Overview

• The explanatory note to proposed 2025 budget amendments cites a 1.12 billion ruble increase in federal asset-sale revenues largely attributed to privatizing JSC Kinostudiya Soyuzmultfilm.
• RBC first reported the entry in the budget document, and RIA Novosti relayed the report.
• A studio representative confirmed the sale to RBC but declined to provide details, citing confidentiality.
• The buyer and transaction terms have not been made public as of September 30, 2025.
• Founded in 1936, the animation studio’s heritage heightens public interest in changes to its ownership.