Holding history

Systematic development since 1992 has allowed Adamant Holding to become the largest trading and manufacturing corporation in the North-West of Russia. We are confident in the future. Our confidence is built on the glorious history of Adamant Holding, full of bright events, high-profile projects and global achievements. Follow the main stages of the company's journey from its formation to the present day.

  • 1992

    • October 19

      Formation of Adamant

    • Nov. 1

      The first store opened Address: 8th Sovetskaya, 9

  • 1993

    • September 18

      The first store opened Bolshoi pr. P.S., house 35

  • 1994

    • April 12

      Balkanskiy shoping mall opens, becoming Adamant`s first mall

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      Balkanskiy shoping mall opens, becoming Adamant`s first mall
    • August 18

      Store opened at Sadovaya, 39-41

    • October 17

      Adamant Restaurant welcomes it`s first guests

      Adamant Restaurant welcomes it`s first guests
  • 1995

    • August 17

      Evrostroy Standart Plant opens

      Evrostroy Standart Plant opens
    • November 20

      Ontrome Confectionary commences operation

      Ontrome Confectionary commences operation
  • 1996

    • February 8

      First Ontrome shop opens

      First Ontrome shop opens
  • 1997

    • February 2

      Shuvalovo shopping mall opens

    • August 15

      Nevskie Vitrazhi double glass manufacturing facility opens

      Nevskie Vitrazhi double glass manufacturing facility opens
  • 1998

    • March 14

      Aerodrome shopping mall opens

      Aerodrome shopping mall opens
    • May 25

      Valhall Restaurant welcomes it`s first guests

      Valhall Restaurant welcomes it`s first guests
  • 1999

    • October 10

      Adamant Stroy enterprise founded

      Adamant Stroy enterprise founded
    • November 10

      Glukhoozerskoe Shosse Production Facility opens

  • 2000

    • July 15

      Cosmetics department established Now well-known brands of professional skin and hair care products (Ericson Laboratoire, Amenity, Suu, Fudge, etc.) were launched for the Northwest market.

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    • August 23

      Plaza Entertainment Center opens

    • September 6

      Plaza Real Furniture Factory commences operation

    • October 16

      Baltiyskiy shopping mall opens on Bolshoy Prospekt V.O.

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      Baltiyskiy shopping mall opens on Bolshoy Prospekt V.O.
    • November 8

      The advertising agency “Reklama-Center” began operations.

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  • 2001

    • November 17

      Nevsky shopping mall opens at 18 Prospekt Bolshevikov, Ulitsa Dybenko Metro Station

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      Nevsky shopping mall opens at 18 Prospekt Bolshevikov, Ulitsa Dybenko Metro Station
  • 2002

  • 2003

    • June 27

      Merkuriy shopping mall opens at 141 Ulitsa Savushkina

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      Merkuriy shopping mall opens at 141 Ulitsa Savushkina
    • October 18

      Nord shopping mall opens near Prospekt Prosvescheniya Metro Station

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      Nord shopping mall opens near Prospekt Prosvescheniya Metro Station
    • October 25

      Zanevskiy Kaskad shopping mall opens near Novocherkasskaya Metro Station

      Zanevskiy Kaskad shopping mall opens near Novocherkasskaya Metro Station
  • 2004

    • March 6

      Ozerki shopping mall opens near Ozerki Metro Station

      Ozerki shopping mall opens near Ozerki Metro Station
    • April 20

      New Technologies, a company specializing in powder coating of metal, was established.

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    • June 1

      Chernye Kamni Retreat opens The Retreat features Karelia Zoo, the largest zoo of hoofed animals in Karelia

      Chernye Kamni Retreat opens
The Retreat features Karelia Zoo, the largest zoo of hoofed animals in Karelia
  • 2005

    • July 2

      Kaunis Hotel opens in Karelia

    • December 22

      Adamant-Proekt project Bureau opens

      Adamant-Proekt project Bureau opens
    • December 25

      ADM, Freifeld, Sedakov Architecture Studio opens

  • 2006

    • March 4

      Continent shopping mall opens at 99 Prospekt Stachek (Avtovo Metro Station)

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      Continent shopping mall opens at 99 Prospekt Stachek (Avtovo Metro Station)
    • April

      Varshavskiy Express shopping mall opens at 118 Naberezhnaya Obvodnogo Kanala (Baltiyskaya Metro Station, Frunzenskaya Metro Station)

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      Varshavskiy Express shopping mall opens at 118 Naberezhnaya Obvodnogo Kanala (Baltiyskaya Metro Station, Frunzenskaya Metro Station)
    • May

      Adamant Holding wins Russian Trade Olympus, main national prize in trade, nomination for Largest Shopping Malls Chain in the Russian Federation

    • May

      ActiveSportCenter opens in Merkuriy shopping mall

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      ActiveSportCenter opens in Merkuriy shopping mall
    • September

      Tauer Trade and Office Center opens in Balkanskiy shopping mall

    • December 15

      Nevsky Atrium shopping mall opens
      Adamant Holding President Igor Mikhailovich Leytis said in an interview:
      "...Restoration of the building originally built in 1848 continued for more than a year, and brought together several companies from St. Petersburg and Moscow. This was not an easy project. Consider, for instance, that the comprehensive reconstruction project had to proceed without closing down Mayakovskaya Metro Station. The vestibule of the station is located on the first floor of the building we were reconstructing. However, using new technologies, experience and skills of our staff we were able to solve all the problems."

  • 2007

    • July 2

      Molodoy Udarnik a state-of-the-art concrete plant opens One of the largest concrete and mortar manufacturing facilities in the Russian North-West

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    • August 17

      Continent shopping mall opens on Baikonurskaya Ulitsa (Pionerskaya Metro Station)

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      Continent shopping mall opens on Baikonurskaya Ulitsa (Pionerskaya Metro Station)
    • September 1

      Adamant opens skating rink in Varshavskiy Express shopping mall

      Adamant opens skating rink in Varshavskiy Express shopping mall
    • September 5

      Adamant Holding gets Pro Estate 2007 International Investment Forum award for contribution to development of the Russian real estate market

    • November 3-11

      Continent mall on Prospekt Stachek welcomes participants of QubicaAMF, 43rd Bowling World Cup

  • 2008

    • Main of the year

      One of Top Five Adamant Holding becomes one of top five commercial real estate owners according to Forbes Magazine, with most trade and entertainment centers within a single city

    • February

      Atelier Art Cafe opens in Baltiyskiy shopping mall

    • March

      Russian Glass Company Largest Glass Processing Plant in Europe opens in Osinovaya Roscha

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      Russian Glass Company Largest Glass Processing Plant in Europe opens  in Osinovaya Roscha
    • April

      Continent on Baikonurskaya mall wins Commercial Real Estate Saint Petersburg Award in Trade Real Estate category as the Best Shopping Mall of 2008

      Continent on Baikonurskaya mall wins Commercial Real Estate Saint Petersburg Award in Trade Real Estate category as the Best Shopping Mall of 2008
    • May

      Trade Gallery opens in Moskva multifunctional center

    • May

      Atmosfera shopping mall opens near Komendantskiy Prospekt Metro Station

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      Atmosfera shopping mall opens near Komendantskiy Prospekt Metro Station
    • June

      Russian Glass Company Plant opens in Krasnodar Russian Glass Company gains access to the market of Kuban, its seventh constituent region of Russia, and opens a large manufacturing facility there

    • July 24-27

      A leg of Curling World Cup tournament was held on the skating rink in Varshavskiy Express mall

      A leg of Curling World Cup tournament was held on the skating rink in Varshavskiy Express mall
  • 2009

    • June 19

      Developer of the Year In 2009 Adamant Holding wins in three nominations: Multifunctional Center (Moskva), Small shopping mall (Prisma) and Developer of the Year Developer of the Year In 2009, Adamant Holding Company won in three categories: Multifunctional complex (MFC Moscow), Small Shopping Mall (Prisma Soping Center), and Developer of the Year.

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    • September

      Skating Rink opensin Continent shopping mall on Baikonurskaya Ulitsa

      Skating Rink opensin Continent shopping mall on Baikonurskaya Ulitsa
    • October

      Continent on Zvezdnaya Trade and Office Center opens The nine-storied building houses Prisma Grocery Supermarket, B+ Class Office Center and a multi-level parking lot

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      Continent on Zvezdnaya Trade and Office Center opens
The nine-storied building houses Prisma Grocery Supermarket, B+ Class Office Center and a multi-level parking lot
    • November

      Opening of the Curling Hall in Varshavskiy Express shopping mall

      Opening of the Curling Hall in Varshavskiy Express shopping mall
  • 2010

    • May

      First season Aurora Fashion Week Russia — We would like to create a fashion hub of sorts for business, the place where fashion world innovations could be introduced. International designers will learn about Russian fashion here and Russian designers will get help in promoting their products in the West. (Mikhail Bazhenov, Vice President of the Holding, discusses Aurora Fashion Week)

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      First season Aurora Fashion Week Russia
— We would like to create a fashion hub of sorts for business, the place where fashion world innovations could be introduced. International designers will learn about Russian fashion here and Russian designers will get help in promoting their products in the West. (Mikhail Bazhenov, Vice President of the Holding, discusses Aurora Fashion Week)
    • September

      ICE PARK. A large skating rink and a curling field opens in Merkuriy mall

    • September

      Second Active Sport Center opens in Continent mall near Zvezdnaya Metro Station

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      Second Active Sport Center opens in Continent mall near Zvezdnaya Metro Station
    • November 14-21

      Second season Aurora Fashion Week Russia

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  • 2011

    • May 23-29

      Third season of Aurora Fashion Week More than 14 designers from the UK, France, Italy and Russia present their collections at the third season of AFW Russia

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      Third season of Aurora Fashion Week
More than 14 designers from the UK, France, Italy and Russia present their collections at the third season of AFW Russia
    • June

      Opening of the new PRIZMA shopping mall (Osinovaya Roscha, Vyborgskoye Shosse / Ring Road)

      Opening of the new PRIZMA shopping mall
(Osinovaya Roscha, Vyborgskoye Shosse / Ring Road)
    • June

      Igor Leitis, President of Adamant Holding, awarded the title of Honored Builder of the Russian Federation

    • September

      Opening of the Ligov shopping mall at the Obvodny Canal metro station

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      Opening of the Ligov shopping mall at the Obvodny Canal metro station
    • September

      Three shoping malls managed by Adamant Management Company — Atmosfera Shopping Mall, Continent Shopping Mall on Stachek Street, and Continent Shopping Mall on Baykonkurskaia Street — were included in the TOP 100 best shopping centers in Russia in 2011 according to the Guild of Managers and Developers.

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    • October 10-16

      The fourth season of Aurora Fashion Week At the last season, the project was synchronized with the global fashion calendar for the first time, which helped strengthen the status of the Week as a professional event in the fashion industry.

      The fourth season of Aurora Fashion Week
At the last season, the project was synchronized with the global fashion calendar for the first time, which helped strengthen the status of the Week as a professional event in the fashion industry.
    • In 2011

      The president of the Adamant holding company was named the winner in the category - Top Manager of the Year in Development. The TOP 100 ranking also included the vice presidents of Adamant Holding Company: Mikhail Viktorovich Bazhenov (Retail category), Evgeny Mikhailovich Gurevich (Retail Chain category) and Arkady Yuryevich Teplitsky (Development, Retail category).

      Press Release of St. Petersburg Administration
  • 2012

    • August

      Opening of the Mezhdunarodny shopping mall, St. Petersburg, 3 Bely Kuna Street

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      Opening of the Mezhdunarodny shopping mall, St. Petersburg, 3 Bely Kuna Street
    • October

      20 years of success! In October 2012, the Adamant Holding Company celebrated its 20th anniversary!

      20 years of success! In October 2012, the Adamant Holding Company celebrated its 20th anniversary!
    • December

      Top Manager of the Year. Igor Mikhailovich Leitis, President of Adamant Holding, was named Top Manager of the Year at the annual Delovoy Peterburg TOP-100 awards. Mikhail Viktorovich Bazhenov, Vice President of Adamant Holding, was also included in the ranking.

      "Delovoy Petersburg"
    • December

      4th place in the ranking of the “Top 50 largest owners of commercial real estate.” The Adamant holding company took 4th place in the ranking of the “Top 50 largest owners of commercial real estate in 2012” according to Retailer Publishing House, while maintaining its leading position in its region.

    • December

      On December 25, 2012, the 12 Stuliev furniture center opened in the second phase of the Balkania NOVA shopping mall.

      On December 25, 2012, the 12 Stuliev furniture center opened in the second phase of the Balkania NOVA shopping mall.
    • December

      Opening of the Continent shopping amall on Bukharestskaya Street On December 28, 2012, the Continent shopping mall on Bukharestskaya Street opened its doors to visitors. The complex also includes a new ice rink, “Skating Rink in Continent.”

      Opening of the Continent shopping amall  on Bukharestskaya Street
On December 28, 2012, the Continent shopping mall on Bukharestskaya Street opened its doors to visitors. The complex also includes a new ice rink, “Skating Rink in Continent.”
    • December

      Opening of the Continent shopping mall on Zvezdnaya In December 2012, the Continent shopping mall on Zvezdnaya opened its doors to visitors—the fourth in the Continent shopping mall chain.

      Opening of the Continent shopping mall on Zvezdnaya
In December 2012, the Continent shopping mall on Zvezdnaya opened its doors to visitors—the fourth in the Continent shopping mall chain.
  • 2013

    • January 20

      Opening of ICE PARK in the Balkania NOVA On January 20, 2013, Adamant Holding opened its fifth ice entertainment facility—the ICE PARK ice rink in the Balkania NOVA shopping mall!

      Opening of ICE PARK in the Balkania  NOVA 
On January 20, 2013, Adamant Holding opened its fifth ice entertainment facility—the ICE PARK ice rink in the Balkania NOVA shopping mall!
    • May

      Adamant ranked among Russia's top three developers according to INFOLine Developer Russia TOP-100

      INFOLine Developer Russia
    • October

      Adamant is the largest developer of shopping malls in St. Petersburg Delovoy Peterburg has awarded the best developers in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region

      Adamant is the largest developer of shopping malls in St. Petersburg
Delovoy Peterburg has awarded the best developers in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region
    • December

      Opening of the new building of the Zanevsky Cascade shopping mall. In December 2013, the third building of the popular Zanevsky Cascade shopping mall opened to visitors.

      Opening of the new building of the Zanevsky Cascade shopping mall.
In December 2013, the third building of the popular Zanevsky Cascade shopping mall opened to visitors.
  • 2014

    • April

      Builder of the Year! The Adamant Holding won the competition in the categories “Best Company in Commercial Real Estate Construction” and “Best Company in the Production of Building Materials, Products, and Structures” (ZAO RSK).

      the Builder of the Year
    • April

      Russian curling champion! The Adamant curling team became three-time winners of the Russian championship, winning gold at the competition in Sochi!

      Russian curling champion!
The Adamant curling team became three-time winners of the Russian championship, winning gold at the competition in Sochi!
    • September

      Opening of the Armada Park warehouse terminal (phase I)

      Opening of the Armada Park warehouse terminal (phase I)
  • 2015

    • January

      Opening of the Ice Rink at the Continent shopping mall on Baikonurskaya Street

      Opening of the Ice Rink at the Continent shopping mall on Baikonurskaya Street
  • 2016

    • September

      Opening of the Kitai Gorod shopping mall

      Opening of the Kitai Gorod shopping mall
    • September

      Opening of Phase 2 of the Armada Park warehouse complex – Pyaterochka distribution center for X5 Retail Group

      Opening of Phase 2 of the Armada Park warehouse complex – Pyaterochka distribution center for X5 Retail Group
  • 2017

    • July

      The Russian Glass Company presented a new brand – X-ONE: smart windows

  • 2019

    • April

      Russian curling champion! The Adamant men's curling team has become seven-time Russian champions.

      Russian curling champion! The Adamant men's curling team has become seven-time Russian champions.
  • 2021

    • 05.09.2021

      Opening of FoodPark Mercury in Mercury shopping mall

      Opening of FoodPark Mercury in Mercury shopping mall
  • 2022

    • 19.12.2022

      Opening of the food mall Vokzal 1853

      Opening of the food mall Vokzal 1853
    • 05.09.2022

      Opening of the Food Park Nord at the Nord shopping mall

      Opening of the Food Park Nord at the Nord shopping mall