| Natalia Rotenberg | |
| Party: | Strength of the Fatherland |
| Birth Date: | 18 January 1981 |
| Birth Place: | Kurgan Oblast, Soviet Union |
| Spouse: | Tigran Arzakantsyan |
| Children: | 2 |
Natalia Sergeevna Rotenberg (born 18 January 1981 in Kurgan, the RSFSR) is a Russian public figure and a sponsor.
Natalia Rotenberg was born Natalia Nikolaeva on 18 January 1981 in a large family in Kurgan, in her early years she did rhythmic gymnastics and graduated from Gromov School of Music Arts.
Later she graduated from School of Art as a choreographer and worked as a choreography and ballet teacher for children aged 6-11. Natalia graduated from the State University of Management with a degree in Financial Risks Management. In 2020 she graduated from the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration with a degree in State and Municipal Enterprise Management..[1] [2]
In 2015, Natalia founded an eponymous charity fund NR. She participates as a speaker in various forums and conferences across Russia and uses her charity fund to support children in art, sport and culture..[3] [4] [5] [6]
In 2016, she supported a young pianist Milena Putilova by arranging classes with teachers and participation in musical festivals.[7] She became a guardian for Lidia Evdokimova, an orphan from Mogilev, Belarus.[8] Natalia supported the international tour of The Shadow Show, and international competitions in rhythmic gymnastics in London.[9]
In 2017, "The Bolshoi" – a book in English by Natalia Rotenberg aimed to tell Europe about the Russian ballet - was presented in London.[10] [11] She sponsored the annual competition and junior boxing championship in Tyumen and Kirov,[12] which hosted 150 young athletes from Russia and 5 from CIS.[13] In Kirov, she helped send 150 children to a summer camp.[14] Natalia helped the Sports Academy arrange the rhythmic gymnastics competition London Cup UK 2017.[15] She provided assistance in the international competition of young entrepreneurs Synergy Global Forum 2017 arranged by Synergy University[16] and supported a junior football team Dinamo in Kirov.[17]
In 2018-2020, Rotenberg supported the girl boxing championship in Kirov[18] and a junior team from Kirov in a popular TV show KVN. The children got a chance to go to Moscow and take part in semifinals of the TV show.[19] Natalia assisted The Ministry of Social Development of the Kirov region in arranging the Family Day event.[20] She gifted an oboe, a rare and expensive musical instrument, to a young musician Vyacheslav Pershakov.[21]
Natalia sponsors travelling of children to summer camps and junior boxing championships in Kirov.[22]
In 2018, British authorities closed Natalia's charity fund.[23]
In 2019, Natalia registered her own brands in various fields, hoping to use it in the future for production of perfume, clothes and shoes, food products, alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks and even teleshop programs.[24] [25] In 2019, Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property already registered 5 of 11 trademarks, including "Natalia Rotenberg", "The World of Aristocratka", "Margo" and "The First Lady".[26]
In 2019, after getting married with Tigran Arzakantsyan, she registered two wine production companies in Armenia.[27]
In 2020, she participated in the RF President Administration competition called "Leaders of Russia - Politics".[28]
On 3 April 2022, Arzakantsyan founded the Strength of the Fatherland party, with Rotenberg being elected as chairperson of the supreme council.[29] On 6 June 2022, the party announced that Rotenberg would be nominated to run for Mayor of Yerevan in upcoming Yerevan City Council elections.[30] However, due to Rotenberg's lack of proficiency of the Armenian language, the party nominated another candidate.[31]
Natalia has two children from the marriage with Arkady Rotenberg – a daughter, and a son.[32] From 2012 to 2018, she resided with her children in London, where she was engaged in construction and design businesses and established her own clothing brand collections.[33]
The couple divorced in April 2013. The divorce proceedings began in March 2013, the decision to terminate the marriage was joint.[34] Natalia tried to appeal the decision to the Tushinsky Court of Moscow, but the Court left the decision unchanged, and it became legally effective on 2 August 2013. After that, Natalia Rotenberg filed a claim asking to invalidate the marriage contract: In this case, all the property acquired in marriage would have been divided in half, but the Tushinsky District Court of Moscow dismissed the claim.[35]
In 2015, the mass media reported that Natalia had filed a lawsuit against her ex-husband in London in attempt to get a compensation from the billionaire. At that moment, Arkady Rotenberg was under the EU sanctions, which complicated the payment of alimony.[36] [37] The trial judge was Philip Moor, and the case was called "R V R".[38]
In September 2016, The Times filed a lawsuit to the High Court of London asking to give the names of a foreign businessman and his ex-wife engaged in lengthy court proceedings about financial issues. On 25 July 2017, the court decided to disclose the details of financial agreements between Arkady and Natalia Rotenbergs; after that, Arkady Rotenberg appealed to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom asking to keep the agreement details in secret.[39] In February 2018, the Supreme Court took a decision to declassify the divorce procedure of the parties.[40]
In 2020, the High Court of London ruled that Arkady Rotenberg had to transfer a $36.2 mln worth Ribsden house near Bagshot village in Surrey County to his ex-wife Natalia; this decision was taken by judge Philip Moor. Arkady Rotenberg appealed this decision to the Court of Appeal; according to Rotenberg's lawyers, he has never been the owner of this house.[41]
In April 2020, the media reported that Natalia Rotenberg was going to marry Tigran Arzakantsyan, an Armenian businessman, cognac manufacturer, and ex-deputy of the Armenian Parliament, who himself has three children from his first marriage.[42]
In 2018, at the international conference "Future is ours", Rotenberg was awarded with the "Gold Order Woman of the World" and the international award "Woman's Pride".[43] She was awarded with the prize "Heritage of the Nation" for service to the society and contribution to the heritage of the nation. She received gratitudes for co-operation and development of the physical education and sport in Kirov region. The government of Moscow awarded her the prize "Hero of Moscow" in 2018.[44] Rotenberg was awarded with a gold medal "Peacemaker" on The Fifth International Peace Forum in Crimea.[45]