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Former Ukrainian president’s estate is now a museum of corruption

David Baratz
USA TODAY
Oct. 10, 2019, 3:45 p.m. ET
A staircase winds up in a view of a room inside President Viktor Yanukovych's Mezhyhirya estate, which was abandoned by security, on Feb. 26, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine.
A staircase winds up in a view of a room inside President Viktor Yanukovych's Mezhyhirya estate, which was abandoned by security, on Feb. 26, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine.
Jeff J Mitchell, Getty Images
A woman stands near a sculpture of a horse around President Viktor Yanukovych's Mezhyhirya estate on Feb. 26, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine.
A woman stands near a sculpture of a horse around President Viktor Yanukovych's Mezhyhirya estate on Feb. 26, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine.
Jeff J Mitchell, Getty Images
A guide stands in the grand foyer at Mezhyhirya, the former private estate of former president Viktor Yanukovych which is now a museum, on Nov.15, 2014, in Novi Petrivtsi, Ukraine.
A guide stands in the grand foyer at Mezhyhirya, the former private estate of former president Viktor Yanukovych which is now a museum, on Nov.15, 2014, in Novi Petrivtsi, Ukraine.
Brendan Hoffman, Getty Images
Visitors take pictures of a stuffed lion at Mezhyhirya, the former private estate of former president Viktor Yanukovych which is now a museum, on Nov. 15, 2014 in Novi Petrivtsi, Ukraine.
Visitors take pictures of a stuffed lion at Mezhyhirya, the former private estate of former president Viktor Yanukovych which is now a museum, on Nov. 15, 2014 in Novi Petrivtsi, Ukraine.
Brendan Hoffman, Getty Images
People visit a collection of antique cars at Mezhyhirya, the former private estate of former president Viktor Yanukovych which is now a museum, on Nov. 15, 2014 in Novi Petrivtsi, Ukraine.
People visit a collection of antique cars at Mezhyhirya, the former private estate of former president Viktor Yanukovych which is now a museum, on Nov. 15, 2014 in Novi Petrivtsi, Ukraine.
Brendan Hoffman, Getty Images
A loaf of bread made from solid gold which used to belong to former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych on display at Mezhyhirya, his former private estate which is now a museum, on Nov. 15, 2014 in Novi Petrivtsi, Ukraine.
A loaf of bread made from solid gold which used to belong to former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych on display at Mezhyhirya, his former private estate which is now a museum, on Nov. 15, 2014 in Novi Petrivtsi, Ukraine.
Brendan Hoffman, Getty Images
Visitors pose for pictures on the bed of former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych at Mezhyhirya, his former private estate which is now a museum, on Nov. 15, 2014 in Novi Petrivtsi, Ukraine. When Yanukovych was forced from power in February and fled the country following months of sometimes violent protests, the extravagant estate was opened to the public and returned to state ownership.
Visitors pose for pictures on the bed of former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych at Mezhyhirya, his former private estate which is now a museum, on Nov. 15, 2014 in Novi Petrivtsi, Ukraine. When Yanukovych was forced from power in February and fled the country following months of sometimes violent protests, the extravagant estate was opened to the public and returned to state ownership.
Brendan Hoffman, Getty Images
Balls are left on a billiards table in a room inside President Viktor Yanukovych's Mezhyhirya estate, which was abandoned by security, on Feb. 26, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine.
Balls are left on a billiards table in a room inside President Viktor Yanukovych's Mezhyhirya estate, which was abandoned by security, on Feb. 26, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine.
Jeff J Mitchell, Getty Images
A visitor looks at an ostrich, one of many exotic birds kept on the property, at Mezhyhirya, the former private estate of former president Viktor Yanukovych which is now a museum, on Nov. 15, 2014 in Novi Petrivtsi, Ukraine.
A visitor looks at an ostrich, one of many exotic birds kept on the property, at Mezhyhirya, the former private estate of former president Viktor Yanukovych which is now a museum, on Nov. 15, 2014 in Novi Petrivtsi, Ukraine.
Brendan Hoffman, Getty Images
A boxing ring at Mezhyhirya, the former private estate of former president Viktor Yanukovych which is now a museum, on Nov. 15, 2014 in Novi Petrivtsi, Ukraine.
A boxing ring at Mezhyhirya, the former private estate of former president Viktor Yanukovych which is now a museum, on Nov. 15, 2014 in Novi Petrivtsi, Ukraine.
Brendan Hoffman, Getty Images
A bowling alley at Mezhyhirya, the former private estate of former president Viktor Yanukovych which is now a museum, on Nov. 15, 2014 in Novi Petrivtsi, Ukraine.
A bowling alley at Mezhyhirya, the former private estate of former president Viktor Yanukovych which is now a museum, on Nov. 15, 2014 in Novi Petrivtsi, Ukraine.
Brendan Hoffman, Getty Images
A view of a bathroom inside President Viktor Yanukovych's Mezhyhirya estate, which was abandoned by security, on Feb. 26, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine.
A view of a bathroom inside President Viktor Yanukovych's Mezhyhirya estate, which was abandoned by security, on Feb. 26, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine.
Jeff J Mitchell, Getty Images
A white Steinway piano sits in a room inside President Viktor Yanukovych's Mezhyhirya estate on Feb. 26, 2014.
A white Steinway piano sits in a room inside President Viktor Yanukovych's Mezhyhirya estate on Feb. 26, 2014.
Jeff J Mitchell, Getty Images
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