Founded in December 1996, Cityline, a specialist provider of Internet technology (ISP), was one of the first major Internet providers in Moscow and across Russia. The founders of this limited company comprise a list of leading Russian businessmen:Emelyan Zakharov, the renowned Moscow art dealer Demyan Kudryavcev, chief executive of the major publishing house Commersant Georgy Shuppe, the former president of Cityline. Dmitry Bosov; owner of the large investment company Alltech Rafael Filinov; currently Chairman of the privately held corporation Djeruialtin.