I am one of the founders of Russian Longevity party. I dont think russian transhumanists are very rich. Also there is a big difference between what anyone have and what he invests in the projects. For example i live in appartment that costs half a millon dollars and I own it. But I am not going to sell it or even rent for some resons (I have large art collection which I keep here). I decided that I will invest time, but not money in russian longevity party. Another cofounder of our party is Michael Batin and he owns a lot of land - but it is illiquid asset. Batin spent a lot on Macciarini organ regeneration operation for example. Also russian transhumaists are known for hystory of uneffective spending mostly on lifeextension projects. I spent last year 10k usd to go to NY to singularity summit, mostly on expensive hotels. If my social skill were better I could find free accomodation. I dont think Itzkov is billioner. I estimate his fortune in 10 million USD.

The Longevity Party is grassroots, it emerged from the Russian transhumanist movement and has no powerful sponsor.

Evolution 2045 is the project of a rich guy (Dmitry Itskov) who's a futurist nationalist and a Kurzweil fan. The proposal that everyone should have a chance to upload is part of a broader program which also includes more conventional affirmations of national development, interfaith outreach to show that religion isn't threatened by these ideas, etc. I think it still exists mostly on the level of conferences, networking, and mission statements, and that he hasn't spent much money yet.

I would welcome a better answer from someone in Russia who actually knows the facts on the ground!