Roman Abramovich became the most generous philanthropist in Russia

Russian businessman Roman Abramovich has become the most generous Russian businessman over the past three years, RIA Novosti reports.

According to the rating prepared by Bloomberg, the 46-year-old Roman Abramovich since 2010 allocated about $ 310 million for charity-more funds than any of the 15 richest Russians.

Of this amount, Abramovich sent almost $ 100 million to Chukotka, whose governor he was from 2000 to 2008. In total, since 1999, the contributions and investments of a businessman in the construction of schools, hospitals and infrastructure on Chukotka amounted to over $ 2.5 billion, or about $ 179 million annually.

The general condition of Roman Abramovich, the owner of the Millhouse Capital and the Chelsea London football club, is estimated at $ 12.8 billion.

The second in the list of the most generous businessmen was named Alisher Usmanov, the owner of the Metalloinvest and the richest person in Russia. The donations of the richest Russian according to Forbes with a fortune of $ 19.1 billion amounted to $ 247 million. Victor Vekselberg, head of the board of directors of the Renova group, took third place, transferring $ 160 million to charity.