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Canonical ID: Q167113 · Entity type: Person (reference)
| Property | Value | Lang | Source dataset | Source ID | First seen | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Person:notes | Tax Identification Number: 771002632970 | ch_seco_sanctions | ch-seco-95069 | ||||
Person:notes | Function: General Director of Mosfilm | ch_seco_sanctions | ch-seco-95069 | ||||
Person:notes | Karen Shakhnazarov is the General Director of Mosfilm, a Russian State-owned film studio. He maintains a close relationship with President Vladimir Putin, and they share a mutual admiration for each other’s work and actions. Karen Shakhnazarov received various orders, merits, medals and State prizes from the Government of the Russian Federation for his work and engagement. In his function as the General Director of Mosfilm, Karen Shakhnazarov supported Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine verbally and ideologically in his public speeches and interviews. Furthermore, Mosfilm delivered humanitarian, technical, financial and material support to the Russian military, including providing it with military equipment that was previously used for staging purposes in Mosfilm’s film production. Therefore, Karen Shakhnazarov is responsible for actions undermining and threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. He is supporting and benefitting from the Government of the Russian Federation, which is responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine. | ch_seco_sanctions | ch-seco-95069 | ||||