When Britain s biggest private house, a mega-mansion called Witanhurst on Highgate Hill in north London , went on the market in 2008, it was close to a ruin.
As the people of Mariupol mourned the death of 600 of their fellow citizens, Svetlana Maniovich, 50, (left) was driven to one of the grandest squares in Paris.
With Villa Soro hotel as his base, Dominic Midgley walks along San Sebastian s La Concha beach, samples Basque cider, and finds that the city offers a feast of art .
The shades are drawn and the assets are frozen. The Russian high-rollers have disappeared, turning “Londongrad” into a ghost town. But are the oligarch spending sprees over, or just on hiatus?