Putin's Palace (film)

Putin's Palace.
History of World's Largest Bribe
The courtyard of the Residence at Cape Idokopas, the film's subject
Original titleДворец для Путина. История самой большой взятки
Directed byAlexei Navalny (uncredited)
Written byAlexei Navalny
Produced byAnti-Corruption Foundation
Narrated byAlexei Navalny
CinematographyFelix Angermaier
Edited byVitaly Kolesnikov
Distributed byAnti-Corruption Foundation
Release dates
  • 19 January 2021 (2021-01-19) (YouTube)
  • 25 January 2021 (2021-01-25) (TVP Info)
Running time
113 minutes
CountryRussia
LanguagesYouTube: Russian (with official English subtitles)
TVP Info: Polish
External videos
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"Дворец для Путина. История самой большой взятки" (Putin's Palace. History of World's Largest Bribe) with English subtitles

Putin's Palace. History of World's Largest Bribe[1] (Russian: Дворец для Путина. История самой большой взятки, romanizedDvorets dlya Putina. Istoriya samoy bol'shoy vzyatki, lit.'A palace for Putin. The story of the biggest bribe'[2][3]) is a 2021 Russian documentary film by the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK). The film investigates the residence commonly known as "Putin's Palace" that it claims was constructed for Russian president Vladimir Putin and details a corruption scheme allegedly headed by Putin involving the construction of the palace. The film estimates that the residence, located near the town of Gelendzhik in Krasnodar Krai, cost over 100 billion (approximately $1.35 billion) with what it says was "the largest bribe in history".[4][5]

Putin has said that neither he nor his family ever owned the palace and downplayed the investigation. Oligarch Arkady Rotenberg, who has close links to Putin, claimed ownership.[6][7]

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  2. ^ Smolentseva, Natalia; Barysheva, Elena (21 January 2021). "Russian activist says he toured Putin's rumored palace". Deutsche Welle.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference novayagazeta-2021-01-21 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Levchenko, Grigory (19 January 2021). "Putin's palace: Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation investigates the Russian president's billion-dollar residence on the Black Sea". Meduza.
  5. ^ "Alexei Navalny: Millions watch jailed critic's 'Putin palace' film". BBC News. 20 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Putin's former judo partner says he owns palace linked to Russian leader". The Guardian. Reuters. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Russian billionaire Arkady Rotenberg says 'Putin Palace' is his". BBC News. 30 January 2021.