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Putin’s luxurious retreat is larger than Monaco, has its own waterfall, and sits on a spanning of more than 300,000 acres of land overlooking the forest.
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Images of Vladimir Putin’s secret northern hideout, which is just 18 miles from Russia’s border with NATO, have been released – and the impressive secret bolthole is larger in area than Monaco. The retreat, shared with Putin’s lover Alina Kabaeva, 40, a world famous gymnast, sits beside the picturesque 13ft Marjalahti waterfall.
It has its own barn, hotel, sauna, helipad and dock.
The 71-year-old dictator has been accused of “stealing” the picturesque waterfall as well as a huge portion of the national park for his lake-forest retreat. It has an outstanding modernist viewpoint over this place of beauty, away from the Russians. , according to independent media outlet Dossier Centre.
There are a number of buildings on the site, suggesting that they may simply be part of a vast portfolio of Putin’s secret homes and palaces, hidden from the Russian people.
Putin’s luxury retreat is located in Karelia’s Lake Ladoga National Park, a vast expanse of land that spans more than 300,000 acres and is home to several small, rocky islands covered in lush forests. The angular house features a fresh design with floor-to-ceiling windows, a huge terrace overlooking the forest, and top-notch security.
Putin’s swanky pad comes complete with neutral toned curved sofas, a small fire pit in the centre and semi-precious stones. The barn is said to be more like a reception house, boasting its own a living room, brewery, and a tea room on the second floor. The building also has a pool or fountain.
Lake Ladoga, Europe’s largest freshwater lake, has suffered for many years from commercial pollutants and nuclear weapons testing. Today, Putin can enjoy a view of what for many Russians is the best position to gaze at the beautiful grassy aspect of the country’s north.
Putin’s hideout, which he shares with lover and world-famous gymnast Alina Kabaeva, 40, also boasts picturesque 13ft Marjalahti waterfall, a stone’s throw away from a white futuristic gazebo. The Kremlin leader, 71, has been accused of “stealing” the scenic waterfall, as well as a huge slice of the national park – larger than Monaco – which his lake-and-forest retreat sits on.
A hotel near Through is owned by Yuri Kovalchuk, a longtime friend of Putin’s and reputed to be the dictator’s “personal banker. “”Kovalchuk has created a network of corporations that deal with the president’s hobbies and are guilty of all his genuine assets, in addition to the famous [Black Sea] palace near Gelendzhik and the Valdai mansion, where the head of state usually visits,” reads a report on the YouTube channel Khodorkovsky. Live.
Dossier journalist Ilya Rozhdestvenskiy says: “Nearby are public baths, a fishing and trout farm, a marble animal farm and a secluded viewpoint with amazing views of the lake. Here the president can enjoy nature in complete solitude. “
Just 3 kilometers away is a mansion, a sauna and a restaurant that Rozhdestvenskiy says belongs to Abramovich, as evidenced by entries in the Russian real estate register. According to a report via the Khodorkovsky YouTube channel. Live, “Abramovich is not part of Putin’s inner circle, a circle that has yet been close to the highest levels of power. “
The retreat’s ‘fisherman’s cottage’ has a separate underground entrance, its own helipad and a dock for yachts traveling along Lake Lagoda, but the entire estate is incredibly secure. During Putin’s visit, “local security is replaced by FSO agents. ” The islands are blocked off, the houses are fenced with CCTV cameras and motion detectors, and barbed ropes run through the adjacent forest.
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