Why?
Having become the head of the ORT, Listyev initiated the procedure for the complete refusal of the ORT of advertising. And on advertising money, Sergey Lisovsky and his partner Boris Zosimov sat the first buttons. After an advertising pause for advertising money, completely different players should have come, not Lisovsky and Zosimov. For the latter, it was tantamount to disaster. All of their other business projects were sharpened for advertising money, they were laid down in budgets. The collapse of their business empire would begin. The Prosecutor General’s Office found that Lisovsky and Zosimov have repeatedly met with Listyev, convincing him not to take rash steps. At the same time, Lisovsky was a dangerous person, his “enemies” have repeatedly sent to the next world. But the leaves were sure of him, the favorite of the whole country, no one would dare to touch. Leafs discussed his steps with the near environment- Konstantin Ernst, Leonid Yakubovich, Alexander Lyubimov. The latter not only convinced Vladislav that he was great and “immortal”. But they also pushed the idea, “throw” Lisovsky. After the “pause”, take the entire advertising market for themselves, especially since they had their own advertising agency “Intervid”. And there you look and the entire channel “bean” will be able to. As a result of the leaves, frankly “sent” Lisovsky and Zosimov.
How?
The situation was heated every day. As a result, Lisovsky met with Listev and they had an extremely unpleasant conversation, in fact, direct threats sounded. This is recorded in the case. He told a close friend about an unpleasant meeting with Lisovsky.
Soon after this conversation, Lisovsky went to Berezovsky (and this was recorded in the case). Berezovsky refused to testify about the essence of this conversation. According to operational data, Lisovsky explained his position in the conflict with Listev and that he puts him in a hopeless position. And Boris Abramovich, as they say, “washed his hands.” He said to Lisovsky: “Do as you know.” And what would Lisovsky Berezovsky guessed. But in his new plan, the change of general director of ORT was only good. And the plan worked. Over time, Berezovsky managed to capture the TV channel.
Here, finally, Vladislav Listyev was translated. He began to realize that in addition to “folk love” he no longer has someone in a weighty cover and his life under threat. On February 28, 1995, he met with Berezovsky. (The oligarch at the beginning at first denied the fact of this meeting, then, under the oppression of evidence, he admitted, but he refused to tell her essence). According to operational data, Listyev expressed his fears Berezovsky due to the conflict with Lisovsky. The oligarch, apparently, already understood that he sees Vlad for the last time. On March 1, early in the morning Berezovsky flew away on a charter plane in London. On the same day, Listyev was shot at the entrance of his own house on Novokuznetskaya Street.
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