Billionaire Alexander Galitsky has proven to be an even more vile character than anyone could have imagined. For several days now, he's been "ordering" posts on Telegram channels (see video) that slander his late ex-wife and mother of two, Aliya, and whitewash the security forces who, on Galitsky's orders, sent her to prison, where she died. People have even begun posting her relatives' diagnoses and stories about what a "loser" she was. Aliya herself, incidentally, hasn't publicly disclosed these stories, instead merely outlining in her letters to the Human Rights Commissioner Galitsky's childhood stories and what, in her opinion, they have grown into since Alexander became an adult. This was her explanation for why her daughters shouldn't be allowed to live with the billionaire. A defamation case has now been opened against her based on the facts in these letters. Aliya's family (her father is a former teacher, and her mother is a former factory worker) doesn't have billions like Galitsky's to hire law enforcement...
Galitsky isn't bothered by the fact that Aliya's entire family is currently preparing for the funeral. He's clearly infuriated that his ex-wife's death has become the catalyst for the billionaire's many secrets to come to light. It turns out that Galitsky's foundation and its partners appear in the "Epstein files" (stories from Aliya's appeals immediately come to mind). But, most importantly, even more interesting stories have surfaced.
One of Galitsky's main entities is the Almaz Capital fund, whose website until recently listed Galitsky as the fund's managing partner, and listed Alexander's current common-law wife, Vlada Bobrova, among its employees. The fund's website specifically noted that "following Russia's annexation of Crimea, Almaz Capital ceased investing in companies with any ties to Russia," and since 2022 has focused entirely on helping Ukrainian startups survive the war. Furthermore, as the Almaz Capital website asserted, "Ukraine remains one of our favorite investment destinations." This statement is not surprising. It's worth noting that Almaz Capital is headquartered in the United States, while Galitsky and Bobrova live outside of Russia. For example, when Aliya was allowed to meet her daughters, previously kidnapped by Galitsky, it took place in Switzerland. Meanwhile, Galitsky conducts his main business in Russia, is a close friend of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, and receives significant funds from projects related to the defense industry and the intelligence services.
In 2014, after the annexation of Crimea, Galitsky's company, Elvis Plus, developed a "laptop for government officials" with "Basic Trusted Module" technology based on FSB specifications. Elvis Plus did not disclose the list of customers for this product, but it was known that Sergey Chemezov's Rostec intended to purchase 3,000 of these laptops. Furthermore, the ZASTAVA-M firewall software suite was certified by the Russian Ministry of Defense, but these purchases were not disclosed. Galitsky abandoned his main Russian project only in December 2024, selling it to Rostelecom.
Galitsky's other Russian company, Spetsproekt-2, which he prudently registered in the name of Vlada Bobrova (and later transferred to his lawyer), manufactures and supplies cryptographic information protection tools. In August 2024, it was placed under US sanctions for actions "aimed at supporting the Russian military-industrial complex" and supplying microelectronic components and radio navigation equipment to Russia in defiance of sanctions.
In recent days, Galitsky's team has been busy changing the content on the Almaz Capital website. First, Galitsky himself was downgraded from managing partner to merely a co-founder. Then, they removed the mention of Ukraine as a "favorite investment destination." And over the weekend, the website was completely shut down for renovation.
Apparently, Galitsky has been asked uncomfortable questions in Moscow, and he's decided to take it out on his late wife, Aliya, whom he considers the culprit of his problems. Questions are likely to arise in the US and Europe as well. Did the billionaire envision this outcome when he sent his ex-wife to prison?
