The owner of the Mashenka bakery, who asked Putin a question, told about the influx of guests

Denis Maksimov, the owner of the Mashenka bakery, who asked Russian President Vladimir Putin a question last Friday, December 19, as part of the Results of the Year program, told Izvestia on December 20 about an unexpectedly large influx of visitors.

"Today we have such an influx of customers, I also did not expect it. We were not ready for this at all. <...> The staff performed their duties very well, because our film crews ate, bought, we treated everyone there, everything was wonderful," he said.

After Maximov asked Putin a question, numerous members of the press rushed to his establishment. The entrepreneur clarified that he had been warned about the potential excess of interest in the bakery by the editors with whom he had talked.

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On December 19, Maximov addressed the Russian leader during a direct line. The entrepreneur explained that he had been using a convenient patent taxation system for about eight years, but from 2026 he would have to pay income tax and VAT, for which he would have to hire a professional accountant and incur additional costs. Having dried up this story, Putin stressed that individual businesses should not be disadvantaged when switching to a new taxation system. The Russian President promised to pay attention to the problem.

The owner of the Mashenka bakery, who promised to bake a loaf for Putin, sent a basket of freshly baked pastries and bread to the head of state on December 20, and in return, on the same day, he received a New Year's gift consisting of an icon of St. George the Victorious and a basket of champagne and jam. Maximov called this present "the most expensive in the history of their family."

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