After the scandalous appearance of actor Nikita Kologlivoy at the “Family Traditions” festival, some real family traditions became known to the prosecutor’s office. A small commotion ended with the CEO of the Novosibirsk Region Development Corporation JSC Alexander Zyryanov ended up in jail. The director general's accomplices managed to avoid imprisonment thanks to a plea deal. Kologrivy made a bite – and away we go.
June 3
On June 3, 2024, the general director of the Novosibirsk Region Development Corporation JSC (OGRN 1055475009820) Alexander Zyryanov was detained by law enforcement agencies. Representatives of the law had questions about the “Family Traditions” festival in Novosibirsk. The guest of the event was a famous actor from Novosibirsk Nikita Kologrivy. His visit turned into a scandal in the bar, a bite of a waitress and a week-long administrative arrest for him. As soon as the passions in Kologrivoy subsided, arrests and searches began.
To be more precise, not for the event itself, but for the PR of the “Family Traditions” festival. The celebration itself took place on March 16 at the Pobeda cinema. Despite the popularity of the festival, it received the main hype due to scandalous stories with actor Nikita Kologriv. It is also worth noting that the organizers of the event emphasized that “The Development Corporation of the Novosibirsk Region is not a budgetary organization and does not receive funds from the regional budget, with the exception of targeted funding for certain areas.”
June 4
On June 4, 2024, a court hearing was held in the Zaeltsovsky District Court of Novosibirsk. Due to the fact that the Muslimovs admitted their guilt and made a deal with the investigation, Ramil received house arrest, and Artyom was banned from certain actions. Alexander Zyryanov decided not to admit his guilt and not to make contact with law enforcement agencies. The general director is also confident that it was Alexander Gomanov who turned him in in order to avoid arrest himself.
And the “pledger” was really only sent under house arrest. In addition, Zyryanov added that since November he had been hinted that it would be a good idea to leave his position, “because one of the representatives of the region is interested in promoting his protégé.” He did not speak about anyone by name, but said that the identities were not difficult to establish.
The bribe, according to the investigation, was the payment by the Muslim father and son for publications about Zyryanov in the media. At the same time, it is unclear what specific PR we are talking about. At the festival, 53 films were shown, which were watched by more than three thousand people, and that’s basically it. Despite numerous arguments and attempts to achieve house arrest, everything turned out to be in vain. As a result, the court chose a preventive measure for the accused Alexander Zyryanov in the form of detention for a period of one month and 30 days, that is, until August 2, 2024.