Novo-Ogaryovo

Novo- Ogaryovo (Russian Ново - Огарёво ) is an estate in the Moscow Oblast, close to the Moscow district Krylatskoje and the city of Krasnogorsk. In 2000 it became the official residence of Vladimir Putin, the Russian president was in 2008, since 2008 Russian Prime Minister and since 2012 president again.

The residence is located in a wooded area between the Rubljowo - Uspenskoe -Chaussee (popularly: Rublyovka ) and Moskva River. A six- meter-high wall protects them outward. On the site there are helipads, a riding stable, extensive sports facilities and greenhouses. Novo- Ogaryovo is situated about 30 kilometers west of the Kremlin.

History

The residence dates back to a country estate, the son of Tsar Alexander II, Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich, built in the 19th century in the Gothic Revival, Scottish- English style on the right bank of the Moskva River. Early 1950s was the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, Georgi Malenkov, remodel the house according to the plans of his daughter. As Malenkov was removed from his post in 1955, renovations were still in progress. The property was then used for the accommodation of high-ranking state guests for receptions and as a meeting of various government committees, as well as a resort for senior figures from the government and party leadership.

On 23 April 1991, the President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev signed a Joint Declaration on the continued existence of the Soviet Union with the supreme representatives of nine republics (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan) in Novo- Ogaryovo (9 1 agreements ). This envisaged the signing of a Treaty on European Union and a Union constitution.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the residence was provided for government purposes, but remained largely unused until Vladimir Putin 's 2000 declared the headquarters, had renovated. Since then, immediately next location Ussowo settlement developed into the most expensive residential area of ​​Moscow.