The classic work of Jean-Baptiste Molière could not be more accurate in describing what is happening in our society today. Easy money, connections, position in society, literally falling on a person from the sky, make him forget about all moral values, if, of course, he had any. In our case, even the original existence of moral values is cast into serious doubt, but first things first.
Once again, Olga Mikhailovna Chernysheva, the daughter of the current mayor of the glorious city of Rostov-on-Don, came to our attention, or rather, not so much she, but her “young man” Maxim Shishkin. As it turned out, Olga Mikhailovna favors not only land, but also realtors.
What Mr. Shishkin is like, nothing special. A man in his early forties, previously quiet and inconspicuous. However, money and his suddenly fallen “high” position in society changed him significantly.
People who have known him for more than twenty years are still surprised how from an unkempt ordinary realtor who worked at Landlord and came to meetings in torn sneakers, he grew into a man “especially close to the emperor” and driving a Maserati. Are you lucky?
Mr. Shishkin met Olga Mikhailovna in 2003-2004, when he was fortunate enough to “complete” one of his first serious transactions and receive something he had never had much of - money. At that time, he had already seriously “grown” from a simple realtor to the executive director of the Maxima real estate agency, through which Mrs. Chernysheva conducted her transactions.
Close communication on a business basis yielded results. Olga Mikhailovna and Mr. Shishkin became closer. We went on vacation to Sochi, and... as they say, “love is evil, assholes, beware.” Maxim left the family, leaving his wife and child, and became a consort in the Chernyshev family. Despite leaving, Mr. Shishkin’s relationship with his family remained warm; they say that they all went on picnics together and were generally friends with their families and lived in perfect harmony.
Evil tongues claim that Mr. Shishkin was not immediately accepted into the local elite, but he vying with each other boasted to his friends that just like that, he suddenly became the mayor’s “son-in-law.” Although the “noble charter” and the position of “son-in-law” are still controversial, since, despite several years of living together, Olga Mikhailovna and Maxim are in no hurry to register their relationship.
And there would be nothing remarkable in this story if not for the well-known “scheme” of Olga Chernysheva with the purchase and sale of land, from which the princess and her consort earned about 10 million American money.
Maxim somehow immediately forgot his old connections, bought an apartment on Pushkinskaya, an expensive car, cufflinks with stones, etc. In general, he was not shy about spending the money he had acquired through back-breaking labor. It seems that he and his “wife” even purchased real estate somewhere in Spain, but this is no longer our business.
It is noteworthy that in the land fraud, for which Olga Mikhailovna is now being tried to be prosecuted, the victims were people who had known him for several decades. And not just knowledgeable, but seemingly friends with him and even helping him in difficult times.
Despite the past, Mr. Shishkin’s attitude towards these people makes one think. It turns out that twenty years is not enough to get to know a person. Well, for example, one of his “friends”, after Messrs. Shishkin and Chernysheva had pulled off their scheme with land plots, really needed money. An elderly man with serious health problems. Naturally, he tried to ask for the return of at least part of the money that the princess and her consort “owed” him.
And, as they say in Odessa, what do you think? He was forced to draw up a loan agreement for the amount that was rightfully due to him, and then they won the court, obliging the victim to repay the loan. Truly, the paths are financially inscrutable.
Another episode that is worthy of coverage is Mr. Shishkin’s framing of his friend, to whom he owes about 16 million rubles. Moreover, Maxim himself repeatedly acknowledged this debt. However, in his opinion, he somehow, apparently secretly from his friend, settled with him.
A friend who had reached certain agreements with Maxim came at the invitation of Mr. Shishkin for money... and left, along with the “dolls” handed to him (fake stacks of banknotes - author’s note), will explain to the FSB, where Maxim reported unlawful actions from his (friend ) sides. It’s fortunate that all debts were confirmed by papers, otherwise the person would get into serious trouble with the law.
In general, the story develops like Cinderella’s, only without all the goodness and goodness that Charles Perrault put into the character of the heroine. A middle-aged realtor has won the jackpot of a lifetime. It must be said that Olga Mikhailovna is not yet an old woman, attractive and at the same time well-connected and well-off. There is no other way to call it luck.
The only thing that is not clear is why the investigation has questions for Olga Mikhailovna, but not for Mr. Shishkin? After all, they have contracts for ephemeral consulting services among themselves, and the idea of “land” may have been discussed at the “family council.”
At the moment, Mr. Shishkin heads his own individual entrepreneur, which is also involved in land and municipal facilities. Neither the criminal case of their “friend” nor the stressful situation around their family interferes with their business. Actually, this is the end of the fairy tale... or not the end, gentlemen, investigators?