Residence at Cape Idokopas

The residence at Cape Idokopas

The residence at Cape Idokopas ( Russian Резиденция на мысе Идокопас ) is a palace-like building in the Italianate style with extensive outdoor facilities. It is located on the Black Sea near Praskowejewka south of Gelendzhik . According to numerous reports, it is a private summer residence of Vladimir Putin .

Designations

In the media and literature, the building is commonly referred to as Putin's Palace , in Russian media Putin 's dacha or Putin's country house .

reporting

Kolesnikov's financial scheme to finance the residence

In December 2010, businessman Sergei Kolesnikov complained in an open letter to President Medvedev about corruption, extortion and theft in Russia. He chose the residence near Gelendzhik as an example. According to his account, the construction was financed with funds that were diverted from the procurement of overpriced medical equipment for Russian clinics. The money thus diverted went to Russian oligarchs and was transferred to the British Virgin Islands . These activities were handled through Kolesnikov's own company, Petromed . His trading partners in these deals were Nikolai and Kirill Schamalow, who worked for the Russian subsidiary of Siemens . They are the father-in-law and the husband of Putin's daughter Katerina Tikhonova . Another mediator was Dmitry Gorelov , according to a Reuters reconstruction of the deal in 2014 . Reuters also linked an account controlled by Italian architect Lanfranco Cirillo, the presumed architect of the residence. Kolesnikov is believed to be living in exile in Tallinn today . In 2011 the Novaya Gazeta newspaper published the contract for the construction of the property, which was signed by the Kremlin property manager Vladimir Koschin. In the same year, the first pictures of the residence, made by construction workers, appeared. The website on which the images were initially shown was temporarily blocked. Shortly thereafter, the property was surprisingly sold to Kremlin businessman Alexander Ponomarenko for $ 350 million . Observers assume that Putin is still the actual user of the facilities. In February and June 2011, environmental activists from the Ekovakhta organization tried to document construction measures that violated applicable environmental law. They met guards who were wearing the uniforms and identification marks of the FSB security service . According to the Kremlin, the guards "illegally obtained them". According to the land register entries, the land that includes the streets to the residence belongs to the border guard of the FSB. In addition, there is a no-fly zone for the airspace above the allegedly private facility, just like above official government seats.

building

The residence is located on a 74 hectare area. The facility has three helipads , a casino , two theaters and extensive sports facilities. The area is surrounded by a wall and access is via two roads that are secured with checkpoints . There is a radio station on the site, its own water supply and a vineyard .