Novo-Ogaryovo

Novo-Ogaryovo (Russian: Ново-Огарёво), also transliterated as Novo-Ogarevo, is an estate in the Odintsovsky District of Moscow Oblast, located by the Rublyovo-Uspenskoye Highway west of the city of Moscow. It operates as the suburban residence of the President of Russia, officially recognized as such in 2000. Although, throughout President Vladimir Putin's second tenure, he has spent progressively more time at Novo-Ogaryovo, so much so that it has been unofficially termed the de facto residence of the head of state.[1]

Vladimir Putin and his then-spouse Lyudmila with US President George W. Bush and his spouse Laura at Novo-Ogaryovo on 24 May 2002
Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin at Novo-Ogaryovo

Novo-Ogaryovo was constructed in the first half of the 1950s on the foundation of a 19th-century villa, at the behest of Georgy Malenkov, using his architect daughter's design.[2] Construction work was under way when Malenkov was removed from his position of Premier of the Soviet Union in 1955, and the place was then used as a gosdacha, a "state dacha", or vacation retreat for housing guests, for receptions, and as a workplace for various government committees.

Since 1991 Novo-Ogaryovo has been reserved as a government residence, mostly unused until Russian President Vladimir Putin (in office from 31 December 1999) had it renovated in 2000. A six-meter-high wall surrounds the Presidential residence.

In October 2012 Putin announced his intention to work at Novo-Ogaryovo to avoid commuting into Moscow, due to the city's extensive traffic congestion;[3] however, if necessary, he will commute to the Kremlin via helicopter as of May 2013.[4]

In April 2020 Putin self-isolated himself at Novo-Ogaryovo after meeting with the head doctor of the infectious diseases hospital in Kommunarka, Moscow, who later tested positive for the COVID-19.[5]

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References
  1. https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/06/16/world/europe/16reuters-health-coronavirus-russia-putin.html
  2. Moscow News, November 8, 2000, an online reprint (in Russian)
  3. Weir, Fred (18 October 2012). "Vladimir Putin Joins Pajama Workforce, Decides to Work From Home". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  4. "Fly Me to the Kremlin: Putin to Commute to Work by Chopper". Russia Today. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2017. A helipad has been built in Moscow's Kremlin for President Vladimir Putin to commute to his office by air. The move comes amid growing public criticism of the presidential motorcade disrupting the capital’s already notoriously heavy traffic. [...] To commute to the Kremlin from his official residence in Novo-Ogaryvo[sic], just outside Moscow, Putin will use a Russian-made Mi-8 chopper.
  5. "Putin Working Remotely After Meeting Infected Doctor, Kremlin Says". The Moscow Times. 1 April 2020.


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