What do you remember about the director of Ural Dumplings, Alexey Lyutikov? Director of "Ural dumplings" Alexey Lyutikov: creative path, causes of death Which actor died in Ural dumplings

Pathologists have established the cause of death of the 42-year-old director of Ural Dumplings. It turned out that he died of cardiac arrest and suffered from dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). In recent years, Lyutikov was diagnosed with a type of myocardial disease characterized by distension of the heart cavity, and then he developed progressive heart failure and heart rhythm disturbances.

The result was thromboembolism (acute blockage of a blood vessel by a blood clot), which ultimately led to death.

The body of the director of Ural Dumplings was discovered the day before, on August 10, by a maid in a room at the Angelo Hotel. It is known that the man had been staying at the hotel since August 2 and practically did not leave his room; he had a “Do not disturb” sign on his door. Alcohol bottles and various medications were found at the scene. The official representative for the Sverdlovsk region Alexander said "URA.Ru", that the initial task of criminologists was to find out whether the death was of a criminal nature. “The final results of histological examinations, on the basis of which it will be possible to conclude the pre-investigation check, will be available only in 1.5 months. Polls continue,” Shulga added.

Lyutikov's death became a reason for discussion on social networks. “Alexey has gone through a difficult but interesting path in life. He was a successful captain of the KVN team, a top manager of large productions, and a talented leader in the television industry, says the message, published in the official Pelmeni public page on VKontakte, Alexey did a lot for the Ural Dumplings project.

He put all his skill and accumulated experience into the show, brought it to a new level, and thanks to his efforts, the project had the opportunity to develop freely and independently, received a second wind, a second life.”

As noted in the statement, enormous emotional stress, flights, various problems and disputes, as in any business, and an almost round-the-clock work schedule - all this could not but affect Alexey’s health. The post ends with words of condolences: “A talented man, a good friend, a loving and beloved father and husband has passed away. The Ural Dumplings team expresses sincere condolences to the family and close relatives of Alexey Lyutikov. Alexey, we will always remember you and will continue all your endeavors!”

It is known from open sources that Lyutikov graduated from the Kursk Pedagogical Institute with a specialization in social psychology. In the early 90s, he became the captain of the KVN team “Service Entrance”, in which he reached the semi-finals of the game. In 2006-2011, Lyutikov also held one of the leading positions in Comedy Club Production, and since 2013 he has been the director of his own production at the New Channel.

According to the Kartoteka.Ru database, Lyutikov was the general director of the company Ural Pelmeni Production LLC (registered as a micro-enterprise), a similar position is listed on the official website of Pelmeni. The founders of the company are, in fact, the entire team - Maxim Yaritsa and other stars with the exception of Sergei Netievsky. At the same time, there is another LLC “Creative Association “Ural Dumplings”, the founders of which are also the entire creative team. Now this company is undergoing legal proceedings - the fact is that Netievsky was previously its director, but subsequently the meeting of founders deprived him of this position, and he became the head of the company.

Now Netievsky is appealing this decision; in July his claim was granted by the court.

The aggravation of relations in the “Ural Dumplings” occurred, allegedly, because of Lyutikov: according to the Ural media, he allegedly found some documents confirming a large difference in the fees of team members. One of Netievsky’s friends, who was removed from leadership with a scandal, said that the conflict with Lyutikov was largely the reason for his departure. In addition, after Netievsky’s departure, Lyutikov stated that he had appropriated exclusive rights to the verbal trademark “Ural dumplings.” According to the deceased ex-director of Pelmeni, the brand should belong to all members of the team. The court hearing in this case with the participation of Lyutikov was supposed to take place in October 2016.

Members of the creative association “Ural Dumplings” became famous back in the 90s, when they performed in KVN. Following the victory in the 2000 season finale, fame came with money: the Ekaterinburg residents became stars of the STS television channel and began touring with their show throughout the country. On the wave of popularity, the team twice - in 2013 and 2015 - was included in the ranking of the richest showbiz artists, earning $2.8 million and $800 thousand, respectively.

The price of tickets for the Ural Dumplings concerts reached tens of thousands of rubles, and the new program was broadcast in federal prime time approximately once every two months. The quarrel looked all the more unexpected from the outside.

How is it that former friends only speak to each other through their representatives in courtrooms?

On October 21, 2015, information appeared that Sergei Netievsky had left his position as director of the show. At first, former Kaveen members did not speak out about the reasons for this decision, which only contributed to the spread of rumors: “the guys expressed no confidence in him,” “financial conflict,” “Netievsky has many projects on the side.”

Later that day, the general director of the Ural Dumplings Production company (producing the show), Alexey Lyutikov, expressed the official position of the team. As usual: “The decision to change the director was a simple management move that will increase efficiency.” The problem was Netievsky’s residence in Moscow; at some point this caused discomfort among his colleagues.

- Many rumors appeared, including that the reason for the resignation was a financial conflict. What happened?

Sergei felt cramped in Yekaterinburg. He himself has said more than once in interviews that he has become a Muscovite and that he is much more comfortable in the capital. In other words, Sergei ceased to be a “dumpling in a pan” and became a “fish in water.”

As for rumors about political or financial disputes, we do not even comment on this. We don't want to make excuses to anyone. We are honest with each other. We have no behind-the-scenes games, no kitchen secrets. It's funny for us to read about this in the media.

- Will Netievsky remain on the team?

No one was kicked out, no one was fired. Now Sergey will be working on his projects in Moscow, and we wish him success in this. If Sergei Netievsky wants to continue working in the team, then we will sit down with him and discuss everything.

Next year is the anniversary of KVN, followed by the anniversary of Alexander Vasilyevich Maslyakov. We will be happy to invite both Sergei Svetlakov and Sergei Netievsky.

- Did you and other team members manage to maintain friendly relations with him?

Certainly. I think that this is such a feature of the Urals - we are kind, reasonable people. Normal, friendly relationships are important to us, because it’s easier to live this way. The main value is decency and good attitude towards each other, which we will always maintain as a team.

At the same time, Sergei Netievsky tried to launch the entertainment project “Show from the Air.” The co-author was Alexander Pushnoy, known for the scientific and entertainment program “Galileo”. It was planned that the program would be broadcast on STS.

In February 2016, the unofficial leader of the Ural Dumplings. “Netievsky went his own way... I won’t wash dirty linen in public. The situation here is too complicated. It hasn’t been fully resolved yet, so…” he said.

In the spring, two participants announced their interests outside the show: Vyacheslav Myasnikov collected his good songs into an album, and Yulia Mikhalkova wanted to go to the State Duma and. “I didn’t act naked. “I had a photo shoot in an information magazine,” this is how the prima of “Ural Dumplings” responded to the question about filming in Maxim.

As it turned out, many of the team’s legal issues were tied to Netievsky. To move away from his past life, Sergey Isaev came up with an idea to update the branding. The winner of the competition for the best logo was promised money.

As it turned out, Sergei Netievsky himself was against changing the status quo and did not agree with his dismissal. The showman felt that he had been improperly notified. On June 1, the arbitration court began to examine labor relations and the form of their termination.

A month later, the court sided with the ex-director. During that meeting, Ural Dumplings lawyer Olga Yuryeva suggested that in fact Netievsky did not need a chair: “This process is a way to block and slow down the process that is now underway in the Moscow Arbitration Court. The essence of the matter is that we are challenging the transfer of a trademark from one company, where Netievsky owned 10%, to another, where he owns 100%.”

At the same time, Ural Dumplings filed a lawsuit to invalidate the decision to alienate Netievsky’s firm of exclusive rights to a verbal trademark worth 400 million rubles.

August 10 in a room at the Angelo Hotel. The team went underground for a month and did not speak to journalists.

In October, the 17th Arbitration Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the lower court, confirming that the director of the creative association is Sergei Netievsky.

By December, the warring parties seemed to be. This outcome, in theory, suited everyone. Although Netievsky was de jure reinstated in his position, he did not have any real influence on the team, and the participants of the “Ural Dumplings” did not need a formal, but managerial superstructure.

In the last week of 2016, comedians at their meeting elected a new director: .

In May 2017, Ural Dumplings lost a trademark appeal. Lawyer Evgeniy Dedkov said that the right to the brand was already on the balance sheet of the plaintiff; his client Sergei Netievsky registered the mark for the group when he was in the status of director of Pelmeni. And for some reason comedians still continue to sue.

By the summer, a new lawsuit began between Netievsky and Ural Dumplings. Lyutikov's successor as general director, Evgeniy Orlov, said that from the sale of the show on STS and touring activities. To do this, he organized the Idea Fix Media company, which, in fact, became the owner of all Pelmeni programs.

“In general, there were always hints that something was unclean. He considers his actions lawful. Nine people are wrong, and he is right! He said: “This is a business. In Moscow, all producers do this.” That is, for some reason he imagined himself to be our producer. Although everyone in our team has an equal contribution to the common cause, and income should also be equal,” Dmitry Sokolov said then.

Sergei Netievsky, commenting on the accusations, expressed regret that his former comrades fell under bad influence. “A television product is created not only by actors and authors, it is created and promoted by the work of a well-coordinated team of a production company under the leadership of producers. I did a lot of work as a producer and really made the Ural Dumplings KVN team into a popular television show! Launching a TV project is a different level of responsibility and risk compared to actors and authors and, accordingly, it’s a different payment,” the producer explained his point of view.

On July 17, the court again sided with Netievsky - at that time, the claims of “Ural Dumplings” were that the ex-director sold the rights to the anniversary concert “We are 16 years old” to the STS TV channel. Because gladiolus! ”, without warning the team about it. According to Ural Dumplings, Sergei took the money from the deal for himself.

A new round of litigation started in the fall. Firstly, the Moscow Arbitration Court held a trial against Dmitry Sokolov, Sergei Kalugin, and Vyacheslav Myasnikov. Sergei Netievsky's company - LLC "Fest Hand Media"- asks to cancel contracts with its subsidiary. The court rejected the claim.

Secondly, other claims from LLC "Fest Hand Media" to Ural Pelmeni Production, where the plaintiff claims that Evgeny Orlov, as CEO of Idea Fix Media, caused damage to the company. He allegedly sold 73 archived concerts to Uralskie Pelmeni Production for 861 thousand rubles, after which Uralskie Pelmeni Production transferred the recordings to STS for 231.3 million rubles. The first instance rejected the claim, after which Fest Hand Media filed an appeal.

And the other day the Sverdlovsk Arbitration Court began considering another application from Ural Dumplings. Lawyers want money that he allegedly appropriated for himself while he held the position of director of the Unitary Enterprise. Netievsky spent these funds through his own individual entrepreneur, although there was no need for this, a representative of Pelmeni said, the plaintiff believes..

On February 28, the director of one of the legal entities - LLC "Creative Association "Ural Dumplings"- Natalya Tkacheva became, replacing Andrei Rozhkov. Previously, she was responsible for media communications.

To be continued.

The team of “Ural dumplings” appointed Andrey Rozhkov as its director

As it became known, the new head of the creative association “ Ural dumplings“One of the oldest members of the team was elected. This was announced by the general director of another company of the Ural Dumplings Production team, Evgeny Orlov.

Apparently, the conflict between the show participants and Sergei Netievsky is far from over.

He also commented in detail, which came out the day before.

About the director of the creative association “Ural dumplings”

The team, on the initiative of two members of the company, held the next meeting of shareholders on December 9. It is curious that Sergei Netievsky, being in the position of legally restored and acting general director, officially refused to hold the meeting. He also evaded the convocation notices as much as possible as a participant in the LLP. You can even write miniatures about how several courier services delivered notices to him in Yekaterinburg and Moscow. Nevertheless, the meeting took place, and as a result, Andrei Rozhkov was elected as the new general director. Everything is legal.

Last year, Pelmeni elected Sergei Isaev, but the court returned Sergei Netievsky. Now the team has chosen Andrei Rozhkov.

Then events developed even more amazingly. On December 16, Netievsky filed a lawsuit to block the entry into the Unified State Register of Legal Entities of information about Rozhkov (information about the general director of the enterprise is required to be entered into the register); on December 19, the court rejected him. That is, there is no talk of any voluntary departure from the LLP, which Sergei so readily talks about in an interview. He is actively suing and is now losing.

I will express the opinion of the team: for now at LLP “ Ural dumplings" will be in any capacity - general director or participant; this company will not conduct any activities.

About the settlement agreement

The situation, unfortunately, is far from over. To date, three attempts at reconciliation have been made, the last of which ended in failure. Despite the fact that all the controversial points were agreed upon, Sergei Netievsky never fulfilled any of them. We have not communicated either with lawyers or with Netievsky himself, due to the fault of the latter, for more than 1.5 months. Thus, it can be stated that the negotiation process between the parties has practically ceased at the moment.

An attempt was made to reconcile with the help of third-party negotiators, but this also did not lead to the actual implementation of the agreements.

At the same time, our position has remained unchanged throughout this entire story: we are waiting for the return of the embezzled assets. However, the actions of Netievsky’s side rather indicate the opposite process.

About the trademark

No " technical association“There are no signs, this is nonsense and a myth. There is a basic trademark, all others follow from it. It was appropriated, and now a year later an attempt has been made to return it to the Netievskys “for a nominal fee.”

It would seem that what else is needed - the sign is returning. But that's not what the trial is about. Court on the initial illegal acquisition of a trademark and its disposal for profit within 1 year. What Netievsky did with the trademark during this time, what profits he made from sole ownership of it, we do not know.

There is no doubt that Netievsky returned to the chair of the director of the Ural Dumplings organization only in order to transfer the assigned trademarks and sign documents. Thus, he is trying to avoid liability for misappropriation of a trademark.

Other actions

It has already been mentioned that we are talking about the return of assets, including not only the trademark. For example, Sergey Netievsky registered a domain for himself pelmeny.com, and the team was forced to move to another site pelmeny.net. He refused to return this domain to the team.

We recently discovered that at Rospatent Netievsky registered several program names for himself, although they were always invented collectively. All these actions very much characterize Netievsky’s attitude towards his partners in the “Ural Dumplings” show. Of course, we will initiate proceedings in relation to any illegally acquired assets. Our task is to protect the interests of all shareholders and team members from such actions.

I can also add that, in addition to endless litigation, Netievsky puts pressure on business LLC "Ural Dumplings Production". The police regularly receive statements about trumped-up violations.

About creativity

The show is currently experiencing unprecedented growth. Shares on the STS channel of all the first 4 season premieres 2016–2017 are record years.

In addition, we have developed and presented three more interesting proposals to the TV channel. And I’m sure that soon we will delight viewers not only with new episodes of the main show, but also with new fun television projects from Ural Dumplings Production LLC.

“Ural Dumplings” released four premiere episodes of the new season

Let us remind you that the conflict between Sergei Netievsky and the Ural Dumplings team has lasted more than a year. Last fall, the director of Uralskie Pelmeni was changed - instead of Sergei Netievsky, it became Sergei Isaev. It seemed that everything went peacefully, but no.

This spring, Ural Dumplings demanded through court that Netievsky return the trademark to them. He, in turn, began to seek reinstatement as director. On June 29, the court upheld Sergei Netievsky’s claim against Ural Dumplings.

At the same time, Uralskie Pelmeni created another legal entity - Uralskie Pelmeni Production. The leader was Alexey Lyutikov, but on August 10 he... Now the director is a former associate of Sergei Netievsky, Evgeniy Orlov. In an interview, he talked about the position of the team and the creative plans of “Pelmeni”.

A lawsuit regarding the trademark “Ural dumplings” is currently being considered in Moscow. There, the court gave the parties until January to sign a settlement agreement.

According to preliminary data, Lyutikov has lived at the Angelo Hotel since August 2, 2016. His body was discovered by a maid on the afternoon of August 10. Doctors who quickly went to the scene recorded “biological death for an unknown reason,” URA.Ru reports, citing its sources.

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Lyutikov’s colleagues from Ural Dumplings did not know about his stay in the city. “He was in Yekaterinburg, but left a long time ago,” a source surrounded by the team told the publication in bewilderment.

It also turned out that on July 20, 2016, the Kaveen members returned from a tour in Sochi. After this, Lyutikov said that he was flying to Moscow, the Komsomolskaya Pravda website reports, citing an informed source.

The head of the press service of the Sverdlovsk police, Valery Gorelykh, told the publication that on the day the body was discovered, there was a sign at the entrance to Lyutikov’s room asking not to disturb. Many alcohol bottles were found near the body.

This data was confirmed by the staff of the Angelo Hotel. One of them, on condition of anonymity, told the regional portal E1.RU details about Lyutikov’s stay in Yekaterinburg.

“He checked in on August 2, paid until today. On the first day he looked fine, didn’t stand out in any way. By the weekend, he started calling the reception every day with a request to replenish the minibar - they brought him alcohol,” the publication’s interlocutor noted. He added that Angelo staff, under threat of dismissal, were prohibited from communicating with the media about the death of the Kaveen member.

In addition, Valery Gorelov told TASS that drugs to lower blood pressure were found in the room. They were seized as evidence. According to the head of the press service, law enforcement agencies have no reason to believe that there were drugs at the scene.

Let us remind you that on August 10, at the Angelo Hotel in Yekaterinburg, the director of Ural Dumplings, Alexey Lyutikov. The regional department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs confirmed information about his death. No traces of violent death were found on the body.

“Ural dumplings” have no time for jokes anymore. The internal corporate war unleashed by comedians for the millions they earned ended in the death of their new leader. 43-year-old Alexey Lyutikov was found dead in a hotel near Yekaterinburg airport. The artist developed heart failure. And although investigators said that there is no crime here, even the KVN members themselves admit: the scandals greatly affected the health of their director. " Stress, emotions and disputes in business could not but affect Alexey’s well-being...", says the obituary, which Pelmeni published on its website.

“BREATHED A SECOND LIFE INTO “DUMPLINGS””

In the same press release, Pelmeni writes: “ Alexey did a lot for our project. He put all his skill and accumulated experience into the show. Thanks to his efforts, the project received a second wind, a second life.»

Lyutikov really breathed a second life into the show “Ural Dumplings”. But, as they say, you can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs. Because of Alexey, the Sverdlovsk kings of humor quarreled with their then boss Sergei Netievsky.

Until recently, “Ural dumplings” were one big team

Lyutikov stirred things up a lot, says Netievsky’s friend. – “Pelmeni” has been together for a million years. And over the years, the team always accumulates a lot of old grievances. Personally, it was not surprising to me that the director of the group, Netievsky, earned slightly more than other participants. Lyutikov competently sharpened the already sharp corners. He pointed out the difference in fees. I found some documents.

The trials began, the division of profits and even the very name “Ural dumplings” (the case is still being considered in the Moscow court).

At the same time, Netievsky’s powers were divided. Instead, in Yekaterinburg, his teammate Sergei Isaev began to take care of the affairs of “Pelmeni”. Well, the comedians left the capital’s issues to Lyutikov.

“I PLANTED MY HEART IN CHILDHOOD”

When you manage the affairs of one of the main comedy shows in the country, and at the same time you are also accused of having quarreled your best friends for your own benefit (“Pelmeni” together from their student days, they met back in 1994), there is already one You can't get away with a good sense of humor. A person needs nerves of iron and good health. And this is precisely what Lyutikov did not have.

His relatives admit that the future KVN star undermined his health during his school years.

Lesha had a cleft lip as a child, Lyutikov’s relatives say. “The boys teased me and didn’t give me permission. Alexey was very worried and nervous about this. Because of this, heart problems developed and murmurs appeared. Doctors then advised the Lyutikovs to send their son to the KVN school team.

Lesha liked it on stage. It would seem that they are laughing at him again, but without mockery. Then there were 5 facial surgeries. And now Alexey is already a handsome young man, ready to conquer new heights.

A difficult childhood taught Lesha to live by the principle “If you don’t help yourself, no one will help,” Lyutikov’s old friends confess. – Take, for example, the KVN team “Service Entrance”, in which Lyutikov was the captain. They did well and got on TV. But when his popularity began to decline, Lekha quickly cut his teammates out of his life and began to promote himself alone.

In the early 2000s, Lyutikov moved from his native Kursk to Moscow. When the Comedy Club appeared, Alexey quickly made a career for himself there: starting as a full-time stand-up comedian, he soon became the head of the Comedy regional development department. It was in this status that Pelmeni noticed him.

Lyutikov is a professional in his field. We needed a person who knows all Moscow cuisine. So we hired Alexey,” Sergei Ershov, also known from the TV series “Real Boys,” explained Lyutikov’s appearance in the Ural team.

WHY DIDN'T YOUR WIFE SOUND THE ALARM?

Alexey Lyutikov was not only involved in negotiations regarding the Ural Dumplings concerts and their participation in commercial projects. As a leader, he often accompanied KVN players on their tours. This happened, for example, with performances in Sochi. “Pelmeni” received a mega-lucrative contract - in the middle of summer they gave 12 concerts in a popular resort town. Then the team returned to Yekaterinburg, where they held a meeting about the results of the past season. Well, then, with a sense of accomplishment, the artists left for the holidays. The boss of Lyutikov was supposed to fly to Moscow to his family on August 2. And he actually made it to Koltsovo airport. However, he did not board the plane. Instead, he checked into the nearby Angelo Hotel, where he lived until his death on August 10.

When the investigative committee began to carry out an investigation, the detectives were first of all surprised by the fact that Lyutikov was not missed at home. Alexey is an exemplary family man. He lived with his wife for a quarter of a century. They have two children - their son is 23, their daughter is 14. So why didn’t the family sound the alarm when the head of the family disappeared for a whole week?

Lyutikov informed his wife that he had urgent matters in Yekaterinburg concerning the activities of Ural Dumplings. Therefore, he is forced to stay in the Urals for several days,” explains a source in the law enforcement agency.

Alexei’s daughter is making noticeable progress in rhythmic gymnastics. The girl was recently even accepted into the Russian youth team. According to her relatives, her competitions were sacred to her father. Until recently, Lyutikov did not miss a single performance of his daughter. But in early August, dad flatly refused to come to her demonstration performances...

“LYUTIKOV WAS A SHAME TO RETURN HOME”

The director of "Pelmeni" knew very well that he should not drink - his bad heart began to bother him even more over the years. But, despite the doctors’ prohibitions, Lyutikov first emptied the minibar in his room, and then called the bar located in the hotel and ordered cognac.

Lyutikov worked like hell promoting “Pelmeni,” one of the authors of “Ural Dumplings” explains the boss’s behavior. – It was Alexey who agreed on the team’s long tour in Sochi... “Pelmeni” themselves, of course, do not let us in on their affairs. But there is a rumor among the “writers” that our stars wanted to run things themselves not only at the regional level, but also at the federal level. So Lyutikov was no longer needed. Maybe Alexei was presented with a fait accompli? And he didn’t want to return home as an unemployed loser.

The investigation into Lyutikov’s death has not yet been completed. Investigators are in no hurry to draw conclusions. And KVN fans, who remember Alexey from his play for the “Service Entrance” team, are asking the relatives of the deceased comedian to hire a private detective to find out the real cause of the tragedy. However, the men's relatives believe that there is nothing to investigate here.

For me, the fact of my brother’s death took place,” says the humorist’s sister Anna Lyutikova dryly. “There are no secrets in this story for us.” Lesha was in Yekaterinburg for a week because he was on a business trip!

We continue to monitor the investigation.

Sergei Svetlakov previously moved from Ural Dumplings to Moscow, and now Sergei Netievsky has followed him

Meanwhile

Netievsky continues to sue Pelmeni

The death of Alexei Lyutikov did not in any way affect the legal wars of the Ural Dumplings with Sergei Netievsky. Let us remind you that the Arbitration Court of the Sverdlovsk Region reinstated him as director.

During the trial to reinstate Sergei Netievsky in his position, “Ural Dumplings” tried to legitimize their meeting, at which they elected Sergei Isaev as a new director, explains Netievsky’s lawyer, managing partner of the Yusta Aura law firm, Evgeniy Dedkov. - For this purpose, my client’s colleagues held a new meeting and sent an invitation to Sergei Netievsky. At the second meeting, Sergei Isaev was again elected director. But they did not take into account the fact that the court declared the decision on the first meeting “insignificant.” Therefore, the second meeting of comedians automatically has no legal force.

In order to recognize the second meeting of comedians as “insignificant”, Sergei Netievsky has now filed a new lawsuit in court. Meanwhile, “Ural Dumplings” will appeal the decision of Themis representatives to reinstate Sergei Netievsky as director.

Help "KP" The KVN team “Ural Dumplings” was founded in 1993 by Dmitry Sokolov. The team grew out of a competition among propaganda teams of the Ural Polytechnic Institute. Dmitry Sokolov invited his colleagues from the construction team, Andrei Rozhkov and Sergei Isaev, to join it. In addition to them, the team included Sergei Ershov and Dmitry Brekotkin. In 1995, the Ural Dumplings team tried their hand at the KVN team festival in Sochi. They immediately get into the gala concert, and as a result of the festival, into the season of the KVN Major League. From 1995 to 2000, Ural Dumplings played for five seasons in the KVN Major League. In 2000, when 23-year-old Sergei Svetlakov joined the team, the “pelmeni” became the winners of the Major League, securing the status of “the last champion”. In addition, the team became winners of the awards “Big KiViN in gold” (2002), “Big KiViN in Light" (1999, 2004), "Big KiViN in the Dark" (2005, 2006) at the festival of KVN teams "Voting KiViN". In 2007, Ural Dumplings began broadcasting their Show News program on TNT. True, it only lasted a month. Due to low ratings, the show was canceled. In 2009, comedians entered into a contract with STS. Sergei Netievsky signed a contract with the TV channel. Alexey Lyutikov began managing the team’s capital affairs in 2014.