Grigory Anikeyev
{{Short description|Russian politician (born 1972)}}
{{Family name hatnote|Viktorovich|Anikeyev|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
{{expand language|topic=biography|langcode=RU|otherarticle=Аникеев, Григорий Викторович|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Grigory Anikeev
| native_name = {{nobold|Григорий Аникеев}}
| image = Grigory Anikeev.jpg
| caption =
| office = Member of the State Duma for Vladimir Oblast
| term_start = 5 October 2016
| term_end =
| predecessor = constituency established
| successor =
| constituency = Suzdal (No. 80)
| office1 = Member of the State Duma (Party List Seat)
| term_start1 = 24 December 2007
| term_end1 = 5 October 2016
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|02|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = Dutovo, Vuktyl, Komi ASSR, Russian SFSR, USSR
| party = United Russia
| spouse = {{marriage|Olga Polyakova|||end=div}}
| children = Artem Grigorovich (son)
| relatives = Andrey Anikeyev (cousin)
| education = Vladimir State Technical University
| occupation = Businessman
}}
Grigory Viktorovich Anikeyev ({{langx|ru|Григорий Викторович Аникеев}}; born 28 February 1972 in Dutovo, Komi Republic) is a Russian politician and member of the State Duma of the Russian Federation.[http://www.duma.gov.ru/structure/deputies/23568/ Profile at State Duma website]
Anikeyev draw attention in April 2018 when he was named the member of State Duma of the Russian Federation with the highest income in 2017. According to his personal tax declaration, his 2017 income amounted to RUB 4.3 billion (close to $70 million), showing an astonishing 717% growth from 2016.{{cite news |last1=Lindell |first1=Dada |last2=Savina |first2=Sofia |last3=Antonova |first3=Elizaveta |title=В Думе сменился самый богатый депутат |trans-title=The richest deputy has changed in the Duma |url=https://www.rbc.ru/politics/13/04/2018/5ad0e71a9a794705075fa03a |access-date=1 April 2022 |work=РБК |date=13 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220317121629/https://www.rbc.ru/politics/13/04/2018/5ad0e71a9a794705075fa03a |archive-date=17 March 2022 |url-status=live |language=ru}}
State Duma deputy Andrey Anikeyev is Grigory's cousin.{{cite web|url=https://56orb.ru/news/politics/17-04-2021/brat-orenburgskogo-deputata-zs-andreya-anikeeva-okazalsya-samym-bogatym-v-gosdume-rf|title=Брат оренбургского депутата ЗС Андрея Аникеева оказался самым богатым в Госдуме РФ|date=2021-04-17}}
Sanctions
He was sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to the Russo-Ukrainian War.{{cite web |title=CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1150217/Russia.pdf |access-date=16 April 2023}}
Assets
As of 2012, Anikeev is a shareholder in 17 and the owner of 16 companies.{{cn|date=May 2025}}
His company, ABI Group, is involved in meat processing and construction, as well as trade, transport services, and the media business,{{Cite web |url=https://www.vedomosti.ru/politics/articles/2018/04/13/766691-samim-bogatim-deputatom-gosdumi-anikeev |title=Самым богатым депутатом Госдумы стал единоросс Григорий Аникеев - Ведомости |access-date=2019-10-09 |archive-date=2019-10-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009194450/https://www.vedomosti.ru/politics/articles/2018/04/13/766691-samim-bogatim-deputatom-gosdumi-anikeev |url-status=live }} а также торговлей, транспортными услугами и медиабизнесом.{{cn|date=May 2025}}
According to Slon.ru, in 2013 he held the largest foreign bank account among members of the State Duma, with 370 million rubles in the Swiss bank UBS.{{Cite web |url=https://republic.ru/posts/l/1014379 |title=Двести анонимных коррупционеров {{!}} Republic |access-date=2019-10-09 |archive-date=2019-10-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009204516/https://republic.ru/posts/l/1014379 |url-status=live }}
Until 2015, he was included in Forbes magazine’s list of the richest businessmen in Russia, with an estimated net worth of $400 million.
According to a joint investigation by Dubai Unlocked and the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), in March 2022, Anikeev purchased a penthouse in Dubai, located on the top floor of the luxury Serenia Residences complex on Palm Jumeirah. The penthouse has an area of 1,195 square meters and was purchased for over $13 million.{{Cite web |url=https://istories.media/stories/2024/05/14/iz-dubaya-vidachi-net/ |title=Из Дубая выдачи нет |lang=ru |website=Важные истории |date=2024-05-14 |access-date=2024-05-15 |archive-date=2024-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514215211/https://istories.media/stories/2024/05/14/iz-dubaya-vidachi-net/ |url-status=live}} Earlier, in November 2023, this property was also reported on by associates of Alexei Navalny.{{Cite web |url=https://www.moscowtimes.nl/2023/11/22/soratniki-navalnogo-nashli-kvartiri-vdubae-u13-deputatov-dumi-a113942 |title=Соратники Навального нашли квартиры в Дубае у 13 депутатов Думы |lang=ru |website=Русская служба The Moscow Times |date=2023-11-22 |access-date=2024-05-15 |archive-date=2024-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515071647/https://www.moscowtimes.nl/2023/11/22/soratniki-navalnogo-nashli-kvartiri-vdubae-u13-deputatov-dumi-a113942 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |url=https://meduza.io/news/2023/11/22/soratniki-navalnogo-nashli-u-13-deputatov-gosdumy-i-chlenov-ih-semey-kvartiry-v-dubae-samaya-dorogaya-stoit-bolshe-dvuh-milliardov-rubley |title=Соратники Навального нашли у 13 депутатов Госдумы и членов их семей квартиры в Дубае. Самая дорогая стоит больше двух миллиардов рублей |lang=ru |website=Meduza |access-date=2024-05-15 |archive-date=2024-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515071645/https://meduza.io/news/2023/11/22/soratniki-navalnogo-nashli-u-13-deputatov-gosdumy-i-chlenov-ih-semey-kvartiry-v-dubae-samaya-dorogaya-stoit-bolshe-dvuh-milliardov-rubley |url-status=live}}
The investigation also revealed that Anikeev’s former wife, Olga Polyakova, in April 2022, purchased two apartments on Palm Jumeirah in a premium-class residential complex, with a combined value of approximately $3 million. Another of Anikeev’s "partners", Irina Kuparieva, also purchased apartments of more than 140 square meters in Serenia Residences in April 2022.
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Category:Recipients of the Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class
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