Proekt
In 2018, after graduating from his studies and returning to Russia, he decided to engage in investigative journalism in the format of an online media, which he had previously done.[16][17] On June 28, 2021, Proekt announced that they would publish an investigation into the property of the relatives of Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev.[20][21] Natalia Zviagina, director of the Russian office of Amnesty International, said the raid is a "part of a systematic cleansing of any critical voices exposing the malpractices of those in power in the country".[44] In November 2019, journalists of Proekt received "Journalism as a Profession" award in the category "Interview with Pictures" for an article "The Man Behind the Kremlin’s Control of the Russian Media".[44] In July 2020, Proekt's article "Brothers Ltd. How a Representative of a Top Chechen Leader ‘Solved’ Russian Business Disputes — And Walked Away With Millions" received Redkollegia award.[44] In August 2020, Proekt received the Free Media Awards for "its investigative research on corruption and abuse of power" from the German ZEIT-Stiftung and the Norwegian Fritt Ord.