Andrey Skoch and his mistresses. What the wives of the richest Russian businessmen and officials look like. Luxury real estate and participation in fashionable parties

There is such a profession - the wife of a deputy. And here are its brightest representatives.
Recently there was a resonant post on Scribe . That story was promoted by the American magazine Vogue - they say that she alone ensures sales for the elite brand Rodarte, buying dozens of outfits made of lace, feathers and “scales”. This, in general, unsurprising news (are there not enough rich women in Russia prancing around in furs and diamonds?) aroused keen interest when the domestic media clarified the beauty’s marital status: the wife of a United Russia Duma deputy.
As a result, the media went further and found out which other of the bright socialite party girls had a reliable rear in the form of “statesmen”?

Ilona Stolier

Husband: Vitaly Yuzhilin, member of the State Duma Committee on Budget and Taxes

The same lady about whom the post was. Our media have already calculated that the owner spent more than 30 million rubles on this brand alone.
Model, athlete, traveler, guest of VIP parties and friend of celebrities - from these photos you can get an almost complete idea of ​​what kind of life Ilona lives.
In the upper right corner next to our heroine is the American film star Uma Thurman:

But, willingly sharing portraits of her children and friends, she kept her husband secret. There is only one photo - happy birthday. At the same time, the deputy, who can only be recognized by people who know him well, is designated by the mysterious initials V.A. (Vitaly Alexandrovich).

A couple more joint photographs can be found in the media archives.
2012: at the film premiere in the Barvikha Luxury Village hall in 2012 (photo: Valery Levitin / RIA Novosti)

2015: on charity event on the French Riviera

In 2013, Yuzhilin’s fortune was estimated at $600 million, but then he sold his logistics company and dropped out of the Russian Forbes list. Judging by his latest parliamentary declaration, his income for 2014 was modest - something like 4 million rubles. However, as far as one can judge, the family did not become poor.

Elena Likhach

Husband: Andrey Skoch, United Russia deputy, member of the Duma Committee on CIS Affairs and Relations with Compatriots

Quote from Tatler: “Skoch tirelessly showers Elena with tokens of love like diamond tiaras or a private A-320 jet with icons on board. With regal equanimity, Elena does not pay attention to the evil tongues attributing to her husband, a member of the inter-factional parliamentary group for the protection of Christian values, an un-Christianly dashing past. Be that as it may, the couple signing checks for charity is downright disarming.”

And further: “The breadth of soul of a State Duma deputy (Andrei Skoch) is usually measured in carats”, writes the same magazine, openly hinting that in the most luxurious jewelry boutiques of Paris, his wife is known as their own.
2012: at the birthday party of the president of the De Grisogono jewelry house in a club with the telling name Billionaire (“Billionaire”) in Sardinia. (Photo: Valery Levitin / RIA Novosti)

By the way, there, in Sardinia, according to secular gossip, Elena throws grand parties for her most influential and wealthy friends. And he never misses glamorous parties during the Cannes Film Festival, where, of course, he sails on his own yacht.
Elena Likhach with the wife of Italian millionaire, Formula 1 manager Flavio Briatore:

According to Forbes, Skoch, with a fortune of $5.7 billion (investments and metallurgy), is among the top 20 richest Russians. The same Forbes reported in 2014 that the couple was divorcing, but this is probably just a formality. Judging by later Tatler chronicles, Andrei and Elena are still together.

Alena Soboleva

Husband (former): Ildar Samiev, Socialist Revolutionary deputy, member of the State Duma Land and Construction Committee

But this couple really broke up in 2014, and Alena had something to lose. Again, we turn to Tatler, the one and only chronicler of the Russian super-elite: “My husband bathed Alena in luxury beyond kitsch. This marriage had everything: a private jet trimmed with ostrich leather, the only canary-colored Bentley Mulsanne in the world, a concert by Alla Pugacheva for the birthday of her daughter Eva, a dress made from the petals of rare light green carnations, yellow diamonds the size of walnuts.”.
Here is that same carnation dress (it’s the same one in the first photo above):

And here is a unique car on the streets of Monaco:

However, a Bentley is not yet the most expensive gift for the languidly bored queen of light. In 2011, for example, she received a castle on Lake Geneva for her birthday.

Fortunately for Alena, she did not have to wean herself off from luxury: soon after her divorce from the “king of real estate” Samiev (whose official annual income, according to the parliamentary declaration, is ridiculous 3.9 million rubles), the lady was consoled by the attention of some new billionaire. Indeed, “you never know how many Pedrovs are in Brazil...”
2012: still the wife of a deputy with a designer friend at a party for the De Grisogono jewelry house in Moscow. (Photo Valery Levitin / RIA Novosti)

Svetlana Zakharova

Husband: Timur Ivanov, General Director of Oboronstroy

For a long time, this lady “with a charming smile and an iron grip,” the owner of exclusive boutiques, was known under the name Maniovich. She was married to businessman Mikhail Maniovich for 15 years, divorced in 2009 - publicly and rather messily, after which the socialite received the nickname “bloodthirsty.”
2007: the Maniovich couple at a charity dinner on the Cote d'Azur.

The glossy press enthusiastically rinsed their underwear, here are just a few quotes.
Michael:
“My wife demands a minimum of 50 thousand income per month!” (obviously not rubles - media note)
“During a divorce, the wife takes the children away. Then a nice lawyer comes: “Do you want to see the children? 100,000 per month.” For what?"
“Svetlana’s fashion business was absolutely unprofitable, and I was plugging the holes. One day my ex-wife said: “I have progressed over these 15 years. Unlike you. I became a style icon, a specialist in the fashion business, and you remain who you were.” A style icon is great, but that's on my money. If you cut off your oxygen, there will be no style.”
Svetlana:
“What’s mine will still be mine. In all honesty, I own half of that marriage. I won’t fight for it, struggle, I won’t even want it - but I’ll still get it.”
On the left - at the fashion and beauty ball, 2010. On the right - before the start of the gala dinner as part of the largest international conference dedicated to luxury, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Moscow, 2008. (Both photos: Ekaterina Chesnokova / RIA Novosti)

The acquaintance with the new husband took place in 2007 at one of the social events; Timur Ivanov was at that time the executive director of Rosenergoatom. Maniovich’s rejected husband then considered him a “gigolo boy.” But it turned out that the current head of Oboronstroy is able to satisfy the VIP requests of the “most influential blonde in Russia.”
2008: Timur and Svetlana at a ball in Tsaritsyno, still in the status of lovers (Photo: Ekaterina Chesnokova / RIA Novosti)

For example, she immediately switched from a red Bentley, given by her ex-husband, to a black Aston Martin, given by a new one. Then she “persuaded” Timur to buy a new apartment in a two-story townhouse on Ostozhenka. Here's how Vogue described it: “She had to look through a string of expensive apartments with low ceilings, pretentious and old-fashioned decoration, before she came across this one: spacious, flooded with light, open to all the winds, like the deck of an ocean liner, and at the same time very separate, fenced off from the rest of the world, like a fortress "

The happy wife of the man in charge of housing for the military is not without “simple little joys”: her husband brings her flowers every day. " Heavy bouquets, minimum of one hundred flowers. Once he sent a basket containing five hundred and one tulips.", Timur boasts.

Miroslava Duma

Husband: Alexey Mikheev, director of one of the departments of the Ministry of Industry and Trade

Irina Viner is beyond competition

The wives of most participants in the Forbes ranking of Russia's richest businessmen avoid publicity. Their names appear in the press either due to high-profile divorces, as in the case of Elena Rybolovleva and Natalia Potanina, or - much less often - in connection with personal successes, as in the case of Irina Viner and Stella Kesaeva .

Irina Viner, wife of Alisher Usmanov

Husband: Alisher Usmanov, founder and main shareholder of USM Holdings (No. 3 in the ranking.
What he does: head coach of the Russian rhythmic gymnastics team, trained several Olympic champions, including Alina Kabaeva.

How we met: Irina Viner-Usmanova and Alisher Usmanov met in a gym in Tashkent, where she practiced rhythmic gymnastics from the age of 11, and he practiced fencing. Later they met in Moscow, when Wiener was already working as a gymnastics coach, and Usmanov was a student at MGIMO. Soon they began to live together. An offer of marriage Usmanov did it while in prison, after he was sentenced to 8 years in prison in the so-called “cotton case” (In 1989, the court overturned Usmanov’s conviction, and in 2000, the Supreme Court of Uzbekistan recognized that the 1980 conviction was unfair. Thus, the billionaire was found not guilty of the crimes charged to him and has no criminal record). From the conclusion, Usmanov sent Wiener a handkerchief, which, according to Uzbek custom, means a marriage proposal. They got married in 1992.
Children: Irina has a son, Anton Viner, but no children together.

Quotes:“I think that a loved one, a favorite activity is happiness given from above. Therefore, you need, no matter what, not to give up or betray this happiness” (in an interview with Forbes Woman)

“The wife makes the husband. At the request of a woman, a man becomes the same person she imagined him to be. I always told Alisher: “You are a genius! You're great!" And he became like this, although he went through many trials” (in an interview with Hello! magazine).

Marina Dobrynina, wife of Viktor Vekselberg

Husband: Viktor Vekselberg, chairman of the board of the Renova group of companies (No. 7 in the ranking of the richest Russians according to Forbes).

What he does: heads the Dobry Vek charity support foundation (founded in 2002), which helps children and adults with mental disorders. The main work of the foundation is to support state and public organizations; the foundation oversees more than 100 projects for the rehabilitation of mental patients, helps create rehabilitation centers. The foundation holds a festival of creativity for people with mental disorders “Ariadne’s Thread”. Since 2008, together with the Nikita Mikhalkov Foundation, “Urga-Territory of Love” has been helping film veterans. Vekselberg also has his own charitable foundation, “Link of Times.”

Dasha Zhukova, wife of Roman Abramovich

Husband: Roman Abramovich, private investor (No. 13 in the ranking of the richest Russians according to Forbes)

What he does: founder of the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, was editor-in-chief of the fashion magazine Pop, heads Garage Magazine, one of the creators of the Kova & T clothing brand.

Quote:“I can’t say if I’m a good cook. I don't cook at all. When I was in college, we made a lot of Mexican food: omelettes and simple appetizers. But I love to bake, I love making cookies, cupcakes and cakes.”

“For me, work is not just work, it’s always pleasure” (in an interview with The Guardian).

David Yakobashvili, founder and member of the board of directors of Wimm-Bill-Dann, with his wife Hellas (right) and Regina von Flemming, former CEO of Axel Springer Russia

“My wife is in France. Whenever possible, I fly to her on weekends. I love being on the road. Besides, I have my own real estate business in Europe... I don’t feel lonely. We are talking. Now there are many electronic devices for this. Over these twenty years I have already gotten used to it. My whole life is in the office. I come home literally for a few hours to sleep. I get up and go back to work. Work is the most important thing in my life” (David Yakobashvili in an interview with Itogi magazine).

Stella Kesaeva, wife of Igor Kesaev

Husband: Igor Kesaev, owner of the Mercury group of companies (No. 35 in the ranking of the richest Russians according to Forbes)

What he does: Collector of contemporary art, philanthropist, publisher. Founder of the Stella Art Foundation, commissioner of the Russian pavilion at the Venice Art Biennale. Owns the largest collection of Western and Russian artists in Russia, which includes 1,500 works. Stella’s husband helps finance the gallery. In 2004, Kesaeva organized the first exhibition of Ilya and Emilia Kabakov in Russia - “An Incident in a Museum and Other Installations” in the Hermitage.

Children: three children

Quote:“I grew up in the North, where my father worked as a geologist, there was no art there, only stones and the northern lights. During the holidays I went to Moscow and Leningrad, stood in lines at film festivals. And after getting married and moving to Moscow, there was absolutely nothing to do: children, housekeeping, no money, and it was unclear how to live further. In the early 1990s, we moved abroad, and I started visiting museums in New York and Geneva. Contemporary artists have become a real discovery for me. In general, what is more interesting to me is what cannot be explained, then the brain begins to work” (in an interview with “Dog” magazine).

“I am constantly adding to my collection, I love it, and I know that my children will be very happy to inherit these works. In 30 years they will probably go down in history” (in an interview with Forbes).

Elena Likhach, wife of Andrey Skoch

Husband: Andrey Skoch, State Duma deputy (No. 18 in the ranking of the richest Russians according to Forbes)

What he does: They met their husband Andrei Skoch more than 15 years ago, but only in 2011 did the lovers get married - in the closed Sporting Club establishment on the outskirts of Minsk (Elena is from Belarus). Philip Kirkorov congratulated the newlyweds.

Now Elena is pregnant - the child will be the fifth for her and the tenth for her husband (Skoch has 9 children in total, three of whom Elena gave birth to, and she, in turn, has a daughter from her first marriage). She tried herself as a denim designer, but in the end, the hobby brought only losses, and she quit it. She is famous for throwing parties at her house in Sardinia and, during the Cannes Film Festival, parking her yacht in front of the Eden-Roc, where the stars live.

Children: four children

Veronica Vardanyan, wife of Ruben Vardanyan

Husband: Ruben Vardanyan, partner at Vardanyan, Broitman and Partners (No. 81 in the ranking of the richest Russians according to Forbes)

What he does: Ruben Vardanyan’s wife agreed to become his wife three weeks after they met. Veronica, together with her husband, is the founder of the RWZ Foundation, which implements charitable projects in Russia and Armenia. Previously, she worked on projects in the hospitality industry, film production and distribution, and in 2009 she co-produced the feature film “Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky,” which closed the Cannes Film Festival.

Children: four children

Quote:“We believe that children should be taught to take risks and have the strength and courage to step out of their comfort zone. You can only truly learn if you are constantly doing something new and constantly putting yourself in new circumstances. Otherwise there will be stagnation and lack of development. And in an ever-accelerating post-industrial society, these skills will become even more important” (in an interview with Prime traveler magazine).

Every year, Forbes, the favorite magazine of hunters for big, easy money, compiles a list richest people Russia. Their number invariably includes Alisher Usmanov, Andrey Melnichenko, Ziyad Manasir, Vladimir Potanin and other equally famous personalities.

It is noteworthy that almost all of them are happily married. We decided to see what kind of great women are behind the most influential and richest men in our country.

The wives of the majority of participants in the ranking of the richest people in Russia according to Forbes lead an extremely private lifestyle. Their names appear in the press either in connection with high-profile breakups, as in the case of Dasha Zhukova and Natalya Potanina, or in connection with personal successes, as in the case of the President of the Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation Irina Viner or the famous psychologist Elena Feigin. Some spouses of Russian oligarchs, on the contrary, do not avoid publicity, but happily show off their haute couture outfits whenever possible. They are actively developing their social media and, without being particularly capricious, they give out interviews. You don’t have to look far for an example: remember Elena Perminova and Natalya Yakimchik. Woman.ru collected photographs of 15 guardians of the most expensive hearths in our country.

Irina Viner, 69 years old

Spouse: Alisher Usmanov, 64 years old

Founder of USM Holdings, which combines assets in the mining and metallurgy, telecommunications industries, controls the Kommersant publishing house, and also owns a 30.2% stake in the London football club Arsenal.

Net worth: $15.5 billion (5th place in the Forbes ranking of “200 richest businessmen in Russia”)

Every appearance of the President of the All-Russian Federation of Rhythmic Gymnastics, Irina Viner, who became famous for her invaluable talent for forging Olympic champions from simple and modest girls, cannot go unnoticed. It's simple: she's a queen! The wife of Alisher Usmanov looks impeccable in any outfit: in tight guipure dresses and trouser suits. Studded with emeralds and diamonds, the trend setter in modern gymnastics is in excellent physical shape. Her unfading bust (as devoted fans write) is a separate issue altogether. Wiener is the woman who will never allow herself to appear in society without styling and perfect makeup. As befits a classic beauty, it involves bright eyeliner and juicy shades of lipstick.

Sandra Melnichenko, 40 years old

Spouse: Andrey Melnichenko, 45 years old.

Chairman of the Board of Directors of EuroChem, SUEK (Siberian Coal Mining energy company) and Siberian Generating Company

Net worth: $11.4 billion (9th place in the Forbes ranking of “200 richest businessmen in Russia”)

“When Andrey and I met, I had blond hair, sunken cheeks, a body of skin and bones. Today my figure is more feminine, I have returned to a dark color, and I like it,” Sandra Melnichenko said in an interview with Tatler magazine. The billionaire's wife is a former model, which is why she looks the part. Tall, stately and with a soulful gaze. But Sandra’s main advantage, according to her, is her endless self-confidence, cultivated from childhood. Billionaire's wife is a supporter healthy image life, which allows her to remain girlishly slim. Therefore, even in paparazzi photographs in which Sandra emerges from the sea foam, her figure looks like on the cover of a magazine.

Elena Perminova, 31 years old

Common-law spouse: Alexander Lebedev, 57 years old.

Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Reserve Corporation, co-owner of several newspapers

Net worth: $400 million (188th place in the Forbes ranking of “200 richest businessmen in Russia”)

Elena Perminova has 12 years of life behind her fragile shoulders with billionaire Alexander Lebedev. The priceless “capital” earned in marriage by this long-legged nymph is three charming children and the title of one of the world’s main it-girls. Lena does not like experimenting with images: her sister Alexandra is responsible for her makeup, and the stylists of the Aldo Coppola salon in Zhukovka are responsible for her hair. The girl owes her freshness and beauty to sports and cosmetics. Now she cannot imagine life without Pilates and regularly posts videos of her classes on Instagram, in which she casually demonstrates her incredibly long legs.

Marina Dobrynina, 58 years old

Spouse: Viktor Vekselberg, 60 years old. Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Renova Group of Companies, President of the Skolkovo Foundation

Net worth: $13.4 billion (10th place in the Forbes ranking of “200 richest businessmen in Russia”)

After marriage, Marina Dobrynina immediately went into the shadows, deciding to devote all her time to raising children. That is why the wife of Viktor Vekselberg does not appear on the covers of glossy magazines, does not give interviews and does not attend social events. For the first time, the public saw in person the wife of one of the richest people in Russia at the opening of a children's somatic clinic in Severouralsk in 2007. The employees of the institution did not immediately realize that this was the wife of a billionaire, Marina looked and behaved so modestly. She now heads the Good Century charity support foundation, which helps children and adults with mental disorders.

Elena Feigin, 38 years old

Spouse: Jan Yanovsky, 39 years old. Investment banker, one of the founders of the Bioenergy Corporation and First Nation Societe Bancaire, member of the boards of directors of a number of Russian companies

A shock of red hair, sparkling eyes, a dazzling smile, plump lips (that have not seen injections), a high voice and soft facial features - all this is Lena Feigin. The famous psychologist and her husband, millionaire Jan Yanovsky, lead a moderately public lifestyle. They regularly have fun with friends, but the paparazzi are not eager to see the cameras. Lena pays more attention to scientific activities (she is currently writing her doctoral dissertation at the Sigmund Freud University in Vienna) rather than to social outings.

Irina Agalarova, about 62 years old (in the photo: second from left, together with her son Emin, daughter Sheila and husband Araz)

Spouse: Araz Agalarov, 61 years old. President of Crocus Group

Net worth: $1.8 billion (51st place in the Forbes ranking of “200 richest businessmen in Russia”)

Irina Agalarova has successfully managed for many years not only to preserve the warmth of her home, but also her youth. To be convinced of this, just look at the latest photographs of the billionaire’s wife. She regularly appears at concerts of Emin’s son and at social events, and also maintains her Instagram. Irina said in numerous interviews that the main thing in her life is family. However, besides this, she devotes quite a lot of time to sports (the mother of two children enjoys tennis and swimming) and self-care.

Olga Karput, 34 years old

Spouse: Pavel Te, 54 years old.

Co-owner of Capital Group Net worth: $0.1 billion

Olga Karput is not at all like a typical oligarch's girlfriend - she is reserved, has a subtle sense of style, but her eccentricity in matters of fashion and style will be the envy of some London fashion underground stars. The owner of the Kuznetsky Most 20 concept store perfectly combines her love for an active lifestyle with raising three children. Olga's main beauty secrets are seaweed wraps, acupuncture and healthy sleep. Judging by the blooming view of the Karput, written - believe.

Margarita Lieva, 33 years old

Spouse: Eduard Taran, 49 years old. Owner of RATM Holding, which includes the Ekran plant and the Gidromash enterprise, president of the Russian Business Club

Net worth: $800 million

The public first learned the name of Margarita Lieva after a charity reception on the Cote d'Azur in August 2012. Since then, the model with a “cat-like” look has become “one of the people” in the most fashionable Moscow circles. Looking at the chiseled figure of the founder of the Zhivi charity foundation, it is difficult to imagine that she already has three children. There is no doubt that Lieva knows everything about personal care and beauty tricks. Margarita is the founder of the BeautyHack portal, which talks about new products in cosmetology and the beauty industry.

Lyudmila Lisina, 61 years old

Spouse: Vladimir Lisin, 61 years old. Owner of the Novolipetsk Iron and Steel Works and the transport and logistics holding Universal Cargo Logistics Holding

Net worth: $1.6 billion (3rd place in the Forbes ranking of “Russia’s 200 richest businessmen”)

Vladimir and Lyudmila Lisin have been together since school. The billionaire admitted in an interview that his reliable support is “a family built on love and trust.” All that is known about Lyudmila is that she has owned the private gallery “Seasons” for more than 10 years and is raising three children. Spouses prefer a secluded lifestyle and do not appear at social events.

Ekaterina Potanina, 42 years old

Spouse: Vladimir Potanin, 56 years old.

Co-owner of Norilsk Nickel, the largest producer of nickel and palladium in the world

Net worth: $1.4 billion (8th place in the Forbes ranking of “200 richest businessmen in Russia”)

Not having time to finish the high-profile divorce proceedings with his ex-wife, Vladimir Potanin tied the knot again 3 years ago. The billionaire's chosen one was his subordinate named Ekaterina. The oligarch carefully protects his beloved from the attention of the press, only occasionally appearing with her at events. For some reason, the petite blonde with brown eyes reminds many of Natalia Potanina, but so far we have only seen a couple of pictures of her, which are difficult to judge, so we will wait for other appearances.

Natalya Davydova (about 34 years old, hides her exact age)

Spouse: Ivan Streshinsky, 48 years old. Partner of Alisher Usmanov, CEO of USM Advisors and one of the richest top managers in Russia according to Forbes magazine

Net worth: dollar millionaire (salary - $15 million per year)

Blogger Tetya Motya, in the world Natalia Davydova, is called the inventor of a new genre - humorous notes accompanying every fashionable look. The girl has an army of half a million fans on Instagram. People look forward to her every new post. Natasha's followers ask her for advice not only on what shoes are best to choose for the fall season, but are also interested in her beauty secrets. “I don’t take any special measures: for me, beauty and health are year-round concepts,” the blogger answers. Judging by her wrinkle-free face, fitness model body and luxurious long hair, Davydova works tirelessly on herself.

Elena Timchenko (exact age unknown)

Spouse: Gennady Timchenko, 64 years old. Member of the Board of Directors of OJSC Novatek

Net worth: $1.6 billion (5th place in the Forbes ranking of “200 richest businessmen in Russia”) Net worth: $14.2 billion (10th place in the Forbes ranking of “200 richest businessmen in Russia”)

There is very little information on the Internet about Elena Timchenko, the wife of the most non-public person among those considered businessmen from the president’s entourage. It is only known that she, as befits the wife of a billionaire, owns her own charitable foundation and is interested in art. Elena does not give interviews and does not conduct microblogs. It's a pity! We would like to know what miraculous methods she manages to maintain such a flourishing appearance

Elena Likhach (Skoch) (about 40, exact age unknown)

Spouse: Andrey Skoch, 51 years old. Co-owner of Gazmetall CJSC, co-owner of Metalloinvest, State Duma deputy

Former soloist of the famous Moiseev ensemble, and now the owner of the Vikiland family club, Victoria Manasir, breaks the stereotypes of the majority about what the wife of an oligarch should look like. No pumped lips, huge breasts or perky hair. Beautiful, well-groomed, and able to present herself, Manasir declares that she owes her radiant appearance to her favorite cosmetologist and beauty innovations, which her eldest daughter, Helen, kindly introduces her to. Passionate about ballet since childhood, Victoria still retains her inner fire and grace - and this despite four children!

Natalya Yakimchik, 32 years old

Spouse: Valery Shevchuk, 50 years old. Former head of Moscow Heritage Committee and former vice-president of the Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry, deputy general director LLC "ETK-Invest"

Net Worth: Dollar Millionaire (exact amount unknown)

Long-legged native of Belarus Natalya Yakimchik is a frequent heroine of gossip columns. The owner of the Natayakim swimsuit brand does not miss a single fashion event - be it the 5th anniversary of the Rasario brand or the wedding of her friend Yana Rudkovskaya and Evgeni Plushenko. Married to banker Valery, the beauty had two children, which did not affect her ideal shape. Nature has endowed Yakimchik with a model appearance: a thin physique, a proud posture, a wasp waist - the girl’s figure seems to have been created to demonstrate the most provocative outfits.

One of the most interesting professions is the wife of a deputy. And it's not a joke. After all, holding this position is very honorable: the spouse works, gifts with diamonds, furs, and sometimes even buys personal air transport. This is exactly what happened with the famous housewife and wife of a deputy, Elena Likhach. We will tell you more about this fragile and beautiful woman further.

Briefly about Elena

Since our heroine is legally married to a deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, nothing is known in detail about her childhood, education and career success. Her biography is also very modest. Elena Likhach is a beautiful and fragile representative of the fair sex, born in the Brest region. She is in her early forties, but looks much younger than her actual age.

According to some sources, the year of birth of Elena Likhach is 1973. Other sources insist on 1975. However, what information is reliable is difficult to say.

The heroine herself, like a true lady, prefers not to discuss her age in public. Therefore, let's say that our beautiful Elena is the owner of the most interesting Balzac age.

A short description of the heroine

Elena Likhach - charming woman with a charming smile. According to those closest to her, she doesn’t just walk, but seems to float, as she moves very quietly and gracefully. She loves to smile. And he does this not feignedly, but sincerely. This is exactly what the employees of one of her favorites say about her. From their story, it becomes clear that this beautiful socialite gives her radiant smile to the entire staff literally from the doorstep.

However, in addition to her pleasant appearance, Elena Likhach is quite an interesting conversationalist. According to the story of some representatives of the press, who managed to get the coveted interview with the wife of one of the most successful businessmen, it is very interesting and pleasant to communicate with Elena. She talks on a variety of topics, easily fends off sensitive questions and supports any conversation.

A few words about personal life

It is reliably known that Elena Likhach was previously married. From her first marriage she has a daughter, Daria. Elena is a wonderful hostess and loves to come up with new dishes. True, she doesn’t always manage to cook herself. And there's no point in that. After all, personal chefs and other personnel who work every day in the large family mansion of a socialite do an excellent job with this activity.

At the moment, Elena is a loving mother of four children, three of whom were acquired in her second marriage. Elena Likhach and the children live in a large house, where there are rooms for each of them. They get along well with their mother and love to play on the huge and picturesque veranda.

Social life and public appearances

Elena Likhach, who is about 44 years old, loves to appear in public. And this despite the fact that her husband, United Russia deputy Andrei Skoch, is trying to protect her from the press. However, as you can see in the photo, the wife of a businessman and deputy is very photogenic. Therefore, even if it gets into the camera lenses, it turns out very impressive and sophisticated in any picture.

Luxury real estate and participation in fashionable parties

It is known that the beautiful and fragile Elena is very fond of loud events. The frequent parties that she organizes in large cities bring her particular popularity. country house in Sardinia. Here she often meets with her famous wife. By the way, both charming ladies are on friendly terms and even share one manicurist.

Moreover, her favorite event is considered to be where she regularly arrives on a personal yacht, which she parks near the famous Eden-Roc Hotel. This is where popular Hollywood stars also stay.

In addition, the spectacular beauty prefers to travel around the world on her personal A-320 aircraft. According to all the eyewitnesses who have ever been on board, this is a unique liner, the interior of which is strewn not with rhinestones, but with “stones” of much greater value. However, since Elena is a believer, she begins each flight with prayer.

Brief information about Elena's wife

At the moment, Elena’s husband is Andrei Vladimirovich Skoch, born at the end of January 1966 in the village of Nikolskoye, Moscow region. In addition to political activities this person is famous for its quite good success in business. True, every year he regularly “jumps” from one line in the Forbes ranking to another. For comparison, in 2009 he was in 45th place, in 2008 he was in 37th place, and in 2007 he was in 40th place. In 2011, Andrei Vladimirovich ranked 29th among the 200 richest people in Russia. Today, the estimated net worth of this major iron ore magnate is estimated at $5.3 billion.

Andrey Skoch and Elena Likhach

The entrepreneur and the blonde beauty met over 11 years ago. However, they managed to get married only in 2011. The couple entered into an official marriage in Elena’s native Belarus. It is noteworthy that the event itself took place on a weekday and behind closed doors of the Minsk Sporting Club.

Let us remind you that some time ago it was here that Vadim Galygin played his wedding. At that time, the press was also not allowed in, although some thrill-seekers still sneaked into Galygin’s wedding and took several entertaining pictures.

But with the wedding of Andrei and Elena everything was much more complicated. According to preliminary data, it was very difficult to get to the building, since the perimeter was guarded by a serious security organization. The reason for such strict secrecy is due to the fact that the deputy simply does not like to advertise his personal life. Therefore, during the movement of the wedding procession around the city, they were accompanied by serious security and several police cars.

In a word, the wedding took place in a narrow circle, to which only 25 guests were admitted. And these are exclusively relatives, closest friends and business partners of the politician. However, among them there were also quite famous star performers. For example, the lead singer of “Moral Code” Sergei Mazaev was invited to the wedding. Moreover, such stars as Philip Kirkorov, Leonid Agutin, Lyubov Uspenskaya, Vera Brezhneva and others came to congratulate the bride and groom.

Bright and beautiful wedding

Despite all its secrecy, the wedding of a businessman and his charming companion was still leaked to the press. However, only a few publications revealed scant details of this event. So, according to information from some sources, the beautiful couple not only registered their marriage in the registry office, but also performed the wedding ceremony in the Church of the Holy Trinity.

As it turned out, during the entire wedding, Elena changed clothes twice. At first it was a long and voluminous dress with a long train, and then it was short and decorated with precious stones.

Relationship

In addition to Elena, there were other wives in Andrei’s life. In particular, it is said that his first wife currently lives in London and maintains an excellent relationship with her ex-husband. Andrey and Elena also get along well with each other. The husband spoils his beloved. He buys her luxury real estate, cars, furs and expensive diamonds.

Comprehensive support from my husband

It is interesting that the businessman strongly supports his wife in all her endeavors. For example, there is a known case when Elena decided to become a designer and told her husband about it. He supported her and even allocated funds to promote her business.

However, it turned out that the beauty is not at all good at accounting, and, in fact, at design. Enterprising managers took advantage of her weakness. Seeing this, the entrepreneur advised his wife to abandon her idea, offering a substantial “compensation”. Elena immediately agreed.

The couple often appear at social events and are active in charitable activities. And after Andrei found out that Elena Likhach was pregnant, he became even more attentive and happier. This is currently the couple's fourth child together.

Wives of high-ranking husbands live in castles and wear dresses made of exotic flower petals

American Vogue gave its readers a gift on March 8th. So that they laugh at the Russian nouveau riche, the magazine interviewed the famous Moscow fashionista Ilona STOLIER, the wife of United Russia deputy Vitaly YUZHILIN, a member of the State Duma Committee on Budget and Taxes. The woman, in a fit of frankness, admitted that she spent about half a million dollars on clothes from the Rodarte brand alone. She assessed her hobby as a good investment.

We became curious, which other socialite has a reliable rear in the form of “servants of the people”?

MP Vitaly Yuzhilin until recently, he owned a logistics company and was constantly included in various Forbes magazine ratings, but then he decided to go into cash and got rid of the asset that brought him $600 million. By doing this, he ensured that magazines stopped being interested in his income and switched to the expenses of his wife Ilona.

In an interview with an American publication Ilona Stolier confessed her love for the luxury brand Rodarte and compared luxury shopping to investment. In the wardrobe of the capital's beauty there were about 70 dresses made of lace, feathers and scales of this brand. Considering the average price of each outfit is $7 thousand, that's almost half a million. And these are just the expenses for Rodarte.

However, Ilona has never hidden her passion for luxury shopping, which makes the less fortunate beauties of the half-world howl with envy. Not a day goes by without Stolier posting a photo of a new handbag worth several million rubles on social networks or taking a selfie with a diamond, the size of which is the size of the brains of many Rublev chicks.

The area of ​​the wardrobe where Ilona stores her outfits is about 50 square meters, but for Vitaly Yuzhilin’s mansion near Moscow this is nothing. The house is so big that “you can’t get enough servants.” And, according to Ilona, ​​there are 20 of them: nannies, tutors, cooks, five maids, two managers, three gardeners and drivers. All these people are needed so that on the territory of one and a half hectares, where there is a pond and a swimming pool surrounded by willows, the owners feel like they are in paradise.

By the way, the interior of the Stolier house consists exclusively of antiques: the corridor is decorated with a display cabinet from the London Chanel boutique, and you can put on crocodile leather boots while sitting on a chair bought at auction from the sunken Transatlantic liner.

Another socialite and deputy does not lag behind Stolier Elena Likhach, whose husband is a United Russia member Andrey Skoch works in the Duma Committee on CIS Affairs and Relations with Compatriots.

The gossip column describes their family life as follows: “Skoch tirelessly showers Elena with tokens of love like diamond tiaras or a private A-320 jet with icons on board. With regal equanimity, Elena does not pay attention to the evil tongues attributing to her husband, a member of the inter-factional parliamentary group for the protection of Christian values, an un-Christianly dashing past. Be that as it may, the couple signing checks for charity is downright disarming.” And one more thing: “The breadth of soul of deputy Andrei Skoch is usually measured in carats.” And also on the yachts on which Elena throws grand parties for her most influential and wealthy friends. But Mr. Skoch, with a fortune of $5.7 billion, can afford even more than that. Not long ago, Andrei and Elena announced their divorce, although they still appear together everywhere and behave in public in the most “indecent” manner.

Here comes the queen of glamorous parties Alena Soboleva really divorced a member of the State Duma Land and Construction Committee Ildar Samiev, and she had something to lose. As Tatler wrote about their high relationship, “the husband bathed Alena in luxury beyond kitsch. This marriage had everything: a private jet trimmed in ostrich leather, the only canary-colored Bentley Mulsanne in the world, a concert Alla Pugacheva for the birthday of Eva’s daughter, a dress made from the petals of rare light green carnations, yellow diamonds the size of walnuts.”

However, a canary Bentley is mere nonsense compared to the castle on Lake Geneva, which Ildar gave to Alena for her birthday. Fortunately for Alena, she did not have to wean herself off from luxury. After her divorce from Samiev, she moved to the castle of some new statesman.

Instead of housing for the military, he built a townhouse for his wife

High-ranking officials generally have a penchant for women with history. Thus, the general director of Oboronstroy Timur Ivanov instantly picked up the owner of exclusive boutiques Svetlana Zakharova after her divorce from a businessman Mikhail Maniovich.

One day my ex-wife said: “I have progressed over these 15 years. Unlike you. I became a style icon, a specialist in the fashion business, and you remain who you were.” A style icon is super, but that's on my money. Svetlana’s fashion business was absolutely unprofitable, and I was plugging holes,” Maniovich recalled family life. - My wife requires a minimum of $50 thousand income per month!

However, for the head of Oboronstroy, such money is apparently not a problem.

Immediately after the wedding, Svetlana switched from a red Bentley, given by her ex-husband, to a black Aston Martin, given by her new one. The couple built a family nest in a two-story townhouse on Ostozhenka. Here's how Vogue described it: “Had to look through a string of expensive apartments with low ceilings, pretentious and old-fashioned decoration, before she came across this one: spacious, flooded with light, open to all winds, like the deck of an ocean liner, and at the same time very private , fenced off from the rest of the world, like a fortress.” The happy wife of the man in charge of military housing wakes up every morning to the fresh smell of flowers.

I send heavy bouquets, at least a hundred flowers. Once he sent a basket containing 501 tulips, the civil servant boasts of his capabilities.

More and more interesting details are being revealed about family life Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov and Olympic champion in figure skating Tatiana Navka. It turns out that they met back in 2010. The meeting took place at a mutual friend's birthday. Peskov invited Navka to dance to music from the movie “9 1/2 Weeks.” Moreover, Tatyana only later learned from a friend that the charming man she liked was a press secretary Putin.

Kirilenko got married while already heavily pregnant

The State Duma deputy also failed to conceal the wedding Andrey Lugovoy. Chosen One former employee state security authorities became Ksenia Pirova, former dancer from Nakhodka. We walked in the Abrau-Durso wine reserve on the Black Sea. The celebration lasted for three days. New themed costumes were chosen for everyone. On the second day, for example, everyone dressed up as “Russian patriots”, choosing traditional Cossack clothing for this. Guests were transported to the reserve by helicopter.

Having married a security official, Ksenia immediately cleared a place for herself in the capital’s elite. Of course, her husband gave her a chain of restaurants for her wedding.

What the head of the Moscow State Services Committee gave as a gift Alexey Stepanov his bride - a tennis player Maria Kirilenko, it is not known exactly. But she clearly had no time for gifts. The wedding took place at the end of January 2015, and already in mid-July the couple had a son, Mikhail. That is why the athlete hid the details of this affair for a long time, and the wedding came as a complete surprise to the public. Kirilenko dated and was engaged to the hockey star for three years Alexander Ovechkin, so her “sudden” marriage caused a lot of talk. But the casket, it turns out, opened simply: Masha was expecting a child from Alexei.

A similar story happened between Miroslava Duma, the most stylish, according to many magazines, girl in the capital, and director of one of the departments of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Alexey Mikheev. Daughter of a member of the Federation Council Vasily Duma met her fiancé while being a society columnist for Harper's Bazaar magazine, and since then they have been inseparable. Alexey, as best he can, supports all of Miroslava’s hobbies.

Only the marriage of two State Duma deputies can be called relatively equal Denis Voronenkova And Maria Maksakova-Igenbergs. Well, as equals: he is a communist, the owner of a countless fleet of vehicles and real estate, she is an opera singer. The Investigative Committee ruined their honeymoon. The department took on Voronenkov, by the way, a member of the anti-corruption committee, in connection with the case of a raider seizure worth $5 million.

Deputy Prime Ministers

Olga Viktorovna Shuvalova, judging by the latest official declaration, earned more than 222 million rubles in 2012. At the same time, the first deputy prime minister himself Igor Shuvalov is the richest member of the government, but a very modest person in everyday life. For example, you can get a haircut at an economy class hair salon near the Akademicheskaya metro station for 700 rubles.

* Metrosexual Arkady Dvorkovich, on the contrary, spends quite a decent amount of money on his appearance, although, judging by the declaration, he enjoys luxury at the expense of his wife, a member of the board of directors of a number of large Russian companies Zumrud Khandadashevna Rustamova, whose official annual income is about 50 million rubles.