The journalists at IStories examined the letters of Vladimir Putin’s soninlaw and daughter and learned how the president’s family members made millions of dollars out of thin air, spent a fortune on a luxurious lifestyle abroad and used their ties to the Russia’s top leadership.

0:00 Russia’s Greatest Secret
1:50 The President’s Daughter’s Wedding
7:46 The Billionaire Soninlaw
10:35 Family Life
13:37 Marital Status

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Shamalov’s interview with Kommersant newspaper
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❗ There is an inaccuracy on 02:23: Kirill Shamalov became the youngest dollar billionaire in Russia not at the age of 34 but 32. We apologize to Mr. Shamalov and the viewers.

Script: Roman Anin, Artem Potemin.
Video, editing: Gleb Limansky.
Illustrations: Natalia Yamshchikova.