Mezhyhirya

[sabotabby]

Viktor Yanyukovitch was president of the Ukraine from 2010-2014, until he was fairly dramatically deposed and fled to Russia as he is currently wanted for treason here. By all accounts, he was incredibly corrupt, and acquired the massive Mezhyhirya estate with public funds. As wealth and corruption is no guarantee of taste, when asked which architectural style he wanted to build his massive palaces in, he must have replied, "fuckin' all of them," because when protestors walked in and took over the place in 2014, they were appalled not just at the excesses (which included a car museum, a zoo, a golf course, several tennis courts, and orchards), but at his alarming taste in decor.

It now belongs to the people and is a destination for Ukrainians to have weddings, bike around, and generally point and laugh. Also there are gigantic thrones and Greco-Roman ruins for no apparent reason.














I was very confused about this Star Wars-looking dude, especially when we found a stuffed version of him in a mall. But he is named Homunculus loxodontus and he is a meme here, so that's why he's cavorting with more classical sculpture? Maybe?









The moral of this story is that if you are going to be a corrupt autocrat, at least have some class about it. *cough*CheetoBenito*cough*

Comments

[lapinlunaire]

For what it's worth, if I were a corrupt autocrat I would totally want to have a pet deer! I would sing songs and the deer would help me do my hair and it would be just lovely*

* I assume this is what having a pet deer is like

[sabotabby]

I don't think the deer were very happy, though. It was kind of a sad zoo.

[ironed_orchid]

We can only hope that CheetoBenito will be deposed within 4 years and flee to Russia.

[sabotabby]

I'd say that Russia doesn't deserve that but the Russian people (as opposed to the government) don't deserve that.

[evilpettingz00]

Awesome pics! That homunculus is super weird...I love it! :D

[sabotabby]

We love him.