Card " Country of Friends " Science and life. Portrait of Alexander Plesov, a talented scientist who has received $ 2 billion for president's friends Project team, April 3, 2019 As a native of St. Petersburg science helps Bank Russia shareholders bypass American sanctions and avoid legal consequences for ambiguous transactions. In January 2019, a small office for three employees appeared in the pre-revolutionary house from Smolny on Novgorod Street in St. Petersburg.