20 ideas: BBC journalist delves into heavily advertised development plan for Russia authored by a mystery man

For several months, popular bloggers and major media outlets, including state-owned publications, have been talking about a plan titled "20 Ideas for the Development of Russia." The program is authored by a certain "Dmitry Davydov" -- but it's unclear who this person actually is. Indeed, some doubt he even exists. In a new investigation, BBC News Russian journalist Andrey Zakharov tries to figure out who's behind the program and how they managed to pay for what appears to be a massive advertising campaign. Meduza summarizes his findings here. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2021/10/25/20-ideas