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Meet the ‘Caspian Sea Monster,’ the 302-Foot Soviet Superplane That May Get a Second Life as a Luxury Commuter
The hulking 380-ton Soviet aircraft, neglected for decades, signals the end of an era. But the next generation of ekranoplans could be used for luxury civilian transport.

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A Russian Billionaire Just Lost His Bid to Get His Luxury Villa on the French Riviera Back
Alexander Ponomarenko is currently pleading his case to French judges to remove the asset freeze on his French Riviera villa. So far, the court hasn’t budged.
This $200 Million Russian Superyacht Could Be Auctioned Off to Aid Ukraine
The 303-foot vessel, known as “Royal Romance,” was delivered by Feadship in 2015.
A Russian Oligarch’s $500 Million Megayacht Has Avoided Seizure for Months. It Was Just Spotted in the Maldives.
The vessel stopped transmitting its location en route to Cape Town. Now it’s in the Indian Ocean.
Germany Seized $5 Million Worth of Art From a Russian Oligarch’s Superyacht
The collection included 30 paintings that were once on display on board one of the world’s largest private yachts.
Russia’s Billionaires Are Renouncing Their Citizenship in Protest of Putin’s War in Ukraine
Both Nikolay Storonsky and Oleg Tinkov have formally changed their citizenship this year.
The South African Government Just Let a Russian Oligarch Dock His $500 Million Megayacht
A spokesman for President Cyril Ramaphosa said the nation was under “no legal obligation” to comply with Western sanctions.
A Russian Oligarch’s $500 Million Megayacht Just Mysteriously Arrived in Hong Kong
The Lürssen vessel Nord is connected to the third-richest man in Russia.
Watch This Video Of The World’s Largest Plane Take Its Last Flight
The original was destroyed by Russian forces during the invasion of Ukraine.