“Wild idea!”: stars about the confiscation of Galkin’s castle*

“On the site of the castle in Gryazi there will be good kindergartens and cozy orphanages”

Maxim Galkin, being recognized as a foreign agent in Russia, may lose his castle in the village of Gryazi near Moscow. Such an appeal was received by the Prosecutor General’s Office in connection with the new law on confiscation of property for fakes about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, which was adopted on February 14, 2024.

If during the inspection violations related to the mentioned law are revealed, then Galkin may have his famous luxurious castle in the village of Gryaz in the north of the Moscow region confiscated.

For the first time, our parliamentarians began talking about the confiscation of real estate of those who left in the summer of 2022. State Duma deputy from the LDPR Andrei Lugovoi already then proposed to confiscate the castle of foreign agent Maxim Galkin and his wife Alla Pugacheva near Moscow and resettle refugees from the LDPR there. Even earlier, the leader of the party “A Just Russia – For Truth,” Sergei Mironov, proposed taking away the property of Russians who decided to emigrate from the country.

MK found out what well-known people in Russia think about whether it is necessary to confiscate the property of those who left Russia?

Elena Proklova, actress:

– Wild idea!

Vitaly Milonov, State Duma deputy:

– The property of those who sided with the enemy must be confiscated.

Nina Ostanina, State Duma deputy:

– Of course yes. On the site of the castle in Gryazi there will be good kindergartens and cozy orphanages.

Stanislav Sadalsky, actor:

– Let’s start with deputies and officials! And from their children.

Dmitry Nosov, Olympic champion in judo:

– If a person openly criticizes the country, speaks out against the country, such people are traitors. Similar measures can be considered regarding them.

Yuri Loza, singer:

– Isn’t it cool? What if those who left change their views, return and do a lot of good for the country? But real estate is bye bye. So what now, take it back from someone.

Andrey Loskutov, President of the Russian Cigar Union:

– Well, there is some logic in this: you were our stars, and partly we made you that way. So, what was yours will become ours. But this is bad logic. The logic of the offended. And, as they say, they carry water for the offended. Love for the Motherland should add pride, generosity, generosity. And to those who stumbled – “And he called for mercy for the fallen…”.

Maria Arbatova, writer, public figure:

– Talk about confiscation of the property of people who have different views is pure Shvonderism. We already went through it in 1917. Russia has been moving too long and hard towards the institution of private property, and it must be unshakable if the country plans to develop and respect the rights of its citizens.

* recognized in Russia as a foreign agent.