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London’s Oligarch Ghost Town
Nobody’s Home
Russians are buying up London property as a way to protect their money against the instability at home. But they have little interest in actually living in their luxury investments.
Tom Sykes
European Editor at Large
Published
Jun. 16 2014
5:45AM EDT
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Tom Sykes
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