One of the Moscow construction companies is launching a new project, a new apartment building with a helicopter landing pad, high-end restaurants, and golden elevators that can take you directly up to your apartment in your car! The leasing firm also promises the tightest security possible. All the services, even the restaurants, will be unavailable to non-residents.

The rent for one apartment per month is going to be anywhere between $25,000 and $45,000 a month. Future residents are expected to be political leaders, sports and show-business stars. A similar residence, however without the elevator gig, was built in Moscow in 2003. The average rent at that building per month is $12,000.

Russia is truly a country of contradictions; some people can’t wait to be taken upstairs in their armored vehicle in a golden elevator, while others are happy with their $200 a month salary to support their entire family, or a $50 pension, to live a happy elderly life. Philanthropy in Russia is almost non-existent, there are millions of homeless children, the war in Chechnya has no end, but 5% of the country’s population is drowning in luxuries.