Oligarch Roman Abramovich has always (and especially recently) denied being close to the Russian authorities. However, the billionaire recently became physically close to one of its representatives, and then ended up living in his house.
There is wealth in Quiet Bay
The richest member of the Russian government Denis Manturov does not like to show off his millions, preferring to stay hidden, “Interlocutor” reported six years ago, when he was still not a status deputy prime minister, but simply a minister of industry and trade. Back then, we found out that the official’s country estate, valued at around 1.5 billion rubles, is located on the shore of the Quiet Bay of the Klyazma Reservoir – in the Pirogovo 9-hole golf club.
In addition to the golf course, there is also a yacht club, tennis courts, a football field and a hockey arena, a stable … And, of course, houses for wealthy gentlemen so that they do not have to travel far here.
And it turns out that Manturov lost his estate. 1.1 hectares of land, two guest houses (at 1224 and 496 m2), two outbuildings, a Japanese gazebo, a private pier – according to the documents of Rosreestr, Abramovich Roman Abramovich owns all this pleasure today. Owns since September 16 last year – the anniversary of the housewarming will soon be celebrated.
“Dirty” Neighborhood
Abramovich became Denis Manturov’s neighbor at Pirogovo in September 2020.
The fact is that, like a normal Russian official, Manturov, on the shore of the Quiet Bay, in addition to his own small estate, found another, larger one (and the plot is twice as large, and the mansion is almost four), registered on relatives. Initially, the estate was registered in the name of Manutrov’s father, and after the death of the pensioner, it passed to the mother of the Deputy Prime Minister. According to the Sobesednik estimates, the cost of this family estate, built by Italian craftsmen from the Pagano company, is already about 5 billion rubles.
So, right between these two estates of the Manturovs, a billionaire decided to wedge himself a few years ago Alexandra Mamut, but for some reason he suddenly changed his mind (perhaps, initially it was only a face value there). Two years ago, Mamut suddenly lost the brand new villa he had built in Pirogovo to his old friend, Abramovich. Since then, Roman Abramovich has been a neighbor of the Manturovs.
Swimming trunks dropped
It was in the old Soviet times that metallurgists proudly said: “Our strength is in swimming trunks.” Now the strength of the metallurgical giants lies in the connections of their owners. And if such people go to their influential neighbors, it is not at all for salt. Why ask for salt when you can ask for something sweeter.
Last year, for example, First Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov accused metal producers of trying to exploit the Russians at a difficult time. He said plainly: “The state and the budget have been harmed in terms of state capital investments and the state defense order by about 100 billion rubles.” And he suggested returning this money in the form of a tax increase. In this case, Abramovich’s Evraz, which managed to more than double its profits in a year due to rising prices, would suffer serious financial losses.
Denis Manturov promised to solve his neighbor's problems. The minister quickly gathered industry representatives and strongly demanded that they do not raise prices stated in the contracts, at least for businesses fulfilling state defense orders. The ministry's press service stated that additional tax exemptions were not discussed at the meeting. It was all done in a neighborly manner.
Denis ManturovPalace on hold
If you suspect corruption in this situation (an oligarch buying a house from an official at an unclear, possibly inflated price to conceal a bribe), there is none. Manturov didn't directly transfer the estate in Pirogovo to Abramovich, but to the son of his good friend from Oboronprom, Viktor Grigoriev, who then passed it to the oligarch. Everything seems to be going smoothly, though…
Another house belonging to Manturov from the same Italian company “Pagano” in the same golf club at Klyazma also belonged to Viktor Grigoriev. Moreover, Grigoriev owned it for only two months. Initially, this “Pagano” mansion belonged to the family of the head of the presidential administration, Anton Vaino, and the Grigorievs had the same impression that it was “overexposed” in order to re-register the property for the right buyer.
Thanks to this mediation, the transfer of luxury real estate between the families of Vaino and the Manturovs, or Manutrov and Abramovich, does not seem openly corrupt. What happens in Silent Bay should happen in silence.
Arbamovich and Manutrov became related
In addition to Abramovich, Manturov, and Vaino, several lesser-known, but also wealthy individuals settled in Pirogovo. It is not just a resort or a simple cottage village, as on Rublyovka, but a private club for wealthy lovers of an active lifestyle. If a person starts to feel the need to travel to Pirogovo, they eventually end up living here.
The best architects, not only in Russia but also in the world, worked on the club’s residential building projects.
“Our residents,” the club says, “are like one family. Often everyone gathers in the club house, where we have the Domino restaurant, and they organize various events…
So recently, oligarch Roman Abramovich and Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov, under whose roof the billionaire lives today, are now one “family”. You could say they were born. Here is such a “Pirogovo”!
Therefore, it's not surprising that on August 1, at a meeting on the development of the metallurgical complex, Denis Manturov said: “At the current ruble exchange rate, external supplies are unprofitable, and somewhere completely uneconomical.” This means that inflation in Russia, along with prices, must go up so that the Deputy Prime Minister’s neighbor Roman Abramovich and his colleagues in the industry can earn more.
