At the initial stage, an American cellular equipment manufacturer and operator owned by the Fabela family was invited as a partner.

[4] In 2001, at the age of 68, Dmitry Zimin sold his controlling stake in VimpelCom and left the position of general director of the company.

[5] In 2019, BMT Private Equity, founded by Zimin, bought the Russian carsharing company BelkaCar.

[6] Following his retirement, Zimin devoted much of his time and wealth to philanthropic activities, mainly facilitated through his Dynasty Foundation in Russia.

These included programs that supported gifted schoolchildren, future scientists, young physicists, mathematicians, biologists, and teachers.

[8][9] In 2015, when Dynasty was included by the Russian Ministry of Justice on the list of “foreign agents”, Zimin closed the foundation.

[10][11][12][13][14][15] A number of scientists and public figures condemned the position of the Ministry of Justice regarding the fund, considering the decision to be bureaucratic and unfair.