Vladimir Putin and his girlfriend Alina Kabayeva: life as a tsar in a princely palace

Thirty-nine, a former gymnast with an Olympic gold medal and nine world gold medals, is referred to as the “Czarina” of Vladimir Putin: not a wife, but not even a simple lover. Alina Kabayeva, who would also be the mother of the last two children of the Russian president (born in 2015 and 2019), according to an investigation by project, Independent Russian online magazine, officially would use a mega-penthouse in Sochi but in reality he would live with Putin in a princely palace in Valdainorth of Moscow.

Second projectthe official residence of Sochi (a complex with a spectacular view of the sea) is a 2,600 square meter and 20-room apartment which in 2011 was defined as the largest in the Russian federation, so much so that it has not only a “normal” swimming pool, but also a cinema, a patio and even a helipad (on the roof). But in the maxi-attic, the former gymnast would only live from time to time: in reality she would spend most of her time right in the Valdai building where her two children, some family members and her assistants would also reside.

According to what was reported in the investigation, the connection with Valdimir Putin is clear: the building (the expenses of which are supported by the funds of a Cypriot offshore company which in turn controls the company that owns the Putinka vodka brand) appears to be one of the residents preferred by Putin, who also recently had you install an anti-aircraft defense system and a secret railway link. Inside the compound, he reveals project, arise Putin’s residence, called the “Golden House”, and 800 meters away a new 1200 square meter building made entirely of wood, the construction of which began in 2020, which would formally be registered to the Prime company but which in reality has become the mansion of Alina Kabayeva and her children.

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Halfway between Vladimir Putin’s residence and that of his lover, they then arise a spa with solarium, a 25-metre swimming pool, a hammam, a sauna, a mud pool, whirlpools, a cosmetic and dental studio. And near the gymnast’s mansion Putin has built a landing through which you can take a boat to navigate the canals along the entire 28 hectares of the estate.

Apart from the sumptuous mansion of Valdai, which is not in her name, Alina Kabayeva would have real estate assets that exceed 120 million dollars: in addition to the dream penthouse in Sochi (listed for sale in 2009 for 15 million dollars, and purchased two years later for a fifth of the amount, only 3.2 million, thanks to the intermediation of a man close to Putin), in the area there are also three other apartments in the name of the gymnast’s grandmother.

The rumors about the link between Vladimir Putin and Alina Kabayeva they are not actually new, but the tsar has always denied having an affair with her. Last year, the rumors were rekindled by a ring that appeared on the finger of the former gymnast during an event in Moscow: it would be a gift from the Russian president. And, according to Proekt’s investigation, it would definitely not be the most expensive.