Against all. The founder of the investment fund Legacy Square Capital Vladimir Palikhata sponsors the election campaign of Ksenia Sobchak
February 20 at a press conference in Moscow, Ksenia Sobchak named those who finance her campaign and agree to have their names sound openly in the media.
The first one whom Ksenia named was Vladimir Palikhata. In the business environment, he is widely known as the head of the investment fund LegacySquare Capital.
"An entrepreneur, a public figure, a philanthropist.Chess fans know him well as the current president of the Moscow Chess Federation. He publishes the Russian-language version of the magazine on entrepreneurship “Inc”. President of the Moscow Chess Federation", – Sobchak presented the sponsor.
She added: "Me, too, as editor-in-chief and as an entrepreneur, I love magazine “Inc.” On the cover of my new book “Sobchak against all” I play chess, and although I'm not such a strong player, but as you can see, we have a lot in common with Vladimir. I am grateful to him for providing me with substantial assistance in my election campaign”.
On the promotion boards Ksenia Sobchak is with chess since she started her participation in “kind of elections” (this is how she calls what is going to happen in Russia on th 18th March).
Earlier, in the fall of 2016, when the correspondent of “Chess-News” Evgeniy Surov accidentally met her at the Museum of Russian impressionism, where the Tal Memorial was held, Sobchak admitted: "There are not many topics that I'm not interested in talking about, but chess is just that.”
Among other sponsors, Sobchak named businessmen Alexander Roslyakov, Anatoly Tsybulevsky, Alexander Fedotov, as well as founder of “Yota Devices”, and trustee of “Novaya Gazeta” Sergei Adonev. She also thanked those who did not wish to open up - "the risks are too great".
"The main problem is to declare yourself publicly," - the presidential candidate noted. - In our country it may cause problems, it is dangerous."
Sobchak also stressed that she is the only candidate who reveals her sponsors, although she was not obliged to do so. Specific amounts have not been announced yet - full official reports are promised later.
After Ksenia Sobchak held a press conference and announced the sources of funding, I am glad to be able to confirm my support. First of all, I support the right of Russia to the opposition, because I believe - and I am convinced that my opinion is shared by the whole country - the opposition should exist, because the fact of it does not allow the current authorities to relax, contributes to political competition and development of the country. And I support Sobchak, as I am convinced that she is the only presidential candidate from the opposition, who has a political future. The others are already in the past. I understand that at the moment Sobchak has no chance to become president. But I do not financethe campaignSobchak-2018. I'm financing Sobchak-2024. She is the youngest candidate, the brightest and the strongest, and I believe that the political future of the country is connected with the name of Ksenia Sobchak.
In 2018, there may not be an alternative to V. Putin. But there is also no alternative to competition in politics. I am a businessman, and I believe in competition. I think that no matter how good a politician is, he can exist only in conditions of political competition. At the moment, I do not see any competition, and I think it's right to hold political competition in the country. I'm not ready to invest in outdated and irrelevant politicians, and I believe that Ksenia is the best option. I invest with the future in sight, as my children grow, and I associate my future with Russia.