On one side, there’s the world’s richest man and the first from a developing country with net worth of $69 billion, Carlos Slim Helu who doesn’t believe in conspicuous consumption and lives in modest home with no interest in flashy super yachts, cars, jets or palatial house across the globe. On the other hand, here’s the Russian President Vladimir V. Putin who
is rumored to be among the world’s wealthiest men, with a fortune worth
tens of billions, which he of-course denies. Born in a middle class
Soviet family, Putin who also once compared ruling Russia to being a
‘galley slave’ reportedly lives a ‘king-size’ lifestyle
with access to Presidential perks including four grand yachts, 20 homes
with opulent fittings, 58 aircrafts with one Russian-made Ilyushin
Presidential jet with a $75,000 toilet, not to forget Putin’s ultra-expensive watch collection worth $700,000.
See pictures of his acquired asset including his expensive air bus, yatch, cars mansion and lots more below
“I
have worked like a galley slave throughout these eight years, morning
till night,” said President Putin to media in 2008. However, the $2.5
billion a year lifestyle unraveled in the report titled ‘The Life of
Galley Slave’ by the opposition parties says otherwise.
Vladimir Putin’s Homes & Palaces
This alleged Russian
President has a total of 20 palatial residences, including the recent
mysterious $950 million outlandish Italianate palace located on the Black Sea coast.
Other palaces include Constantine Palace, a Czarist-era estate on the
Gulf of Finland, a ski lodge in the Caucasus Mountains, and a Gothic
revival palace in the Moscow region, to name a few.
Fleet of 58 Aircrafts
And, President Putin’s
fleet of 58 aircrafts include 15 helicopters, along with 43 other
aircrafts, including two Dassault Falcon executive jets, an Airbus, and
an Ilyushin Il-96 airliner that features an $18-million cabin fitted out
by jewelers from the monastery town of Sergiyev Posad, and a $75,000
toilet.
700 Ultra-luxurious vehicles
And, the President’s road commuting is handled by a fleet of some 700 ultra-luxurious vehicles, including some of the world’s most expensive cars.
Four Mega-Yachts
Further, out of the four luxury yachts, one was a ‘gift’ from an affluent Russian billionaire, and the other 53.7-metre yacht comes with a designer interior, a spa pool, wine cellar and waterfall.
Notably, all of the
photographs and figures in the much-talked about report comes from the
public sources. However, this report doesn’t mentions that many of the
properties it lists as presidential residencies also serve money-making
functions, when the President is not staying there.
Interestingly, the Russian public opinion has mixed views about this official corruption.
Russian President’s
official salary has been listed as $115,000, which is almost six times
the worth of his watch collection of $700,000, which includes some of
the world’s most expensive watches.
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