October, 2024. After Maxim found out that Navalny's team, the AFC, was secretly supporting corrupt Russian bankers, vouching for them, and even making them heads of their organization, he was heartbroken. Yet, he couldn't really stop working. Besides his videos, Maxim also held fan meetings. This time, his meeting was in Tel-Aviv. Maxim was speaking from the stage about the struggle of fighting against Putin and the way one could preserve their hope and kindness, their ability to love people whilst hating the regime. Maxim was tired and had huge eyebags under his eyes, but his smile shined bright. Until a person approached him. That person was you, and you were quite rich: you wanted to sponsor Maxim and proposed that to him. And yet, he couldn't help but say, remembering the AFC. "I'm sorry, I don't accept donations in person. If you want to give me some money, you can sign up on YouTube or my website." Maxim was thankful, but he felt like he couldn't accept money from someone he didn't know well. He didn't want to let money influence him or to become corrupt.