What they found at Markelov's. Works of art that are on the international wanted list found in the mansion of the former head of Mari El Markelov

Italian palaces, hotels and mansions

Former head of Mari El Leonid Markelov created his own "little Italy" in Yoshkar-Ola - copies of palaces and castles. Most of them are owned either by the ex-head of the region himself, and now a person involved in a criminal case, or: the total value of the real estate owned by the Markelovs is estimated at more than 500 million rubles.

Investigators who are conducting the case of the ex-head of Mari El, Leonid Markelov, suspected of receiving a bribe of 235 million, are now finding out what assets the official and his family have, as well as how they all earned it. If it is confirmed that the property was bought with bribes, it can go to the state.

Markelov the Magnificent

The head of the Florentine Republic, Lorenzo Medici, was called Lorenzo the Magnificent for his love of luxury, as well as for supporting people of art. The former head of the Republic of Mari El, Leonid Markelov, received almost the same nickname from local residents.

He adores Italy and Lorenzo Medici himself. Yoshkar-Ola is lined with copies of Italian Renaissance palaces: here is the pseudo-Venetian Palace of the Doges, and the Florentine castle of Palazzo Vecchio, where the Medici lived, and dozens of other buildings in a similar style.

According to media reports, during searches in the mansion of the ex-head of Mari El Leonid Markelov, luxury items of historical and cultural value were found. At Markelov they found paintings by Italian artists Botticelli, Raphael, a manuscript by Nikolai Karamzin, and Pushkin's poems signed by the poet. The media report that some of the works of art found at the ex-head of the region are on the international wanted list. Markelov's lawyer Pyotr Sevruk said: his ward did not acquire valuable paintings, especially those on the wanted list.

Searches took place in the mansion of the ex-head of Mari El Leonid Markelov in Yoshkar-Ola. According to the Internet magazine "7x7", during the investigation, luxury items of historical and cultural value were found in the house. In particular, according to the publication, paintings by Italian artists Botticelli, Raphael, works of sculptors and architects of the Renaissance were found. Also, the lifetime edition of Alexander Pushkin's poems with his personal autograph and the manuscript of the Russian historian and writer of the 18th century Nikolai Karamzin were seized from Markelov.

The message says that some of the works of art are on the international wanted list. Experts have estimated the value of the things found at Markelov's at several tens of millions of euros.

At the same time, the lawyer of the ex-head of Mari El, Pyotr Sevruk, told RIA Novosti that Markelov had not acquired valuable paintings, especially those on the wanted list. “I was in Markelov's detention center, and he said that he had not collected or acquired any valuable works of art, did not steal, and even less had anything to do with the paintings that were on the international wanted list,” Sevruk said.

According to him, he saw only one report of the search at Markelov's place. The document referred to the discovery of a collection of coins. The lawyer noted that these coins are not of particular value.

Recall that a criminal case was previously initiated against the ex-head of Mari El under the articles on bribery, bribery and mediation in bribery. According to the investigation, Markelov received 235 million rubles from the agricultural holding. for assistance in obtaining state support.

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The ex-head of the Republic of Mari El, Leonid Markelov, who is under investigation, and his family own real estate worth more than 500 million rubles. Yoshkar-Ola is lined with copies of Italian Renaissance palaces and castles, some of which belong to the former governor and his relatives. Markelov also has real estate in Moscow.

Leonid Markelov. Photo: Global Look

In one of these "castles" in the center of the city on the banks of the Malaya Kokshaga River, Markelov himself lives with his daughter and son, reports L! Fe. The ex-head of the region owns two apartments in the house with total area almost 500 sq. m and also commercial property on the first floor. The total cost of these three facilities is 30 million rubles.

In the capital, Markelov owns an apartment in a club house at 9 Mashkov Street, near Chistye Prudy. The area of ​​the apartment is 71 sq. m, it costs about 30 million rubles. Markelov acquired these apartments back in 1998, when he was a State Duma deputy.

Markelov's money was used to buy an apartment with an area of ​​400 sq. m worth about 10 million rubles. in the center of Yoshkar-Ola. She is now recorded on ex-wife disgraced official.

The richest member of the ex-governor's family is his stepmother, 71-year-old Tatiana Ivanovna. The Muscovite pensioner owns a number of companies with billions of dollars in turnover and a net profit of about 500 million rubles a year. Markelova has a wide range of entrepreneurial interests, including investing in securities and real estate leasing and quarrying and media activities.

The stepmother also owns a significant part of Markelov's immovable empire in the amount of approximately 300 million rubles. These include three mansions (a suburban family estate on the picturesque Lake Karas), five land plots with a total area of ​​almost three hectares and a luxurious hotel "Ludoviko Moro" in the center of Yoshkar-Ola with a suburban "branch" on the shore of the same lake. The hotel business brings the stepmother 30-40 million rubles. annually.

The gem of the Markelovs collection is an office building in the city center. It is a copy of the Florentine Palazzo Vecchio, where the Medici family lived. Most of it is occupied by a store, the rest of the commercial space is given to a restaurant, radio stations and other organizations. On the turret of the "palace" there is a local landmark - a movable sculptural composition "12 Apostles".

Tatyana Markelova controls the property through her own firms - TV Company 12 Region, which earned 285 million rubles last year, and Voskresensky Park.

The data on the assets of the ex-governor will come up to the criminal case. If it is confirmed that the property was bought with bribes, it can go to the state.

Leonid Markelov is accused of taking a bribe in the amount of 235 million rubles. Together with him, Natalya Kozhanova, director of the same TV company 12 region, and Nikolai Krivash, a local entrepreneur, head of Akashevskaya Poultry Farm OJSC, were involved in the case. Investigators believe that Markelov helped Krivash receive subsidies from the budget for bribes, and Kozhanova played the role of an intermediary. So, in 2015, Markelov "knocked out" more than 4 billion rubles for the poultry farm. subsidies.

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow previously arrested Leonid Markelov and Natalya Kozhanova until June 12, 2017. Both accused do not admit their guilt.