Ukrainian Versailles. Mezhyhirya Residence of the Fled Ukrainian President.

Luxury gone wild. You have to see it to believe it. The 5 story home of ousted Ukrainian president Yanukovych is the largest wooden home in the world. The cost of this complex was billions of dollars. I’ll take you out of Kyiv to show you this jaw-dropping place and how politicians live large. You’ll feel like a French citizen of the 1790's who just visited Versailles. What took the Bourbons generations to build, Viktor Yanukovych managed to accomplish in a few short years. We’ll compare the opulence of Louis XVI and Yanukovich residences. Who will win the battle? Prepare to be awed and amazed at the sheer amount of wealth that Ukraine's ex-president had and put into this estate. Mezhyhirya is the Residence of former shamed President of Ukraine Yanukovich. He has built a huge house for himself there from money stolen from the budget of Ukraine. The grounds are immaculate, with a private golf course, seaside, gorgeous mansion and extra living quarters, airport, garage for collector cars, and even a private gas station on site. You are indeed used to visiting palaces and very luxurious places made from public money but always from other historical times. Here you can see a bursting materialization of corruption that happened only a few years ago. The ex-president fled to Russia in 2014. Anything you can think of as ridiculously luxurious, exists in Mezhyhirya. Golden toilets? Yep. Private boxing ring? Yep. Private zoo? Yep. Private antique car collection? Yep. Private lake? Yep. Stuffed lion? There you go. First John Lennon Signature white grand piano? Yep. Private Clinic? Yep. And it goes on and on for 370 acres.