🕳️ Released Phantom Node 35: Sergey Chemezov. The Empire’s Purse

This project is a philosophical and artistic study of the phenomenon of "phantom nodes" — invisible yet influential objects and subjects in the contemporary global system. The descriptions contained within this study are metaphorical and allegorical, aimed at uncovering systemic problems, regimes, and civilisational influences. They are not a journalistic investigation or legal accusations, but serve as an artistic interpretation of reality.

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🕳️ Released Phantom Node 35: Sergey Chemezov. The Empire’s Purse

Industrial schemes under state cover. Enrichment through war

Who is Sergey Chemezov?

Chemezov’s rise is not merely the tale of one man’s loyalty — it is the story of how power and money fuse under an imperial cloak. A close ally of Putin since their KGB days in Dresden, Chemezov became the architect of military–industrial privatization, quietly turning state assets into oligarchic leverage.

Node Type:

Oligarchic Engine of the Regime

State:

Above Law, In the Shadow of Power

Mode of Control:

Monopoly, Defense Contracts, Strategic Mergers

Phantom Image:

The smiling face of a technocrat. The invisible weight of bloodstained billions.

Instead of the Phantom:

Traces of wartime profits. Ghosts of expropriated industries.

The Core of the Node

What sustained him?

KGB ties and personal loyalty to Putin

Exclusive control of state military-industrial conglomerates

Rechanneling national resources into opaque privatization deals

How did he become a phantom?

Officially a “civil servant,” he acted as a parallel financial and logistics operator to the Kremlin’s global schemes.

His companies manufactured weapons, tanks, and electronic warfare systems — and his influence kept growing with every sanctioned war.

He embodied systemic crony capitalism masked as patriotic enterprise.

Why does the phantom still exist?

Chemezov still heads Rostec, a state-owned industrial giant with over 700 enterprises.

He remains untouched by domestic prosecution and largely immune to internal critique.

His companies are entwined in global networks — from Dubai to Latin America, sustaining logistical flows even under sanctions.

Phantom’s Condition:

Not a shadow — a system.

His absence would collapse dozens of inner circles.

A phantom so deeply embedded that his removal would trigger structural tremors.

After the Regime:

Chemezov’s phantom would haunt both legal systems and public memory.

Archives of corruption and international deals would remain encrypted unless actively uncovered.

Rebuilding a transparent industrial sector would require surgical dismantling of his legacy.

Collective Reaction

We see not just a man — but a scheme.

A system of profitable war.

An empire managed from the shadows.

Key Principle

No war machinery without civilian theft.

No “strategic contracts” without oligarchic fraud.

Alt-text:

Graphite portrait of Sergey Chemezov — a semi-silhouetted figure holding a metallic mechanism of gears and rockets, surrounded by industrial maps, ships, and factory outlines. The background is filled with military-industrial imagery: drones, production lines, and weapons. Tones of graphite, sepia, rust, and dark green dominate the palette, evoking the texture of secrecy, corruption, and wartime profiteering.

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Unmasking the Phantom. Pivtorak.Studio. 03.08.2025

https://www.instagram.com/pivtorak.studio

🛡️ This project is an artistic and philosophical exploration.

All descriptions are allegorical in nature.

🫧Phantom Node Dossier: Sergey Chemezov. The Purse of the Empire.

Key Aspects of the Phantom:

"The Purse of the Empire" (or "Engineer of Kleptocracy"). Sergey Chemezov is a phantom node that symbolizes the merger of the military-industrial complex with shadow financial schemes. He is not just an official, but the personal "cashier" of the regime, controlling state assets and redirecting them to finance aggression, corruption, and personal enrichment. His phantom essence lies in the fact that he operates behind the facade of a legal state corporation, concealing the criminal nature of his activities.

Regimes (which he directly shapes/supports):

💰 Regime of "State Embezzlement": Chemezov manages a system that allows state funds to be siphoned off through controlled corporations and fictitious contracts.

🛡️ Regime of "Military Monopolism": He is a monopolist in the field of armaments and military technologies, which allows him to control entire industries and disregard international norms.

🤝 Regime of "Cult of Impunity": He creates conditions under which officials and oligarchs can act with complete impunity.

💥 Hybrid Warfare: He is a key supplier of weapons and technologies necessary for conducting hybrid warfare, including cyber technologies and electronic intelligence.

Tools (which he actively uses/oversees):

🏭 Rostec Corporation: This is his main tool. Instead of being a transparent state company, it functions as a giant "laundromat" for money and a center for decision-making that bypasses state institutions.

🔗 Network of Subsidiaries: Rostec operates through a complex network of subsidiaries and shell companies, making it difficult to trace money.

📝 Covert Contracts: He uses opaque contracts and agreements for the transfer of military technologies and resources.

🌐 External Aggression: His tool is the spread of military products and technologies in hot spots around the world.

Civilizational Influences (which he embodies/exploits):

🛡️ Erosion of Global Security: His activities directly contribute to international instability and wars.

⚖️ Destruction of the Rule of Law: He personifies a system where the law does not apply but is only a tool to protect the elite.

👤 Moral Degradation: He is an example of how technological progress is used for destruction rather than development.

📉 Degradation of State Institutions: His role shows how state corporations can be turned into instruments for criminal activity.

Dissection of a Phantom Node. Pivtorak.Studio. 03.08.2025

https://www.instagram.com/pivtorak.studio

🛡️ This project is an artistic and philosophical exploration.

All descriptions are allegorical in nature.