"Thirty meters, but in Soho." Tatler spoke about the modest life of Luzhkov's daughter and Baturina

Baturina Elena Nikolaevna is one of the richest and most influential women on the planet, a billionaire and the former owner of the empire of the metropolitan business environment Inteko, who is its co-founder today, as well as the wife of the ex-mayor of the capital.

This list goes on and on, because today this woman owns a network hotel business international scale, which includes the eminent hotel complex "New Peterhof" (St. Petersburg), the Czech Quisisana Palace in Karlovy Vary, the Morrison Hotel, located in the heart of Ireland, one of recent projects was the creation of a specialized hotel center on the basis of the largest business citadel of Kazakhstan "Moscow-Park".

A bright and strong personality, a woman with an iron character, a sharp mind and strong will, Elena Baturina is far from the heiress of wealthy parents, as it might seem, looking at her present. Her success story is based on leadership qualities, hard work and talent as an entrepreneur. She comes from an ordinary Moscow family, where mom and dad were employees of the Fraser plant. My father is a workshop foreman, and my mother worked all her life at the plant's machine tool. The future business woman was born during the celebration of International Women's Day, her date of birth is March 8, 1963. Elena Baturina does not indicate her nationality anywhere. Her biography is closely connected with her family, she attracts relatives to the business, assuring that she trusts them unlimitedly.

Elena was a sickly child, classmates recalled that in childhood she had problems with her lungs, hence the hatred of smoking and her love for sports was already conscious at the time - she plays tennis and horseback riding, handles a rifle, is fond of skiing.

Elena is the second child in the family, her older brother is an entrepreneur. They both graduated from the same school, and in terms of getting higher education Elena did not deviate from the path of her brother - she was enrolled in the evening department of the Institute of Management named. Simultaneously with her studies in 1980, Elena went to work at the factory where her parents worked.

Career and business

The start of a businesswoman's career began in her youth, from the position of a design engineer. By the time Elena decided to change her job, in 1982, she was already working as a senior design engineer in the department of the chief technologist.

The next step in her career is the period 1982-89. When Elena became a researcher at the Institute economic problems integrated development Moscow", she was able to transform scientific activity to the chairmanship of the Union of United Cooperatives, and then became a leading specialist there.

The turning point in Elena's biography was 1989, when Baturina changed her vector and began to do business. Activities in the commission of the Moscow City Executive Committee did not allow her to return to the monotonous scientific work, the girl decided to embark on a free swim.

The first step on the road to success was the creation of a joint family cooperative with his brother Victor. Relatives tried to introduce modern technologies, created and installed software purchased computer equipment.

Inteko was born in 1991, initially it was an enterprise for the manufacture of polymer products. It so happened that in the same year Elena became the wife of Yuri Luzhkov, who became the mayor of the Russian capital a year later.

It is possible that thanks to a favorable marriage and useful acquaintances, the Baturina cooperative began to receive orders from the municipal level, and later the cooperative expanded, taking over the Moscow oil refinery, which is on the balance sheet of the Moscow prefecture.

On the territory belonging to this plant, an enterprise for the production of polypropylene was erected, and the property was in the hands of Elena Nikolaevna.

In 1994, a plastics production plant was attached to Inteko, and by the mid-1990s, the products of this company accounted for a quarter of the entire market. In 1999, Inteko became a participant in a scandal where it was accused of embezzling budget funds, at that moment the company was listed as a general contractor during the construction of a new city in Kalmykia. Baturina tried to become a deputy State Duma from Kalmykia, but this attempt failed.

In the early 2000s, Inteko takes on the appearance of an investment and construction corporation, buying up cement plants, as a result, this company became the leading supplier of cement in Russia. At the same time, the company invests in large state-owned enterprises, including Gazprom, Sberbank, etc. It also participates financially in a number of major social projects in the field of culture, medicine, sports and art.

Since 2005, the process of disintegration of Inteko began. First, the company leaves the concrete-panel construction market, in 2006 Viktor Baturin leaves the company, followed by Elena herself. However, she becomes a co-founder of the company by being elected to the board of directors. financial enterprise Russian Land Bank. In the period from 2006 to 2011, Inteko carried out many projects: construction modern complexes for the residence of Dominion, Arco di Sole, "Champion Park" and ASTRA, as well as the construction of the building of the University. , "New Peterhof" was opened.

In 2008, Inteko is included in the list of 300 backbone enterprises of the country.

In 2011, the sale of Inteko to investors was announced, along with this, Elena Baturina also sells the Russian Land Bank, which belonged to her at that time.

After the resignation of her husband, Elena moved to live in London and began to develop the hotel business. Later, she moved to Austria with her husband and children. In Aurach, the Luzhkovs bought a house for € 20 million. Their neighbors were representatives of the Swarovski family, owners of a trading network and people of art. At the new place of residence, Elena Baturina immediately joined in public life. In the late 2000s, her company became a sponsor of the Triathlon World Cup, Rotary club conventions. With the support of the wife of the ex-mayor of Moscow, the Jazznova festival was held in the Alpine city. Through the efforts of Baturina, the town was visited by and.

In the Austrian capital of Vienna, Elena Baturina has a real estate company called Sapho GmbH, where the couple also acquired another mansion in the prestigious Döbling district. Elena Baturina retained Russian citizenship, which gives her the right to retire.

In 2016, Baturina became the owner of a number of office buildings in Brooklyn (New York). Together with her husband, they run a concern for breeding thoroughbred horses, and also participate in charity. Since 2012, under the leadership of Baturina, the BE OPEN charity foundation has been operating. This is a youth project that allows young talents to realize their ideas and talents in architecture, fine arts, literature, science and design. The Foundation is organized in the UK.

Personal life

Before marriage, the personal life of a billionaire woman is unknown. In 1991, Yuri Luzhkov became her husband. For the sake of Elena, he left a family in which he had two sons growing up.

The couple have been married for more than 25 years and in 2016 they performed the sacrament of the wedding, as evidenced by numerous photos. It is noteworthy that Elena honors family values above all and repeatedly said that family and children are her most precious wealth. In 2010, there were rumors in the media that Elena was divorcing Luzhkov, but this information turned out to be false.

Elena and Yuri have two adult daughters, the first Elena was born in 1992, and a couple of years later, the youngest daughter Olga was born. Both girls studied at Moscow State University, but after the resignation of their father, they moved with their parents to Britain. They continued to receive their education already in London, on the basis of the University College.

The younger Olga continued her studies at the University of New York, where she received a bachelor's degree, and later a master's degree in hotel business. The first project of the girl was the opening of the Herbarium bar near the mother's hotel complex, the five-star Grand Tirolia hotel in the mountains of Austria, in Kitzbühel. The place is interesting because, in addition to the standard menu and drinks, herbal infusions and cocktails were served here.

Elena, eldest daughter Luzhkov and Baturina, lives and works in Slovakia, where she organized her own company for the production of cosmetics and perfumery Alener. In 2018, Elena Luzhkova became a citizen of Cyprus, where her mother began the construction of a residential complex.

Baturina calls her favorite activities equestrian variety, skiing, as well as collecting rare cars. Elena Baturina has her own plane, which she considers her best purchase. Owning businesses in different parts light, the business woman has time to control all of them personally. Elena Baturina owns a collection of exclusive porcelain. In 2011, the entrepreneur donated part of the exhibits to the Tsaritsino Museum-Reserve.

Unfortunately, after a conflict over finances in 2007, Elena stopped communicating with her brother Victor, and relations between relatives were broken. The brother filed a lawsuit against his sister for illegal dismissal from the post of vice president and appropriation of a stake in Inteko owned by Baturin. And in 2011, Elena sold the company. The new owners were Mikail Shishkhanov, who bought out 95% valuable papers, and Sberbank Investments.

Elena Baturina is not a fan of beauty salons. Business lady does not use the services of cosmetologists, she did not plastic surgery. Elena periodically loses weight, but does not create an end in itself from the process of losing weight. With a height of 172 cm, her weight sometimes reaches 87 kg.

Elena Baturina now

In April 2018, Elena Baturina made a deal to sell the Grand Tirolia hotel complex, which became a loss-making enterprise for her. The transaction price was € 45 million. The new owner is an Austrian entrepreneur who will involve an international hotel operator in the rebranding of the hotel.

Now Baturina's profit is brought by an international hotel chain, as well as a development center in New York. Thus, the net profit of the Morrison Hotel (Dublin, Ireland) in 2017 amounted to € 1.5 million. According to Forbes magazine, Baturina’s fortune for 2018 amounted to $ 1.2 billion. In the ranking of the richest women in Russia, Elena is still at first place, among the 200 richest businessmen in the country - on the 79th line.

Elena Baturina is ready for a dialogue with reporters, her interviews periodically appear in the press. Many businesswoman phrases become quotes. For communication, Elena Baturina chooses a live conversation. Elena Baturina did not start an official website. AT social network Instagram does not have her account, but her Twitter profile is open.

Daughter of ex-Mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzhkov and herself rich woman Russian Elena Baturina - Elena Luzhkova - received Cypriot citizenship. This follows from the data of the British register of legal entities. Earlier, a series of publications showed that many wealthy Russians have island passports (Cyprus and Malta). For example, billionaire Oleg Deripaska and Yandex founder Arkady Volozh. These are "golden visas", which make it easier to travel around the world.

Elena Luzhkova is 25 years old. She lives in the UK. The girl graduated from the University of London, specializing in the politics of Eastern European countries. Just like Yury Luzhkov recently, now his daughter Elena works in London "in one of the structures connected with the hotel business."

Elena also tries to do business on her own. In 2016, she registered Whip Limited. Profile - "other business support activities not included in any headings" (registry data). And earlier, Elena had another company - Claredron education (her profile was no more intelligible).

The cards of both firms indicate that Elena has Cypriot citizenship.

I no longer have a Whip company, I recently closed it, - Elena Luzhkova told Life. - She does not plan to do anything, I registered her so that no one would steal her name, but this is no longer relevant to me. The Clarendon company also did nothing and also registered to have the right to use the name. Yes, it is also closed. Regarding business in the future: I don’t want to talk about something ahead of time, so that if it doesn’t work out, then I don’t have to report on it.

In a conversation with Life, the girl did not deny that she had a Cypriot passport. Confirm and tell details - too.

As for the passport, I'm afraid I can't answer you, it's personal,” she said.

Elena noted that she travels to Russia during her holidays, but spends most of her time in the UK because she works there.

In order to obtain a Cypriot passport, foreign citizen it is necessary to invest at least €2 million in real estate of the country or €2.5 million in Cypriot companies or government bonds.

At the same time, you don’t need to give up your native country - but you can travel around the world, getting visas easier. This program is therefore called the "golden visa".

Structures of Elena Baturina invest in real estate in Cyprus more money than you need to get citizenship. Like, in the summer of 2018, she will start building a residential complex in Limassol (a city in southern Cyprus). Investments will amount to €40 million. By the way, Baturina herself is listed in the British register of legal entities as a citizen of Russia.

citizenship in exchange for investment.

In January 2018, RBC reported that hundreds of wealthy Russians received Maltese citizenship. Among them - the founder and co-owner of "Yandex" Arkady Volozh and members of his family, the owner of the investment and development company O1 Properties Boris Mints and members of his family.

By the way, younger sister Elena Luzhkova, Olga, also lives abroad. She opened and runs the Herbarium bar near Baturina's Grand Tirolia hotel in Kitzbühel, Switzerland.

He himself spends a lot of time on his farm near Kaliningrad, where he grows buckwheat, wheat, barley and breeds horses and sheep.

Who does not allow Yuri Luzhkov to relax, to whom he built a house - friends revealed the details of the official's life. By the 80th anniversary of Yuri Luzhkov, StarHit found out why he allows his wife to “rule” the family and how he reacts to jokes related to him.

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// Photo: Vyacheslav Prokofiev / TASS

Today, September 21, Yuri Luzhkov turns 80 years old. The ex-mayor will celebrate the anniversary without pathos, in a businesslike way - together with everyone who wishes, on Saturday in the capital's park Kolomenskoye, Yuri Mikhailovich will clean up, and then plant trees. He will be accompanied by his wife Elena Baturina, daughters Olga and Elena and familiar families. The participants will be treated to tea with Luzhkov's signature honey. On the eve of the holiday, Luzhkov's friends told him what he really is.

Anniversary in loneliness

This year, Yuri Luzhkov and Elena Baturina celebrated their silver wedding. Friends admit: they have a lot to learn.

"At Yuri Mikhailovich and Elena Nikolaevna unearthly love- shared with "StarHit" the widow of Artem Borovik, journalist Veronika Borovik-Khilchevskaya. “I still have the following picture in front of my eyes. Anniversary of Moscow, 850 years, 1997. My husband and I were organizing the Jean-Michel Jarre show. The Moscow State University building was used as a huge screen, which broadcast views of the capital. The government box, where President Boris Yeltsin and other high-ranking officials were invited, was empty. Due to strained relations between Luzhkov and Boris Nikolayevich, none of the officials came. It was cold and cloudy. On the bench, wrapped in one blanket, sat only Yuri Mikhailovich and Elena Nikolaevna. He treats his wife very tenderly, obeys her and allows him to steer in the family. And he enjoys peace."

They raised two daughters: 22-year-old Olga and 24-year-old Elena live abroad.

“Olya and Lena are very modest girls,” singer Mikhail Turetsky told StarHit. - I was present at the Luzhkov celebration on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of marriage and watched them. The girls behaved with restraint, and not like some capricious. First of all, this is the merit of their mother. Yuri Mikhailovich worked very hard.”

// Photo: Press service of Yuri Luzhkov

JOKE FOR SHIRVINDT

In 1998, an incident happened - on the Day of the City there was a parade, among the huge inflatable dolls there was a bun in a cap. No one tried to copy the mayor, but many found similarities. Luzhkov was not offended.

“He’s all right with a sense of humor,” Alexander Shirvindt, actor and artistic director of the Satire Theater, explains to StarHit. - We had a tradition: at the meeting, Yuri Mikhailovich and I exchanged fresh anecdotes. Luzhkov attended theatrical premieres. once was Funny case. More than 20 years ago at the Mayakovsky Theater there was a play "Honoring", I leading role. Yuri Mikhailovich was told that Shirvindt would be honored. Yuri Luzhkov came with a huge basket of flowers, in fact, to honor me, but it turned out that this was the name of the production. Got to an assistant who didn't understand. But Luzhkov presented flowers.”

SIXTH SENSE

A few years ago, Yuri Luzhkov went to the Kaluga region. His brother Sergei lives there, and the mayor himself has an apiary. “Yuri Mikhailovich and the driver stopped at a rickety house, he knocked on the door and asked for a glass of water,” the governor recalls. Kaluga region Anatoly Artamonov. - The hosts were a little shocked - Luzhkov himself was on the doorstep! Invited to come in. Yuri Mikhailovich found out that the family had many children, there was no money for new housing. Six months later, a strong brick house stood on the site of the hut. Luzhkov has an amazing quality - he smells those in need a mile away! He never sold his honey. He gives it to his friends and annually presents a 38-liter flask to each kindergarten in our region.”

RIDE HORSE

Yuri Mikhailovich loves outdoor activities: tennis, football, golf, horseback riding. “Once he saved me from a crazy horse,” recalls journalist Veronika Borovik-Khilchevskaya. - Luzhkov confidently keeps in the saddle. Once we were taken to an equestrian club near Moscow, went for a walk. I rode at the very end, and then my mare suffered. Scary was not the right word. I heard highway noise.

“It wasn’t enough to get hit by a car!” – the thought passed. I saw a clearing and decided - I'll try to fall off the horse. Yuri Mikhailovich turned out to be nearby. Caught the reins and pacified. Yuri Luzhkov - good friend. After the death of my husband Artem Borovik, he gave great moral support.”

SECRET OF YOUTH

After his resignation in 2010, Elena Baturina did not let him relax. “He does something all the time. Therefore, at the age of 80, he looks 50. Luzhkov is a man, a wrestler, a block, - says Mikhail Turetsky. - Eight years ago I came to him at the mayor's office to ask for something. Luzhkov offered tea. He took me to a room for rest. Sincere conversations began, and I ask him: “Yuri Mikhailovich, are you tired?” And he categorically declared: “No! What are you. I never get tired."

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Both daughters of the former Moscow mayor have already received higher education. They, like their mother, Elena Baturina, live abroad, but often visit Russia, Yuri Luzhkov said.

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"The eldest - Elena - works in one of the structures associated with the hotel business. The youngest - Olga - became interested in interior design and decided to develop her knowledge and professional skills in this area," Luzhkov told reporters.

Baturina comes to Russia quite often - as the ex-mayor specified, on business and with friends. "Girls come at least as often, mostly to friends and family occasions - they visit their grandmother," he said.

As for Baturina's business, it includes hotels and alternative energy production. And in recent times, added the former mayor of Moscow, also construction and Construction Materials, "which she loves so much and in the field of which she is excellently versed."

"The wife is doing well. Most she conducts business in the West, in several countries of Europe, in the USA. After she and the girls had to leave Russia, she built a completely new, diverse business," RIA Novosti quoted Luzhkov as saying.

The wife of the ex-mayor, president of Inteco Management, Elena Baturina, remained at the top of the ranking of the richest Russian women in 2017. Forbes versions. At the same time, her fortune decreased by $ 100 million in a year - up to one billion.

Yuri Luzhkov has a farm in the Ozersky district Kaliningrad region. The ex-mayor does his favorite thing - beekeeping, and also grows mushrooms - oyster mushrooms.