“Putin was never personally interested in design; he was protected from any contacts. Those who worked on the objects and at the objects were hidden from him. Everyone was necessarily kicked out of the site before his arrival.
But Medvedev, when they were making the Gorki-9 and Bocharov Ruchei projects, pretty much tortured everyone, since he personally controlled and interfered in all stages.
“The color of shit” is what Dmitry Anatolyevich wrote in his own hand on design projects.
Medvedev constantly turned down the proposed projects and chose the finishing materials himself. Almost everything had to be ordered from manufacturers in Europe; he never entered into the position of builders and Medvedev was not interested in deadlines. At the same time, no one canceled the deadline for the delivery of the object. And the production and delivery times for some materials chosen by Medvedev could reach up to 6 months or more.
Medvedev was really eager to get the Reception House, he was in a great hurry, always wandering around the construction site and stressing everyone out.
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In Gorki, Dmitry Medvedev and his wife Svetlana have different apartments: Medvedev in his half of the house, Svetlana in hers.
Designers from St. Petersburg, Shishkin and Yakovlev, brought in by the spouses, worked on the design. He and the Medvedevs shared some kind of gigantic love for dark wood in the interior. Dark wood predominates in the couple’s bedrooms. And the library is entirely made of it and made in the style of “Harry Potter”.
In addition to Gorok-9, these designers also made Bocharov Ruchei.
Svetlana Medvedeva is tough. Once they cut down a large spruce tree that she really liked, she ordered the same tree to be planted back. As a result, we had to look for an identical tree and transport it using the same equipment that transports the main Christmas tree. The whole operation was a transplant.
In addition to Medvedev and his wife, their family bath attendant actively intervened in the work.
This bathhouse attendant worked at the sports and recreation center in Gorki-9 and came into complete confidence in Medvedev. When they began to rebuild the sports complex, the bathhouse attendant constantly demanded a report on any details.
On the second floor they made a “disco” in the style of the 80s: with light music and a mirror ball that spins under the ceiling. Medvedev loves everything like that.
Medvedev wanted his own cinema in Gorki-9 – white leather chairs, professional equipment. The hall is small, but the contractors were always messing around. And then the bugs started to appear and we had to close it for pest control.
There was a terrible scandal with the film “Avatar”. Medvedev demanded that this newly released film be shown to him at his personal residence. Moreover, he wanted the company that owns the rights to provide a digital key that would allow them to show this film themselves at any time.
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