Boris Zimin
Boris Zimin is a businessman and the son of Dmitry Zimin, the founder of the Russian telecommunications company VimpelCom. He has been in the news recently after being convicted in absentia of fraud related to the theft and sale of a controlling stake in the company Bryanston and a significant share in the car-sharing service BelkaCar. Zimin has been recognized as a foreign agent in Russia and has been publicly supportive of opposition figures, including Alexei Navalny.
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Boris Zimin is a businessman included in the list of foreign agents.
Росфинмониторинг внес Ходорковского в перечень террористов — РБК
Russia· 2025-11-19
Boris Zimin is a businessman mentioned in the case against the Anti-War Committee.
Против Ходорковского и Касьянова возбудили дело о попытке захвата власти — РБКRussia· 2025-10-14Boris Zimin is the son of Dmitry Zimin and currently leads the Zimin Foundation, which has been declared undesirable in Russia.
В России признали нежелательным Фонд Зимина — РБКRussia· 2025-08-05
Boris Zimin is a philanthropist who funds the Redkollegia project that rewards independent Russian journalists.
Sergueï Parkhomenko, journaliste russe : « Vladimir Poutine a privatisé à son profit la victoire de 1945 »
France· 2025-05-09
Boris Zimin was sentenced to nine years in a penal colony for fraud related to the theft and sale of company shares.
Суд в Москве заочно приговорил Бориса Зимина к девяти годам колонии — РБКRussia· 2025-04-22
