The father of an Azerbaijani who died along with the granddaughter of a Russian oligarch: “Diana asked the Azer to take her home” - photo - video. Golden Youth: The tragic fates of the children and grandchildren of the famous Platon Lebedev’s granddaughter crashed in Switzerland

Childhood and family

Diana was born on September 22, 1997 in the family of entrepreneur Platon Lebedev, who gained fame in the 90s, first as a co-founder of Menatep Bank, and then as a member of the board of the Yukos oil company, headed at that time by Mikhail Khodorkovsky. In 2003, Lebedev was arrested as a defendant in the “YUKOS case” and remained in prison for almost 10 years.

Diana - daughter eldest daughter Lebedeva, Lyudmila. She and her brother Mikhail were born from the businessman’s first marriage to Natalya Emyasheva. How Lyudmila Lebedeva’s personal life turned out and who Diana’s father is, history is silent. It is only known that Lyudmila is the mother of three children.

The fact that Diana lived among rich people from childhood is evidenced by the fact of friendship with the children of famous and influential people. The girl went to school with some of them, and lived next door to others. Everyone wrote touching words condolences on social networks for the deceased, speaking about her exclusively as a kind and sunny man. Mikhail Khodorkovsky also reacted to the tragic news by posting a photo of the girl on Twitter with the words:

"I've known her since she was a baby."

Creation

Journalists name singing among the girl’s main creative hobbies. Diana loved spending time with her friends in karaoke bars. Another niche of party girl activities has become modeling business. Possessing a bright and attractive appearance, Diana Lebedeva was the face of many brands of clothing, cosmetics and perfumes.

The image of a slender, dazzling blonde in photo shoots was a worthy decoration for glossy magazines. At the same time, Lebedeva posted glamorous pictures on Instagram to please her fans.

It is known that in 2016, shortly before her death, Lebedeva starred in a photo shoot for the Zara brand. The model herself preferred luxury brands such as Hermes and Chanel in life, and Cartier and Chopard in the jewelry niche.

Personal life

Could such a beauty as Diana Lebedeva be lonely? Not a single source denies this, but does not confirm it either. One way or another, about who the heart was occupied luxurious blonde, no information. As well as about who the young woman is with socialite made romantic acquaintances.

The fact that at the time of the tragedy Diana was not alone in the car - her friend, 23-year-old Azer Yagubov, was driving - gave rise to a series of assumptions about a possible connection. Moreover, the guy is also a representative of a famous family.

His father is businessman Makhri Yagubov, his uncle is the head of the department government department Legal Department of the Russian Government Subhi Shikhlinsky. However, the young man’s father said that Azer was not at all the boyfriend of Platon Lebedev’s granddaughter, the young people were only connected friendly relations.

“Azer was engaged, we were preparing for the wedding. Diana was more friends with youngest son. They all studied together. After one of their friends’ family events, Diana asked Azer to take her home,” he said in an interview with 1news.az.

Among close friends deceased daughter singer Dmitry Malikov, Stefania, and daughter Russian oligarch Igor Kudryashkin - Nastya Kudri.

Death

A terrible accident happened on the morning of November 24, 2016 in the canton of Ticino, near the village of Castagnola. The elite crossover BMW X6, in which Diana and Azer were, was driving along the highway from Lugano to Geneva. On a section with a sharp bend, the car flew off the road and, breaking through an iron fence, crashed into the lake.

Presumably, the young people died immediately. The cause of death was injuries incompatible with life. A photo report from the scene of the tragedy showed: the car was pulled out of the water using a crane. The photo shows that the body of the car is severely crumpled and the roof is crushed.

Among the versions of what happened are an icy road and excessive speed. In particular, there was an assumption about races organized by young people on the morning track. The media published a selfie of the deceased, posing behind the wheel while not wearing a seat belt, as proof that the girl was not vigilant behind the wheel and on the road.

The reaction of Diana's friends to this was violent. Here's what friend Stefania Malikova wrote on social networks:

“There were no races, there was heavy fog, the road was serpentine, windy, and the driver lost control.”

Makhri Yagubov also named probable cause accident fog:

“On the road where the accident occurred, there is a 90-degree turn, it is impossible to drive there. high speed. The cause of the accident was probably thick fog."

The death of the young beauty caused a wave of comments on social networks. In Diana's fate, fans found analogies with the biography of her famous namesake Diana of Wales, who also died in a car accident. It is noteworthy that Diana was born in the year of the Queen of Hearts’ death - in 1997, and the model named her Instagram profile ladydd11.

The parents arranged for their daughter lavish funeral. Many of the girl’s friends came to the Troyekurovskoye cemetery, including children of celebrities. Journalists were not allowed into the ceremony. The relatives of the deceased ordered the deployment of enhanced security. However, reporters noticed Diana’s grief-stricken mother, who was carefully supported by her father, Platon Lebedev.

The girl was buried in a luxurious white coffin. A huge memorial in the form of a tent was erected over Diana's grave. For the construction, 4 sections had to be combined at once, and the approaches to neighboring graves were damaged. Subsequently, this fact caused a lot of discontent and criticism against Lebedev’s family, and complaints were filed with the authorities. At the beginning of 2017, the question of dismantling the memorial tent was raised.

Platon Lebedev, once a successful entrepreneur, still remains interesting personality. Conversations and eternal debates about him do not stop. Recently, the name of this man again appeared on the front lines of the news. Diana Lebedeva, the granddaughter of Platon Lebedev, died in a terrible accident outside Russian territory. What could have contributed to those terrible events still remains a mystery. Today's article is dedicated to the life of a businessman, his ups and downs, and the most terrible losses.

First achievements

Platon Lebedev does not like to talk about his childhood and early years. It is known that he is a native Muscovite, born in 1956, on November 29.

At the age of twenty, the future businessman entered the Academy to study national economy, which he successfully graduated in 1981. Thanks to the student’s extraordinary abilities, after training he was assigned to Zarubezhgeology. This large foreign trade company did not open its doors to everyone, so working there could be compared with great success. It was almost impossible to get there, and vacant positions went to people either brilliant or those who had great connections. How Platon Leonidovich Lebedev was able to get a job there remained a mystery. But he worked at this enterprise for eight long years.

Successful cooperation

While still students, Platon Lebedev and Mikhail Khodorkovsky met. They were both active and talented, dreaming of investing their abilities in a profitable business. They got lost for a while after training, but met again in the mid-eighties. This was the time when many of today's rich people started their entrepreneurial activity, future colleagues also became them.

Lebedev and Khodorkovsky decided to make money from events held for young people. They became the creators of the Youth Initiatives Fund, and this decision was not in vain; soon young men began to make good profits.

Over time, the Foundation was renamed the Center for Scientific and Technical Creativity of Youth, and based on its example, many similar ones appeared in the country. Soon the Center began to develop and enrich itself by installing computer equipment and supplying computers for various companies and departments, this business brought in a lot of income, including cashing out money, which was practically unavailable in those days.

Later, Mikhail Borisovich began to develop his business. He began supporting government orders for research institutes, while simultaneously producing fashionable “boiled” jeans. Platon Lebedev was his irreplaceable assistant and friend, and together these men began to earn incredible money.

More serious business

In 1989, the partners had already played enough of small entrepreneurs, and Khodorkovsky proposed the following plan of action. Under his leadership, MENATEP was created - a bank that was among the first to have the opportunity to work with currency.

In 1991, Platon Lebedev headed the bank, becoming its president. He and Khodorkovsky made enormous profits from working with currency. Shares were soon issued and quickly became popular. Many people invested their money in this enterprise, but never received the promised large dividends.

The bank began to grow after the privatization of large companies began; through manipulation of loans-for-shares auctions, businessmen Khodorkovsky and Lebedev were able to become owners of about 90% of the shares of the second largest oil company in Russia, Yukos.

In 1998, a large-scale economic crisis became the reason for the disappearance of "MENATEP", the bankers used the remaining money to create a new bank called "Trust".

Since 1996, YUKOS passed to Khodorkovsky, and Platon Leonidovich Lebedev joined the board of directors. He owned almost seven percent of the shares of the group of companies under all famous name"MENATEP", it included various raw materials companies and banks.

In 2003, Platon Leonidovich was recognized by Forbes magazine as one of richest people in Russia.

A court case with political overtones

The year 2003 for Platon Lebedev was marked not only by the inclusion of his name in the list of rich people, but also by a serious lawsuit. They began to suspect him of illegally privatizing twenty percent of the shares of the Apatit company. The businessman himself did not want to go to the prosecutor's office on the summons and, saying he was sick, decided to go to the hospital. This scam did not go through, and on July 2 the entrepreneur was put under arrest in a pre-trial detention cell.

Platon Leonidovich was accused of several charges, in addition to theft, he was accused of tax evasion, causing material damage to some enterprises and several less significant offenses.

In 2005, Lebedev and Khodorkovsky were found guilty of all charges, but both did not agree with the verdict, refusing guilt. The court assigned Platon Leonidovich a term of restriction of freedom of nine years, but after the second YUKOS case it increased it to thirteen.

In the fight for freedom

Fighting for your freedom, Platon Lebedev for many years filed a motion to have his case reviewed. He did not plead guilty to any charges. By the way, the Russian opposition and the world community believe that he and his companion Khodorkovsky were convicted for political reasons, and the fact of the crime was not proven.

In 2014, Platon Leonidovich sought a reduction in his sentence and at the end of January he was released with the right to partial rehabilitation. He decided that from now on he would do business only abroad, so as to no longer face political persecution. But, unfortunately, he cannot obtain a foreign passport, which is so necessary for working outside the territory of Russia, since he still has a multimillion-dollar debt.

Family of an ex-convict

Platon Lebedev was married twice, from each marriage he has children. His first wife was Natalya, the relationship with whom was officially registered in 1977 and terminated in 2006, when the man was in prison. Platon Lebedev’s daughter from this marriage is called Lyudmila, and his son is Mikhail.

Maria Chelpagina is current wife Platon Leonidovich, and she gave birth to two daughters - Maria and Daria.

I would like to note that Lebedev has a twin brother, Viktor Leonidovich, and he younger than brother for twenty-three minutes. Lebedev Victor, like Platon Leonidovich, is an entrepreneur. He owns" International company communications".

Diana Lebedeva - granddaughter of Platon Lebedev

Platon Leonidovich already has grandchildren. Former entrepreneur I always maintained relationships with all my children and was happy with every news that I had become a grandfather. In 2016, on November 24, he was shocked by the news that his beloved Diana (Platon Lebedev’s granddaughter from his daughter Lyudmila) died in a car accident on a bridge near Lake Lugano in Switzerland.

Diana was a real ray of sunshine, had many friends among the “golden youth”, which she herself was.

A nineteen-year-old girl was driving a BMW crossover, but the car lost control and flew off the bridge at speed straight into the lake. She, without realizing it, repeated the fate of Princess Diana. IN social networks Platon Lebedev’s granddaughter Diana was listed as Lady Di, and all her friends called her that. In addition to her, there was a 23-year-old guy in the car; he also did not survive.

Granddaughter of Platon Lebedev: funeral

At the request of the family, the girl's body was taken to Russia for funeral. Many people came to the farewell ceremony, including not only young people, but also older entrepreneurs.

As they write in the comments about the funeral, Platon Lebedev’s granddaughter Diana lay in a white coffin as if alive. Surrounded by thousands of white and soft pink roses, she was, as always, beautiful.

Lyudmila, Diana's mother, sat through the entire ceremony in tears. To prevent the poor woman from losing consciousness, she was injected large number sedative. Platon Lebedev noticeably aged after such a tragedy, did not leave his eldest daughter a single step, trying to calm her down at least a little.

Platon Leonidovich has already suffered enough in his life. One can only hope that fate will have mercy on him and his affairs will soon improve.

Died in a traffic accident in Switzerland. An elite BMW crossover, in which 19-year-old Diana Lebedeva was traveling, fell into the lake from a bridge. The deceased girl, who chose the pseudonym Ladydd11 for social networks, repeated the fate of the Princess of Wales.

According to Swiss media, the accident occurred on Thursday morning in the south of the country, near the village of Castagnola near Lake Lugano on a serpentine road towards Geneva. Two Russians died in the accident: a 19-year-old girl and a 23-year-old young man who was driving. On Friday night it turned out that Diana Lebedeva was killed. Identity of the alleged driver young man not yet installed.

The press service of the Russian Embassy in Switzerland confirmed that the 19-year-old girl who died in an accident in the canton of Ticino is the granddaughter of Platon Lebedev, a person involved in the “YUKOS case”.

According to the embassy representative, the Russian diplomatic mission is currently working to transport the bodies of the victims to their homeland. "This will be done in as soon as possible", the press service clarified.

According to media reports, on Thursday morning, rescuers pulled the car out of the lake using a crane, and the bodies of the young people were lifted by divers.

Judging by the photographs from the scene of the accident, the BMW X6 flew off a section of the road with a sharp bend, knocking down an iron fence on the bridge.

It is possible that an icy road could have been an indirect cause of the tragedy, which, combined with high speed, contributed to the driver losing control vehicle. During the fall, the crossover received significant damage to the body, especially the roof of the car, which was somehow crushed.

A few hours after the news of Lebedeva’s death, comments with condolences from friends and relatives began to appear on her Instagram under the last photo posted.

“Bright, Kind, Cheerful, Beautiful Dianochka! We love you and you are always with us. Kingdom of Heaven! - write her subscribers. - I really didn’t know what to say! Only that I am very offended! Why so beautiful and kind!”

“I’m sorry... but calling an account the nickname of Princess Diana who died in a car accident!?!... unconsciously attracts the same ending,” notes another subscriber of Lebedeva.

On Instagram, the girl is registered as ladydd11, which definitely hints at the name of the princess Welsh Diana. In this regard, analogies arise with how the princess’s life was cut short - she and her companion died in an accident in Paris. It is also noteworthy that 19 years have passed since the death of the princess in 1997.

Judging by the photographs on social networks, Diana Lebedeva was active social life. It is difficult to judge the girl’s other activities and hobbies from the photographs she publishes. Noteworthy is the fact that a girl with a very impressive appearance periodically posted selfies from inside cars where she was not wearing a seat belt.

The grandfather of the deceased is businessman Platon Lebedev, well-known in Russia and abroad. He was a partner of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, co-founder of the MENATEP bank and a member of the board of the Yukos oil company. In 2003, Lebedev was found guilty of tax evasion, theft, and money laundering and spent 10.5 years in prison, being released in 2014.

Switzerland - favorite place study and recreation for the “golden youth” from Russia. In 2009, the small country was rocked by a scandal with a group of “majors” from Russia, who staged wild races around Lake Geneva in elite supercars, which ended in a major accident.

Then four cars - Bugatti Veyron, McLaren Mercedes, Lamborghini Murcielago and Porsche Cayenne Turbo - started simultaneously from the intersection at the entrance to Bellevue.

Young people raced along the road at speeds of up to 220 km/h, where maximum speed limited to 80 km/h. The race ended in tragedy - 22-year-old Russian Ziya Babaev, driving a Lamborghini, crashed into a Volkswagen Golf, driven by a 70-year-old German pensioner. The impact sent the modest hatchback flying tens of meters away, rolling over several times and crashing into a fence. The man received severe injuries, including his head, but still survived.

The examination showed that Babayev, who is the son of businessman Mehraj Babayev and studied in Geneva in International Center Moscow State University, was drunk at the time of the accident. After the accident he was expelled.

By the way, the other participants in the race were the sons of the ex-owner of the Cherkizovsky market Telman Ismailov Alekper and Sarkhan. The young people drove the Bugatti Veyron and Mercedes McLaren.

Despite the fact that the pensioner did not sue Babaev after paying compensation, the case went to court. Point at trial over Babaev was raised relatively recently. Last year he was given a two-year suspended sentence and fined 10,000 francs. In court, he stated that he repented, admitted guilt, but spoke little about the events of that night, citing that he did not remember anything.

“The last time we spoke was a few days ago, she told me: “I want to come home and see you all, I miss you very much.” And I miss you, Diana. I miss you and cry. You will forever remain in my heart,” Life quotes .ru daughter of billionaire Igor Kudryashkin Nastya.

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According to her, Diana was cheerful and friendly. She was very attached to her family and friends. “Diana always strived for knowledge, worked a lot on herself. I didn’t have time to tell her so much,” Nastya added.

The investigation has not yet established the cause of the terrible accident, which killed Diana and her friend Azer Yagubov. So, according to one version, the young man who was driving a BMW might not have been able to control the car on an icy road. According to another, Diana and Azer could have organized a race, which is quite consistent with the spirit of the Russian golden youth.

Let us remind you that the 19-year-old granddaughter of businessman Platon Lebedev died as a result of an accident in Switzerland. The car in which the girl was traveling rammed the bridge fence and fell into Lake Lugano.

The accident also killed 23-year-old Azer Yagubov, the nephew of the head of the state department of the legal department of the Russian government, Subhi Shikhlinsky.

The car was pulled out using a crane and suffered significant damage. Local residents captured the process of lifting the car. Users of social networks expressed condolences over the death of the granddaughter of the partner of the ex-head of YUKOS, Mikhail Khodorkovsky. “The girl lived so brightly, but so little!”, “Diana! I love you forever! The kingdom of heaven!” – her friends wrote.

The father of Azer Yagubov, who died together with Diana Lebedeva in a terrible accident in Switzerland, told the details of the last evening of the young people. According to Makhir Yagubov, the girl and her companion were returning from family event mutual friends.

Azer’s father emphasized that his son had exclusively friendly relations with Diana. “My son was engaged, we were preparing for the wedding. He and Diana were friends, while Diana was more friends with my youngest son. They all studied together,” AzNews.az quotes Mahir Yagubov.

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According to the man, on that fateful evening the young people were at a family celebration of mutual friends. At the end of the evening, Diana asked Azer to take her home.

Mahir Yagubov also expressed his opinion about the reasons terrible accident on the bridge of Lake Lugano. The man denied the information that the roads were covered with ice that night, and his son was driving the car high speed. “On the road where the accident occurred, there is a 90-degree turn, it is impossible to drive there at high speed. The cause of the accident was probably thick fog,” concluded Azer’s father.

Let us remind you that the death of the businessman’s granddaughter became known on November 25. Diana died as a result of an accident in Switzerland. The car in which the girl was traveling rammed the bridge fence and fell into Lake Lugano. The accident also killed 23-year-old Azer Yagubov, the nephew of the head of the state department of the legal department of the Russian government, Subhi Shikhlinsky.

November 30th on Troekurovskoye Cemetery The funeral of 19-year-old Diana took place in Moscow. Escort a girl to last path Stefania Malikova, son of singer Jasmine Mikhail Semenduev, YurKiss and other star children came.