. ▁These ▁resid ences ▁include : ▁the ▁Moscow ▁Kre ml in , ▁Nov o - O g ary ovo ▁in ▁Moscow ▁O blast , ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁in ▁Moscow , ▁ ▁near ▁Moscow , ▁Bo char ov ▁R uch ey ▁in ▁So chi , ▁ ▁in ▁Nov gor od ▁O blast , ▁and ▁Riv iera ▁in ▁So chi . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁critics ▁of ▁President ▁Vladimir ▁Put in ▁listed ▁the ▁ownership ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁vill as ▁and ▁pal aces , ▁nine ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁built ▁during ▁Put in ' s ▁ 1 2 ▁years ▁in ▁power . ▁ ▁Personal ▁resid ences ▁ ▁So on ▁after ▁Put in ▁returned ▁from ▁his ▁K GB ▁service ▁in ▁Dresden , ▁East ▁Germany , ▁he ▁built ▁a ▁d ach a ▁in ▁Sol ovy ov ka ▁on ▁the ▁eastern ▁shore ▁of ▁Lake ▁K oms om ol sko ye ▁on ▁the ▁K are li an ▁Ist hm us ▁in ▁Pri oz ers ky ▁District ▁of ▁L ening rad ▁O blast , ▁near ▁St . ▁Petersburg . ▁After ▁the ▁d ach a ▁burn ed ▁down ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Put in ▁built ▁a ▁new ▁one ▁identical ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁and ▁was ▁joined ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁seven ▁friends ▁who ▁built ▁d ach as ▁nearby . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁the ▁group ▁formally ▁registered ▁their ▁frat ern ity ▁as ▁a ▁co - oper ative ▁society , ▁calling ▁it ▁O zero ▁(" L ake ") ▁and ▁turning ▁it ▁into ▁a