Dictators' Hideouts

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6:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Saturday 25 January

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How, having siphoned billions from his people, Ukrainian dictator Viktor Yanukovych spent decades enriching himself and his cadre of oligarchs. In order to obscure his ill-gotten wealth, Yanukovych turned to Mezhyhirya, a sprawling 150-acre estate north of Kyiv. With Mezhyhirya in his grasp, Yanukovych ratcheted his corruption to levels never seen before, in a scheme that spaned multiple countries, numerous banks, and countless individuals