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Inside The Luxury Russian Dacha Linked To Vladimir Putin

June 25, 2022 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

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Inside The Luxury Russian Dacha Linked To Vladimir Putin
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Officially, Putin has reported assets that portray him as an austere leader in touch with the plight of the common man. Leaked data and years of whistleblowing show the contrary. This article by Daniel Boffey, Olesya Shmagun and Denis Dmitriev is published by The Guardian. Here is an excerpt:

Six years ago, the Russian television channel Dozhd reported that a building, humbly described by architects as the “Fisherman’s Hut”, deep in the forests of the northern Russian region of Karelia, was being widely spoken of by locals as “Putin’s dacha” or holiday home.

While UK government analysis suggests the Russian president has officially registered just a few assets to his name, including a small flat in St Petersburg, two Soviet-era cars from the 1950s, a trailer and a small garage, plus a presidential salary of about £110,000 a year, the channel reported that this was where Vladimir Putin chose to slip away for a break from the stresses of Kremlin life.

There were two houses, in fact. One with a roof covered in grass and a helipad. But otherwise the complex appeared relatively modest, with the futuristic wood and glass Fisherman’s Hut furnished inside with Ikea-style cream sofas and green bucket chairs. The grass roof of the accompanying building was said to be a nod to the need to keep out of sight of western spies in sky.

Read the full article here.

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Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Russia, Vladimir Putin, Worldwide Corruption

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