Putin's dacha in Praskoveevka: description. Residence on Cape Idokopas

The facility near Gelendzhik, which is not called in any other way as Putin's palace , was widely publicized and widely publicized in late 2010, when Sergei Kolesnikov, who was Putin's partner, and then suddenly became his opponent, published an open letter to the then Russian president in the press Medvedev. However, even earlier, the Gelendzhik dacha of Putin provoked protests from local residents, especially the representatives of the "Environmental watch for the North Caucasus" - the movement for preserving the region's natural resources.

But time goes by, the water in the river flows, the passions gradually subside. Now the residence on Cape Idokopas is not surprising to anyone. People already resigned themselves to the fact that on the Black Sea coast, in one of its most beautiful and at the same time protected corners, once the former property of the country, a private property area has appeared, and now it is impossible for ordinary mortals not to be there, even to pass by. We suggest you to visit there virtually to appreciate the fabulous beauty of those places and see in what conditions modern nouveaux riches rest.

Location

A small village of Praskoveevka (Gelendzhik district), once founded by runaway Greeks, and now has become a home for people of different nationalities, has only three and a half hundred inhabitants. About it no one would have remembered, if not for the grandiose construction begun near him in 2005. The village is located on the Dzhanhot river. From Gelendzhik it is more than 12 km. Since the Greeks were runaway, they decided to build their own Praskoveevka not at all in sight, but in the forest, 4 km from the nearest village of Dzhanhot and 4.7 km from the sea shore. Now this small village has three attractions:

• The Church of St. John the Forerunner, built in the late 19th century.
• Rock of sandstone, which for its unique look called Sail.
• A luxurious residence, true, hidden from the eyes of the people.

Where is Putin's dacha

To build a scandalously famous object began not in the Praskoveevka itself, but in 4.6 km from its outskirts, at Cape Idokopas. It is located in Molokanova Slit - a picturesque corner of the coast, where the recorded in the Red Book Pitsunda pine. In this area the Molokans lived. In the 19th century, these people left their homes, but the name of the area remained. The gap is confined to the rivers Dzhanhot and Pshada, on which stands the village of Krinitsa. On its territory flows the river Azmashah. Near its mouth is Cape Idokopas. Although quite secluded and not close to the settlements is Putin's dacha, the address is as follows: the city of Gelendzhik, the area of Praskoveevka.

Kompromat S. Kolesnikov

Putin before his presidency headed in St. Petersburg Committee on Foreign Economic Relations. With his participation, the company "Petromed" was created, which was engaged in the supply of medical equipment to Russia. Director of the company was appointed friend of Putin DV Gorelov, deputy Sergey Kolesnikov, and the Committee headed by Putin became the main founder with 51% of shares. The company was doing pretty well. In 2000, NT Shamalov, a longtime friend of President Putin now, offered an interesting deal to Petromeda: rich people donate money (millions) to Russia's healthcare, some of them are actually used for their intended purpose, and 35% are settling in an offshore company, Controlled by Shamalov.

As a result of such machinations, PetroMed had millions of profits. None of the friends-partners quarreled at the time and did not think. But only 10 years have passed, and Kolesnikov dashed an open letter telling the whole world that Putin's dacha in Praskoveevka was being illegally built for people's money. As explained pravdolyubets, the cause of his act was the alarm for the fatherland. But without a financial background, it did not.

Passions around the "little house"

In 2005, an agreement was signed with the Presidential Administration for the erection of a small house (as Mr. Kolesnikov says) on the Black Sea coast with a cost of only 16 million y. E. The architect of this one was a certain Lanfranco Cirillo, then an Italian, who appeared in Moscow with one small bag in his hands. As far as the erection was born, ideas were borne up to the house by an elevator descending to the beach, individual gas pipeline and power lines, several roads.

Further more. Near the house, an amphitheater, a winter theater, several sites for helicopters began to be built, that is, gradually Putin's palace on the Black Sea began to acquire a proper appearance of its status. All this required money. According to Cirrillo, only engineering design cost 9 million. S. Kolesnikov said that the funds were also taken to the construction site, and to medical equipment from one pocket, and until then everything went peacefully. But in Russia the crisis of 2008-2009 broke out. It was necessary to choose where to spend money.

Shamalov chose and informed Kolesnikov about the closure of all his medical projects, since it was impossible to close the construction site. As a result, hospitals did not receive important medical equipment, thousands of people were left without a piece of bread, and offended Kolesnikov flew to America. There he went to the editorial staff of the Washington Post with his unmasking letter. But just so it was not published, demanding reliable documents. As the letter nevertheless appeared in the press, the documents were not only found, but they were meticulously checked by lawyers.

Who lives in the house?

I must say that the residence on Cape Idokopas belongs to Putin only on conversations, and the press secretary of the president actively denies these gossips. Yes, at first the customer of the facility was the Committee for the Affairs of the President, and the building was not going to be a dacha, but a boarding house. Later, N. Shamalov, loyal to Putin, formalized this real estate, which he oversaw building. In 2011, around the cottage there was a stir, journalists and activists went to the scene. The guards (PSC and FSO) detained them, confiscated property, and adventurers were almost sent to jail.

Then Shamalov quickly sold his dacha to A. Ponomarenko, co-owner of the Novorossiysk port, having received 350 000 000 for it. E. The new owner did not become familiar and, so that Putin's dacha in Praskoveevka did not stand idle, began to rent out some of its 20 buildings. He earned on this 35 million a month, though not dollars, but rubles. In March 2015, Ponomarenko handed over the expensive property of OOO Complex, owned by an offshore company of the British Virgin Islands. This "complex" for two years already owned the land around the dacha, now he took everything entirely.

At the end of the same year, he additionally received two neighboring sites, one in 254 hectares, the other at 290.8 hectares, and put them up for auction. For 25 years they were leased by the company "South Citadel". In addition, she bought two more large tracts of land from Divnomorsky to Idokopas, thus closing the dacha with access from the sea. So, according to the documents, the residence does not belong to Putin. And the roads to the palace belong to the FSB Border Guard.

Where to take a million?

The all-seeing agency Reuters conducted its investigation and found out that the part of the funds for which Putin's dacha was being built in Praskoveevka was taken from the accounts of the National Health Fund. Further, by agreement with the poor (as he calls himself) the millionaire - the architect Cyrillo, many fabulously expensive materials, furniture, furniture and so on were bought for cash, bypassing the tax services (there are confirming records of conversations between Cirillo and Shamalov).

As they say, the architect just for this zeal in the work became a citizen of Russia, and also got a chic villa on the sea shore. Another way to find the money reserves was that for the construction site was brought, for example, marble at a price of several million, and in the list of sand for a couple of tens of thousands. S. Kolesnikov told about these machinations.

How it all began

In the distant 2005, from the village of Dzhanhot to Praskoveevskaya Bay, the first asphalt track was laid. Across the river Azmash on the pass, too, began to improve the entrance, for which they expanded the road there. Higher up the slope was a solid fence with barbed wire. An announcement was posted on it that the construction of a children's sports and recreation camp is under way, and due to unfavorable sanitary conditions, the gap for Molokanov's guests was closed. Then on the promontory grew age-old hornbeam and oaks, powerful Pitsunda pines in several girths. In the future, so that Putin's dacha appeared in Praskoveevka, forty-five hectares of forests were lost, and the damage amounted to over 27,000,000 rubles.

How are things now?

Now the residence on Cape Idokopas is zealously guarded. Its location can be determined by each of the power transmission lines running along the new shosseiki and through the preserved forest massif to Praskoveevka. But to get to the dacha or at least look at it through the fence, it will not work. The path to the residence leads through the bridge, which overlap the barrier with security and reinforced concrete blocks. You can see military equipment behind the bridge. The path to the public beach is still formally open, but along the road to it the bushes are girded with barbed wire. For a small patch of beach fenced high-walled territory, the entrance to it is strictly prohibited. If you dare to penetrate the fence, you can see in the thickets a wide tunnel, in which a car can easily pass. They say he leads to the cottage. From the sea to see it is impossible, only from the sky. On the shore of the residence, a dock for Putin's yacht was constructed, behind him again a blank wall. A bit further the FSB security post.

Infrastructure

It is difficult to say how much the dacha of Putin costs. According to some sources, more than a billion yen have been spent on it without final finishing. E. For her, 87 hectares of shoreline and forest land were allocated. In this square, the palace itself was built - an Italian-style building (it was not without reason that his former Italian designer designed it). It has a quadrangular shape, an internal courtyard with columns, enfilades, fountains and a chic landscape design. Outside the palace is built in 2 floors, but, they say, there are 2 more floors underground, and underground parking. From the palace the avenues lead to the amphitheater and the entrances to the elevators that descend to the sea. Behind the amphitheater there are bungalows, near a sports complex with swimming pools. Further into the headland of the cape are built three platforms for helicopters and a radio tower. Further away are the technical facilities and buildings where the staff lives.

Interior decoration

Putin's dacha in Praskoveevka is certainly a real palace. How many rooms there are, few know, but they do not disclose secrets. Evaluate their decoration can be from the photo, published on the Internet. In the palace floors are made of marble, laid out patterns, chic furniture with gilded legs, painted ceilings, huge chandeliers. In one of the bedrooms is a bed with canopies, in one of the living rooms is an exclusive Italian furniture, worth several million. The walls of the rooms are decorated with paintings, and only original, in the bathrooms are installed a jacuzzi. In luxury the palace resembles the apartments of Queen Catherine II. The apotheosis is the golden double-headed eagle on the gate.

How many cottages have Putin

In addition to the scandalous residence near Gelendzhik, the Russian president has 20 more (according to other sources 30) residences all over Russia and one palace near Paris, the construction of which took more than 30 million euros. But documented, Putin has nothing, only two modest apartments and two garages. All of its chic dachas are decorated either with frontmen or appear under the jurisdiction of the President's Affairs Department. They are used not only for the recreation of Putin, but also for the reception in them of the heads of other countries. The question of what will happen to all this real estate, if suddenly Vladimir Vladimirovich leaves the presidential post, remains open.