The unusual things you’ll see while touring the lavish estate of Ukraine’s ex-president (PHOTOS)
Vendors sell bike rentals, guided tours and memorabilia outside the main entrance to Mezhyhirya.
Touring the grounds of Mezhyhirya, the lavish former estate of ousted Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, can be an odd experience.
From a main house built to resemble an oversized Finnish hunting lodge to acres of manicured gardens to a gladiator themed boxing ring, visitors are in for a first-hand look at what millions of tax dollars can buy.
There are many calling for the estate to be turned into a "museum of corruption." And, while those efforts have stalled, here is what a tour of Mezhyhirya looks like.
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