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As you know, London attracts millionaires like no other city, and Russian oligarchs are no exception. IN British capital There are several hundred thousand citizens from Russia. About a hundred of them are multimillionaires, owners of yachts, planes, expensive cars and football clubs.
Today we will take a walk through the fashionable areas of London and see where Russian oligarchs live.
Narrated by omnesolum.
Berezovsky, Abramovich, Deripaska... They all own real estate in the most prestigious areas of Londongrad, as London is known behind the scenes. Moreover, it is not at all necessary to live in a mansion bought for millions of pounds permanently. It is enough to fly on a private plane for the weekend, take a break from the business jungle, see your wife and children, who may well live and study in Britain on a permanent basis.
One of the most fashionable addresses in Londongrad can be considered Eaton Square in the Belgravia area.
Eaton Square
Eaton Square can be considered one of the most... large areas London. The photo shows at most one sixth of it. In fact, it is more of a private garden than a square. Quite a lot goes right through it busy road Kings Road. On the north side of Eaton Square you can see the bell tower of St Peter's Church:![](https://i0.wp.com/image1.thematicnews.com/uploads/images/68/22/63/92017/06/23/dac2ba181f.jpg)
The address “Eaton Square, London SW1” on the envelope immediately makes it clear social status its addressee:
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The entire area is framed by white houses of four to five floors, with an attic and a basement:
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The facades and balconies are decorated with artificial marble, but in winter they look a little bare. Perhaps in the summer dry branches will be replaced by flowers and greenery:
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To enter the gardens, residents have a key that opens the gate:
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After the Second World War, many residential buildings in London began to be converted into offices and shops. Eaton Square avoided such a fate, so the popularity of this previously quite prestigious area began to rise:
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You can walk and take pictures here freely, although sometimes the “men in black” are a little embarrassing with their gaze:
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The number of almost every house is associated with some celebrity, sometimes on a global scale, and sometimes local. House number 1 was once home to Baron Boothby, a politician from Conservative Party, who worked for some time as Winston Churchill's secretary:
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Number 37 is British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, Churchill's predecessor, who signed the Munich Agreement with Hitler's Germany. The German Foreign Minister Ribbentrop also stayed here:
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Eaton Square was also home to Sean Connery and Roger Moore, actress Vivien Leigh and Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin. The number of the house Abramovich bought for £28 million is still kept secret:
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And the “aluminum king” Oleg Deripaska bought a £25 million apartment in Belgrave Square not far from here. More details about this area below.
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There are many expensive cars parked in the square, although I suspect that the most decent examples are kept somewhere in underground garages. And what you can see on the street is like driving to a bakery:
![](https://i0.wp.com/image1.thematicnews.com/uploads/images/68/22/63/92017/06/23/a78f91d33e.jpg)
Prevail dark colors, mostly black and blue. Popular models include Porsche, Ferrari, Bentley, and Rolls-Royce. I have collected a small collection of cars. Ferrari:
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Bentley:
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Please note that all models have absolutely the same color:
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Daimler:
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Rolls-Royce:
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There are also frankly comical options:
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Even a London cab somehow found its way here:
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St. Peter's Church, which we showed at the beginning of the story. It was built in the 1820s - at the same time as Eaton Square.
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It is also customary to come to the service good cars- for example, on a Maserati:
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Belgrave Square
Before visiting Kensington Palace Gardens, also known as "Millionaire's Boulevard", we will finish our walk through Belgravia and visit the Belgrave Square embassies and consulates square.On the way from Eaton Square to Belgrave Square there are also expensive cars, and again in black and blue tones:
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Belgrave Square, from the very beginning of its construction in the 1820s, was intended for British aristocracy. Moreover, it is in this area foreign countries preferred to open embassies.
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It turns out that today Belgrave Square is the Square of Flags. And embassies.
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You should know about this area if you are a citizen of Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Germany, Egypt, Spain, Luxembourg, Mexico, Norway, Portugal, Serbia, Syria, Turkey, Finland... But the Russian embassy is located in Kensington Palace Gardens. But more on that below.
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Try to guess what is behind these doors:
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Of course, something related to Italy! In this case - the Italian Institute of Culture.
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The monument to Columbus is also quite nice:
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Let's continue the theme of embassies by moving to the opposite side of Hyde Park. Here is Kensington Palace, the relatively modest residence of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke and Duchess of Kent. Former palace Princess Diana:
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"Boulevard of Millionaires"
Nearby, Kensington Palace Gardens stretches from north to south, approximately 0.5 miles or 900 meters long. There are checkpoints for cars at both ends of the street, so it’s much more pleasant to enter from the side Kensington Palace. There are signs everywhere prohibiting photography, so I took fewer shots than usual.![](https://i1.wp.com/image1.thematicnews.com/uploads/images/68/22/63/92017/06/23/e8177dbf89.jpg)
This street is called Millionaires' Boulevard because of the prestige of the area and the very high prices for real estate, although most mansions were given either to embassies or to the ambassadors themselves, and not necessarily to millionaires.
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In the southern part of the street there are views of the royal residence:
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You may need to come here if you are a citizen of Israel, Lebanon, Nepal, Russia, Romania, Slovakia, France, the Czech Republic. Again, I mean the embassies of the countries mentioned:
![](https://i0.wp.com/image3.thematicnews.com/uploads/images/68/22/63/92017/06/23/f3143ed9da.jpg)
Unlike Eaton Square, the houses on Millionaires' Boulevard stand apart:
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One of the mansions belongs to Leonid Blavatnik, an American billionaire entrepreneur of Soviet origin. They say that Abramovich also looked closely at the local real estate, but apparently it didn’t work out.
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Other notable residents: Lakshmi Mittal, The Royal Family Saudi Arabia, Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah, as well as the ambassadors of Kuwait, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Finland, France, Japan...
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I didn’t take pictures of the Russian embassy because there were guards nearby and I didn’t want any trouble. But French - please! Quite stylish and with some truly French touch.
![](https://i1.wp.com/image2.thematicnews.com/uploads/images/68/22/63/92017/06/23/fa17e8edda.jpg)
This is the end. I hope they gave you small show about some prestigious areas of London. See you later!
As you know, London attracts millionaires like no other city, and Russian oligarchs are no exception. The British capital is home to several hundred thousand citizens from Russia. About a hundred of them are multimillionaires, owners of yachts, planes, expensive cars and football clubs.
Today we Let's take a walk through the fashionable areas of London and let's see where the Russian oligarchs live.
Berezovsky, Abramovich, Deripaska... They all own real estate in the most prestigious areas of Londongrad, as London is known behind the scenes. Moreover, it is not at all necessary to live in a mansion bought for millions of pounds permanently. It is enough to fly on a private plane for the weekend, take a break from the business jungle, see your wife and children, who may well live and study in Britain on a permanent basis.
One of the most fashionable addresses Londongrad can be considered Eaton Square in Belgravia.
Eaton Square
Eaton Square can be considered one of the largest squares in London. The photo shows at most one sixth of it. In fact, it is more of a private garden than a square. The fairly busy King's Road runs right through it. On the north side of Eaton Square you can see the bell tower of St Peter's Church:
The address “Eaton Square, London SW1” on the envelope immediately makes it clear about the social status of its addressee:
The entire area is framed by white houses of four to five floors, with an attic and a basement:
The facades and balconies are decorated with artificial marble, but in winter they look a little bare. Perhaps in the summer dry branches will be replaced by flowers and greenery:
To enter the gardens, residents have a key that opens the gate:
After the Second World War, many residential buildings in London began to be converted into offices and shops. Eaton Square avoided such a fate, so the popularity of this previously quite prestigious area began to rise:
You can walk and take pictures here freely, although sometimes the “men in black” are a little embarrassing with their gaze:
The number of almost every house is associated with some celebrity, sometimes on a global scale, and sometimes local. House number 1 was once home to Baron Boothby, a Conservative Party politician who briefly worked as Winston Churchill’s secretary:
Number 37 is British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, Churchill's predecessor, who signed the Munich Agreement with Nazi Germany. The German Foreign Minister Ribbentrop also stayed here:
Eaton Square was also home to Sean Connery and Roger Moore, actress Vivien Leigh and Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin. The number of the house Abramovich bought for £28 million is still kept secret:
And the “aluminum king” Oleg Deripaska bought a £25 million apartment in Belgrave Square not far from here. More details about this area below.
There are many expensive cars parked in the square, although I suspect that the most decent examples are kept somewhere in underground garages. And what you can see on the street is like driving to a bakery:
Dark colors predominate, mainly black and blue. Popular models include Porsche, Ferrari, Bentley, and Rolls-Royce. I have collected a small collection of cars. Ferrari:
Please note that all models have absolutely the same color:
Rolls-Royce:
There are also frankly comical options:
Even a London cab somehow found its way here:
St. Peter's Church, which we showed at the beginning of the story. It was built in the 1820s - at the same time as Eaton Square.
It is also customary to come to work in good cars - for example, a Maserati:
Belgrave Square
Before visiting Kensington Palace Gardens, also known as "Millionaire's Boulevard", let's finish our walk around Belgravia and visit area of embassies and consulates Belgrave square.
On the way from Eaton Square to Belgrave Square you also come across expensive cars, again in black and blue:
![](https://i1.wp.com/loveopium.ru/content/2011/03/9fc96f151bbe_10DD2/27.jpg)
Belgrave Square was intended for the British aristocracy from the very beginning of its construction in the 1820s. In addition, it was in this area that foreign countries preferred to open embassies.
It turns out that today Belgrave Square is the Square of Flags. And embassies.
You should know about this area if you are a citizen of Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Germany, Egypt, Spain, Luxembourg, Mexico, Norway, Portugal, Serbia, Syria, Turkey, Finland... But the Russian embassy is located in Kensington Palace Gardens. But more on that below.
Try to guess what is behind these doors:
Of course, something related to Italy! In this case - the Italian Institute of Culture.
Very on topic - the monument to the Vitruvian Man in the square:
The monument to Columbus is also quite nice:
Let's continue the theme of embassies by moving to the opposite side of Hyde Park. Here it is Kensington Palace- the relatively modest residence of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, as well as the Duke and Duchess of Kent. Princess Diana's former palace:
"Boulevard of Millionaires"
Nearby the street stretches from north to south Kensington Palace Gardens approximately 0.5 miles or 900 meters long. There are checkpoints for cars at both ends of the street, so it is much more pleasant to enter from the side, from Kensington Palace. There are signs everywhere prohibiting photography, so I took fewer shots than usual.
This street is called Millionaires' Boulevard due to the prestige of the area and very high real estate prices, although most of the mansions are given either to embassies or to the ambassadors themselves, and not necessarily to millionaires.
In the southern part of the street there are views of the royal residence:
You may need to come here if you are a citizen of Israel, Lebanon, Nepal, Russia, Romania, Slovakia, France, the Czech Republic. Again, I mean the embassies of the countries mentioned:
Unlike Eaton Square, the houses on Millionaires' Boulevard stand apart:
One of the mansions belongs to Leonid Blavatnik, an American billionaire entrepreneur of Soviet origin. They say that Abramovich also looked closely at the local real estate, but apparently it didn’t work out.
Other notable residents: Lakshmi Mittal, the royal family of Saudi Arabia, the Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah, as well as the ambassadors of Kuwait, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Finland, France, Japan...
I didn’t take pictures of the Russian embassy because there were guards nearby and I didn’t want any trouble. But French - please! Quite stylish and with some truly French touch.
This is the end. I hope this has given you a little insight into some of London's prestigious areas. See you later!
The behavior of the oligarchs of the 90s seriously worried Russian government. Millionaires and billionaires evoked an extremely negative attitude towards themselves both among their own fellow citizens and abroad. The names of Deripaska, Prokhorov, Abramovich began to symbolize the flashy luxury of the upper echelon Russian business. Since Putin was not happy with this situation, the oligarchs had to “slow down.”
How modern oligarchs behave
French journalists from the newspaper Le Figaro tried to find out how modern oligarchs behave. It turned out that millionaires and billionaires " new wave"live modestly. They do business and quietly make new billions under the wing of power, without attracting too much attention to themselves. Rotenberg, Kovalchuk, Timchenko are building their empires, avoiding publicity and publicity.
Timchenko is involved in the most profitable business in Russia: oil. The oil trading company Gunvor and one of the branches of Russian Railways operate under the leadership of Timchenko. The oligarch calmly pumps oil and transports it, without even thinking about politics. This exemplary behavior makes itself felt: the trader, unknown to anyone back in 2000, has become a respected and respectable businessman in 14 years.
Kovalchuk is an unpopular banker in the media, but very well known in business circles. This oligarch is building a thermal power plant in St. Petersburg, laying a highway connecting the two capitals, and reconstructing large highways. Another modest builder, Rotenberg, is laying pipelines for pumping oil by Gazprom.
Oligarchs and power go hand in hand
The oligarchs of the “new wave” are united not only by their dislike of politics. According to foreign experts, in Russia there are only three industries that generate super profits: construction, energy, and finance. These three industries are in the hands of businessmen who are completely loyal to the existing government. Most of the largest oligarchs are of St. Petersburg origin, and Medvedev also belongs to the same clan. In addition, the oligarchs are connected with the authorities through many connections and informal relations. For example, Putin is the honorary president of the Rotenberg judo club “Yawara-Neva”.
In order to be friends with the authorities, oligarchs need to live by the rules. They must behave quietly and calmly, work for the benefit of the state and make billions with publicity, so as not to upset the people over trifles. In addition, oligarchs must seek permission from the authorities to conduct particularly large transactions. Any attempts to resist are stopped at lightning speed and in the bud.
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