America rejected a talented Russian guy.
Alla Pugacheva's grandson Nikita Presnyakov asked for help from his grandmother against the backdrop of financial problems that arose during his marriage to Alena Krasnova.
Presnyakov moved to the USA with Krasnova. In August 2025, the couple announced their divorce: Presnyakov stayed in the States, while his ex-wife returned to Russia. According to acquaintances, the couple separated due to financial issues. Alena claimed that she maintained a good relationship with Nikita, however, shortly after, Pugacheva's grandson showed how he threw a figurine with the inscription "Best Wife" into the trash bin. Even then, Presnyakov's followers began to suspect that the breakup was not as smooth as it seemed.
It turned out that just a few months after the divorce, on February 14, Krasnova posted pictures on social media with her new boyfriend — 30-year-old engineer Sergey Tyulenev from a major gas company. A friend of Presnyakov's ex-wife revealed that Alena met her chosen one while she was still in a relationship with Nikita.
However, Presnyakov's financial difficulties should not be overlooked. As previously reported, the grandson of Pugacheva had his apartment in the capital pledged to the bank in 2018 — the value of the property in Varsanofyevsky Lane is about 200 million rubles. Currently, the property is encumbered due to non-payments on the loan since September 2018.
According to one version, Nikita spent money on moving and living in America. However, it is also possible that he was let down by his former father-in-law — in the same 2018, when the artist pledged the apartment, Presnyakov opened a joint business with Roman Krasnov for the production of outdoor exercise equipment.
"I was inspired by the idea of outdoor exercise equipment when I was studying in New York. There, street sports are very developed. When I came back to Russia, I realized that there was nothing like that here. We talked about sports, and I shared these ideas. And we decided to try to make it happen. It's a worthy cause; it's lacking," Nikita Presnyakov told reporters.
As it later turned out, the business was unprofitable. Now the artist has many troubles related to the divorce and property disputes with former relatives. In February, Presnyakov went to Cyprus — presumably to see Pugacheva. It is possible that the grandson decided to seek advice from his grandmother, as almost immediately after this visit, Nikita urgently exited the business with Krasnova.
"Not only the exercise equipment but all of Roman Krasnov's business projects turned out to be unprofitable. Alena's father is bankrupt. Nikita trusted Roman so much that, according to rumors, he signed a power of attorney for his father-in-law to manage the property. Now Nikita is trying to find out how his property was managed and what to do about it now," a source close to Presnyakov stated.
It is noted that Roman Krasnov indeed appears in the bankruptcy information registry, and creditors have repeatedly attempted to recover debts. For example, he owes over 38 million rubles to one of the companies, LLC "Megapolis." Apparently, there are many such debts — this debt is included in the third queue of claims from creditors of Presnyakov's former father-in-law.
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