Yury Luzhkov has opened a new page of his biography – “an ex-Moscow mayor.” But his biography is not only his career but also his family.
Yury Luzhkov has opened a new page of his biography – “an ex-Moscow mayor.” But his biography is not only his career but also his family. Photo: Yury Luzhkov with wife Yelena Baturina and daughters go to a polling station on election day to the State Duma on December 19, 1999.
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The first wife of Yury Luzhkov, Marina Bashilova, died in 1989. In 1991, Yury Luzhkov married his second wife Yelena Baturina. Photo: Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov with wife Yelena Baturina attends the 930th anniversary celebration of Minsk.
Yury Luzhkov has four children – two sons from the first marriage (Mikhail and Alexander) and two daughters from the second marriage (Yelena and Olga).
Yelena Baturina is a very successful Russian businesswoman.
The wife of the ex-Moscow mayor owns a large investment and building corporation Inteco.
According to Forbes in 2008, Yelena Baturina is the richest woman in Russia (her wealth was evaluated at $4.2 billion). Photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin, Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov and his wife Yelena Baturina at the celebration of Luzhkov’s 70th birthday.
In 2010, Baturina was among top three richest women in the world, according to Forbes.
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Yury Luzhkov and his wife at the 11th international exhibition EXPO REAL-2008 in Munich.
Yury Luzhkov enjoys football and his wife likes equestrian sport.
Yelena Baturina is the president of the Equestrian Federation of Russia. Photo: Yelena Baturina and Yury Luzhkov watch a Mayor's Cup show jumping competition.
Yury Luzhkov with wife Yelena Baturina and daughter at a Moscow Day celebration.
Yury Luzhkov with wife Yelena Baturina and daughter at a Moscow Day celebration.
