The key facts
- The company's accounts were blocked over a tax debt of nearly 400,000 rubles
- According to Baza, the company's losses exceeded its own capital; no bankruptcy has been officially reported
- Goloshchapova is known for a scandalous video with an offensive gesture toward the Yakuts and Buryats
Tax debt and blocked bank accounts
Angelina Goloshchapova, an employee of a federal agency who found herself at the center of a scandal over an offensive gesture toward the Yakuts and Buryats, has run into financial trouble in her jewelry business. According to Life.ru, the tax service has blocked the accounts of a company, affiliated with the premium brand Flawless, over a debt of nearly 400,000 rubles. This is not the first measure taken against the company: earlier, account operations had already been suspended for failure to submit a personal income tax (NDFL) calculation, and now the reason is the debt.
State of the business
The business, co-owned by Goloshchapova, has been struggling for several years. According to the outlet, the number of employees gradually declined, and the 2025 reporting listed only one employee. According to Baza, in the most recent published financial statements the company's losses exceeded the size of its own capital. At the same time, there is no official information that bankruptcy proceedings have been initiated.
Who is Goloshchapova and where the scandal came from
Goloshchapova heads the press service of the Agency for the Management and Use of Historical and Cultural Monuments, which is subordinate to the Russian Ministry of Culture. In addition to her government job, she is involved in the jewelry business; in a recent interview with Ksenia Sobchak, she said she had been on maternity leave for several years and that a significant share of her expenses is covered by the family of her late husband. She became widely known after a video filmed during a trip to Italy: in the footage, she tried to recall which ethnic group she had encountered during her work trip, and several times used her hands to mime narrow slanted eyes, while confusing Yakuts with Buryats. After criticism on social media, Goloshchapova publicly apologized, admitting the gesture was inappropriate and saying she had not intended to offend members of these peoples.
