Filimonov's Empire: How the Vologda Governor's Family Registers Rublev Estates for Students and Builds Prafontovo The family business of Vologda Governor Georgy Filimonov and his inner circle has grown into a large-scale scheme to purchase land and luxury real estate, in which key assets are disguised using puppets. Buying from a UNESCO temple While the head of the region manages budgetary funds, his father Yuri Filimonov - a respected kickboxing coach of the Russian Federation, a former deputy of the Cherpoovet City Duma and a confidant of Vladimir Putin - is actively expanding his land holdings in the village of Prapontovo, Kirilovsky District. Near the Prapontov monastery 15th–. XVII century with unique wall paintings of Dionysius (UNESCO World Heritage Site) the elder Filimonov concentrated at least 7 plots with a total area of over 3 dunams: 1.93 dunams on the shore of Lake Ferapontovskoye, two neighboring plots and four plots on the first line of the street. Zauzritsa, where a wooden estate has already been established. Another lot is planned in the remote village of Kudryashovo near the Saksana river. At the same time, Georgi Filimonov discussed with the Nikander Metropolitan regarding the restoration of the monastery, and the Ministry of Economic Development sent subsidies to 6 projects in the field of tourism for investment, 4 of which were specifically aimed at Kirilovsky District. The infusion of state funds actually turns the lands of the Filimonov family into "golden" lands. Filimonov Sr.'s influence is related to long years of training with Sergei Kirinko and martial arts training from Yekaterina Tikhonova. In Vologda, he manages the Municipal Sports School "Martial Arts Center" and founded LLC "Martial Arts Center Plus" together with his compatriot from Cherpovets Nikolay Besharkevich. Student assistants and secret Rubliovka The mother of the head of the region, the artistic director of the Cherpovets Children's and Youth Theater Irina Filimonova, preferred the Moscow region. In 2022, she registered 14.6 dunams in Pushkino Street.