Yachts for the president. Putin's yachts: what does the Russian president use Presidential yacht
Vladimir Putin's yachts are amazing in their beauty, luxury and equipment of the court, the most famous of which are the yacht Olympia and the yacht Sirius. After all, Russia, like many other countries, is a maritime power. It has many warships and civilian ships, and its fleet has been plying the oceans of our planet for several centuries.
And, naturally, such a status of the country makes its leaders have a personal fleet of yachts. Indeed, at sea they often have to meet with other heads of state and receive other important guests, therefore, it would be unreasonable to assign a representative role to some large missile cruiser. For these purposes, completely different vessels are required, which we will now tell you about.
Yacht Olympia is one of the most luxurious in Russia
This yacht of Putin has a length of 57 meters, it was built in 2002 in the city of Papendrecht, and put into operation in 2003. This vessel is included in the TOP-100 largest yachts on the planet. This ship carries on its board, including several boats designed for sea trips. Each cabin of this ship is gilded, and the furniture here is trimmed with mahogany. According to rumors, this yacht was presented to Putin by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich.
After the yacht Olympia was launched, this ship sailed for the first time under the flag of the Cayman Islands. It was here that the meeting of the leaders of the G7 countries took place in the year of the celebration of the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg. This vessel has an external profile and a solid line along the side, which makes appearance This ship is very elegant. As for the lines of the superstructures of the yacht Olympia, they are all perfectly balanced, and the presence of a large number of windows tells us that the rooms here are as bright as possible.
Putin's yacht, of course, is not formally the property of the president, and there are no officially submitted documents for this vessel. At the same time, the head of state himself was seen more than once on this ship. Putin's yacht Olympia is one of Russia's most secretive vessels, and it is known that it is serviced by the Cypriot company Unicom Management Services, which is in fact a subsidiary of Somcoflot OJSC - owned by the state.
What Olympia looks like, its technical characteristics and cost
There are very few photos and videos of this vessel on the Internet. However, even from that small number of shots, it can be understood that the yacht has quite unusual architecture with massive stairs. The ship has large cabins with natural light thanks to the highest quality marble finishes and large windows. The Olympia yacht concept was designed by De Voogt Naval Architects, and Marcos Hampton was responsible for the luxury component of all interiors.
According to experts, usually there are at least 10 cabins on board such ships, each of which can accommodate several VIP guests, and the cabin of the President of Russia is placed on a separate deck.
The decks of the yacht Olympia are made of expensive teak. In addition, in the interior of this vessel there are elements of valuable maple species called "Bird's Eye". There is really a lot of gilding here, and all the furniture and great amount interior items are made of the rarest types of wood. Only the interior of this ship is estimated at several million dollars! The ship has a super-modern audio and video system from the manufacturer Linn. The approximate cost of such equipment can reach hundreds of thousands of dollars. One of the decks of the ship has a built-in jacuzzi with a bar.
Putin's yacht Olympia is made of high-strength steel and is distinguished by high seaworthiness. It is equipped with two Caterpillar engines with a total power of 3000 hp, thanks to which the vessel can move at speeds up to 15.5 knots. Despite the fact that the speed of the yacht is not the highest, it is compensated by the fantastic technical specifications, a large supply of fuel and water.
Immediately after Putin's Yacht was launched, its cost was $35 million, but after it was equipped with expensive equipment and interior items, the price of the yacht reached $50 million. impressive size and luxury reigning on board. The water supply at Olympia is 24,300 liters.
But in fact, the cost of a luxury yacht has no limit. After all, a large number of jewels on the ship, advanced technical characteristics, as well as a unique interior does not have an exact price. A few photographs and even more rare shots give Putin's yacht even more mystery.
One of the main attractions of this Putin yacht is the luxurious bathroom, which is about a third of the width of the ship itself. This bathtub is clad in pink marble. The design of Olympia was worked out by specialists from Britain and America. The completion of the yacht was carried out in Amsterdam, after which it was sent to Tuapse, then the ship arrived in Sochi to its owner, whose name will officially remain a state secret for a long time to come.
Yacht Sirius is another ship of the President of Russia
For Putin, yachts, as well as for any other world leader, are an element of luxury where you can receive guests or just spend your free time in a relaxed atmosphere. And one of those ships that the President owns is the Sirius Yacht. She was built by Proteksan-Turquoise at a shipyard in Tuzla, near the province of Istanbul, and was launched in early 2009.
According to media reports, this vessel has 6 VIP-class cabins, while the speed of the yacht reaches 18 miles per hour, which is equivalent to 33 km / h, and its maintenance is carried out by a crew of 12 people. The master cabin is divided into a sleeping and working area. On board there is a private laundry and refrigerators. The equipment of the ship's engine room meets the most modern standards. Inside, Putin's yacht is teak-lined and designed by Jean Guy Verge, who emphasized the style of the yacht to make all guests feel like they were in an Italian club. The price of the Sirius Yacht is 30 million euros.
This ship became Russian property in December 2010. Viktor Khrekov, press secretary of the Presidential Administration of Russia, confirmed that Sirius was purchased on the secondary market, and this is due to budget savings, but he also said that no one has used it since the ship was built. On the this moment the ship is based in Sochi.
This new Putin yacht was purchased to replace another presidential recreational vessel built back in 1973, which was decommissioned a few years ago.
Luxury Yacht Putin Sirius
The length of this vessel is approximately 54 m, and its width is 9.5 m, but even despite such dimensions, this yacht is significantly inferior in size to ships Russian oligarchs, for example, "Eclipse", owned by Roman Abramovich, has a length of 170 meters, however, Sirius also impresses with its technical characteristics and luxury.
Due to the fact that this vessel has a cruising range of 5000 miles, with this yacht you can travel not only on the seas, but also on the oceans. Her hull is made of steel, and the above-deck structures are made of aluminum. The ship has a luxurious elephant, the area of which is 100 square meters. m. Also, Sirius has a living room, a SPA-pool, where a glass wall-waterfall is installed, and also has two stairs on the sides. in the jacuzzi under open sky up to 6 people can be at the same time, and 14 people in the dining room, so Sirius is ideal not only for a meal, but also for business meetings or any other events.
For guests on the yacht there are six cabins, on lower deck there is a VIP-cabin and 4 more rooms for guests. Each cabin has a private bathroom, DVD, Internet, and satellite TV. Refrigerators and laundry facilities are available on board. All rooms are equipped with modern furniture made of expensive wood and appliances.
This Putin yacht also has a platform for more comfortable swimming in the sea and diving, and wide cabin windows provide good lighting and excellent panoramic views.
The cabin of the owner of this yacht deserves special attention. It simply amazes with its luxury and incredible area. This room is located on the main deck. The dimensions of the windows in this cabin are from the deck and almost to the ceiling. The private bathroom has a glass roof that allows the sun's rays to enter and at night you can see the stars in the sky. This apartment has access to the VIP terrace.
At one of the charter shows held by the Mediterranean Yacht Brokers Association (MYBA), the luxury yacht Sirius became a real queen! After all, this ship was designed exclusively for the comfortable rest of the people who are on it. And the thoughtful, modern design of this ship with an incredible layout once again speaks of the VIP status of this vessel.
Initially, the yacht was named Leo Fun, then - Sirius. She was built by the Proteksan-Turquoise shipyard in Turkey in March 2009 by order of Evening Star Yachting Ltd. Project by Paolo Cagliari, interior design by Jean Guy Verger.
Last year, the ship was among the finalists of the World Superyacht Awards, held by the reputable magazine Boat International. The yacht was rented out for cruises mediterranean sea, the rental cost was 285,000 euros per week.
Since 01/27/2011, according to the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping, the yacht belongs to the Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Enterprise for the supply of products by the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation." In accordance with the FSO law, the location of the yacht, its price and characteristics fall under the protection of the law on state secrets, however, it is known that the purchase price was 30 million euros.
Previously, the presidential ship was the Kavkaz, built in 1982, now the Kavkaz is all to be written off, the president also has a river vessel Rossiya.
In terms of its dimensions (the length of the yacht is about 54 m, the width is 9.5 m), the Chaikas is significantly inferior to the size of the yachts of the Russian oligarchs (Roman Abramovich's Eclipse, for example, 170 meters or 557.6 feet), but still the yacht is amazing.
The range of the yacht is 5,000 nautical miles, which allows transatlantic travel. Steel hull with aluminum superstructures.
Speed up to 18 knots (33.3 km/h).
The area of the luxurious salon is 100 square meters. The ship has a living room, a SPA pool with a glass wall-waterfall and two stairs on the sides, a jacuzzi for six people, a barbecue, a dining room for 14 people, etc.
The yacht has six cabins for 12 guests: full beam owner suite main deck divided into a spacious work area and bedroom, a VIP cabin on the lower deck and four guest rooms. All cabins have their own bathroom, satellite TV, DVD, internet, etc.
On board there is a laundry room, refrigerators.
The crew of the vessel is 11 people. At their disposal are cabins on the lower deck, a separate dining room, a galley and Entertainment Center. The engine room of the yacht is equipped with the latest technology. The interiors are finished in teak, and the interior design was designed by renowned designer Jean Guy Verge.
The Chaikas yacht is already the second officially recognized luxury purchase by the presidential administration. In the spring of last year, the Rossiya special flight squad was replenished with the latest business jet model, the Falcon 7X, worth about $50 million.
mini submarine U-Boat Worx. On it, namely on the model C-explorer 3 President of Russia Vladimir Putin made a dive to the bottom Black Sea near Sevastopol to look at the galleon that sank there in the 11th century.
Putin plunged only 83 meters: a trifle for both a submarine designed for depths of up to 300 meters and for its pilot: in 2009, the head of state visited the bottom of the lake Baikal at a depth of 2,000 meters aboard a Russian deep-sea submersible Peace».
This time, the humorless President found nothing to laugh off, and delivered a brief lecture on the importance of historical research. That's right, where now to look for the roots of Russian statehood, if not in the newly acquired Crimea?
The “roots” were covered with a 40-cm layer of silt, but the head of state still managed to find his favorite: a huge number of amphorae, in which, according to the president, wine or oil was transported. Valentina Matvienko by radio, asked Putin to get at least one, and Dmitry Medvedev declared that he would not mind even drinking from it, “if there is still something left” (we were talking, of course, about wine). This time, the president was strict: “Let the specialists deal with the finds!”
Vladimir Putin already has experience in “extracting” antique amphorae: in 2011 he dived into Sea of Azov and surfaced, holding in his hands a pair of vessels that had been waiting for him there since the 6th century. By the way, the president then went diving for the second time in his life. The first is the night before the dive.
However, this does not prevent Vladimir Putin from being an "honorary submariner": during a visit to the nuclear submarine missile carrier " Karelia"he drank sea water and got the corresponding" crust ".
The Russian president not only repeatedly explored underwater life. As they wrote in the report “Putin. Outcomes" oppositionists Boris Nemtsov And Leonid Martynyuk, at the disposal of the President of Russia is an impressive flotilla of yachts. Information about the yachts assigned to the presidential administration is not subject to disclosure by law, but now and then it pops up in the media. In 2011, Turkish newspapers reported that the Presidential Administration bought a 53-meter yacht " Sirius”, built in 2009 at a local shipyard. This information was officially confirmed by the shipyard itself.
"Sirius" was purchased for Dmitry Medvedev: he needed a ship on which he was not ashamed to meet guests Olympic Games in Sochi.
The old side of the president, converted from a military ship, has exhausted its resource in half a century.
This luxury explorer, bought on the secondary market for a sum of 4 to 6.7 million (according to the calculations of Novaya Gazeta journalists), develops a cruising speed of 14 knots and is able to take on board up to 12 guests who will be located in 6 spacious cabins. On board there is a gym and an outdoor pool. Later, "Sirius" was renamed "Seagull".
The second yacht, which is attributed to the president - built in 2002 at the shipyard 57-meter Olympia worth $ 50 million. The cruising speed of the Olympia is 16 knots, the autonomy of the course is 4700 miles. 10 guests and 16 crew members can comfortably accommodate on board.
The interiors of Olympia are decorated with mahogany and gilded rattan palm.
No one has officially confirmed that this yacht is presidential. There are words of a certain "source in the Kremlin", with whom Novaya Gazeta spoke, and indirect evidence: the yacht was first noticed in Tuapse under the protection of the FSO, and then in Sochi, where, according to eyewitnesses, the yacht passed the State Acceptance Commission.
The President is also credited with the boat " Petrel" worth $3 million, built on " Northern shipyard» to the 300th anniversary Petersburg, however, officially, a 27.4-meter-long boat, reaching speeds of up to 22 knots, is on the balance sheet Leningrad Naval Base of the Navy. It was on this boat that the commander of the troops of the Western Military District (ZVO), Colonel General Anatoly Sidorov hosted a naval parade dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Victory.
As for my personal perception, I am not ashamed in front of the citizens who voted for me. All these eight years I plowed like a slave in the galleys, with full dedication of strength. I am pleased with the results of my work.
Introduction
Putin has ruled Russia for over 12 years. This is significantly longer than the reign of Yeltsin and Gorbachev. His return to the Kremlin and his passionate desire to rule for at least another six, and most likely twelve years, means that he intends to sit out L. Brezhnev (Leonid Ilyich led the Soviet Union for 18 years) and is approaching Stalin in terms of reign.
Putin, who is losing popularity, clings maniacally to power. It is clear why. First, he is afraid of losing freedom, capital and property. Secondly, his friends, who have become fabulously rich, are also extremely interested in continuing his reign. But one of the most serious reasons forcing V. Putin to hold on to power is the atmosphere of wealth and luxury, to which he is already accustomed and which he categorically does not want to give up. The remorse of the fact that defiant luxury is financed by taxpayers, that is, our taxes, does not torment him. The absence of an independent parliament, intimidated media and controlled courts make the topic of Putin's lifestyle absolutely inaccessible to most citizens. There is practically no discussion in society on this topic.
The luxurious life of the head of state takes place against the backdrop of screaming Russian problems: Russia is still dying out, the death rate for all 12 years of Putin's rule was higher than the birth rate, and the country has already lost more than 5 million people, the African level of corruption has fettered the business and everyday life of the country, and the raw Russia's dependence has only deepened over the years of Putin's rule.
Along with this, the education and health systems are degrading. Look at these charts:
But nothing bothers Putin. He shamelessly publishes his income declarations, declaring to the country and the world that his official income is not much more than $100 thousand. At the same time, the lifestyle he leads can be compared with the life of the monarchs of the Persian Gulf countries and outrageous oligarchs.
We invite you to see how Putin lives. Let's start with palaces...
palaces
Putin has 20 palaces, villas and residences at his disposal. For comparison: the President of the United States has 2 residences, the same number of the head of Germany, the head of Italy - 3. Note that 9 palaces appeared during Putin's rule. So, and so indecent big number residences under Putin has almost doubled.
1. Novo-Ogaryovo
It is located in the forest on Rublevo-Uspenskoe highway, surrounded by a six-meter wall. On the territory - greenhouses, a poultry house, a swimming pool, several residential buildings, a helipad, a stable 3.
2. Bocharov creek
Summer villa of the president in Sochi. Two-story building in the style of Stalinist classicism. There is a helipad, two swimming pools (with fresh and sea water), gym. On the beach - a berth for the presidential yacht 4.
3. Long Beards
house in Novgorod region on a peninsula on Lake Valdai. The area of the estate is 930 hectares. On the territory there is a presidential church, a swimming pool, two restaurants, a cinema hall, a bowling alley, a concrete helipad. The number of service personnel is more than 100 people 5.
4. Konstantinovsky Palace
Monument 18th architecture century in Strelna near St. Petersburg, since 2003 - the State Complex "Palace of Congresses". A complex of more than 40 buildings and an area of 140 hectares were reconstructed for the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg in 2003 6.
5. Volga cliff
Sanatorium in the village of Volzhsky Utyos Samara region at the Kuibyshev reservoir. Completely reconstructed in 2007 for the Russia-EU summit for 3.8 billion rubles. The residence includes a hotel with 192 rooms, cottages, a huge cinema hall, swimming pools, saunas, greenhouses, a horse yard, a heliport, ski resort, 3000 service personnel 7.
6. Tantalum
A three-story mansion 40 kilometers from Saratov. The building has a fireplace room, a billiard room, a winter garden and a swimming pool. The interior is complemented by German chandeliers and Italian furniture. A few steps from the winter garden is a Scandinavian-style sauna. On the territory of the heliport and hunting lodge 8.
7. Small source
Manor of the 18th century in a picturesque woodland near Yekaterinburg on the bank of the Malo-Istoksky pond 9.
8. House of Sevastyanov
A palace built in the first quarter of the 19th century on the banks of the City Pond formed by a dam on the Iset River. In 2008, 1.35 billion rubles were spent on reconstruction, of which 150 million were spent on the purchase of furniture from the St. Petersburg company MTK 10.
Castle in the village of Barvikha, Odintsovo district, Moscow region, on Podushkinskoye highway. In the past - the estate of the Meyendorff barons. Capital restoration was carried out in 2003-2004. Now owned by the Office of the President. For the reconstruction of the castle with an area of 1300 sq. m spent at least $ 100 million, that is, $ 80 thousand (not rubles) per square meter 11.
10. Angarsk farms
The residence of the President of Russia in the Irkutsk region on the banks of the Angara River. On the territory there is a complex of cottages, tennis courts, a river pier, a swimming pool, a sauna, a gym and massage rooms 12.
Residence on the territory of the hunting estate "Zavidovo" in the Tver region. On the territory there is a hotel complex,
hunting base, swimming pools, saunas, boat station 13.
12. Pines
A complex of villas on the picturesque bank of the Yenisei River, 30 minutes from Krasnoyarsk. During the reconstruction, the building was covered with marble from Khakassia. A helipad was built on a nearby carrot field 14.
13. State guest residence (K-4)
Residence of the President of the Russian Federation in St. Petersburg on Kamenny Island in the Neva Delta. The object includes the Meltzer mansion (Field Alley, house No. 8, architect R.F. Meltzer, 1904, 1906) and four separate buildings (this is the Schöne mansion, the bathhouse at the Meltzer mansion, the service wing of Meltzer and the former mansion of the banker Soloveichik) 15.
State complex of presidential administration in the city of Pionersky Kaliningrad region. The cost of building a residence is about 6 billion rubles. It consists of a five-star hotel and an administrative building, both buildings with an area of 5 thousand square meters. m. 16
15. Barvikha
Residence of the President in the Moscow region. The area of the territory is 86 hectares. In 2011, 162 million rubles were spent on furniture and repairs. A spa has been set up that includes "a shower of different experiences" and "massage with warm herbal pouches". New furniture cost 30.8 million rubles. Number of staff — 337 people 17.
16. Milovka
The estate is a kilometer from the city of Ples on the right bank of the Volga. Monument of history, architecture, landscape art of the late XVIII - early XX centuries 18.
17. Palace in Gelendzhik (project South)
At the end of 2010, businessman Sergei Kolesnikov, who had previously been close to Putin's friends, who had left the country, wrote an open letter to President D. Medvedev that a luxurious palace for V. Putin's personal use worth more than 30 billion rubles was being built on the Black Sea coast. ($1 billion). In the village of Praskoveevka near Gelendzhik, a luxurious town arose: a huge main building in the Italian style with a palace gate decorated with a double-headed eagle, health complex, a helipad for three helicopters, a "tea house", elevators to the beach and much more. According to S. Kolesnikov, V. Putin paid personal attention to the construction, and the money at the disposal of Putin’s old friend, a member of the Ozero cooperative N. Shamalov, turned out to be the result of “a combination of sources such as corruption, theft and bribes” 19.
18. House of distinguished guest
Palace near Paris. The presidential administration spent 30 million euros on its construction. The French who have been inside this castle call the palace a real Versailles 20.
19. ABC
Closed guest residence in the south of Moscow (Teplostansky proezd, 1a). Formerly a secret facility of the FSB 21.
20. Moonglade
A VIP resort on Mount Fisht in the Republic of Adygea, which, according to unofficial data, is another "Putin's dacha". Formally, construction is prohibited here, as this is a zone of a World Heritage site. natural heritage"Western Caucasus". The ski residence was built under the guise of a training ground of the Biosphere scientific center, which should monitor the safety nature reserve. Four chalets, three helipads, communication antennas, a hangar, four snowcats for leveling ski slopes, a garage for them, a small and a large one are being built cable cars 22.
Air fleet (airplanes and helicopters)
To the park aircraft the special flight detachment "Russia", serving the president, includes (just don't faint) 58 air vehicles - 43 aircraft and 15 helicopters 23 :
Il-96-300PU (five aircraft): $40 million - aircraft, $18 million - trim
Among them is board number 1 (RA-96016), on the salon of which jewelers from Zlatoust and artists from Sergiev Posad worked. One toilet bowl cost almost $75,000. 24.
Spare board: $40 million - aircraft, $35 million - trim
A two-story salon with two bedrooms, showers, a meeting room, a relaxation room and an intensive care unit. The plane was painted in Holland, and the interior was finished in Switzerland according to the sketches of the artist's son Ilya Glazunov 25.
Airbus ACJ319 RA-73025 - $105 million
The interior design of the liner, designed for 19 passengers, was developed by the Airbus Corporate Jet Center. The passenger cabin of the ACJ319 is divided into three cabins. The aircraft has a meeting room for 6 people with a large LCD display and special communication facilities, a "club" and a private zone (two armchairs and a sofa, as well as a double bed with an independent shower and a bathroom). The interior elements used natural leather, marble, handmade woolen carpets 26.
Dassault Falcon 7X: $50 million x 2
(two aircraft - RA-09007 and RA-09009)
Made in France. Capacity - 19 passengers and 3 crew members. The interior space is divided into a working area and a place to relax. The aircraft is equipped with a climate system and a soundproofing system. Falcon 7X is equipped with modern equipment necessary for passengers during the flight: satellite communication, Internet, DVD and CD players, LCD monitors and Airshow system 27.
Tu-214 (three aircraft): $25 million x 3
Tu-214PU (control point - two aircraft RA-64517 and RA-64520): $50 million x 2
Tu-214CP: $25 million x 2
(two repeater aircraft, primary and secondary RA-64515 and RA-64516)
The main purpose of these aircraft is to provide the president with communications. They are equipped with additional fuel tanks, thanks to which the flight range is increased to 10 thousand kilometers, power supply systems and a radio engineering complex. 29.
Tu-214SUS: $60 million x 2
(special communication center - two aircraft RA-64522 and RA-64524)
Tu 204-300A: $62 million x2
(two aircraft - RA-64057 and RA-64058)
Aircraft-salon based on the Tu-204-300. They were built in 2011 and have been in operation since 2012. According to JSC Tupolev, the Tu-204-300A intended for the presidential squadron are “equipped with a superior cabin that is reliably protected from noise, equipped with modern systems telephone connection and Internet access. Operated since 2012 31.
Tu-154
(eight aircraft)
Medium-haul passenger aircraft. Estimated depending on the service life from 7.5 million dollars to
$20 million (new).
Tu-134: $7.5-20 million each
(eight aircraft)
Built in the 80s of the last century.
IL-62
(five aircraft)
Yak-40
Two "veterans" Il-18
15 Mi-8 helicopters
various modifications.
The total cost of the fleet is about $1 billion 32. Of the 73 billion rubles included in the budget of the presidential administration. 5.83 billion rubles were allocated for air support for senior officials. (data from 2010).
Yachts
President Putin has at his disposal a mini-flotilla worth about 100 million (3 billion rubles). The maintenance of four luxurious ships costs hundreds of millions of rubles annually.
Sirius (superyacht): $37 million
The executive class yacht was bought by the Presidential Administration at the beginning of 2011. Built in Turkey and designed to receive 11 guests and 12 crew members. The length of the yacht is 53.7 meters, it is capable of speeds of 18 sea knots(33 km/h). The interiors are finished in teak, and the interior design was designed by renowned designer Jean Guy Verge.
The yacht has 6 VIP cabins, a wine cellar, a saloon with panoramic sea views, a SPA pool with a waterfall. The usual rate of expenses for the maintenance of such a yacht is 10% of its value per year, that is, 124 million rubles. 33(which is equivalent to the average annual pension of 1,200 Russian pensioners).
Olympia: $50 million
A genuine "diamond" of the Kremlin flotilla. This 57-meter five-deck yacht is one of the 100 largest megayachts in the world. The annual cost of operating the Olympia is about 150 million rubles.
The yacht was built according to royal standards: mahogany and rattan palm decoration, gilding, jacuzzi, bar and barbecue, precious maple colonnade, huge bathroom lined with marble.
The Olympia's connection with the Kremlin is confirmed not only by the stories of employees of the Sochi port, but also by the fact that the FSO was noticed guarding the ship, and a special commission from Moscow took the yacht into operation. The use of the yacht by President Putin was reported by sources in the Kremlin. Olympia was run by Unicom Management Services, a Cypriot subsidiary of the Russian state-owned OAO Sovcomflot, whose board of directors was then headed by President Putin's aide Igor Shuvalov.
Among the buyers and "donors" of "Olympia" was called Russian billionaire and a good friend of Putin Roman Abramovich 34.
Russia (ship)
For walking on rivers and lakes, the head of state has at his disposal the ship "Rossiya" 35. In 2005, it was modernized, for which $1.2 million was spent from the budget. The ship meets all the requirements of a modern cruise ship: three deluxe class cabins, nine double cabins with a bathroom, hall, lounge, restaurant, cafe-veranda, sauna.
Recently, several Russian VIPs have become the heroes of the world's headlines thanks to a luxurious vacation on the water. First, the newlywed Dmitry Peskov was suspected of having a fun revelry on the "most expensive sailing yacht in the world." Then billionaire Andrey Melnichenko launched his new record-breaking mega-sailboat. And soon the attention of the media was attracted by "a man who looks like Patriarch Kirill", famously cutting through the waves on an exclusive motor yacht.
Let's take a closer look at all this and at the same time remember a couple of others, secret and explicit, owners of floating luxury.
1. Maltese Falcon ("Maltese Falcon")
Length: 88 meters
59th in the world superyacht rankings
Rent: 26 million rubles per week
It was on it, as the whistleblower of bureaucratic wealth Alexei Navalny found out, that the presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov spent his honeymoon.
"It is not simple sailing yacht, but a huge cruise ship that, with favorable winds, will fly at record speeds, says Superyachts.com. “You can cross the Atlantic on it in 10 days, while guests enjoy life in the most luxurious interiors.”
Three rotating masts carry 15 sails with a total area of 2400 sq. meters - this is 4 "standard" in Russia summer cottages! Incredible, right? And all this beauty is designed for a maximum of 12 guests.
2. A ("Sailboat A")
Length: 143 meters; it is the largest vessel in its class
Cost: $400 million
This yacht embodied the most daring ideas and fantasies of the head of EuroChem Andrey Melnichenko, for which a whole series of expensive research and development had to be carried out separately. “She is a real monument to ingenuity,” a representative of the billionaire boasted to British journalists. And obviously not in vain: this giant vessel is controlled the way we control our pocket gadgets - sliding our fingers across a smooth glass screen. That is, you can raise sails or drop anchor in just one imperceptible movement.
The yacht has 8 decks, in other words, it is an 8-storey mansion on the water, and instead of a "hold" there is a panoramic "oceanarium" - a transparent underwater section. True, only the guests of the billionaire will be able to appreciate it (the ship is designed for 20 vacationers), but residents have already admired the surface part German city Kiel on the coast of the Baltic Sea, where the yacht made her test swim.
And here is how the correspondent of the Daily Mail responded about what he saw: “The world's largest sailing yacht is twice as long as the British Royal sailing ship Victory (participant in the Battle of Trafalgar, and now a museum ship. - Approx. Anews). But if she wins in anything, it's in the monstrous taste and obscene vanity of the super-rich."
3. A ("Motor yacht A")
Length: 120 meters
Cost: about $300 million + $20 million per year for maintenance
Another super-toy Melnichenko with the same laconic name (the names of the oligarch himself and his wife Alexandra begin with the letter A). This is the so-called "invisible yacht" - it quickly glides through the water, practically without raising ripples. Outwardly, it looks like a nuclear submarine, although one foreign critic spoke more precisely about it: they say, if Darth Vader from Star Wars had navy, then such a ship would ideally fit into it.
Still, this is a real bomb shelter, equipped with security cameras, motion sensors and a fingerprint recognition system. According to rumors, there is even an escape pod, like in the arsenal of some villain from the James Bond films.
4. Azimut Magellano 43 Fly
Length: 13.63 meters
Cost: from 50 million rubles
In August, such a yacht was seen on the Gelendzhik sea, and in the gray-haired old man at the helm they “recognized” the head of the Russian Orthodox Church.
And in this photo, “a person who looks like Patriarch Kirill” is hooked up to a cable for the safety of ablution procedures.
This is what the interiors of a yacht of this class look like. Modestly, compared to others, but most Russians are still inaccessible.
A month and a half before this covert shooting, Patriarch Kirill, in full dress, visited the Volga city of Plyos on another yacht, the Alexander K, which, according to the assurances of the church, does not belong to him and was specially chartered for the event.
The Sobesednik newspaper found out that renting such a vessel costs from 14,000 to 100,000 rubles per hour, not counting the services of the crew, and a trip from Moscow to Plyos costs from 500,000 to 1.5 million rubles.
5. Pallas
Length: 32 meters
Cost: $4 million
The exclusive luxury motor yacht was commissioned by the Presidential Administration for the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg (celebrated in 2003). But after a couple of years, LUKOIL bought it out in order to ... donate it to the Russian Orthodox Church "as part of charitable assistance."
This “representative class limousine on the water” now rides the same Patriarch Kirill and his VIP guests. As explained on the website Valaam Monastery, to which Pallada is assigned, it is designed for comfortable and safe transportation of distinguished foreign guests, including heads of state, who often visit Valaam.
6. "Olympia"
Length: 57 meters
Cost: $50-60 million
Since we have already mentioned the presidential flotilla, let's take a closer look at its main pearl - a real royal mega-yacht, which, judging by the coordinates of marine navigation sites, is in the port of Sochi, not far from the residence of Vladimir Putin "Bocharov Ruchey".
However, the fact that it belongs to Putin is just rumors and conjectures, although not unfounded. Firstly, it is one of the most secret in the world, which already says something. Secondly, interesting information about this yacht flashed a few years ago in the documents of the London court. Then a rather high-profile case of fraud in Sovcomflot was considered at the dawn of the 2000s, and its fugitive director, in particular, justified himself by the fact that at one of the meetings, in a Geneva cafe, he discussed not dubious transactions, but a gift from Roman Abramovich to Vladimir Putin - the same yacht "Olympia".
What else is known about it: the cabins are decorated with mahogany and gilding, the bathroom and ceilings are lined with exquisite pink marble, the furniture is carved from rare varieties of white ash, the columns are from the most valuable maple species. The yacht is equipped with a Linn video and audio system costing hundreds of thousands of dollars, and the entire interior design cost several million.
Rare photos are available on the website of the Dutch shipbuilding company Feadship, which created the miracle yacht.
Main entrance
Cozy salon
One of the guest bedrooms
7.Eclipse
Length: 162.5 meters
2nd place in the world ranking of super-yachts
Cost: at least 300 million dollars, and together with finishing - 1.5 billion
And finally, we got to the main gigantomaniac: if the billionaire Roman Abramovich really gave the president a “royal” yacht, then his own floating palace was created on a truly imperial scale. The Eclipse has an anti-missile system and a laser system that suppresses digital photography - a level of security and secrecy that even Putin cannot boast of.
There are at least 2 more yachts under the Eclipse name, they are much smaller and can be chartered. Photos of their interiors, which are freely available on various yacht sites, are mistakenly mistaken for the interiors of Abramovich's yacht. But these rare pictures are really taken on it.
The 9-deck beauty has 2 helipads, a couple of pools, concert hall, cinema, gym, spas and 18 luxurious cabins, the largest of which, with an area of 460 square meters, belongs to the owner. Well, if for some reason he wants to quietly escape from the ship, he has at his disposal a rescue mini-submarine.
