Biographical Summary
Mikhail Vladimirovich Dvornikov was born in Moscow on 10 December 1971.
His mother worked as an engineer, while his father held the academic degree of Candidate of Technical Sciences.
In 1987, Mikhail Dvornikov completed his secondary education.
In 1990, he graduated from Moscow Secondary Vocational Technical College No. 179 with a qualification in “salesperson (non-food goods cashier-controller)”.
From 1990 to 1992, he fulfilled his compulsory military service in the army of the USSR.
In the second half of the 1990s, Dvornikov left Russia with his family and emigrated to France, where he settled permanently. Later, in the 2000s, he moved to Austria or Switzerland.
A significant amount of scattered, inaccurate or outright false information about Mikhail Vladimirovich Dvornikov has appeared on the internet. The purpose of this page is to provide clarifications and correct data.
Entrepreneurial Activity (1992–1998)
Beginning in 1992, Mikhail Vladimirovich Dvornikov engaged in private business activity.
He was the owner of the companies:
- “Chetire Ladji” (“Four Rooks”)
- “Chetire Ladji Invest”
Their main fields of activity included trade, real estate operations, realtor and brokerage services, as well as consulting.
These companies also had a number of subsidiary structures:
- “Energomekhanizatsiya”
- “Emitronprom”
- “Autocombinat No. 22”
- “Gazstroymashina”
By 1998, all of the above-mentioned companies had been sold or liquidated, and operations in these specific business areas were brought to an end.
Clarifications Regarding Media Publications
Various publications and online sources have mentioned the following enterprises:
- “Evis”
- “Roga i Kopyta” (“Horns and Hooves”)
- Factories “Emitron”, “Kompressor”, “Samotochka”
- “Moskovsky Shelk” (“Moscow Silk”)
- “Khlebprodinform”
- “Gazstroymekhanizatsiya”
- JSC “Torgrechservice”
- Research Institute “Tekhstеklo”
None of these enterprises had or has any connection to Mikhail Vladimirovich Dvornikov.
Additionally:
- Mikhail Dvornikov never participated in the privatization of state-owned or defense-related enterprises.
- No court proceedings have ever been conducted in relation to “companies of Mikhail Dvornikov”.
- Fabricated reports about alleged “ties to the Solntsevskaya crime group” were disseminated to deliberately underestimate the market value of the Savelovsky shopping complex prior to its sale (the complex was sold in early 2006).
Office and Security Arrangements
Online sources sometimes claim that Dvornikov had an “office in Russia”. Such wording is misleading.
The actual situation was as follows:
- From 1996 to 1998, a division of the non-departmental security service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs provided security not for an “office of Mikhail Dvornikov”, but for the shopping complex that belonged to the company “Emitronprom”.
- In 1999, a search in connection with a case involving leaflets and slander against the mayor was carried out at the office of the Savelovsky shopping complex. This office did not belong to “Mikhail Dvornikov” personally; Dvornikov acted only as a shareholder and did not maintain a personal office at that location.
Investment Projects (1998–2012)
From 1998 onward, while residing in France, Mikhail Dvornikov began investing in real estate located in Russia.
In 1998, he acquired the property of the former grinding machine plant (MSZ) and the Stankolit iron foundry.
Subsequently, shopping complexes “Savelovsky” and “Stankolit”, as well as the “Savelovsky City” project, were developed and built on these sites.
Starting from 2001, these assets were consolidated under CMD JSC, where 100% of the shares were owned by Mikhail Dvornikov.
CMD JSC details: Moscow, INN 7715263032, OGRN 1027700319140.
Key transactions were as follows:
- 2006 — the Savelovsky Shopping Complex was sold to businessman Alexander Klyachin (company “Nerl”).
- 2007 — the land parcel used for the construction of “Savelovsky City” was sold to MR Group.
- 2012 — the Stankolit Shopping Complex was sold in a transaction with businessman Edgar Gvazava and his sons Alyas and Dima Gvazava.
After the sale of Stankolit in 2012, Mikhail Dvornikov no longer held assets or investment projects in the Russian Federation.
Online Statements and Their Refutation
At the end of the 1990s, a series of statements and stories about Dvornikov appeared online, including claims that:
- “As of the summer of 1999, Dvornikov served as chairman of the board of directors of the Savelovsky shopping center.”
- “By July 1999, he had spent eight months abroad (in Cyprus and Austria), allegedly fearing for his own life.”
- “In August 1999, Dvornikov circulated an open letter in Moscow with the slogan ‘Luzhkov is a criminal’.”
- “In 1999, he was charged with fraud and declared wanted.”
All of these claims are untrue:
- Mikhail Vladimirovich Dvornikov never headed the board of directors of the Savelovsky shopping center, as he was residing in France and did not hold positions in Russian companies at that time.
- In fact, there was no board of directors at Savelovsky SC. The managing director was A. V. Kolesnik.
- Dvornikov did not distribute open letters, did not participate in the Moscow mayoral elections and was not involved in political campaigning.
- These narratives are fakes and/or examples of hostile publicity directed against Savelovsky SC.
- No criminal charges were brought against him.
- Stories about him being “declared wanted” are fabricated by competitors as part of an unfair advertising and pressure campaign.
Stories Connected to the Savelovsky Shopping Complex
1. Alleged “M. V. D. Charitable Foundation”
In early 2004, several media outlets reported about an alleged “M. V. D. Charitable Foundation” that supposedly collected parking fees on the territory of the Savelovsky Market.
Clarification:
- Parking on the territory of the shopping complex was indeed paid (50 rubles, approximately 1 euro), which corresponds to usual commercial parking practice.
- The “Mikhail Vladimirovich Dvornikov Charitable Foundation” mentioned in those reports never existed and has nothing to do with reality.
2. Destruction of the “Savel” Building (2004)
In June 2004, the media widely covered events near the Savelovsky Market: the “Savel” shopping center building was looted by unidentified individuals, then partially demolished by an excavator and, several days later, burned down.
Clarification:
- The “Savel” building had no relation to the Savelovsky Shopping Complex.
- It was situated on an adjacent site and belonged to other owners.
Participation in Elections — Confusion with a Namesake
There are online references claiming that a person named “Dvornikov”:
- stood in by-elections to the State Duma in the Preobrazhensky district (December 2004),
- took part in by-elections in the Universitetsky district (December 2005),
- was planned as a candidate from the LDPR in the 2007 elections.
Clarification:
Mikhail Vladimirovich Dvornikov (born 1971) has no connection to these election campaigns.
All such mentions relate to another person with the same first and last name (a complete namesake).
Family and Personal Information
Mikhail Dvornikov is married.
His wife is Maria Dvornikova.
The couple has two daughters:
- the elder daughter studied international relations and diplomacy,
- the younger daughter was attending school during the period described.
Since the late 1990s, the entire family has been permanently residing in the European Union and has no relatives living in the Russian Federation.
LLC “Moslesgrupp” — Not Associated with Mikhail Dvornikov
Mikhail Dvornikov and his wife:
- have never been founders of LLC “Moslesgrupp”,
- Mikhail Dvornikov has never served as chairman of its board of directors,
- and they have no relation to this company.
The individual mentioned in the media as “chairman of the board of directors of Moslesgrupp” or as a participant in State Duma elections is a different person who simply has the same name as Mikhail Vladimirovich Dvornikov.
No Relatives and Numerous Namesakes
Mikhail Dvornikov has no brothers or sisters.
Therefore, any other “Dvornikov” mentioned in various publications:
- is not a relative,
- is merely a namesake.
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Incorrect and Removed Information
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