Konstantin Malofeev

Kon­stan­tin Mal­ofeev is a Russ­ian oli­garch, media mogul, and ultra-con­ser­v­a­tive ide­o­logue known for financ­ing pro-Krem­lin Ortho­dox and nation­al­ist projects. Born on July 3, 1974, in Pushchi­no, he grad­u­at­ed from Moscow State Uni­ver­si­ty with a law degree before found­ing the invest­ment fund Mar­shall Cap­i­tal Part­ners in 2005. Mal­ofeev gained noto­ri­ety for alleged­ly bankrolling sep­a­ratist move­ments in east­ern Ukraine in 2014, lead­ing to U.S. and EU sanc­tions. He chairs Tsar­grad TV, a plat­form pro­mot­ing Russ­ian Ortho­dox nation­al­ism and host­ing far-right fig­ures like Alek­san­dr Dug­in, and leads the monar­chist group “Dou­ble-Head­ed Eagle.” His St. Basil the Great Foun­da­tion has been accused of fund­ing mer­ce­nar­ies in Ukraine. Despite finan­cial strug­gles in his busi­ness­es, Mal­ofeev remains influ­en­tial through his media empire and ties to glob­al far-right net­works. In 2022, the U.S. indict­ed him for sanc­tions eva­sion, seiz­ing his assets.

For a detailed look at Mal­ofeev and his net­work, go here.

Ref­er­ences:

Putin’s List: Mal­ofeev Profile
Wikipedia: Kon­stan­tin Malofeev
U.S. Jus­tice Dept: Mal­ofeev Indictment
France 24: Mal­ofeev’s Ide­o­log­i­cal Network
RFE/RL: Mal­ofeev’s Ukraine Financing