{{short description|Russian entrepreneur|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{about||the Soviet metallurgical engineer|Andrey Filatov (engineer)}} {{family name hatnote|Vasilievich|Filatov|lang=Eastern Slavic}} {{Expand Russian|topic=bio|date=July 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Andrey Filatov | image = Filatov Andrey Vasilievich - President of the Russian Chess Federation.jpg | caption = Filatov in 2015 | birth_date = {{birth date and age text|18 December 1971}} | birth_place = Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | education = Belarusian State University of Physical Culture | occupation = Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tuloma investment company | known_for = | boards = | spouse = Married | children = 8 | website = | awards = {{plainlist | * 25px Legion of Honour (Chevalier) }} }}

'''Andrey Vasilievich Filatov''' ({{langx|ru|Андре́й Васи́льевич Фила́тов}}; born 18 December 1971) is a Russian businessman. Filatov is chairman of the Board of Directors of Tuloma investment company, and a co-owner of the Globaltrans company. In 2021, ''Forbes'' estimated his wealth at $850 million.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2023-02-09 |title=Special Investigation: How Russia And Political Insiders Cash In On Uzbekistan's Lucrative Gas Sector |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/uzbekistan-investigation-insiders-energy-projects/32262127.html |work=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |language=en}}</ref> His companies have stakes in the energy sector in Uzbekistan and Russia.<ref name=":0" /> Filatov is also President of the Chess Federation of Russia (from 1992 to 2018 – Russian Chess Federation).

== Biography == Filatov completed secondary education at Junior Sporting School 9 in the city of Dnepropetrovsk (now Dnipro), then in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. He was ranked Candidate for Master of Sport of the USSR (chess).<ref name="NewInChess_Filatov_2012">''Mark Glukhovsky''. Andrey Filatov: 'I would like this match to become the event of the year' // New In Chess, # 2 / 2012</ref> In 1993, he graduated from the Academy of Physical Education and Sports of the Republic of Belarus (the Belarusian State University of Physical Culture) with the diploma of Sport Instructor and Chess Coach. At the academy, he met and made friends with such chess players as Ilya Smirin and Boris Gelfand.<ref name="NewInChess_Filatov_2012"/>

In 1996, together with his partners Konstantin Nikolaev and Nikita Mishin founded Severstaltrans.<ref name="TheMoscowTimes_Filatov_2012">{{cite news|url=http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/455766.html|title=Q&A: Chess Not Just a Game for Infrastructure Oligarch|date=30 March 2012|newspaper=The Moscow Times|last=Amos|first=Howard|access-date=22 October 2018|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304033804/http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/455766.html}}</ref>

Andrey Filatov is a member of the Economic Council of the French-Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry ([http://www.ccifr.ru/ CCIFR]).

In 2015, he was awarded the title of Honorary Academician of the Russian Academy of Arts for his contribution to the development and popularization of Russian and Soviet art.<ref>[http://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/rcf_president_becomes_academician/ Art Russe Founder Andrey Filatov Awarded Title of Honorary Academician of Russian Academy of Arts] // Russian Chess Federation website, 12 November 2015</ref>

Andrey Filatov is Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor Medal. Led by His Excellency the Ambassador of France to Russia Mr. Jean-Maurice Ripert, the official award ceremony took place on 2 March 2016, in the Chess Museum of Moscow.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpYL5NeKw_o RCF President Andrey Filatov Awarded the Order of the Legion of Honor] // Match TV, 4 March 2016</ref>

In 2016, for merits in development of physical culture and sports, Andrey Filatov was honored with the Russian Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (2nd class).<ref>[http://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/rcf_president_andrey_filatov-honored_with_the_state_award/ RCF President Andrey Filatov honored with the State Award] Russian Chess Federation, 16 May 2016</ref> The award was given to Andrey Filatov by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on 10 June 2016.<ref>[http://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/andrey_filatov_receives_state_decoration/ RCF President Andrey Filatov Receives State Decoration] Russian Chess Federation, 11 June 2016</ref> Andrey Filatov was awarded with a bronze medal as senior trainer of the Russian men's team at the 42nd Chess Olympiad in Baku (2016),<ref>[http://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/andrey_filatov_i_consider_my_coaching_debut_a_success/ Andrey Filatov: I Consider My Coaching Debut a Success] Russian Chess Federation, 16 September 2016</ref> a bronze medal at the 43nd Chess Olympiad in Batumi (2018)<ref>[http://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/andrey_filatov_national_team_is_in_for_renewal_/Andrey Filatov: National Team is in for Renewal] Russian Chess Federation, 11 Oktober 2018</ref> and a silver medal at FIDE World Team Championships in Khanty-Mansiysk (2017),<ref name="ugra2017.fide.com">[http://ugra2017.fide.com/2017/06/25/team-china-keeps-leading-world-championship-last-round/ Team China Keeps on Leading at the World Championship Before the Last Round] // ugra2017.fide.com, 26 June 2017</ref> in 2020 and 2021 – gold medals for winning the first and second FIDE online Olympiads.

On April 11, 2024, he was awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky "for his great contribution to the development and popularization of the national chess movement".

== Estimated wealth == Andrey Filatov's main asset is the Tuloma investment company. Не is also a co-owner of the railway companies [http://www.globaltrans.com/ Globaltrans] and [http://trans-oil.spb.ru/ Transoil Ltd] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110306001645/http://trans-oil.spb.ru/ |date=6 March 2011 }} (7%).

In October 2015, Filatov announced consolidation into Tuloma Investment Company, which specializes in investing in Russian companies and shares, of his personal assets (other than Global Ports, Transoil and Globaltrans). Tuloma's investment portfolio includes stakes in Coal Mining Investments Ltd., Fabrikant, Pskovneft-Terminal, real estate development projects of Volgo-Okskaya Investment Company (VOIC), Pushkin, StroyEngineering Development, as well as shares in FosAgro, Novatek, MegaFon, LukOil, Surgutneftegas and Norilsk Nickel.

In 2010, ''Finance'' magazine estimated Andrey Filatov's wealth at $920 million.

In 2011, the Russian version of ''Forbes'' magazine ranked Filatov 93rd among Russia's wealthiest business people with an estimated wealth of $1.1 billion.

In 2012, Forbes World Listing estimated Filatov's wealth at $1.3 billion (ranked 960th globally).<ref name="ForbesProfile_Filatov">[https://www.forbes.com/profile/andrei-filatov Andrei Filatov - Forbes] // forbes.com, March 2012</ref>

In November 2017, Andrey Filatov embarked on a PSA project to develop "25 Years of Independence", one of the largest gas deposits in Uzbekistan, with estimated reserves of 100 bcm. Filatov's stake in the project is 37.5%.<ref>[http://www.intellinews.com/russian-infrastructure-investor-filatov-joins-2bn-uzbek-gas-field-project-133328 Russian infrastructure investor Filatov joins $2bn Uzbek gas field project] // BNE Intellinews, 30 November 2017</ref>

On 19 October 2018, Andrey Filatov and the chairman of the Board of Directors of Uzbekneftegaz JSC Bahrom Ashrafkhanov signed a supplemental agreement for the project to create a single investor and set the commercial conditions for the development of the field.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20181019160249/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-uzbekistan-russia-putin-nuclear/russia-and-uzbekistan-launch-work-on-nuclear-power-plant-idUKKCN1MT1PT Russia and Uzbekistan launch work on nuclear power plant] // Reuters, 16 October 2018</ref>

== Awards == * Russian Presidential Certificate of Merit (21 January 2011) for active involvement of the transfer by the Republic of Korea of the Russian cruiser ''Varyag'' (1899) jack flag to the Russian Federation.<ref name="AIPS_Filatov_2011">''Akexander Ratner''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120211220416/http://www.aipsmedia.com/downloadpdf.php?PHPSESSID=bc507de7e6544c88053d9704894577c9&issue=2011,4 World Title match in Russia aims to popularize Chess through culture] // AIPS Magazine, # 4 / 2011</ref> * [http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/the-moscow-times-awards-affirm-citys-evolution/491398.html The Moscow Times Awards] (10 December 2013) for sponsoring the startup of the first television channel dedicated exclusively to chess. * The most popular Russian sports manager of 2014 according to the Sport History and Statistics Fan Club (Russia) rating<ref>[http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/8595-andrei-filatov-is-the-most-popular-russian-sports-manager-of-2014.html Andrey Filatov is the most popular Russian sports manager of 2014] // World Chess Federation, 4 March 2015</ref> * Five Continents Medal of UNESCO (26 May 2015)<ref>[https://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/8766-andrey-filatov-awarded-unesco-medal.html Andrey Filatov awarded UNESCO medal] // fide.com, 27 May 2015</ref> * National Order of the Legion of Honour (2 March 2016)<ref>[http://tass.ru/kultura/2709918] // TASS, 1 March 2016</ref> * Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class (14 May 2016) * Bronze medal (Russian men's team trainer) at the 42nd Chess Olympiad in Baku (2016) * Silver medal (Russian men's team trainer) at FIDE World Team Championships in Kanty-Mansiysk (2017)<ref name="ugra2017.fide.com"/> * Bronze medal (Russian men's team trainer) at the 43rd Chess Olympiad in Batumi (2018) * FIDE Gold Medal for the victory of the Russian national team at the first FIDE Online Olympiad (6 May 2021) <ref>[https://fide.com/news/1068 Russian juniors and trainers awarded in Sirius] // FIDE, 6 May 2021</ref> * FIDE Gold Medal for the victory of the Russian national team at the second FIDE Online Olympiad<ref>[https://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/russian_team_award_ceremony_takes_place_in_central_chess_club_in_moscow/ Russian Team Award Ceremony Takes Place in Central Chess Club in Moscow] // ФШР, 18 December 2021</ref> * Nikolai Ozerov Medal for a substantial individual contribution to chess development (5 October 2022)<ref>[https://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/andrey_filatov_awarded_with_nikolai_ozerov_medal/ Andrey Filatov Awarded with Nikolai Ozerov Medal]// CFR, 5 October 2022</ref> *Jubilee medal dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the state governing body in the field of physical culture and sports (27 December 2023)<ref>[https://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/russian_ministry_of_sport_awards_chess_players_with_jubilee_medal/ Russian Ministry of Sport Awards Chess Players with Jubilee Medal]// CFR, 27 December 2023</ref> *the Order of Alexander Nevsky for contribution to the development and popularization of the sport in the country <ref>[https://tass.com/sports/1774075/ Putin bestows Order of Friendship on Emirati sheikh presiding over Asian Chess Federation]// TASS, 11 April 2024</ref>

==Chess and public activities== Andrey Filatov is a member of the Economic Council of French and Russian Businesses of the Franco-Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIFR).<ref>[http://www.isoa.ru/docs/2013_03_04_russian_museum_en.pdf Press release: Cooperation with the State Russian Museum to promote Russian art at home and abroad] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402143647/http://www.isoa.ru/docs/2013_03_04_russian_museum_en.pdf |date=2 April 2015 }} // Franco-Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIFR), 4 March 2013</ref>

Filatov is a member of the Valaam Monastery Board of Guardians.<ref name="AIPS_Filatov_2011"/>

He has been keen on chess since childhood.

Filatov was the initiator and sponsor of the World Chess Championship 2012 held in Moscow in 2012,<ref name="NewInChess_Filatov_2012"/><ref name="TheMoscowTimes_Filatov_2012"/> in the State Tretyakov Gallery.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}} According to Filatov, ''"By holding the match in a museum we are attempting to emphasize the link between our favorite game and the arts, as well as pay tribute to the memory of great Russian artists in the broadest sense, including painters, writers, composers and musicians".''.<ref name="NewInChess_Filatov_2012"/> The game was played between Boris Gelfand and Viswanathan Anand.

Filatov funded the restoration of the tombstone monument to one of the greatest chess players, Alexander Alekhine, the first world champion who was Russian by birth, in Paris.<ref name="NewInChess_Filatov_2012"/>

In memory of his first chess coach, Alexander Valerianovich Sinitsyn, Filatov set up the Sinitsyn Memorial international children chess festival, which has been held in Dnepropetrovsk since 2001.<ref name="AIPS_Filatov_2011"/>

On 1 February 2014 at the 22nd congress of the Russian Chess Federation, Andrey Filatov was elected President of the Russian Chess Federation.<ref>[http://www.chessvibes.com/filatov-elected-president-of-the-russian-chess-federation Filatov Elected President of the Russian Chess Federation] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221062759/http://www.chessvibes.com/filatov-elected-president-of-the-russian-chess-federation |date=21 February 2014 }} chessvibes.com, 3 February 2014</ref>

On 13 August 2014, Andrey Filatov, the President of the Russian Chess Federation, was elected to the post of the vice president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) at the world federation's congress in Norway's Tromsø.<ref>[http://en.itar-tass.com/sports/744817 Russian Chess Federation’s head elected for post of FIDE vice president // ITAR-TASS, 13 August 2014]</ref> He hold office as vice president of FIDE from 2014 to 2018.

From January 2016, Filatov is the senior coach of the Russian men's national chess team.<ref>[http://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/andrey_filatov_becomes_russian_captain/ New Captain of the Russian Team] // Russian Chess Federation, 14 May 2015</ref> The team won a bronze medal at the 42nd Chess Olympiad in Baku in September 2016,<ref>[http://www.bakuchessolympiad.com Baku Chess Olympiad Committee] // Baku Chess Olympiad official site</ref> a silver medal in the team championship in Khanty-Mansiysk in June 2017,<ref>[https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=90437 World Team Chess Championship] //</ref> a bronze medal at the 43rd Chess Olympiad in Batumi in October 2018<ref>[http://ruchess.ru/en/news/report/fortune_will_return/] // Russian Chess Federation official site</ref> and a gold medal at the World Team Championship in Astana in March 2019.<ref>[https://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/russian_team_is_new_world_champion_/ Chess Federation of Russia] //14 March 2019</ref>

In 2016 Filatov was awarded a title of FIDE Senior trainer.<ref>[http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=44146205 FIDE Chess Profile] // World Chess Federation</ref>

On 20 July 2018, Andrey Filatov announced the national team roster for the upcoming World Chess Olympiad in Batumi.<ref>[http://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/andrey_filatov_and_sergei_rublevsky_announce_russian_olympic_teams_compositions/ Andrey Filatov and Sergei Rublevsky Announce Russian Olympic Teams Compositions] // Russian Chess Federation, 20 July 2018</ref> The Olympiad became historically unprecedented by gathering the world's strongest chess teams.<ref>[http://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/chess_olympiad_in_batumi_is_the_strongest_one_in_history// Andrey Filatov: Chess Olympiad in Batumi Is the Strongest in History] // Russian Chess Federation, 24 September 2018</ref> The Russian men's national team won bronze in the competition.<ref>[http://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/russian_team_wins_bronze_at_world_chess_olympiad_in_batumi_// Russian Team Wins Bronze at World Chess Olympiad in Batumi] // Russian Chess Federation, 8 October 2018</ref>

Filatov is collecting pieces of art – painting, graphic works, and sculpture as well. In his collection are works of such painters as Igor Grabar, Pyotr Konchalovsky, Konstantin Korovin, Gely Korzhev, Viktor Popkov, Arkady Plastov, Nicolai Fechin, and Aleksandr Laktionov. The collection started with ''Portrait of the engraver J.Watts'' by Nikolai Fechin. This portrait in 1924 won the Thomas R. Procter prize of the National Academy of Design in the USA. Andrey Filatov's favorite painter is Viktor Popkov.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130416234230/http://www.isoa.ru/eng/2012_06_RusskoyeIskusstvo.php. There’s no point in collecting works of art if you don’t show them to people] // Russkoye Iskusstvo, № 2, 2012</ref><ref>[http://www.artribune.com/2014/02/soviet-painting-popkov-allesordio-europeo/ Soviet painting. Popkov European debut] // Artribune.com (Il Messaggero), 23 February 2014</ref><ref>[http://arte.sky.it/evento/viktor-popkov-sogno-e-realta/ Viktor Popkov – Sogno e realtà] // Sky.it (arte), 18 February 2014</ref><ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2014/06/02/business/russia-ukraine-soft-diplomacy/?hpt=hp_c5 Oligarch: How culture can heal the East-West rift] // Nina dos Santos, video CNN, 2 June 2014</ref>

In 2014, Filatov became the owner of Château La Grace Dieu Des Prieurs,<ref>[http://www.lagracedieudesprieurs.com/index_en.html Château La Grace Dieu des Prieurs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171205042407/http://www.lagracedieudesprieurs.com/index_en.html |date=5 December 2017 }} // website</ref> a French winemaker situated in Saint-Emilion, part of the Bordeaux winemaking region. The renowned oenological consultant Louis Mitjavile was invited to improve the winemaking process, while Jean Nouvel, one of the best-known French architects, created a unique design for the renovated château.<ref>[http://www.bbeyondmagazine.com/jean-nouvel-art-russe-estate-grand-opening French Traditions And Russian Art] // B Beyond magazine, 10 July 2018</ref> Since 2017 the wine is branded as Art Russe Grand Cru and the wine label design includes reproductions of works from the Art Russe fund collection.<ref>''Igor Popov''. [http://www.forbes.ru/milliardery/344781-vino-i-kartiny-milliarder-andrey-filatov-priobrel-shato-vo-francii-chto-dalshe Wine and pictures: billionaire Andrey Filatov, acquired a Chateau in France. And here Russian painting?] // www.forbes.ru, 23 may 2017</ref><ref>[http://www.artrusse.uk/blog/post/press#sthash.tUgwjvUf.dpbs The Art of Wine Label] // Simple Wine News, February 2017</ref><ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/sponsors/features/art-russe/celebration_art_russe_saint_emillion_grand_cru/?adv=15172&prx_t=DvcDAr08pAM0ANA A Celebration of Art Russe Saint-Emillion Grand Cru] // Bloomberg.com, September 2018</ref><ref>[http://lagracedieudesprieurs.com/en/yet-another-russian-trail Yet Another Russian Trail] // Tatler, March 2019</ref> In March 2021, Сuvée Elena by Chateau La Grace Dieu des Prieurs won the international design competition Red Dot Award in the Product Design category, subcategory Beverage Packaging. In June 2022, the wine-and-chess case based on the design idea of Andrey Filatov, won a prize of A' Design Award and Competition in the Packaging Design category.<ref>[https://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/chateau_la_grace_dieu_des_prieurs_wine_and_chess_case_among_winners_of_a_design_award/Chateau La Grace Dieu des Prieurs Wine-And-Chess Case Among Winners of A' Design Award] // Russian Chess Federation, 15 June 2022</ref>

On 3 February 2018, Andrey Filatov was re-elected RCF President by the XIII Congress of the Russian Chess Federation.<ref>[http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/10668-filatov-re-elected-by-wide-margin.html Filatov re-elected by wide margin] // FIDE, 4 February 2018</ref><ref>[http://www.chessdom.com/andrey-filatov-re-elected-russian-chess-federation-president/ Andrey Filatov re-elected Russian Chess Federation President] // Chessdom, 3 February 2018</ref>

In June 2020, Filatov offered to acquire the monument to Theodore Roosevelt in New York City and the monument to Alexander Baranov in Sitka, AK, in the event that a decision was made to remove them.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/style/article/andrey-filatov-statues/index.html A Russian billionaire wants to buy some of America's controversial statues] // CNN, 3 July 2020</ref>

In August 2020, the Russian national team took gold in the first-ever FIDE Online Chess Olympiad.<ref>[https://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/team_russia_wins_fide_online_olympiad/ Team Russia Wins FIDE Online Olympiad] // Russian Chess Federation, 30 August 2020</ref> in September 2021, team Russia won second FIDE Online Olympiad.<ref>[https://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/team_russia_wins_second_fide_online_olympiad/ Team Russia Wins FIDE Online Olympiad] // Russian Chess Federation, 15 September 2021</ref>

In April 2022, resolution by the Ministry of Sport of the Russian Federation awards Filatov the title of "Merited Coach of Russia".<ref>[https://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/andrey_filatov_awarded_merited_coach_of_russia_title/ Andrey Filatov Awarded "Merited Coach of Russia" Title] // Russian Chess Federation, 21 April 2022</ref>

On 17 December 2022, Filatov was re-elected as CFR President.<ref>[https://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/andrey_filatov_re_elected_as_cfr_president / Andrey Filatov Re-elected as CFR President] // Russian Chess Federation, 17 December 2022</ref>

On 15 May 2023, he was appointed Vice President of the Afro-Asian Chess Association (AACA) <ref>[https://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/cairo_declaration_of_15_may_announces_new_leadership_of_afro_asian_chess_association_/ Cairo Declaration of 15 May Announces New Leadership of Afro-Asian Chess Association] // Russian Chess Federation, 15 May 2023</ref>

===Art Russe Fund=== In 2012, Andrey Filatov established the Filatov Family Art Fund, to collect Russian and Soviet paintings and sculptures found abroad.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.filatovartfund.org/ |title=Filatov Family Art Fund's Website |access-date=18 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515062641/http://filatovartfund.org/ |archive-date=15 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In June 2014, the Filatov Family Art Fund announced that it was rebranding to Art Russe as it prepared to open a new museum in London. Art Russe would continue the work of the Filatov Family Art Fund, but would take on a broader role, with the focus shifting from collecting art to showing the world the breadth and depth of the talent that thrived in Russia.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.russianartandculture.com/news-filatov-family-art-fund-rebrands-as-arte-russe-ahead-of-london-museum-launch | title=Filatov Family Art Fund rebrands as ARTE RUSSE | publisher=russianartandculture.com | date=2017-06-07 | accessdate=2019-05-02}}</ref>

On 29 July 2014, Art Russe became a Patron of the Serpentine Galleries, one of London's leading art galleries. The agreement demonstrates Art Russe's commitment to supporting international galleries, museums and exhibitions, as it planned to launch its own museum in London.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.artrusse.uk/blog/post/news/art-russe-becomes-patron-serpentine-galleries-london/?page=%204 | title=Art Russe becomes a patron of the Serpentine galleries in London | publisher=artrusse.uk| date=2014-07-28 | accessdate=2019-05-02}}</ref>

To mark the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe, in spring 2015 Art Russe arranged the art exhibition ''The Legacy of World War II in Russian Art'' at the Saatchi Gallery, London. The exhibition featured paintings and sculptures, most of which had never before been on public display in the UK, including Alexander Laktionov's ''Letter from the Front''; the Tkachev brothers' ''By the Well''; Igor Obrosov's ''Wartime Moscow 1941''; Ivan Penteshin's ''The Defence of Leningrad''; Evsey Moiseenko's ''Freedom''; Gely Korzhev's ''The Reunion'' and Mai Danzig's monumental canvas ''And the World Remembers the Saviours''.<ref>[http://asia.rbth.com/news/2015/02/12/an_exhibition_featuring_wwii_in_russian_art_will_be_held_in_london_43655.html An exhibition featuring WWII in Russian art will be held in London] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20150421225917/http://asia.rbth.com/news/2015/02/12/an_exhibition_featuring_wwii_in_russian_art_will_be_held_in_london_43655.html |date=21 April 2015 }} // Russia Beyond the Headlines, 12 February 2015</ref><ref>[http://russkiymir.ru/en/news/186699/ London to See WWII through Eyes of Russian Artists] // Russkiy Mir Foundation, 12 March 2015</ref>

Foundation Art Russe became a Major Funder of the exhibition ''Astronauts: The Birth of the Space Age'', which opened on 17 September 2015 at London's Science Museum. Several exceptionally rare pieces of space hardware relating to the Soviet space program, which had never travelled outside of Russia before, were brought to London for the exhibition,<ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/about-us/press-office/science-museum-launch-cosmonauts-exhibition-18-september-2015 | work=Science Museum press release | date=23 June 2015 | title= Science Museum to launch Cosmonauts exhibition |accessdate=2019-05-02}}</ref> which subsequently toured internationally, including to Moscow. Among the objects: R-7 ballistic missile engines, R-7 spacecraft "Vostok 6 spacecraft", which carried the world's first woman cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova into space, personal belongings of astronauts, the objects of their everyday life on board, and even a space cosmic souls shower{{clarify|reason=What's a space cosmic souls shower? Is it a zero-gravity shower?|date=January 2017}}.

Art Russe has organized the first major exhibition of Russian and Soviet art of the twentieth century in the Middle East, which opened on 6 October 2015 in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi. The exhibition, entitled A''rt Russe Collection of 20th Century Russian and Soviet art Art of the XX century Art Russe: War and Peace'' and including more than 120 works, takes place under the patronage of the Minister of Culture, Youth and Social Development of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan. The exhibition ran until February 2016.<ref>[http://www.abudhabitv.ae/vod/lp00018038-/%D9%81%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B8%D8%A8%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A9-13 Russian Art Gallery in the Emirates palace] // Abu Dhabi TV, 8 October 2015</ref>

In February 2016, the painting ''Freedom!'' by Evsey Moiseenko was transferred to the exhibition at Yad Vashem, Israel's national memorial to the victims and heroes of the Holocaust, for a period of 15 years.<ref>[http://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/ad_vashem_exhibition/ A Painting From Art Russe Collection Will Be Exhibited in Yad Vashem Memorial] // Russian Chess Federation, 15 February 2016</ref>

In June 2016, the fund signed an agreement with the Montagu family to open a new permanent gallery of Russian art at Beaulieu, in Hampshire.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.artrusse.uk/blog/post/news/art-russe-opens-new-russian-art-exhibition-beaulieu | work= artrusse.uk | date=2018-06-07 | title=Art Russe Opens New Russian Art Exhibition at Beaulieu|accessdate=2019-03-26}}</ref>

In August 2016, Art Russe funded the creation of a tapestry to be woven from a watercolour painting by Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay at Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh.<ref>[http://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/art_russe_funds_tapestry_based_on_prince_charles_watercolor Art Russe Funds Tapestry Based On Prince Charles Watercolor] // Russian Chess Federation, 4 August 2016</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://artrusse.uk Art Russe website] * [http://tulomainvest.ru Tuloma Investment Company website] * [http://lagracedieudesprieurs.com/en La Grace Dieu Des Prieurs website] * [https://archive.today/20130417014655/http://www.isoa.ru/eng/2012_05_13-Canberra_Times-AU.php/ Article in] "Canberra Times" * [https://web.archive.org/web/20140211062750/http://www.isoa.ru/docs/andrei_filatov_ilya_smirin_-_alexander_alekhine_the_lone_king.pdf Article in] "New In Chess", No.1, 2013

===Interviews=== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20160303201433/http://www.isoa.ru/eng/2012_05_04_Kommersant.php/ Andrey Filatov interview with "Kommersant"] "Kommersant" * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120606014325/http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/andrei-filatov-next-year-well-do-a-top-tournament Andrey Filatov video interview with "Chessvibes"] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120608051040/http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/another-lengthy-interview-with-andrei-filatov Andrey Filatov interview with "RBC daily"] * [http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=8144 Andrey Filatov interview. "Europe Echecs"] "Europe Echecs" * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VwWELa0O90&feature=player_embedded#! Europe-Echecs video interview Andrey Filatov the World Championship sponsor] "Europe Echecs" * [http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/assets/files/pdf/CHESSMay2012-holloway.pdf Andrey Filatov answers questions put to him by "CHESS Magazine" editor John Saunders]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [http://www.chess.co.uk/ London Chess Centre] * [https://edition.cnn.com/2012/11/14/business/filatov-soviet-art-fund/index.html Andrey Filatov interview with "CNN"] * [http://www.isoa.ru/docs/AFilatov_SE_EN.pdf Andrey Filatov interview with "Sport Express"]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} "Sport Express" * [http://www.susanpolgar.blogspot.ru/2014/02/interview-with-andrey-filatov.html chessdailynews.com - Andrey Filatov, recently elected President of Russian Chess Federation, gave a long interview for the popular newspaper "Sport-Express" 7 February 2014] "Sport Express" * [https://web.archive.org/web/20140821145304/http://www.isoa.ru/docs/itar-tass_08212014.pdf Andrey Filatov: Chess is an efficient way to fight drugs // Andrey Filatov interview with "ITAR-TASS"] * [http://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/andrey_filatov_interview_sport_express/ Sport-Express. Andrey Filatov: Forbes overrates me] // ruchess.ru, 23 May 2015 * [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-31/picasso-who-this-tycoon-is-betting-half-a-billion-on-soviet-art Pablo Who? This Tycoon Is Betting Half a Billion on Soviet Art] // Bloomberg, 1 June 2015 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20150617164319/http://www.bbeyondmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Andrey-Filatov.pdf From Russia with Art (and Chess): Andrey Filatov is the Soviet era’s cultural ambassador] // B Beyond Magazine, #1, 2015 * [http://artrusse.uk/blog/post/videos/cnn-showcasing-soviet-art-middle-east/?page=%201 CNN: Showcasing Soviet Art in the Middle East] // Art Russe, 15 October 2015 * [http://webfiles.aeroflot.ru/Aeroflot_Premium_October_2015.pdf Andrey Filatov about Loving One’s Life Work, Chess in Russia and Soviet Art]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} // Aeroflot Premium, No.10, p.&nbsp;165, October 2015 * [http://tulomainvest.ru/news.html Reuters: N-Trans Co-Owner To Consolidate Assets Into Investment Company]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} //www.tulomainvest.ru, 20 October 2015 * [http://www.timeoutabudhabi.com/art/features/67142-russian-art-in-abu-dhabi Russian art in Abu Dhabi: Art Russe has painstakingly collected and curated the artwork of Russia] //Time Out Abu Dhabi, 20 October 2015 * [http://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/filatov_bring_chess_back_on_tv/ Andrey Filatov: We Must Bring Chess Back on TV] //Sport-Express, 24 December 2015 * [http://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/filatov_interview_rsport/ Filatov: winning Candidates Tournament and the Chess Olympiad are our main goals] // IA R-Sport, 13 January 2016 * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpYL5NeKw_o Andrey Filatov interview with Match TV] // Match TV, 3 March 2016 * [http://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/sport_express_belaya_ladya/ Andrey Filatov: We are Just at the Start of a Long Journey] // Sport-Express, 27 Maу 2016 * [http://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/andrey_filatov_i_consider_my_coaching_debut_a_success/ Andrey Filatov: I Consider My Coaching Debut a Success] // Sport-Express, 16 September 2016 * [http://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/andrey_filatov_my_main_goal_is_to_make_chess_popular/ Andrey Filatov: My Main Goal Is To Make Chess Popular] // Ruchess.ru, 30 January 2017 * [http://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/andrey_filatov_fans_will_sing_national_anthem_at_the_olympics/ Interview in Sport-Express: Fans Will Sing National Anthem at the Olympics!] // Sport-Express, 12 December 2017 * [http://lagracedieudesprieurs.com/en/lenin-and-bourgeois-french-grand-cru-wine-the-tale-of-an-unlikely-alliance/ Lenin And Bourgeois French Grand Cru Wine: The Tale Of An Unlikely Alliance] // TASS, 20 July 2018 * [http://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/andrey_filatov_national_team_is_in_for_renewal_/ Andrey Filatov: National Team is in for Renewal] // Ruchess.ru, 11 October 2018 * [http://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/andrey_filatov_caruana_has_more_chances_to_win_than_carlsen/ Andrey Filatov: Caruana Has More Chances to Win Than Carlsen] // Ruchess.ru, 26 October 2018 * [http://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/art_russe_the_taste_of_success/ Time: ART RUSSE – The Taste of Success] // Ruchess.ru, 7 November 2018 * [http://lagracedieudesprieurs.com/en/yet-another-russian-trail/ Yet Another Russian Trail] // Tatler, March 2019 * [http://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/andrey_filatov_aiming_at_as_many_medals_as_possible// Andrey Filatov: Aiming at As Many Medals as Possible] // Ruchess.ru, 27 February 2019 * [http://president.uz/en/lists/view/2541 New gas chemical complex to emerge in Boisun] // Official website of the President of Uzbekistan, 30 April 2019 * [http://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/andrey_filatov_chess_coaches_in_russia_are_paid_the_most// Andrey Filatov: Chess Coaches in Russia are Paid the Most] // Ruchess.ru, 19 November 2019 * [https://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/andrey_filatov_shess_results_of_2019_are_inspiring/ Andrey Filatov: Сhess Results of 2019 are Inspiring] // Ruchess.ru, 15 January 2020 * [https://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/andrey_filatov_chess_uses_its_natural_advantages_in_difficult_times_// Andrey Filatov: Chess Uses Its Natural Advantages in Difficult Times] // Ruchess.ru, 9 September 2020 * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3salF1GOQKk// From Russia with art] // RT, June 2020 * [https://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/andrey_filatov_interest_in_chess_has_grown_not_fallen// Andrey Filatov: Interest in Chess Has Grown, Not Fallen] // Ruchess.ru, 25 December 2020

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