The yacht of Patriarch Kirill. Where does Patriarch Kirill get a yacht from? What does the Russian Orthodox Church say about Patriarch Kirill's personal yacht? Why does the patriarch need a yacht with a pagan name and state emblems


As I already wrote, herds of hamsters with joyful hooting rushed to copy-paste "exposure about the Patriarch's yacht": Pallada, one of the most luxury yachts Russia, belongs to Patriarch Kirill.
Naturally, a bunch of hysterical comments on the topic "greedy priests spend money on yachts, instead of donating to sick children" ...
But upon closer examination, it turned out that with the "Patriarch's yacht" everything is not quite the way the "fighters against clericalism" are trying to portray:

About the history of the creation of the yacht:
The Timmerman Yachts consortium is trying to create the world's leading manufacturer of luxury yachts on the basis of the Moscow shipbuilding plant, which produced river trams.
MSSS specialists went on an internship at Dutch shipyards. The plant itself was modernized and "moved" from trams to yachts. The very first 31-meter sample with the sonorous name "Pallada" was commissioned by the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation for the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg. True, President Vladimir Putin visited his "Pallada" only twice: already in 2005 the yacht was bought by LUKOIL specifically to present it as a gift to Spaso-Preobrazhensky Valaam Monastery .
(from here)

Fuel company "LUKOIL" donated the ship "Pallada" to the monastery.
The yacht "Pallada" will become the tenth vessel of the monastery fleet and will soon change its worldly name to one more befitting of its new status. Traditionally, passenger ships on Valaam they bear church names. There are motor ships "Hegumen Damaskin", "Saint Nicholas", "Saint Alexy" here. "Pallada" will be called "The Tsaritsa". Icon Mother of God"The Tsaritsa", written on Mount Athos and donated to the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Valaam Monastery by the Athos brethren two years ago, is now one of the shrines of the monastery.
The yacht was built at the Moscow Shipyard and launched in 2003. For two years it was at the disposal of the presidential administration, and this year it was acquired by LUKOIL specifically for subsequent transfer to the Valaam Monastery, the largest and most visited island monastery in Russia. This gift is part of the Russian Orthodox Church Company's charitable assistance program.

“Tens of thousands of people visit Valaam every year,” says Bishop Pankraty, abbot of the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Valaam Monastery. — We have heads of state, distinguished foreign guests, heads of local Orthodox churches. And it is good that now we will be able to properly receive guests of honor who wish to get acquainted with our monastery and touch its shrines with their souls.

Under the "proper level" is meant not only comfort, but also the safety of swimming. The Pallada's interior is quite modest, but it is equipped with a set of the most modern navigation equipment. Ladoga is not the calmest place for navigation and is well known to sailors for its whims.
(from here)

2005 year. Lukoil donates a yacht to the Valaam Monastery:
“The idea to donate a yacht to the Valaam Monastery was born in the company not by chance. The significance of this monastery in the history of the Russian Orthodox Church is very great, it is often called Northern Athos. tens of thousands of people visit, including state leaders, distinguished foreign guests, heads of Local Orthodox Churches.
The yacht complies with all Russian and international standards for ships of this class, and a complex of modern equipment allows to provide high security swimming. This is important in the conditions of Ladoga, which is known for its obstinate character and is considered quite difficult for navigation. The vessel can sail with wave heights up to 3.5 meters and wind speeds up to 24 m/s. The Valaam monk, a professional sailor, will operate the crew boat. Having merged into the monastery fleet, the Pallas will receive a new name and will be called the All-Tsaritsa. The icon of the Mother of God, called "The Tsaritsa", painted on Mount Athos and donated to the Valaam Monastery by the Athos brethren two years ago, is now one of the shrines of the monastery and is located in the church of St. Sergius and Herman of Valaam.
(from here)

About content issues:
The monks sincerely thanked for the generous gift, promising to replace the romantic name "Pallada" with the more familiar name for the brethren - "The Tsaritsa", in honor of one of the shrines of the monastery, the icon of the Mother of God.
All day, the astonished monks walked around the luxurious ship. The next morning, the inappropriate poster was taken down. And on the third day they thought about what to do with an expensive gift.
- Problems began in a couple of weeks, - one of the inhabitants of the monastery, father Vasily, told "Life". - Serious money is needed to maintain a fabulously expensive ship. Nobody left them for us. We calculated that only for polish and special shampoos you need up to 20 thousand rubles a month. Where? And if the yacht is not looked after, it will fall apart before our eyes. Moreover, the salary of the team (they are used to receiving in the capital), provisions, fuel. We grabbed our heads. Of course, a noble gift, no words. But for us monks, it is out of place. Only leads to confusion.
After consulting, the holy fathers sent the yacht to St. Petersburg, and from there to the capital - at the disposal of the Moscow Patriarchate. Like, let the higher authorities deal with her.
14.11.2005
(from here)

2005: "The Pallada yacht, donated in July to the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Valaam stauropegial monastery, was sent for repair and winter storage to the Moscow shipyard," Interfax was told in the press service of the monastery. churches" by the company "LUKOIL". "Pallada" will return to the monastery only in May next year.
With the onset of cold weather, the yacht must be placed in a closed box, because it is too "fragile" and cannot withstand the pressure of ice. In addition, Pallada needs minor repairs, the press officer explained.
(from here)

Interview with Bishop Pankraty, Abbot of the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Valaam Monastery:
...
— They say that Vladimir Putin donated to the monastery an ultra-modern yacht "Pallada" worth 1.5 million euros. Why do you need her?
- I'll make it clear. Pallada is not a gift from the president, but from LUKOIL. And besides, the gift is not to the Valaam Monastery, but to the entire Orthodox Church. This was emphasized by the oilmen themselves. The yacht, like the residence, serves for representative purposes. We proceed from the conviction that you can live in cells yourself, but guests should be received with dignity. It would be another matter if the monks themselves went fishing on this yacht!
(from here)

So:
Absolutely predictably, hamsters began to suck on "luxury" and traditionally remember "taxpayers' money" (I wonder if at least 1% of them pay taxes honestly and in full?).
However, there were also adequate users - who, before running away shouting "repost!" decided to check the information.
It turned out that the Russian Orthodox Church did not buy the yacht - it was bought by Lukoil from the balance sheet of the Presidential Administration and donated by the oil corporation to the Valaam Monastery.
In 2005, this was reported by the official portal of the Republic of Karelia "The Pallada yacht from the presidential fleet, bought by the LUKOIL oil company for the Russian Orthodox Church, was presented today to the Valaam Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery." The media also notice that "the gift for the monks turned out to be unexpectedly expensive and troublesome. The yacht went to the monks along with echo sounders, mooring cameras, unique interiors and a team of four. Maintenance of yachts of this class usually amounts to at least 10% of the price of the yacht itself per year ", so she was returned for storage and redecoration to the Moscow Shipyard. Later, after undergoing cosmetic repairs and optimization of equipment and interiors, it was returned to the Patriarchy. “So the ship was donated to the late Patriarch Alexy II, it did not belong to the president for long, and was never officially registered with him at all,” meticulous bloggers report.

Quite expectedly, "dissenters" joined the movement. And even when it turned out that the Russian Orthodox Church did not buy this yacht, they did not calm down, "turning the arrows" on Putin. Vaughn, they write, "Earlier, Putin constantly swam on this luxury." But here, too, the Gavriks got into trouble - yacht resources write that "the president was on the yacht only a few times when he came as a pilgrim to Valaam." And the specialists neigh "Something like a cabin looks rather poor, a boat was recently made at our shipbuilding plant - a simple one, a floating base for river submariners, and then it has a cooler cabin", "our office has a corporate ship, so the situation will be richer there." And, of course, when the Patriarch is reminded of an armored limousine (say, "what is he afraid of?") - that the Pope of Rome will have a more armored car, and Christian leaders - the declared goal No. 1 of Islamic terrorists, people "forget".

Of course, on the issue of luxurious decoration Orthodox churches and the clothes of the clergy have long been broken more than one thousand copies, however, speaking of similar traditions of Christianity, some users report "Christ, by the way, did not wear rags, but walked in whole-woven clothes, which only kings and very rich people could then afford." To the question "why not sell a luxurious yacht and feed the poor," they quote "Mary, taking a pound of pure precious ointment, anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the world. Then one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, who wanted to betray Him, said: Why not sell this ointment for three hundred denarii and give it to the poor?

Last summer the Supreme Church Council ROC adopted the so-called "Methodological recommendations on the participation of the Russian Orthodox Church in environmental activities", the authors of which complain that "immoderation, greed, money-grubbing, lack of culture are direct sources of the current difficult environmental situation in the world". That same summer, the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Kirill in all its glory lit up on his own Black Sea "dacha", the story of the construction does not even serve as a guide to immoderation, greed, money-grubbing and lack of culture, but deserves a couple of dozen volumes of a criminal case. [...]

The environmental online magazine, however, suggested that the church start its environmental work not with a prayer service and sweeping the streets, but with the disclosure of information about the so-called "dacha of the patriarch." For greater persuasiveness, the publication sent a request to the chairman of the synodal information department of the Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church, Vladimir Legoyda.

"Dacha of the Patriarch"- a textbook example of how the state took and simply evaporated on a single piece of Russia (the entire "dacha history" is collected here, and a brief chronology is here): prosecutors evaporated, the police evaporated, Rosprirodnadzor abstained from performing its duties, all local authorities disappeared. Following them, hundreds of Red Book Pitsunda pines disappeared, in the place of which a nauseating-looking monolithic concrete structure grew up, a sort of variation of the Moscow tower of the era of Ivan the Terrible.

The history of this architectural splendor began in 2004 with this letter to Governor Tkachev:

Patriarchs choose their fiefs and issue instructions to the Baskaks

As you can see, being a patriarch (at that time still Alexy II), you can quite easily give instructions to any governor: you are there, they say, move quickly with the registration of the land and the start of construction on the public coast with relic pines. And here, in the meantime, we will begin to invent the church's "environmental doctrine."

The construction of the “dacha” was accompanied by outrageous lies both from the Russian Orthodox Church itself and from government agencies. It was said either about a "hotel for pilgrims", or about a "spiritual and cultural center", or in general about some purely resort facility, almost a brothel. But we must pay tribute to the late Alexy - he did not particularly shine at his scandalous "dacha".

Unlike, however, his successor, Mr. Gundyaev not only does not hesitate to have a beautiful vacation in Divnomorskoye, but, as local residents say, he does not even hesitate to use the FSB coast guard to protect him during swimming and boat trips.

The other day I was sent a curious photo essay about how a man who looks like Patriarch Kirill, famously steers the yacht Azimut (this is the name of the Italian shipyard, which occupies one of the leading positions in the world in the construction of exclusive motor yachts) in the sea between the villages of Dzhanhot and Divnomorskoye, in a place called the Blue Abyss. The photo was taken about a month ago by one of the guests. By happy accident that day, for some reason, the border guards did not protect the patriarchal peace and did not disperse the excursion boats.



The FSB officers screwed up and made it possible to shoot a citizen Gundyaev on a yacht

Another picture shows how a certain gray-haired old man-millionaire (probably, only by some misunderstanding resembling Mr. Gundyaev) is hooked to a cable, obviously intending to be dipped into the water.

The Patriarch is taken in tow

I wonder who these people are in abundance on the Azimut yacht, except for a man who looks like a patriarch? On close examination top photo it begins to seem that the profile of a man in white, sitting near the taxiing "patriarch", resembles Vladimir Legoydu- the same Legoyd who has not yet responded to the request (although, of course, it may not be him, but some other church figure - it is difficult to make out the image with a strong increase).

Legoyda's request for the construction of a "spiritual and cult center" in Gelendzhik. Download document in .pdf format

If anyone is interested in buying an Azimut yacht for such boat trips, you can find out the prices on this site. The price tag for a yacht like the one from which a gray-haired old man was dipped into the water (Magellano 43 series) starts at 440 thousand euros - and this is just the price in Europe. In Russia, Magellano 43s cost from 680 thousand euros and more. Such is the "environmental policy" with "guidelines".

In general, I believe that it will take a very long time to wait for an answer from the Russian Orthodox Church regarding the Black Sea “dacha”. And criminal cases regarding the seizure of the territory of the state forest fund, blocking the coast with a blank fence, felling Pitsunda pines, regarding the failure of foresters and environmental inspectors to fulfill their direct duties, and so on and so forth, will take even longer. [...]

Patriarch's dacha of special regime

Pitsunda pine trees cut down near the patriarch's dacha


The sea was hijacked by citizen Gundyaev



Passage is forbidden - also "the land of the Marquis of Carabas"


There is nothing to go here, get out!

Dmitry Shevchenko

July 30, 2012, 14:38

"Pallada", one of the most luxurious yachts in Russia, belongs to Patriarch Kirill. The cost of the vessel is $4,000,000. "Pallada" stands on the pier at the Nikolsky skete of the Valaam archipelago, near the Valaam residence of the Patriarch. A private pier has been built for it, and locals say that VIP guests ride on it. Overall length - 32 m Beam - 7.45 m Draft at full load - 1.8 m Cruise speed - 12.5 knots Power reserve - 2500 nautical miles Fuel reserve - 24 000 l fresh water- 3000 l Engines - 2 x Caterpillar 3196 (2x374 hp) Materials hull/superstructure - steel/ aluminum-magnesium alloy Class - Det Nordske Veritas (DNV) +1A1 LC Yacht R0 E0. ISA Compliant Guest Accommodation - 8 Persons in 4 Cabins Crew - 4 Persons in 2 Cabins Designer - Guido de Groot Design/Guinton Naval Architects/MSCZ Interior Design - Guido de Groot Design


The black yacht "Pallada" with tinted windows, with Russian emblems on the sides and a tricolor on the stern is moored at the Nikolsky Skete of the Valaam Archipelago. Not far from here is the Valaam residence of the Patriarch. "Pallada" almost always stands here - its own pier has been built for it. Against the background of St. Nicholas Church, it looks like a presidential limousine against the backdrop of the Kremlin. According to local residents, VIP guests arriving on Valaam ride on a yacht, and Patriarch Kirill himself loves her. Last September, for example, His Holiness made a voyage along the Volga on the Pallada.

Pallada is an exclusive luxury vessel, its description can be found in the catalogs of the most famous yachts. It was built at the shipyards of the Dutch-Russian consortium Timmerman Yachts in 2003 by the Dutch architect Guido de Groot.

The yacht is designed for comfortable accommodation of 8 people plus there are cabins for four crew members. On board there is a living room with a home cinema and bar counter, a dining room with a dining table for 8 people and several bedrooms, some of which have king-sized double beds. The floors are covered with white carpets. White leather furniture is made of elite woods.

The yacht is equipped with modern equipment, including an electronic mapping system, a SONAR radar station, a navigational warning receiver, mooring cameras and a bow thruster. When Patriarch Kirill traveled on the Pallada to the Yaroslavl and Rostov diocese, his press service, which covered this event through the secular media, delicately called the Pallada a "small ship." Compared with cruise ships, "Pallada" is really small: 32 meters long and about 8 meters wide. Its cost, according to various estimates, is $4 - 6.7 million. Annual maintenance of such yachts costs an average of 10 - 20 percent of the cost. Before serving the Patriarch, "Pallada" belonged to the Administration of the President of Russia. Then Vladimir Putin was president. They say that the yacht was specially built for the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg, so that the head of state could adequately welcome guests on it sea ​​capital Russia. On the same yacht, Vladimir Putin took part in the celebrations on the occasion of the 1250th anniversary of Staraya Ladoga. In 2005, Pallada was donated to the Russian Orthodox Church. But not directly by the president, but through an “intermediary”. From the property of the Manager of Affairs, the yacht was bought by Lukoil, and then the oil workers donated it to the church. Most likely, the donation scheme was built in advance at the highest level through mutual agreements between the leaders of business, church and government.

Patriarch Kirill is a famous domestic figure of religion. This man, for certain reasons, devoted his whole life to serving God and the church. This patriarch was able to become one of the most famous figures of religion in Russian Federation, for some people his personality causes admiration, and for some - censure.

It is worth noting that a lot of rumors and a variety of gossip were previously associated with the patriarch. Some happened in reality, some far-fetched. But what was at the origin? How did Cyril become a minister of the church? How well does he fulfill his obligations and does he generally love what he does?

Patriarch Kirill is not an American, and not even a domestic star, therefore he does not really need to chase after elusive youth or carefully monitor his figure. By the way, Patriarch Kirill's photo in his youth and now, for comparison, is very easy to find on the Internet. For him, as for a church employee, it is much more profitable to look more solid. So it becomes clear that he doesn't care much about his height, weight, age. How old is Patriarch Kirill is a simple question. He is currently 71 years old. With a height of 178 centimeters, a man weighs 92 kilograms.

Despite all of the above, the man tries to monitor his own weight, swims from time to time, and often walks. As you can see, he remembers the truth that you also need to take care of yourself. After all, "God saves the safe."

Biography of Patriarch Kirill

Patriarch Kirill (name at birth - Vladimir Gundyaev) was born in the late autumn of 1946. It is worth noting an interesting case. When, as a baby, his mother first came to church with him, the boy accidentally passed through Royal Gate. The woman immediately took him to the pastor so that he would forgive the sin, but the clergyman only waved him off with the words: "He will be a bishop." Probably become a long and thorny path serving the church was the fate of little Vladimir. Of course, he was still a long way from holding a big position, but at the same time, everything that happened in his life throughout his life, all these events led in the end to one single conclusion - becoming an important person in the church. And to receive the title of patriarch, as well as to the adoption of a new name, Vladimir came far from immediately.

His mother, Raisa Gundyaeva, worked as a school teacher and taught German. And the father - Mikhail Gundyaev - is worth noting, he was also a clergyman. It is difficult to deny that this fact also had a certain influence on Vladimir's choice of a further life path. Although, here we can say that the whole family of the future patriarch was connected with religion. His grandfather, for example, was often sent into exile, as accused of connection with the Christian Church. Brother - Nikolai - was a priest in the St. Petersburg Cathedral. And my sister - Elena - held the post of headmistress in the theological gymnasium.

Before starting his own religious activity, the future patriarch completed only eight classes at school. He tried out in geology, but a few years later he entered the seminary, and then the theological academy.

The guy received the name Cyril after becoming a monk. From that very moment, the biography of Patriarch Kirill begins as a minister of the church.

Repeatedly he took part in what related to the development of the Moscow Patriarchate. Since the nineties, Kirill began to pay much more attention to relations with society, as well as much more strength development of this activity. So, in the early nineties, a program appeared on television with his participation - “The Word of the Shepherd”. It dealt with various religious topics, and it was very popular not only among ordinary people but also among high officials.

A year later, Patriarch Kirill began to actively cooperate with the government of the Russian Federation. Often he even became a full-fledged member of various advisory organizations. Organized various cultural events. For example, the celebration of two thousand years of Christianity. Moreover, in accordance with the information obtained as a result of the survey local population in 2012, most of common people approves of the work of the patriarch.

Among other things, Patriarch Kirill maintains a profile on Facebook. There he chats with visitors to his page, answers questions. Very often he gives answers to those questions that are of particular interest to other people. There are more than five hundred posts on his profile on this social network. He is also the author of books on religion and the clergy.

Personal life of Patriarch Kirill

First of all, it is worth noting that the personal life of Patriarch Kirill simply does not exist, at least according to official sources. He is obliged to serve the church, and all the clergy, as you know, take a vow of celibacy. Therefore, there is absolutely nothing strange in the fact that this person, despite his already quite advanced age, does not have his own family.

talking modern language, he "married his work". After all, more than once he spoke about how important it is to spread the light of religion in the world. How true these words are, hardly anyone can seriously argue. But one cannot ignore the fact that this man is a church employee and a priori he should not have love affairs.

Family of Patriarch Kirill

Taking into account all of the above, we can assume that the family of Patriarch Kirill are the same clergy as he himself. He does not have an official wife, as well as no children. The most important thing, in his opinion, is to spend life devoting it to the development of the community of religious houses at the international level.

And he does it very well, because even in his younger years he successfully overcame the path of a clergyman in order to achieve in the end what he is now. It is difficult to say whether he suffers from the fact that he left no heirs behind him. But, if you look at it from the other side, he doesn’t have much time for it either. And it cannot be said that he is lonely, because believers constantly come to him, for advice or with requests.

Patriarch Kirill on a yacht with girls

The patriarch, although he is not a singer or actor, nevertheless, he is a well-known throughout the country, a public figure. It is not surprising that scandals gather around this person with enviable regularity. Very often he was accused of various sins. And it's hard to tell what's true and what's fiction. Once there was even a rumor that often free time spends Patriarch Kirill on a yacht with girls, and spends all church receipts on personal benefits.

The patriarch himself, of course, denies such rumors or even simply ignores them, arguing that these are only slander and slander on the part of ill-wishers and those who go against the church. Of course, everyone is sinful, but it is not easy to say how reliable the accusations against Kirill are. After all, he faithfully serves God, but, be that as it may, he is a man.

Yaponchik and Patriarch Kirill are one person

One cannot but add that the personality of the patriarch is often associated not only with gossip, but also with a variety of rumors. At times it even reaches the absurd. Take, for example, the recent rumor that Yaponchik and Patriarch Kirill are one person. This rumor mentions the famous thief Mishka Yaponchik, who died in the early 2000s.

Some people notice striking similarities between these celebrities. So, for example, they say that the patriarch has a problematic past and thus he disappeared so as not to go to jail. This rumor was neither confirmed nor refuted, but most of the parishioners believe that these are the tricks of the patriarch's ill-wishers who want to tarnish his dignity.

Children of Patriarch Kirill

As noted earlier, this man has no children of his own. The children of Patriarch Kirill are a believing people. Parishioners and those who need support or advice. So says the patriarch himself. Many times he said that he could help those who came to him. To do this, he also began to master social networks, so that he could give answers to the most interesting questions.

There is a possibility, of course, that he would like to have children of his own. But the presence of dignity does not allow one to indulge in such worldly pleasures as quiet life, wife and child. But Vladimir chose the path of a clergyman.

Wife of Patriarch Kirill

The wife of Patriarch Kirill - for a man this is a topic that is better not to raise. After all, when he set foot on the path of a minister of the church, having made this choice, he completely deprived himself of love. And although you can often hear that Cyril committed a sin, that he was often seen surrounded by young girls, nothing has been officially proven.

Most people believe that these are just fictions, and that in reality the patriarch faithfully serves his church, and does not plan to deviate from his path. According to official information, this clergyman has neither children nor a beloved wife. He considers the church to be his home, and calls the parishioners his children.

How much is the watch of Patriarch Kirill

Some time ago, this churchman could be seen wearing a clock. And even a simple person, at one glance at them, can understand that the cost of watches is far from small. Therefore, almost immediately after this, rumors spread that Cyril was very much abusing his powers, and squandering church receipts for personal purposes.

Many were interested in the question: how much do Patriarch Kirill's watches cost. The patriarch himself actively denied everything and even tried to hide the expensive thing from prying eyes, but nevertheless it became known that this watch of Patriarch Kirill Breguet is a fairly well-known brand, and it costs about 30 thousand euros. As you can see, the holy father does not mind sometimes pampering himself with too expensive trinkets.

Patriarch Kirill "The Word of the Shepherd"

It has already been mentioned earlier that Patriarch Kirill has already collaborated with society more than once in order to bring talk about God to the people. A similar project of his was the popular on television program "The Word of the Shepherd" with his participation. Patriarch Kirill led the "Word of the Shepherd", considering a variety of religious topics, answering pressing questions. And although it seems that at present, few people watch religious channels, and even just programs, a little earlier this program gained immense popularity not only among lay people, but also among officials. The TV show was launched in order to help any person who wants to reconsider their views on life or needs help.

The Patriarch never refused to help those who tried to improve their lives. Of course, not without evil tongues, which said that all this is required for Cyril only to attract more attention to himself. It is difficult to say how reliable this is, but, be that as it may, one must respect his dignity. And as for rumors, they always surrounded public people.

New details revealed secular life Orthodox leaders. As it turned out, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill and his subordinates enjoy one of the most luxury yachts in Russia and at the same time not very legally exploit the symbols state power RF.
Small boat for $4,000,000

The black yacht "Pallada" with tinted windows, with Russian emblems on the sides and a tricolor on the stern is moored at the Nikolsky Skete of the Valaam Archipelago. Not far from here is the Valaam residence of the Patriarch. The Pallada almost always stands here - its own pier has been built for it. Against the background of St. Nicholas Church, it looks like a presidential limousine against the backdrop of the Kremlin.
According to local residents, VIP guests arriving on Valaam ride on the yacht, and Patriarch Kirill himself loves it. Last September, for example, His Holiness made a voyage along the Volga on the Pallada.
Pallada is an exclusive luxury vessel, its description can be found in the catalogs of the most famous yachts. It was built at the shipyards of the Dutch-Russian consortium Timmerman Yachts in 2003 by the Dutch architect Guido de Groot.








Technical characteristics of the yacht "Pallada"

Total length - 32 m
Width - 7.45 m
Draft at full load - 1.8 m
Cruise speed - 12.5 knots
Power reserve - 2500 nautical miles
Fuel supply - 24,000 l
Fresh water supply - 3000 l
Engines - 2 x Caterpillar 3196 (2 × 374 hp)
Materials hull/superstructure - steel/ aluminum-magnesium alloy Class - Det Nordske Veritas (DNV) +1A1 LC Yacht R0 E0. Complies with ISA requirements
Guest accommodation - 8 people in 4 cabins
Crew - 4 people in 2 cabins
Designer - Guido de Groot Design/Guinton Naval Architects/MSCZ
Interior design - Guido de Groot Design