Who are the Russian billionaires?

Today on Russia ranks third in the world after the United States and Germany in terms of the number of dollar billionaires. In Moscow for two billionaire more than in New York - 31 to 29.
The majority of Russian oligarchs have built their state on the country's natural resources: oil, gas, coal, and metals.

Today, Russian dictate the price of real estate luxury at the Cote d'Azur of France, the Alps and in London, at the longest yachts and expensive cars. Owning a luxury - it is the most affordable way to stand out from the crowd, this is an external demonstration of belonging to the elite class of "haves". Hence, gold watch with diamonds and machinery, valued at not less than one hundred thousand dollars of Brioni suits, the inscriptions "Dolce and Gabbana" or "Dior" in the entire breast, and, of course, the "cool" "Hammer", the villa with the most beautiful the type and length of the yacht is not less than 52 meters.

Average Russian billionaires around forty years. It is an absolute self-made, all that is not inherited, unlike most Western "brothers", and earned himself.

He is married and is often a second time. He has two children who still go to school. He lives in Moscow, in the heart of the city in a luxurious two-or three-Penthouse area about 500 square meters with a swimming pool and winter garden and a cost of five to ten million dollars. Furniture and design of the apartment are made to order and are not less than one million dollars, not counting the personal predilections of the owner of antiques. More often than not, our billionaire and has a country house in Rublevka value of not less than ten million dollars. Cars do not belong to a particularly expensive part of the budget. And ultrafashionable Ferrari, Lamborghini and Maseratti often flaunt provincial nouveaux riches. Large oligarchs prefer now a politically correct move with modesty and protection for Mersedes, BMW and Audi. Car count the cost. One car with a driver for himself and one reserve, one Mersedes G55 plus one for the protection of sports for the week-ends, one for the wife and another - to take children to school.

Total 800 thousand dollars of road investment, not counting staff. With regard to foreign residence, the average Russian billionaire prefers to buy a villa on the Cote d'Azur and in Sardinia, the islands in Croatia at home in Switzerland, chalets in ski resorts in the Alps and apartments in London, Paris, Monte Carlo and New York. Villa, for example, in Saint-Tropez will cost between 15 and 35, and housing in London in the best area - up to 25 million dollars, plus furniture and antiques - here it all depends on taste. Almost all Russian businessmen, quoted by "Forbes" list of "Gold hundred", have a private plane and yacht, and some even a bit. The most luxurious Boeing Business Jet 737 with a satellite phone and LCD TVs in every seat - 50 to 70 million dollars. The fifth model Gulfstream - 42-45 million dollars, Falcon 900 - 35-40 million, a tiny tenth Falcon Middle flights and is available "only" twenty million. Yachts - our favorite means of transportation average billionaire during the summer holidays. The most favorite part of the Mediterranean Sea between Saint-Tropez, Corsica, Sardinia and Croatia. Crowned the list of investment art collection of the average for the fifteen million so. The new Russian usual four guards (two for themselves and two for the wife and children) in three shifts to one and a half to two thousand dollars a month each, the four drivers (two personal, two for the protection, one for the wife and one for children). They paid fifteen hundred dollars a month each. On average, seven to eight domestic helpers (nannies, maids, cook, gardener) to seven hundred dollars a month each. Children billionaire likes to send to study abroad. In the Swiss fashion schools, such as, for example, "La Roze, worth up to one hundred thousand dollars a year, as well as the English respectable school-type Eaton, Harrow and Millfield, which are slightly cheaper - 30 thousand dollars a year for each offspring . The contents of his wife and her pocket costs include footwear, clothing and jewelry (except for a very expensive diamond necklace and large), oligarch cost approximately twenty thousand dollars a month. Contents lover is a little more (about 25 000 dollars per month) - it should take into account a one-car-type "Audi TT". If you add up all the running costs the average Russian billionaire, according to the author, having an apartment in Moscow, home to Rublevka, mansion in London and a villa on the French Riviera, yachts and aircraft, as well as all the above staff, received eight million dollars to the tail.
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