1.0 link 118112 <![CDATA[Villa Leopolda Sold For $750 Million To Russian Oligarch (PHOTOS)]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/11/villa-leopolda-sold-for-7_n_118112.html A mysterious Russian billionaire has made an unprecedented splash in the real estate market along the French Riviera this week, buying the Villa Leopolda, Fox News reports:

A mysterious Russian billionaire has trumped his big-spending rivals and broken a world record by splashing out $750 million on one of the most sumptuous villas on the French Riviera.

The price of the Villa Leopolda, a Belle Apoque mansion on the heights of Villefrance, has amazed estate agents but fuelled local...

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