Fertilizers, ores, sea ports, liquefied gas, steel and car construction. “Chronicles. Media”, based on the annual rating of billionaires of Forbes magazine, talk about the ten richest Russians associated with the northwest. The first place in Russia and the North-Western Federal District (North-West) at Andrei Melnichenko ($ 25.2 billion). The entrepreneur is under the sanctions of the EU, the USA and the UK. It is also known for the fact that his yacht “A” is one of the largest in the world.