PRESIDENT'S WALLET
Feel-good story trumpeted Putin’s donation to elderly teacher. A prominent Russian billionaire actually paid
The Russian leader met a former teacher decades later, but new documents support old suspicions about Putin’s influence.
Russia Archive
Using ICIJ’s vast trove of leaked financial files, the Russia Archive brings together previous Russia-related exposés, now the focus of renewed interest, as well as ongoing investigations into the hidden wealth of the Putin regime’s ruling elites.
In this investigation
RUSSIA ARCHIVE
Analysis of ICIJ data shows how to stop Russian oligarchs in their tracks
To really rein in Putin’s allies’ wealth, governments should target their financial enablers, a new study suggests.
By Brenda Medina | March 14, 2023
FAQ
ICIJ’s guide to Russian wealth hidden offshore
What’s an oligarch? How do sanctions work? What have ICIJ investigations revealed about Vladimir Putin and his money? We answer frequently asked questions about Russia and offshore finance.
By Nicole Sadek | April 20, 2022
SANCTIONS
Firm related to sanctioned crypto exchange Garantex is a partner of Moscow gang leader and has links to Kremlin-controlled Rosneft
CRYPTOCURRENCY
Crypto firm moved $4.2m of assets to digital wallet linked to alleged Russian arms dealer
PARTNER STORIES
EU efforts to slow the influx of illegal Russian timber marred by poor enforcement
REAL ESTATE
London property tied to Putin ally remains untouched by sanctions
IMPACT
Police swoop on Seychelles financial services firm hours after new Pandora Papers probe
Investigative journalism
New documentary shows ‘The Price of Truth’ in Putin’s Russia
Art
Leak reveals majority interest in Roman Abramovich’s nearly $1 billion art collection was transferred to his ex-wife ahead of sanctions
IMPACT
IRS investigating sanctioned Russian oligarchs’ use of South Dakota trusts, agent says
IMPACT
Swiss bank employees indicted in connection to Russia president’s vast fortunes
IMPACT
US sanctions financial network and luxury planes linked to Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov
SANCTIONS
Leaked files shed light on financial structures behind oligarchs’ seized yachts
IMPACT
House committee advances ‘once in a generation’ crackdown on enablers of financial crime
SANCTIONS
How Russia’s ‘richest’ lawmaker used his partner’s secret companies to own two yachts and a Seychelles villa
IMPACT
Putin allies Mordashov and Roldugin targeted in latest round of US sanctions
RUSSIA
New US sanctions target trust companies and corporate service providers for the first time
SANCTIONS
US moves to seize yacht of prominent Pandora Papers-linked Russian oligarch
RUSSIA ARCHIVE
Russia-focused stories from ICIJ’s Pandora Papers partners and more
PRESS FREEDOM
In Ukraine, investigative journalists are now on the frontlines of covering the carnage and chaos of war
MEET THE INVESTIGATORS
‘There is no freedom and there is no press’: How one Russian reporter approaches journalism in the age of Putin
IMPACT
Lawmakers in US push to uncover riches shielded by state secrecy laws
Q&A
Why Western governments haven’t gotten serious about tackling offshore corruption — yet
SANCTIONS
US seeks to seize superyacht linked to Russian oligarch after its surprise arrival in Fiji
RUSSIA
An oligarch’s nephew, a tattoo artist and $700 million in secret transfers traced to a Putin ally
PANDORA PAPERS
The oligarch’s accountants: How PwC helped a Russian steel baron grow his offshore empire
SANCTIONS
Russian bankers shuffled personal wealth offshore long before latest sanctions, Pandora Papers show
OFFSHORE EXPOSE
ICIJ reveals more than 800 Russians behind secret companies in landmark expansion of public offshore database
Offshore secrecy
Who helps Russian oligarchs secretly buy jets, yachts and other luxury playthings?
PANDORA PAPERS
Watch: Oligarchs’ secret deals exposed in Pandora Papers Russia
TAX HAVEN
The gatekeepers who help open America to oligarchs and scammers
FINANCIAL SECRECY
Are oligarchs hiding money in US real estate? Ownership information is a missing link, research says
OFFSHORE SECRECY
Pandora Papers shed light on $1.4 billion Russian sanctions mystery
RUSSIA ARCHIVE
List of oligarchs and Russian elites featured in ICIJ investigations
RUSSIA ARCHIVE
Burger King holds a quiet stake in its Russian franchisee even as it publicly distances itself, leaked records show
PANDORA PAPERS
Baker McKenzie, a go-to firm for Kremlin-linked companies, now says it’s leaving Russia
FINANCIAL SECRECY
ICIJ announces the Russia Archive, an inside look at the hidden wealth of oligarchs and elites close to Putin
RUSSIA SANCTIONS
