The producer assessed Lercek's chances of returning to popularity after the pardon.

The pardon of blogger Lerchek (real name — Valeria Chekalin) by Russian President Vladimir Putin may help her restore her reputation and regain popularity, but it will take time. This opinion was expressed by music producer Sergey Dvortsov in an interview with Izvestia on November 14.

"Colleagues perfectly understand the course of events, the course of action: what kind of Lercheq is, that she has cancer, and she's really dying, and she's really done a lot of things, that she's practically on her knees, as they say, asking for help," he said.

According to Dvortsov, the decision to pardon may positively affect the public image of Chekalina and contribute to the growth of interest in her activities. The producer believes that thanks to this, the blogger can become popular again. He also noted Putin's decision to pardon Chekalina.

"Vladimir Vladimirovich, we have the best president in the world. A man of rare mercy indeed," he said.

Dvortsov admitted that Lercek would be able to make money from his own story, in particular by selling an exclusive interview. In addition, in his opinion, a documentary film can be made about the blogger's experience, and she herself can take part in a reality show.

The producer stressed that he did not rule out a further increase in Chekalina's popularity, but it would only be possible to assess the consequences of the pardon for her career over time.

"Lercek was just lucky. From the word at all," Dvortsov concluded.

Putin signed a decree pardoning blogger Lercek. What is known

On November 14, Putin pardoned Chekalina, who was found guilty by a Moscow court in a case involving the withdrawal of more than 250 million rubles to the UAE using forged documents. According to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, the President of the Russian Federation, signing the document on the removal of a criminal record from a woman, was guided by considerations of humanity. He noted that Lercek had indeed caused great damage to the state, in particular, she was exempted from paying a fine of 765 million rubles. However, she was pardoned because of her serious illness and the presence of small children.

Konstantin Tretyakov, Chekalina's lawyer, said that the blogger's assistants would search for her confiscated passport, and then they would enroll her in a Chinese hospital. Tretyakov suggested that Lercek's identity document could have been handed over by the FSIN to the migration service. The blogger is going to China for treatment of advanced stage IV stomach cancer. Lercek tearfully thanked Putin for the pardon and said it was her chance at life.