunately, he had to put an end to his hobby - to wear collectible ties somehow not with his hands, but there was nobody to show. It’s hard to carry just like a suitcase without a handle, but it’s a pity to throw it away.

 

[Матушкин Андрей Николаевич]

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