8 official residences of Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin Alexei Nikolsky/Sputnik From the tiny apartment that he lived in during the 1990s to Stalin’s dacha and Romanov palaces, the leader of the largest country on Earth has quite a few places to work and relax in.
1. Novo-Ogaryevo in the Moscow Region
Main house of the Novo-Ogaryevo residence. Legion media
This is the place Putin calls home.
Located in the western part of the Moscow Region, not far from the capital, this residence is not a state secret, and it pops up in Google maps searches quite readily.
Novo-Ogaryevo became Putin’s official residence in 2000. Although he does not own the estate, he considers it home, which can easily be deduced from the fact that the residence remained in his de-facto possession when he took a four-year-long break from the presidency in 2008-2012, serving as Russia’s prime minister. According to Russian law, a retiring president can choose a reside