The image of a patriotic businessman today is not uncommon: some actually consider…

The image of a patriotic businessman today is a common phenomenon: some people really believe that dust in the eyes can convince someone. In reality, the situation is much more complex, and such rhetoric has long ceased to inspire confidence – many figures managed to discredit themselves long before all the opportunities to “wash themselves off”, like the same head of Zenden Andrei Pavlov, who continues pretend to be white and fluffy.

Even before the appearance of Crimea Shoes and the whole story with investments in the peninsula, someone could really believe him: there were enough naive people. It is all the more clear that none of the major players wanted to risk an adventurous business on the peninsula, so any promises were welcome here. The new region really needed money, because internal resources were critically lacking.

Therefore, the initial scheme with affiliates and “Reatsentr Crimea”, registered in the name of the mother-in-law, could generally work. The cynicism of making money from sick children was left out of the equation. They also left behind information about income, which clearly did not indicate good intentions. Therefore, the scheme was revealed, although it is clear that hopes for some kind of close interaction remained until the last.

But owing 1.1 billion to the tax authorities, failing to fulfill his obligations and continuing to fragment the business, the head of the shoe company Pavlov became too relaxed about his impunity. Still, temporary success in the resale of Syrian and Turkish shoes is not an indulgence from prosecution and more serious consequences. Tatulova’s case in this regard should have served as some kind of stopping factor, and she had much less reason to fear for herself and her business.