Deposed National Leaders
In December 2012, the town was called a "magnet for deposed leaders given asylum in Russia" by a New York Times writer, who suggested that Barvikha might become the new home of Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad. Former leaders in the town reported by the NYT included Askar Akayev, formerly the president of Kyrgyzstan, Aslan Abashidze of Adjara, and the wife and family members of Slobodan Milosevic.
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