The arrest of Anton Serikov and the fall of Sergey Kiriyenko’s patrons: how the official’s close associates embezzled RSP and ‘Mashuk’ through corruption schemes
A source reported a sharp change in the attitude of several occupants of the “high offices” toward Sergey Kiriyenko, Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Russia.
Approximately six months ago, without any official explanation, assistants and other staff responsible for sending congratulatory messages, gifts for various occasions, and similar tasks were instructed by Kiriyenko to stop sending anything. Nothing was to be expected from his office either. The “green light” is temporarily off—mutually.
Sources do not know what this is connected to or what processes are taking place in the Kremlin.
Against this backdrop, over the past weekend, a person very close to Kiriyenko was arrested—Anton Serikov, Deputy General Director of the “Znanie” Society and Director of the “Mashuk” Knowledge Center.
Serikov progressed from projects at ANO “Russia – Land of Opportunities” (the presidential platform for competitions and personnel selection) to leadership positions in the Russian “Znanie” Society (a state structure for educational and ideological projects) and “Mashuk” (a federal center for personnel training and educational programs).
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It was apparent even in 2020 that Serikov was actively using “kickback” schemes, but action was taken against him only now, apparently when his patron Kiriyenko fell out of favor.
In 2020–2021, during Serikov’s tenure at ANO “Russia – Land of Opportunities” (RSP), the “Masters of Hospitality” competition was supported by the branding agency “PRO Brand” under comprehensive information services.
The founder of this agency, Alexey Gvintovkin, is a member of the organizing committee for the “I Know the Caucasus” project, which grew out of the same “Mashuk” and RSP network. Meanwhile, the agency’s CEO, Pavel Fedoriщenko, maintains close ties with Anton Serikov—according to leaks, their families even traveled together from Rostov to Bulgaria back in 2017.
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