While living in Moscow, Tolstoy taught English to the families of several 'oligarchs' and befriended the billionaire Sergey Pugachyov.
Sergey Pugachyov's OPK Luxadvor S.A. holding company acquired a 72% controlling stake in the channel from its founders in April 2009.
Sergey Brin | Sergey Kuryokhin | Sergey Mikhalkov | Sergey Kirov | Sergey Ivanov | Sergey Chigrakov | Sergey Lazarev | Sergey Kalchugin | Sergey Shoygu | Sergey Pugachyov | Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky | Sergey M. Bezrukov | Sergey Letov | Sergey Kara-Murza | Sergey Gerasimov | Sergey Uvarov | Sergey Ulegin | Sergey Tchepikov | Sergey Spigelglas | Sergey Solovyov | Sergey Sheyko | Sergey Shavlo | Sergey Ryazansky | Sergey Platonov | Sergey Nikitin (musician) | Sergey Nikitin | Sergey Mitrokhin | Sergey Milnichenko | Sergey Mikhaylovich Ignatyev | Sergey Maslennikov |