Russian president, Vladimir Putin who has been rumoured to be the wealthiest man alive now boasts of a heavily guarded retreat built for himself, away
Russian president, Vladimir Putin who has been rumoured to be the wealthiest man alive now boasts of a heavily guarded retreat built for himself, away from prying eyes on a northern island just a few miles from Russia’s border with the West. The hideout, which is his perfect getaway holiday home is not only fit for a king, the palace –like home is also heavily guarded.
The hideout comes with a grandiose indoor swimming pool with gold plated tiles, an underground spa complete with a steam sauna, a billiard room and study with the Russian double headed eagle emblem. The heavily guarded home/palace was once used in a 1987 Soviet film about Sherlock Holmes, and was linked to Putin by Russian media.
The palace which is about 16,150 sq ft was once a dilapidated estate built before the Russian Revolution in 1913 by famous Finnish architect Uno Ullberg. But in 2010renovations began in the palace after Putin took over it
The mansion called Villa Sellgren is built on an island in the Vyborg Bay, around 12 miles from the Russia-Finland border. Lodochny island and the sea around it is reported to be heavily guarded by Russian Federal Protection Service officers, preventing locals from getting close.
Locals have posted complaints on the internet saying that previous access to the island has been banned and a helicopter pad installed. There is even said to be a radar on the beach so that the enemy divers can’t get through.
Vladimir Putin is believed to stay at least once a year at the property which is protected by a three-mile fence.
The home before its renovation
