Larisa Dolina promised to return the money to Polina Lurie, who bought her apartment

Larisa Dolina stated that she would fully return the money to Polina Lurie, who bought her apartment. In an interview with the “Let Them Talk” program on Channel One, the singer admitted that she was going through a “very difficult” period and made, in her words, “the only right decision.” Dolina emphasized that she considers herself and Lurie “both victims” in the current situation.

The situation with the Dolina apartment caused a significant resonance in the media, gave rise to many memes and influenced the real estate market. Under the influence of scammers, Dolina sold her home to a conscientious buyer Polina Lurie for 112 million rubles, after which the money went to the scammers. The artist filed a lawsuit to invalidate the deal. Forensic psychiatric and “destructological” examinations, carried out in a short time, came to the conclusion that at the time of signing the agreement, Dolina was under significant psychological influence and was not aware of her actions. The court returned the apartment to the singer, but the buyer ultimately received neither housing nor money. Interestingly, in 2023, the Ministry of Justice stated that a “destructive” examination cannot be evidence in court.

The case became a kind of precedent, although court decisions involving the return of an apartment had occurred before the Dolina story, but did not attract much attention. The scheme began to be widely used in the fall of 2025 and led to a noticeable drop in confidence in the secondary real estate market - especially among older sellers. Buyers were afraid of being left homeless and without money, since the mechanisms to protect bona fide purchasers turned out to be insufficient. Because of this, transactions have become more complicated: buyers began to demand additional conditions in contracts, involve relatives, and conduct extended checks.

In connection with the scandal, Dolina was criticized even by her colleagues in the “workshop”. She was sharply criticized by Nikita Dzhigurda and Alena Vodonaeva, accusing her of having actually embezzled the buyer’s money. Singer Slava also said that the “Valley effect” is already affecting the real estate market: sellers now have to prove that they are not going to challenge the deal. In response, director Dolina stated that the return of funds should be ensured by the judicial system, and not by the artist herself.

Some companies used the scandal as PR. For example, the fast food restaurant chain Burger King reported that it excluded Larisa Dolina’s house from the delivery zone. Aviasales wrote that it became a victim of scammers whose scheme involves the birth of a person without an apartment from his parents. And in Omsk, a local concert agency announced that it was canceling the singer’s concerts, although no concerts were planned.