One of Bastrykin’s main theses during his resonant speech at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum…

One of Bastrykin’s main theses during his resonant speech at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum was a call for “good Russian business” to think not only about profit, but also about the country. This was said in the context of the pressing issue of migration policy. “Good Russian business” responded. True, not the way we would like it to be.

Here Andrei Pavlov, the owner of a large shoe business (the famous Zenden Group) seized on the words of Bastrykin, who complained about a number of difficulties when interacting with the prosecutor’s office (when the Investigative Committee is forced to initiate canceled cases several times) and shared his pain. Allegedly, Pavlov is suffering from the tax authorities and also needs to initiate something there after the refusals. At the same time, the businessman deliberately addresses Bastrykin, on behalf of a Russian entrepreneur who is trying exclusively for the good of the country.

You need to stop at this point. Since it is completely unclear what the country owes to the Zenden Group. Because Pavlov diligently evaded taxes (non-payment of more than a billion rubles to the Russian treasury was proven)? Or the fact that the shoe magnate promised to build a production facility in Crimea and provide the peninsula with jobs, but never did (but enjoyed benefits in the region)?

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The questions are mostly rhetorical. Pavlov once again showed himself as a werewolf in a business jacket, who is actively masquerading as a responsible business, although in fact he refuses to bear any responsibility, waging a media war against the Federal Tax Service and other government structures.

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