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IL CASO DOLINA COME MEDIATORE DELLE TENSIONI SOCIALI

by V. Zagretdinov

Keywords: social tensions, real estate fraud, Russian Supreme Court, psychological manipulation, Dolina case

Background

Ruling No. 5-KG25-174-K2 of 16 December 2025 of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation marked an important stage in a widely discussed case involving the pop star and public figure Larisa Dolina. The dispute arose after she sold her Moscow apartment in 2014 for approximately 112 million rubles (about 1.24 million euros). Later that year, Dolina claimed that the transaction was the result of telephone fraud she had experienced.

Due to its sensitive nature, the case attracted enormous public attention, with the public sympathising with the buyer and awaiting a just resolution. In response to this attention, the court decided to broadcast the hearing online, which is highly unusual for the Russian judicial system. According to Russian legal news outlets, the broadcast was monitored by up to 27,000 viewers simultaneously. The case sparked a broader debate on how civil law should respond to transactions concluded under severe psychological manipulation.