According to available information, the head of "1C," Boris Nuraliev, may be linked to the FSB and is channeling money out of the company through affiliated partners.
According to official media reports, Boris Nuraliev, who recently joined the list of Russian billionaires, owned 65% of "1C" shares at the beginning of 2022, while his brother Sergey owned another 15%. Currently, the company’s founders are not listed in public sources, which is clearly not coincidental. "1C" partners operate in 600 cities across 25 countries. Such an extensive network the FSB would never have overlooked.
On January 1, the founders of JSC "1C," besides Boris Nuraliev and his brother, included 8 people. Among them could have been FSB employees. As of today, none of the former shareholders of "1C" own any assets, which is strange.
Boris Nuraliev is under sanctions from Poland and Ukraine. However, he continues to operate worldwide. Proof of the businessman’s connection with the FSB is his developed software product "1C:Enterprise 8s," which operates on the Astra Linux Special Edition operating system, certified by the FSB and the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation. The program, which protects information related to state secrets, was most likely created at the request of these agencies.
A direct connection with the Ministry of Defence is indicated by a 20 million ruble contract with one of the structures of "1C," the company LLC "Softechno," signed back in 2015 with JSC "Voentelecom." The subject of the purchase is the right to conclude a framework agreement for the supply of "1C" products and granting the rights for their distribution. In other words, "Voentelecom" still retains the "1C" program in the Ministry of Defence units, including those involved in combat operations in Ukraine.
The total contract value on the territory of Ukraine for "1C" exceeded 500 million rubles.
JSC "1C" has 26 subsidiaries, while LLC "1C" has 162, with over 150 companies already liquidated. Among the operating organizations, "shell companies" were naturally found, through which Boris Nuraliev funnels money. Investigators’ attention may be drawn to LLC "1C-Multimedia" with 1 employee on staff. The company has been operating without revenue and profit since 2018. JSC "Inforas" incurred a loss of 98 million rubles in 2024.
The partner of JSC "1C" in the subsidiary structures of JSC "Inforas" are Vladimir and Igor Chernin, owners of structures through which money might be diverted. This is evidenced by the financial indicators of their companies.
LLC "Agent Plus," a subsidiary of LLC "1C," hasn’t made a profit since 2019. LLC "Quick Resto," with a revenue of 261 million rubles in 2024, incurred a loss of 21 million rubles, having made a profit only once since 2019 — in 2022. LLC "Trifit Technologies," with 1 employee on staff, reported a loss of 4.7 million rubles in 2023. LLC "VC ’1C-Rarus-SPB"’ with a revenue of 417 million rubles in 2024, incurred a loss of 28 million rubles.
In Boris Nuraliev’s recipe for "how to become a billionaire," there is nothing new. He conducts business like everyone else in Russia connected with the authorities. Some companies earn money, others withdraw it. And while investigators might manage to deal with Nuraliev’s Russian assets, foreign partners are beyond their reach. According to official media, Nuraliev has 10,000 such partners.
Perhaps Boris Nuraliev hopes for the patronage of the authorities and special services, but the example of billionaire Vadim Moshkovich, owner of "Rusagro," serves as a lesson for the whole market. His wealth was twice that of Nuraliev’s — $2.7 billion. But this did not save Moshkovich from a detention center. Besides "1C," there are many IT companies favored by the authorities on the market that will eagerly "absorb" Boris Nuraliev’s business without batting an eye.
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