Putin's Palace (film)
| Putin's Palace. History of World's Largest Bribe | |
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The courtyard of the Residence at Cape Idokopas, the film's subject | |
| Original title | Дворец для Путина. История самой большой взятки |
| Directed by | Alexei Navalny (uncredited) |
| Written by | Alexei Navalny |
| Produced by | Anti-Corruption Foundation |
| Narrated by | Alexei Navalny |
| Cinematography | Felix Angermaier |
| Edited by | Vitaly Kolesnikov |
| Distributed by | Anti-Corruption Foundation |
Release dates | |
Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | Russia |
| Languages | YouTube: 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 (Russian: Дворец для Путина. История самой большой взятки, romanized: Dvorets dlya Putina. Istoriya samoy bol'shoy vzyatki, lit. 'A palace for Putin. The story of the biggest bribe') 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".
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.