A photo provided by Bolgar shows her with Durov in Venice, Italy, in April 2013. Bolgar, the mother of three children with Durov, has poked holes in the Russian tech titan’s carefully managed image through a criminal complaint and her account of their opulent lifestyle. — Irina Bolgar via The New York Times
GENEVA: For many of their nearly 10 years as romantic partners, Irina Bolgar said, she and Pavel Durov enjoyed a luxurious lifestyle. The extravagance grew as Telegram, the messaging app Durov created, became a worldwide hit and cemented him as a billionaire and one of the world’s most powerful tech executives.
During the summers, they would spend about US$1mil (RM4.22mil) for a month at a 116-acre resort in Sardinia. In Dubai, United Arab Emirates, they stayed in a beachside penthouse with its own elevator. Private planes ferried them to Paris, Italy and Monaco.
