The fall of Londongrad

Tense politics mean Russian tycoons are no longer welcome in Britain. Their money will be missed.

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Russian debutantes in happier times
(Image credit: Credit: Guy Corbishley / Alamy Stock Photo)

Quintus has always appreciated the influence our Muscovite chums have had on London from Lenin and Trotsky plotting revolution in the British Museum to the recent flood of millionaires and billionaires who have pumped money into the capital's restaurants, nightclubs and boutiques.

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