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Mezhyhirya

Vendors sell bike rentals, guided tours and memorabilia outside the main entrance to Mezhyhirya.

The unusual things you’ll see while touring the lavish estate of Ukraine’s ex-president (PHOTOS)

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North of Kiev is the former estate of ousted Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych. Mezhyhirya was built with with millions in tax dollars and many people would like to turn it in to a “museum of corruption.” Those efforts have stalled, but you can still go on a tour.

The the main club house inside Mezhgorye, the residence of Ukraine's ousted president Victor Yanukovych.

Ukrainians vowed to turn their ex-president’s estate into a ‘Museum of Corruption.’ But it’s something else now.

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