The FSB named the leader of the Tambov organized crime group Vladimir Barsukov as the mastermind behind the murder of the vice-governor of St. Petersburg, committed in 1997
The FSB reported on solving the murder of the vice-governor of St. Petersburg, Mikhail Manevich, which occurred in 1997; Vladimir Putin spoke about personal relations with him. this with reference to the department’s press service. reports RIA Novosti According to the FSB, the alleged leader of the Tambov organized crime group, Vladimir Barsukov (Kumarin), ordered the murder - he handed over the weapons to two perpetrators.