Oleg Burlakov

Oleg Burlakov was born in Leningrad in 1949. He graduated from school in the village of Bagerovo near Kerch. Burlakov's father was transferred to serve in a military unit engaged in the development of means of delivering atomic weapons to test sites such as those in Semipalatinsk and Novaya Zemlya. Upon finishing his preliminary education, Oleg Burlakov entered the Kiev military aviation school. In 1972, Burlakov became an officer in the Soviet Air Force. He devoted most of his time to scientific research and was involved in secret military research for the aviation and space industries. In 1980, he successfully defended his dissertation and became a Candidate of Technical Sciences at the Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy. He then served in Kharkov as head of the Department of Aircraft Equipment Operation at the Higher Military Aviation Engineering School. Burlakov told police in 2018 that his wife may be involved in the murder attempt. In the same year, Oleg Burlakov was hospitalized, and arsenic was found in his body, suggesting an attempted poisoning. The businessman attributed the attempts to a conflict over the division of property during his divorce proceedings and the alleged embezzlement of family funds by his wife Lyudmila Burlakova (Marchenko), who had filed for divorce in December 2018. Kazakova claims that throughout the course of the businessman's illness, none of Burlakov's immediate family asked for information about his state of health. and then to Canada. However, according to the magazine , Burlakov's body was buried in the columbarium wall without an identification plate. == Scientific activities ==

Burlakov is the author of more than 30 scientific publications and more than 5 scientific inventions, for which he was awarded the title "Honored Inventor of the USSR". One of his works was awarded with a diploma of the Commander-in-Chief of the Air Forces. • "On the issue of the development of ring thyristor three-phase current inverters", article, co-authored with Davidov P.D. and Starkov G.N. • "On one method of construction of essential diagnostic matrices", article, co-authored with Bakulin S.N. and Starkov G.N. • "On the mathematical modeling of the constant velocity hydro-mechanical drive", co-authored with Bakulin S.N. • "On choosing of predictive parameters of hydro-mechanical drives of a constant speed", article • "Formalized method of the calculation of magnetic circuits of electric machines", article, co-authored with Kosnevich A.G. and others • "On the calculation of electric machines with reciprocating armature", article, co-authored with Makarevich V. S. Most of the scientific projects that Oleg Burlakov worked on are confidential, but it is known that he worked on: • researching issues of applying the on-board digital computers for the purposes of regulation, control and protection of power supply systems • developing software for a digital control system for an aircraft AC power with alternating current of constant frequency • a study of potential improvements to practical training for cadets of the Faculty of Aviation Equipment, the Kharkov Higher military aviation engineering school of the Red Banner, during the practice period • exploring the possibilities of the application of high-frequency currents for nondestructive control of insulating coatings of conductive elements of the power supply system of aircraft == Business ==

Fuel systems manufacturing In 1989, Burlakov, together with Nikolai Ivanovich Kazakov, Candidate of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences, geochemical engineer and entrepreneur (and the husband of Burlakov's sister Vera) organized the multi-profile cooperative scientific-production association "Integral" in Kharkov, which was engaged in the development of fuel systems for the Soviet military industry and parts for spacecraft. Burlakov was personally involved in the development of the company, which became one of the largest companies engaged in such work in the 1990s. Burlakov's investments amounted to $700 million, 85% of which were borrowed funds. The company was sold to Bashneft for $1 billion, about $600 million of which went to pay off debts. Burlakov received about $360 million for his 85% share. The businessman invested most of the money in financial instruments. == Black Pearl (yacht) ==

Oleg Burlakov has been fond of ship modeling since childhood and for a long time nurtured the idea of building his own boat. In 2005, after reading the news about the first flexible liquid-crystal solar batteries, the businessman had the idea to use solar batteries instead of sails. In the implementation of this design, Burlakov worked with the English designer Ken Freivokh, who developed the Maltese Falcon in 2006, a yacht with a unique 15-square-sail system that can be set up in only six minutes. A similar sailing system was installed on Burlakov's yacht, the Black Pearl, but with flexible solar panels integrated into the fabric of the sails. million euros. Burlakov was directly involved at every stage of the creation of the yacht. Among other things, he invented a mechanism for the masts, which he began patenting in 2018. Burlakov gave considerable attention to ecology in the construction of the ship: the water on board is reused and the team uses treated sewage to wash the floors. It features separated garbage collection, reusable packages, and a minimum of plastic and chemicals - the "environmental policy" on board is very strict. The Black Pearl was finally launched in 2016 and is the only vessel in the world capable of storing energy from alternative sources and utilizing them. == Family ==

Burlakov's mother was a medical worker, and his father was a military engineer. Together they had two daughters: Elena and Veronica. In 2018, Lyudmila Burlakova began divorce proceedings in Monaco. The divorce was supposed to be finalized at the end of the summer of 2021, but the businessman died before it was completed. ==UK court claim==

In 2020, Lyudmila Burlakova filed a civil claim against her husband in the High Court of England and Wales. In addition to her husband, 12 individuals and entities were included as defendants, including Leo Trust, a corporate services provider for the various entities created by Oleg Burlakov. ==Inheritance claims==

Oleg Burlakov's estate has been the subject of litigation in multiple jurisdictions. His widow Lyudmila Burlakova and their daughters have contested claims by his sister Vera Kazakova and her husband, Nikolai Kazakov. Inheritance claims are also being made by Sofia Shevtsova, acting on behalf of her minor daughter, whose father is allegedly Burlakov. Shevtsova filed a lawsuit to establish that Oleg Burlakov was indeed her daughter's father. After his death, a will was found, that was handwritten and dated 2019. The validity of the 2019 document remains disputed in the ongoing Monaco proceedings. Latvian authorities initiated a criminal investigation against Sofia Shevtsova, Ludmila Burlakova and Elena Burlakova, as well as their local affiliate notary Ingūna Bobrovska, for an alleged conspiracy to seize assets of Oleg Burlakov by way of obtaining an inheritance certificate based on fraud. == References ==