Igor Burdinsky. Police are conducting searches at the former owner of the Red Banner factory, Igor Burdinsky.

After the exhibition “Space of Silence”, which took place at the factory in the summer, people started talking about “Red Banner”: they called it a response to “Winzavod”, for example.

In general, we would rather be a worthy answer to the Guggenheim Museum or the Pompidou Center: the Mendelssohn complex is capable of achieving world class standards. But the most important thing is that people learned about us. All summer, hundreds of visitors flocked here: both art lovers and gallery owners, who suddenly began to consider us competitors.

Now there are constant tours of the factory: students studying Mendelssohn, curators from the Guggenheim Museum and the New York Museum of Modern Art come.

The Red Banner complex has always attracted the attention of those who are partial to the history of architecture and culture in general. Some people became interested in the project because of our collaboration with the architect David Chipperfield. He once worked with the notorious Norman Foster, but their paths diverged. You see, David is not a commercial architect, which is why he treats the built environment with such care. I think he will have fonder memories than Foster. Others were interested in the idea of ​​turning this iconic location into a cultural center. So, specialists from the Guggenheim Foundation were here with a proposal to develop a development concept. I am pleased that even the Hermitage paid attention to us. Mikhail Borisovich Piotrovsky wrote a short letter that he would support any idea of ​​​​creating a center for contemporary art, I value this letter and keep it.

Piotrovsky is known for his cautious attitude towards all projects related to contemporary art.

Here, I think, everything is very simple. The factory is now in a rather dark and vulnerable state and requires a creative, respectful and serious approach. The concrete from which the building is built is not the most durable material; it gradually deteriorates. Besides, there is nothing that suggests itself here except for the center of contemporary art. It is possible, of course, following the ideas of some developers, to build a residential area, but it is unlikely that this idea would be supported by such a respected person as Mikhail Borisovich, and in general by the entire world community. The idea of ​​the center is dictated by the location: people will come here to see not only contemporary art, but also, not least, the famous “ship” of Mendelssohn, competently restored and adapted for new purposes.

How did it all start?

The territory has been owned for three years, the first year was spent completing all the paperwork, then another year was spent defending the factory in the courts. And on some fronts the confrontation still continues. Therefore, unfortunately, financial and other resources are flowing away; not everything has gone towards creation. But I don't regret anything. My attitude is philosophical: everything passes, and this will pass. One of the journalists wrote: “Burdinsky consciously took possession of this building.” You know, it wasn’t so easy to buy this building, then keep it, and now develop this whole story. We started by removing a huge amount of rubbish from here and patching the roof. Although the scope of work seems large-scale, this is precisely where the interest lies.

The government cannot issue some kind of carte blanche, given the overall noble intention?

I believe that the government is doing the right thing by taking a neutral position - we will deal with economic disputes in the courts ourselves.

It’s amazing: no matter what the developer, he has an inexplicable craving for art and his own museum.

This seems logical to me. People have dedicated most of their lives to making money; over time, it becomes a routine. The brain begins to need something pleasant. Why not contemporary art? In addition, young wives appear and at the same time new hobbies. And contemporary art itself is also big business. When perestroika began in 1986, I got involved in real estate - then only the lazy did not engage in real estate, and I was not lazy. Now I have two adult children, and my granddaughter Amelina was recently born. Although I have a wonderful family, I am a wanderer in life, a nomad, probably thanks to the genes of my father, a Uyghur. This is such an ancient people, known since the times of the Turkic Kaganate.

Are you planning to start collecting yourself?

I spend all my resources on the development of the territory. Maybe in the future, not because I have nothing to do, but for the sake of art, I will think about it, but now the factory is quite enough for me. Together with Russian specialists, we are preparing a concept for the development of the Center for Contemporary Art, so that the dialogue with the city can finally begin. We were told: first declare your intentions.

How long does the project need to start?

To begin with, I only need one thing – like-minded partners, it’s so simple and difficult at the same time. With partner investments, it would take a maximum of five years. Such a project cannot be carried out alone, otherwise you need to have access to an oil or gas pipe and constantly pump out a little from there. Moreover, we are not talking about gigantic investments: the estimates are not the most terrible. To create one hundred thousand meters of improvements, one hundred and fifty million dollars is enough, this is not so much.

Not the most Russian story - investing in long-term projects.

It depends on who lives why. Someone who exists for money is not interested.

What do you live for?

Now it turns out, in order to create a CSR. And then go away and do what you love – travel. Maybe someone thinks that I like to work, but lately I realized that I also like to relax. When the project appeared, I realized that relaxation means communicating with interesting people: Mikhail Shemyakin, Cy Twombly and talented young artists. It was as if I had moved into a different orbit.

The chairman of the coordinating council of the public initiative for the protection of the Krasnoe Znamya architectural complex, Igor Burdinsky, wrote a letter to members of the Council for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage, in which he criticized the historical and cultural examination of the thermal power plant building of the Krasnoe Znamya factory on Pionerskaya Street, which they want to adapt for modern use. The examination was carried out by Margarita Stieglitz, and Mr. Burdinsky asked her to deprive her of her license. In response, Mrs. Stieglitz responded with an open letter. Gunner publishes both appeals.

Dear members of the Council for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage under the Government of St. Petersburg!

We are contacting you in connection with the problem of preserving the ensemble of the Red Banner factory, which was built according to the design of the outstanding architect Erich Mendelsohn and has global cultural value. Below are the facts that need to be taken into account at today's council meeting (held on March 20).

The architectural concept of adapting for modern use the dominant architectural ensemble of the Krasnoe Znamya factory - the thermal power plant building - proposed today for discussion by council members - was carried out in complete non-compliance with the approved protective obligation dated 02/01/16 No. 40-4 and represents a project with flagrant violations of the subject of protection monument. In this regard, bringing this issue to the council is unauthorized.

The act based on the results of the historical and cultural examination dated February 9, 2017, clarifying the items of protection of the cultural heritage site of regional significance “Thermal Power Plant of the Red Banner Factory”, carried out by expert M. S. Stiglitz, contains gross errors, as well as unreliable information about the object. Thus, the approval of this examination is unacceptable.

The public initiative group sent objections to the conclusions of the above examination to the KGIOP, which were officially accepted by the committee.

Analysis of two historical and cultural examinations carried out by expert M. S. Stiglitz on objects located on the territory of the Krasnoye Znamya factory, in which conclusions are drawn regarding the building of the thermal power plant of the Krasnoye Znamya factory (dated September 25, 2015 and February 9, 2017), revealed differences in the indication of historical facts and contradictions in the conclusions drawn.

These discrepancies indicate an unscrupulous and arbitrary attitude of the expert towards the conservation of objects of outstanding value.

Arguments and materials confirming the above statements were sent to the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, on the basis of which the public initiative raises the issue of depriving expert M. S. Stiglitz of accreditation.

The declared plans for the restoration of the facades of the monument for the football championship demonstrate absolute incompetence and lack of understanding of the problems of concrete rehabilitation. The desire to ensure the appearance of safety of the object in such a short time is dangerous for the building; the planned work has nothing to do with the concept of “restoration” and contradicts the principles of handling objects of national cultural heritage.

When making decisions regarding the Red Banner factory, it is necessary to take into account the critical importance of this architectural ensemble for Russian-German cultural ties. In 2009, within the framework of the Russian-German forum “St. Petersburg Dialogue”, a resolution was signed on the complete preservation of this architectural ensemble. Also in the working documents of the forum, the object is considered as a unifying factor in the history of relations between Russia and Germany.

German experts invited to a round table on the preservation of the Red Banner factory noted the unacceptable treatment of the historical territory of the factory. Based on the results of the visit of German specialists to the site and familiarization with the concept of adapting the dominant feature of the ensemble - the thermal power plant building - for modern use, documentation is being prepared. And, according to their statement, a protest will be sent to the international expert organizations DOCOMOMO and ICOMOS in the near future.

Dear council members! An unchangeable, unshakable condition for determining the future function of such a significant architectural monument is to ensure the historical authenticity of the object, namely the absolute preservation of the internal and external appearance of the building. Taking into account the significance of the Red Banner factory ensemble for the history of world architecture. Each of its elements has outstanding cultural value. As such, council members are charged with the responsibility of determining the future of this iconic property and preserving the global cultural heritage.

Igor Burdinsky, Chairman of the Coordination Council of the public initiative to protect the Red Banner architectural complex

To the Chairman of the KGIOP S. V. Makarov

Dear Sergei Vladimirovich!

In connection with Mr. Burdinsky’s letter regarding the situation with the thermal power plant of the Krasnoe Znamya factory, we report the following.

The examination he writes about was carried out by Northwestern Association of Historical and Cultural Research and Expertise LLC and was received by KGIOP on February 14, 2017. It was withdrawn by the customer of the examination, Mendelson LLC, on February 21, 2017, since the expert M. S. Stiglits discovered serious technical omissions and errors. Thus, we are talking about disavowed work, not reviewed or approved by any authority.

At the same time, at the council for the protection of cultural heritage under the government of St. Petersburg, held on March 20, a preliminary concept for the restoration and use of the thermal power plant of the Krasnoe Znamya factory, carried out by the architectural bureau Liteinaya Chast-91, was considered. This issue was brought up for discussion by the council with the aim of collectively developing the right direction at the earliest stage of designing and adapting a unique monument of avant-garde architecture. The Council recommended approving the restoration concept and continuing work on the functional part of the concept (taking into account the clarification of the subject of protection).

The council was preceded by a discussion of problems related to the fate of the entire Krasnoe Znamya factory complex at a round table held on March 17 by the St. Petersburg State Public Institution VOOPIiK with the assistance of the KGIOP with the participation of a wide range of specialists.

In addition, at a meeting of the council’s working group, held on March 15, the issue of including the identified cultural heritage site - the production buildings of the Krasnoe Znamya factory - into the unified state register of cultural heritage sites of regional significance was considered.

Let us note that Mr. Burdinsky, being for many years the owner of the buildings of the former Krasnoe Znamya factory, not only did not take real action to preserve the thermal power plant building, but also sought to exclude the remaining buildings of the complex from the list of identified objects. This did not happen thanks to the position of the KGIOP, the efforts of the public and, in particular, the leading specialist in the field of industrial architecture M. S. Stiglits.

It is surprising that Mr. Burdinsky, who has done a lot of damage to the condition of the monument, today acts as its ardent defender.

Alexander Margolis, Chairman of the St. Petersburg city branch of the All-Russian Society for the Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments
Mikhail Milchik, Chairman of the Association of Experts for State Historical and Cultural Expertise, Deputy Chairman of the Council for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage under the Government of St. Petersburg

Until the end of August will determine the date of the open auction for the sale of the plot that entrepreneur Igor Burdinsky bought from Krasnoye Znamya in 2006. In connection with the recognition of his individual entrepreneur as bankrupt in February 2012, all the property belonging to him, including the complex at the address: St. Petersburg, Pionerskaya st., 53, will be sold. The arbitration court has appointed bankruptcy trustee Andrei Blinkov, who is now organizing the auction. It has not yet been decided in what form the auction will take place.

IP Igor Burdinsky could not to pay off its debts to creditors, and in February, at the request of Industrial Technologies LLC, the individual entrepreneur was declared bankrupt. As the press service of Transcapitalbank (creditor bank) said, the amount of the individual entrepreneur’s debt, confirmed by the court, is more than 2.5 billion rubles: this is a debt to (150 million rubles) and the individual entrepreneur’s business partners. Transcapitalbank has several buildings as collateral for the loan, but the bank does not specify whether their sale will be able to cover the debt. The Sberbank press service was unable to clarify the amount of the entrepreneur’s debt. Industrial Technologies LLC could not be contacted.

But apparently the sale real estate will not cover all the debts of the bankrupt - today analysts estimate the plant’s property at $50 million. The mobile phone of Igor Burdinsky, who used to readily communicate with the press, does not answer. According to SPARK-Interfax, he is the founder of two more companies - the Homeowners Association "House of Architect Starov" and LLC "Premier Stroy Service".

"At the end of August A meeting of bankruptcy creditors is scheduled, where a report on the measures taken and the current state of affairs must be presented. In connection with the current situation, measures were taken to financially improve the company, and today some bankruptcy creditors are considering the possibility of concluding a settlement agreement with IP Burdinsky, its press service comments on the situation. The creditor banks refused to comment on the issue of a “settlement agreement” with the entrepreneur.

In 2006, St. Petersburg entrepreneur Igor Burdinsky bought 4 hectares on the Petrogradskaya side, between Pionerskaya Street, from the top management and shareholders of OJSC "Red Banner". and Bolshaya Raznochinnaya street. On this territory there are three industrial buildings with a total area of ​​more than 40 thousand m2 and a power substation, built at the beginning of the 20th century according to the design of the German architect Erich Mendelsohn. Igor Burdinsky hoped to develop the territory as a cultural and recreational space. It was planned to house a museum of modern art in the power substation building.

Igor Burdinsky earlier“DP” stated that he was proud that he was able to gather the entire territory in his hands. “By purchasing the Red Banner property, I essentially suspended the sale of this monument piece by piece,” said the businessman. “I had to spend tens of millions of dollars on this.”

Then he said that his partner was a bank, and the volume of investment in the project was estimated at $500 million. However, he never found investors, and the businessman’s partner “sank to the bottom” during the crisis.

"On the site you can build a multifunctional complex with an area of ​​80-90 thousand m2 of housing and offices in a loft format. And the monuments can be adapted into an art space,” says the director of investments and consulting. “The site is well located - on the Petrogradskaya side, within walking distance from the metro. In this area, office rental rates are high - no less than $40 per 1 m2 per month, and housing can be sold for $4 thousand per 1 m2," adds Olga Zemtsova, head of the consulting department.

State of the majority The factory buildings are bad. “The last time I inspected the buildings was in the spring. There are five monuments of regional significance on the territory, including a mothballed power substation, a knitting shop and three adjacent workshops. The situation is difficult, but not an emergency,” says expert Margarita Stieglitz. “The utilities don’t work there - they will have to be reanimated. And in general, there is no talk of dismantling or partial demolition of buildings. It will only be possible to carry out reconstruction. And its cost, based on our experience in working on the Proper House project, will be no less than $120 million ( from 60 thousand rubles per 1 m2),” adds the commercial director.

It is not surprising that those surveyed developers have different assessments of the prospects for the Red Banner auction. “We, of course, will study this lot - its price and possibilities for further use. But there are already many ready-made business centers for sale on the market, where there are no such large encumbrances,” says Andrey Rostovtsev, financial director (the company has two operating business centers). center next door: on Maly Prospekt and Kropotkin St.). “We consider this site promising and are considering it for acquisition. Our Classic and Premier Palace projects are nearby, where apartment sales are going very well,” says the head of the company. According to him, the cultural burdens of the project are not a problem. “There are more and more economically successful art zones in big cities. We don’t have such projects in our portfolio yet,” he says.

Meanwhile, the Smolny "DP" reported that the territory of the "Red Banner" could be considered as part of a working group to form a list of potential sites for creating the first creative quarter in St. Petersburg.

There is no single recipe for success for projects of redevelopment of industrial zones into objects with a cultural zest. But their implementation must be transparent and reasonable from the economic and cultural side. Transparency can be ensured by an open competition for a territory development scenario. By the way, the city administration can contribute to this. Residents must know what will happen in a depressed area, otherwise they will habitually avoid it. And the sanity of the project, including the economic one, can be ensured by a deep analysis and a business plan, in the preparation of which not only marketers, but also cultural experts should take part. If a city is interested in transforming industrial areas, the authorities must be loyal to developers who undertake such projects, since their economic effect is not obvious. Forms of assistance can be discussed.

Creative director of the loft "Etazhi"

Successful examples so far The transformation of former industrial areas into projects with a cultural component in Russia can be counted on one hand. One can recall the Danilovskaya Manufactory in Moscow, which was turned into a modern business center, the art spaces “Winzavod” and “Garage”, as well as the “Etazhi” loft and the “New Holland” island in St. Petersburg, which became fashionable cultural and recreational centers. “We are at the beginning of our journey: we have not even begun to develop the entire territory of the island. The Summer in New Holland programs are temporary. This is a large marketing research that will help study the audience,” Roxana Shatunovskaya, creative director of Iris New Holland, modestly notes.

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Employees of the Department of Economic Security and Anti-Corruption of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Central District of St. Petersburg are conducting searches against the former owner of the Krasnoe Znamya factory, Igor Burdinsky.

Operational and investigative activities are taking place in three objects - Burdinsky's business partner Oksana Leksachenko, where he lives, the apartment of his other partner and in the office of the company Finance LLC on Belinsky Street, 9. This building is actually half owned by Burdinsky.

The actions of law enforcement officers are related to a criminal case under Part 4 of Art. 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (fraud on an especially large scale), which was initiated by the Investigative Committee last November, reports Fontanka.ru. As part of the case, a deal is being studied between Burdinsky and his acquaintance, a businessman, on a guarantee for the purchase and sale of one of the attics in the apartment building of the Gulin merchants on Tchaikovsky Street, 61. For the guarantee, Burdinsky received more than 7 million rubles, however, according to the investigation, “... unknown, having no intention of fulfilling the obligations assumed, that is, by deception, being at the address Belinsky Street, 9, he received funds ... ".

In September 2016, the St. Petersburg City Court rejected the claim of two more St. Petersburg residents who tried to sue Burdinsky for 8 million rubles paid in 2013 for a similar attic in the same house of the Gulin merchants.

Burdinsky has been involved in a development project in the building on Tchaikovsky, 61, since 2005, when the project was agreed upon by the Committee on Urban Planning and Architecture and the Committee on State Control, Use and Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments. According to the plan, the roof of the house with an area of ​​about 800 square meters. m had to be completely redone. The businessman also planned to convert the former Krasnoye Znamya factory on Krasnogo cadet street into a hotel and art workshops for the 2018 FIFA World Cup

However, in 2014, personal bankruptcy procedures for Igor Burdinsky took place. According to bailiffs, at the time of the seven-million deal on the attic on Tchaikovsky, the businessman owed 55 million rubles, and the Office of the Federal Bailiff Service reports that today his debt is 260.6 million rubles.

In addition, the economic police of the Central District of St. Petersburg is checking the legality of Burdinsky's appointment to the post of general director of the restoration company "Corinth", which is currently engaged in large government contracts for the restoration of famous objects in Crimea. According to preliminary information, based on the results of the inspection, a criminal case may be initiated under Part 1 of Art. 170 of the Criminal Code (Falsification of the unified state register of legal entities, the register of securities owners or the depository accounting system).

The ex-owner of the Krasnoe Znamya factory was searched early in the morning - Saint Petersburg

The entrepreneur owed more than 260 million rubles. Photo: Ivan VISLOV The entrepreneur was woken up at eight in the morning. The former owner of the Krasnoe Znamya factory, Igor Burdinsky, and his partners are suspected of fraud in particular
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Police are conducting searches at the former owner of the Krasnoe Znamya factory, Igor Burdinsky.- Saint Petersburg

The actions of law enforcement officers are related to a criminal case of fraud on a particularly large scale.
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Photo: Work process of restoration technologists // Photo: Corinth LLC December 7, 2016 10:19 / Society

The St. Petersburg company was robbed by order of a Crimean official

As part of the federal target program for the development of Crimea until 2020, more than a billion rubles have been allocated to restore order to unique architectural monuments. But the Committee for the Protection of the Heritage of the Peninsula does not intend to give this money to companies that honestly won competitions.

On December 29, 2015, the State Committee for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Crimea (hereinafter referred to as the Committee) signed contracts for emergency response, repair and restoration work on 16 architectural monuments for 1 billion 73 million rubles.

The St. Petersburg company Corinth LLC received six contracts, three - ArchStroyCompany LLC, and another seven - ATTA Group Corporation. Over the course of a year, they had to study the monuments, propose and agree on projects for emergency work, and carry them out.

Rock tomography

Employees of Corinth LLC said that the creation of design and estimate documentation for emergency work on six sites, including the fortress in Sudak, the Swallow's Nest palace and a 14th-century mosque, required a significant amount of effort and time from them. They rented a house in Simferopol where the seconded specialists were based. And the head of the Corinth construction department, Nikolai Sivozhelezov, settled there permanently.

With pride, the director of "Corinth" Igor Burdinsky talks about the work carried out at the "Swallow's Nest". Restorers examined the monument and did tomography of the rock.

“Before us, restorers limited themselves to visual inspection,” explains Igor Burdinsky. “With the help of the subcontractor Geovist, we studied the inside of the rock and established that there is a large weak zone in it. We managed to defend before the scientific and methodological council of the committee the decision on the need for further research in order to develop the best way to strengthen the rock. Comprehensive work was also carried out on other objects.”

A fragment of the report of the Corinth company submitted to the State Committee for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Crimea on the implementation of seismic studies of the Avrorina Rock rock massif, on which the Swallow's Nest palace is located.

By summer, the design and estimate documentation was ready. The committee agreed on the projects, after which the documents had to undergo an examination of the estimated cost. But it turned out that in Crimea there was no place to conduct a state examination of documents for restoration work, and only after a three-month leapfrog did the State Construction Expertise in Simferopol agree to do it.

While Corinth was waiting three months for the results of the examination to finally begin emergency work, thunder struck.

Step aside

On October 21, 2016, Corinth received from the committee a letter of unilateral refusal to perform and termination of the contract from October 10, dated September 30, 2016.

On the same day, October 21, the head of the Republic of Crimea issued a decree: new procurement will take place for all facilities where Corinth and ArchStroyCompany worked for nine months

A week later, the only supplier (the total amount of contracts for these two companies is 561.4 million rubles) became St. Petersburg LLC Meander. The contract specified the same work and the same amounts as in the contracts of previous contractors.

“We consider the termination of contracts to be unjustified, but the most important thing is that the result of the work of our team is unscrupulously denied,” says Igor Burdinsky. - In the contract with Meander, the deadline for completing the work is December 25, 2016. In two months it is impossible to complete the research work that we did, create design estimates, go through the approval procedure required by law, and then carry out the work itself! At first we did not understand why Meander agreed to these impossible conditions, but then we came to the conclusion that their actions were planned with the participation of the committee."

“It’s obvious to the government customer”

The contract termination letter states: “As of September 30, 2016, the work under the contract has not been completed and it is obvious to the State Customer that the work will not be completed.”

Corinth, in turn, is confident that the delay is due to the committee’s failure to fulfill its duties - officials were unable to send documents for examination for three months. And the lack of SRO clearance - another accusation - does not interfere with project work. This permit is issued in a little more than a week.

Moreover, according to the Law “On the Contract System”, the customer is obliged to formalize a unilateral termination of the contract by decision, and the contractor has ten days to object or eliminate violations. Corinth was notified of the termination of the contract after the fact, without even specifying whether a legally required decision had been made that could be challenged in court.

Thus, “Corinth”, in principle, did not receive the opportunity required by law to defend its rights

By order of Didenko

Arriving in Crimea, Burdinsky discovered that the house in Simferopol was no longer rented by Corinth - since September the tenant was Meander, and Nikolai Sivozhelezov also went to work for this company. Burdinsky was unable to get into the building to pick up his company's documents.

On November 8, the director of Corinth went to Gosstroyexpertiza to pick up the design and estimate documentation completed by his company. There they told him that no agreements had been concluded with the committee to study these documents, and therefore they could not issue the documentation. Burdinsky made his next attempt to collect the results of his work three days later. And I learned that the day before, November 10, all the documents were issued... to Sivozhelezov.

“How could they give our documents to a person who no longer works for us? - says the director of Corinth. “The Gosstroyekspertiza told me that they did this on the direct orders of the deputy chairman of the committee, Alexander Didenko.”

Object “Mosque and madrasah” (Mihrab). Architects-restorers of Korinth LLC take measurements of the object (to create measurement drawings)

Burdinsky ensured that Gosstroyekspertiza gave him a certificate, which, in his opinion, proves that local officials acted exclusively in the interests of Meander. It says in black and white: “11/10/2016, at the request of the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Crimea and the Deputy State Committee for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Crimea Didenko A.E., the design and estimate documentation of Corinth LLC and ArchStroyCompany LLC was transferred to the authorized person Sivozhelezov ON THE.".

That is, the deputy chairman of the committee, Didenko, ordered the release of documents belonging to “Corinth” to an employee of “Meander”. There were no agreements between the companies for the sale of documents. However, now “Meander” (if Sivozhelezov, of course, did not throw the result of many months of work into the ditch) has a package of documents necessary to begin work, for which no one is going to pay “Corinth” a penny.

Burdinsky believes that the papers were issued to Sivozhelezov in the interests of Meander, which, without them, would not be able to meet the deadlines established by the contract. He intends to file an application to initiate a criminal case on this fact.

Sister of talent

Novaya's request was registered in the committee's office, but no response was received within the period established by law. We were also unable to obtain any clarification on this matter from the committee.

In “Meander” “Novaya” answered extremely laconically. The company confirmed that Sivozhelezov works for them, but stated that they develop all design and estimate documentation for the facilities themselves. When asked what exactly allows Meander to count on meeting the contract deadlines, the answer was even more succinct: “Production capacity.”

Meanwhile, the committee admitted that it would not be possible to complete the work on time: “We will not use the funds allocated as part of the implementation of this program by the end of the year,” Didenko said in mid-November at a meeting of the State Council of Crimea.

Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Kazakhstan Oleg Kazurin explained that some of the measures for emergency response and restoration work at cultural heritage sites have been postponed to 2017.

“Corinth” filed a lawsuit in Simferopol court challenging violations during procurement from a single supplier; next in line are lawsuits challenging the termination of contracts and compensation for damages.

Novaya will monitor developments.

Help "Novaya"

Cultural heritage objects, contracts for which were originally concluded with Corinth LLC:
1. Complex of the Surb-Khach monastery (XIV century) at the address: Republic of Crimea, Old Crimea.
2. Complex of buildings of the Sudak fortress (XIV-XV centuries) at the address: Republic of Crimea, Sudak, st. Genoese Fortress, no. 1.
3. Palace "Swallow's Nest" (1912) at the address: Republic of Crimea, Yalta urban district, town. Gaspra, Alupkinskoe highway, no. 9, lit. A.
4. The building of the officers' meeting of the 51st Lithuanian Infantry Regiment, 1910-1913. at the address: Republic of Crimea, Simferopol, st. R. Luxemburg - K. Liebknecht (A. Nevsky St. - Dolgorukovskaya St.), 35-36, lit. A.
5. Complex of buildings of the Vorontsov Palace (1830-1846) at the address: Republic of Crimea, Alupka, Palace Highway, 18.
6. Mosque and madrasah (1314) at the address: Republic of Crimea, Old Crimea, lane. Chapaeva, 5.

Objects of cultural heritage, contracts for which were originally concluded with Archstroy Company LLC:
1. Estate of P. S. Pallas (late 18th century) at the address: Republic of Crimea, Simferopol, ave. Vernadskogo, 2, lit. D, I, Z, K.
2. The house in which the writer A.P. Chekhov lived (1899-1904) at the address: Republic of Crimea, Yalta, st. Kirova, 112, lit. A, B.
3. Complex of buildings of the Livadia Palace (1910-1911) at the address: Republic of Crimea, Yalta urban district, town. Livadia, st. Baturina, 44a.