# Bocharov Ruchey

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Summer presidential residence in Sochi, Russia

[43°37′0″N 39°42′10″E / 43.61667°N 39.70278°E / 43.61667; 39.70278](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Bocharov_Ruchey&params=43_37_0_N_39_42_10_E_region:RU_type:landmark)

U.S. President [George W. Bush](/source/George_W._Bush) and Russian President [Vladimir Putin](/source/Vladimir_Putin) walking outside the residence, April 2008.

**Bocharov Ruchey** ([Russian](/source/Russian_language): Бочаров Ручей, "Cooper's Brook") was the summer residence of the [President of Russia](/source/President_of_Russia). It was located in the [Tsentralny city district](/source/Tsentralny_city_district%2C_Sochi) of [Sochi](/source/Sochi), Russia.[1]

The Bocharov Ruchey residence was commissioned by the [People's Commissar for Military and Naval Affairs](/source/People's_Commissar_for_Military_and_Naval_Affairs), [Kliment Voroshilov](/source/Kliment_Voroshilov), and completed in 1955.[2] [Miron Merzhanov](/source/Miron_Merzhanov) was the project architect, while [Sergei Venchagov](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sergei_Venchagov&action=edit&redlink=1) was the landscape designer.[2]

The venue was used by President [Vladimir Putin](/source/Vladimir_Putin) to host US President [George W. Bush](/source/George_W._Bush) in 2008. Putin is also reported to have used the residence to celebrate the birthday of his rumoured partner [Alina Kabayeva](/source/Alina_Kabayeva), and was reported to have stayed inside during the peak of the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic). In 2024, the Russian independent investigative outlet *[Proekt](/source/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.[3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Meredova, Alina (18 October 2013). ["Sochi for tough guys: Following in Putin's footsteps"](https://www.rbth.com/travel/2013/02/11/sochi_for_tough_guys_following_in_putin_footsteps). Retrieved 7 December 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-rianru_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-rianru_2-1) ["Официальные резиденции президента Российской Федерации. Справка"](https://ria.ru/politics/20090705/176204182.html). *РИА Новости* (in Russian). 5 July 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Putin Halts Visits to Sochi Residence Due to Safety Concerns – Proekt"](https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/10/07/putin-halts-visits-to-sochi-residence-due-to-safety-concerns-proekt-a86594). *The Moscow Times*. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.

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