There’s money in potash. A lot of it.
Russian oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev earned vast sums by mining the substance, used as an agricultural fertilizer. The question for “Rybo” became what to do with all his money, and just as importantly, how to shield it from taxes. For Rybolovlev and billionaires like him, an increasingly attractive strategy has been to invest in highly coveted works of art, which they then park in so-called “freeports” around the world, avoiding the clutches of the taxman.
The ways of the ultra-wealthy come under scrutiny in the gripping three-part documentary series The Oligarch and the Art Dealer, directed by Andreas Dalsgaard. Episode 1 premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January and all three parts just screened at CPH:DOX in Copenhagen. It’s a story that stretches from Gstaad and Geneva to Monaco and Moscow, with detours to Palm Beach, Florida, intersecting with Donald Trump
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