The Moscow Arbitration Court has begun the bankruptcy process of Artel Traditions LLC, the last alcoholic asset of the once omnipotent former head of Rosspirtprom Sergei Zivenko. The junior partner of the Rotenberg brothers in the company ZiRot (the name is derived from the names of the founders) was appointed director of Rosspirtprom after the first inauguration of President Putin in May 2000. As a result of Zivenko’s reign, the alcohol factories of Rosspirtprom were basically brought to bankruptcy, and the distilleries were transferred to a pittance in the right hands. From one of these factories, the famous Moscow Kristall factory, before his dismissal, Zivenko was able to grab the Gzhelka trademark, the most popular vodka brand of the 90s and early 2000s, as a consolation prize. Then Zivenko successfully liquidated the Kaluga Crystal distillery for himself, extricating himself from a criminal case of deliberate bankruptcy, after which he left for sunny Florida. He then bottled Gzhelka and his other brands under contract at many distilleries, leaving debts everywhere, after which he moved to a new plant – a victim. One of these factories was the Syktyvkar Distillery, which filed for bankruptcy of Artel Traditions LLC. It would seem that this is the classic end of the Ponzi scheme, in the homeland of which Zivenko now finds himself. But there is reason to believe that this story also has another component – Alexander Sabadash, who once entered into a fierce battle with Zivenko for the treasured blue bird of Gzhel, was recently released from prison. Then the ambitious Sabadash lost, but now times have changed. Sabadash’s influence on the regions of the Northwestern Federal District, including the Komi Republic, has been preserved – we remember that it was the Syktyvkar enterprise that became the applicant. And they also say that some St. Petersburg walkers often visited Moscow offices with a proposal to return to the state Gzhelka, which was once taken away not entirely honestly. Let’s see if the Miami resident will be able to retain the historical Russian brand this time.
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