{{Short description|Summer presidential residence in Sochi, Russia}} {{coord|43|37|0|N|39|42|10|E|region:RU_type:landmark|display=title}} [[File:Vladimir Putin in Sochi 5-6 April 2008-13.jpg|thumb|U.S. President [[George W. Bush]] and Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]] walking outside the residence, April 2008.]]
'''Bocharov Ruchey''' ({{langx|ru|Бочаров Ручей}}, "Cooper's Brook") was the summer residence of the [[President of Russia]]. It was located in the [[Tsentralny city district, Sochi|Tsentralny city district]] of [[Sochi]], Russia.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Meredova|first1=Alina|title=Sochi for tough guys: Following in Putin’s footsteps|url=https://www.rbth.com/travel/2013/02/11/sochi_for_tough_guys_following_in_putin_footsteps|accessdate=7 December 2017|date=18 October 2013}}</ref>
The Bocharov Ruchey residence was commissioned by the [[People's Commissar for Military and Naval Affairs]], [[Kliment Voroshilov]], and completed in 1955.<ref name="rianru">{{cite news|title=Официальные резиденции президента Российской Федерации. Справка|url=https://ria.ru/politics/20090705/176204182.html|accessdate=19 December 2017|work=РИА Новости|date=5 July 2009|language=ru}}</ref> [[Miron Merzhanov]] was the project architect, while [[Sergei Venchagov]] was the landscape designer.<ref name="rianru"/>
The venue was used by President [[Vladimir Putin]] to host US President [[George W. Bush]] in 2008. Putin is also reported to have used the residence to celebrate the birthday of his rumoured partner [[Alina Kabayeva]], and was reported to have stayed inside during the peak of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. In 2024, the Russian independent investigative outlet ''[[Proekt]]'' reported that the residence's main building had been demolished and replaced by a construction project in the beginning of the year, and that Putin had stopped visiting the venue since March 2024 due to concerns over a possible drone attack by Ukraine.<ref>{{cite news|work=The Moscow Times |title=Putin Halts Visits to Sochi Residence Due to Safety Concerns – Proekt |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/10/07/putin-halts-visits-to-sochi-residence-due-to-safety-concerns-proekt-a86594 |accessdate=7 October 2024 |date=7 October 2024 }}</ref>
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[[Category:1955 establishments in the Soviet Union]] [[Category:Official residences in Russia]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Sochi]]