Former Ukrainian president’s estate is now a museum of corruption
David Baratz
USA TODAY
The Mezhyhirya Residence in the village of Novi Petrivtsi, north of Kiev, Ukraine on Sept. 22, 2017. The massive estate was the home of former President Viktor Yanukovych, who fled the country during the 2014 Ukrainian revolution. It's now open to tourists wanting a glimpse of Yanukovych's opulent lifestyle.
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A staircase winds up in a view of a room inside President Viktor Yanukovych's Mezhyhirya estate, which was abandoned by security, on Feb. 26, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine.
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A woman stands near a sculpture of a horse around President Viktor Yanukovych's Mezhyhirya estate on Feb. 26, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine.
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A guide stands in the grand foyer at Mezhyhirya, the former private estate of former president Viktor Yanukovych which is now a museum, on Nov.15, 2014, in Novi Petrivtsi, Ukraine.
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Visitors take pictures of a stuffed lion at Mezhyhirya, the former private estate of former president Viktor Yanukovych which is now a museum, on Nov. 15, 2014 in Novi Petrivtsi, Ukraine.
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A seating area in the Mezhyhirya Residence located in the village of Novi Petrivtsi, north of Kiev, Ukraine on Sept. 22, 2017.
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People visit a collection of antique cars at Mezhyhirya, the former private estate of former president Viktor Yanukovych which is now a museum, on Nov. 15, 2014 in Novi Petrivtsi, Ukraine.
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A loaf of bread made from solid gold which used to belong to former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych on display at Mezhyhirya, his former private estate which is now a museum, on Nov. 15, 2014 in Novi Petrivtsi, Ukraine.
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Visitors pose for pictures on the bed of former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych at Mezhyhirya, his former private estate which is now a museum, on Nov. 15, 2014 in Novi Petrivtsi, Ukraine. When Yanukovych was forced from power in February and fled the country following months of sometimes violent protests, the extravagant estate was opened to the public and returned to state ownership.
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Balls are left on a billiards table in a room inside President Viktor Yanukovych's Mezhyhirya estate, which was abandoned by security, on Feb. 26, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine.
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A visitor looks at an ostrich, one of many exotic birds kept on the property, at Mezhyhirya, the former private estate of former president Viktor Yanukovych which is now a museum, on Nov. 15, 2014 in Novi Petrivtsi, Ukraine.
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A boxing ring at Mezhyhirya, the former private estate of former president Viktor Yanukovych which is now a museum, on Nov. 15, 2014 in Novi Petrivtsi, Ukraine.
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A visitor looks at a sculpture in the grounds of of the then Ukrainian President Yanukovych's countryside residence in Mezhyhirya, which is about 12.5 miles north of the capital Kiev on Feb, 22, 2014.
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A bowling alley at Mezhyhirya, the former private estate of former president Viktor Yanukovych which is now a museum, on Nov. 15, 2014 in Novi Petrivtsi, Ukraine.
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A view of a bathroom inside President Viktor Yanukovych's Mezhyhirya estate, which was abandoned by security, on Feb. 26, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine.
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A white Steinway piano sits in a room inside President Viktor Yanukovych's Mezhyhirya estate on Feb. 26, 2014.
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