Escaped from the Russian oppositionist Vyacheslav Maltsev found in nice. Special correspondent Slon.fr published photos, which show that Russian blogger and politician is waiting for the reception at the French Prefecture. Presumably, Maltsev delivers the documents to obtain political asylum. Which is logical, given that at Home he is looking for the FSB on charges of public appeals to extremism, and it is up to 4 years in prison.
The most interesting thing that any property in the elite resort area at Maltsev never appeared, and he in Russia led relatively modest lifestyles. According to reports the inner circle, the opposition settled on the flat from a friend for political activities. However, specific names are not known.
But the names failed to establish French journalists. According to their information, the unknown comrade is the Yaroslavl political strategist Pavel Isaev, the family which has property in nice. Himself Isaev in Russia now fights for the fate of juveniles arrested for possession of Molotov cocktails. But Maltsev allegedly allowed to "stay" in a luxury apartment.
It is, however, not about the Villa. But the apartment is decent. How did you find the French press, this split-level apartment with a gorgeous sea view, a marble balcony, private tangerine garden and garage. By conservative estimates, the cost of such housing in a residential complex could be from 5 million euros, but Maltsev the opportunity to live there, if you believe the media, got for free.
Well, or not very free. The owner of the apartment Pavel Isaev is now actively coordinates the activities of the failed "revolutionaries", and not only in Yaroslavl. This activity is done not out of altruism. According to experts, the price of this kind of risky political technologies (and now to do Mal'cev projects definitely risky) could be tens of thousands of euros. Which is comparable to the budgets of European grants. Is it any wonder the generosity Isayev...