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Sergei Dobrynin

Sergei Dobrynin is one of the leading investigative journalists in Russia. He has been instrumental in the production of dozens of in-depth reports, exposing corruption among Russia's political elite and revealing the murky operations behind Kremlin-led secret services. He joined RFE/RL in 2012.

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January 17, 2022
The Search For The Russian Assets Of The Kazakh President's Family

Despite the opacity of both the Kazakh and Russian governments, an investigation by RFE/RL's Russian Service and Current Time has uncovered evidence of the Russian business dealings of Kazakh President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev's son and former wife.
November 11, 2021
Exclusive: The Monk, The Billionaire's Daughter, And The City Of Peter

The story of how a former monk at a famous Russian monastery became the owner of a major construction company -- and the apparent son-in-law of a Kremlin-connected billionaire oligarch -- is a mystery. RFE/RL tried to sort it out.
September 03, 2021
A Villa In Turkey, An Exclusive Private School. All On A Russian Lawmaker's Salary.

Exclusive findings by RFE/RL’s Russian Service add more details to nationalist Duma lawmaker Leonid Slutsky’s lifestyle, one that appears out-of-sync with his official income declarations.
May 27, 2021
Exclusive: Meet The Murky Russian Network Behind An Anti-Pfizer Disinformation Drive In Europe

French social media influencers were offered money to post content criticizing Western COVID vaccines such as Pfizer's. The Russian company behind the efforts has links to a network of murky entities -- and a Moscow-based businesswoman active in pro-Kremlin political circles.
February 03, 2021
Russian Firm That Created Secure Systems For Government Also Worked On 'Putin's Palace'

A corporate annual report from 2012, located and examined by RFE/RL, shows that a company that has installed high-level communications and security systems for the Kremlin and other top Russian government facilities was also involved in the "Putin's Palace" project on the Black Sea coast.
December 11, 2019
In Lavish Wedding Photos, Clues To An Alleged Russian Cyberthief's FSB Family Ties

Maksim Yakubets is wanted by the United States and Britain, which allege he's behind one of the largest cybertheft rings in history. There's virtually no chance that Russia will ever extradite him -- all the more so since his father-in-law is an ex-special forces officer with the FSB.
October 14, 2019
Russian Wedding Photos Highlight Novichok Suspect's Security Ties

The suspects in the 2018 poisoning of a Russian spy in England claimed they were simple nutritional-supplements salesmen. But one of them was an important guest at the wedding of a secretive Russian military official's daughter, an open-source investigation shows.
September 03, 2019
Angry Villagers, Beached Pontoons, Irradiated Flotsam: More Clues To Mysterious Russian Explosion

Weeks after a mysterious explosion at a Russian naval test range on the White Sea, new photographs of pontoons used during the incident offer fleeting details of what exactly may have transpired on August 8.
August 30, 2019
Did A Botched Bid To Recover A Sunken Missile Cause The Russian Radiation Blast?

An investigation by RFE/RL strongly points to the failure of an effort to recover a sunken missile as the cause of the August 8 White Sea explosion that killed at least five people, spewed radioactive isotopes, and brought heightened scrutiny to Russia's push to develop new weapons.
March 07, 2019
Russia’s Land Barons: The Firms And Families Who Own Most Of Its Farmland

The world’s largest country by territory, Russia ranks third in the world in terms of arable land with 123 million hectares. Here’s a look at the tycoons, offshore firms, and family of a former agriculture minister who own most of it.
October 02, 2018
Photo At Russian Military Academy Adds To Evidence About Skripal Poisoning Suspect

A photograph on display at a Russian military academy is adding to the growing evidence identifying a Russian military intelligence officer who was allegedly involved in the poisoning of a former double agent in England.
June 02, 2015
A Friend To Russian Science, But An Enemy To The Government

The Russian government has repeatedly pledged to return scientific research to its Soviet-era glory days. But by attacking one of the field's main benefactors, it may have done just the opposite.
June 21, 2014
Talking To Robots: 'Artificial Intelligence Is Possible'

A computer has duped humans into thinking it is a 13-year-old boy from Ukraine, becoming the first machine to pass the iconic Turing test. Russian-born Vladimir Veselov, the U.S.-based co-creator of the winning chatbot -- short for chatter robot -- hopes the milestone will help raise interest in artificial intelligence.

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