The Russians are coming!!

The dubious record for the most expensive real estate sale ever used to be held by Lakshmi Mittal. It seems though, that the Russian love of the French Riviera has changed that. This house was just sold for $750 MM, smashing the 57 million pounds that Mr. Mittal paid for his. The article describes the villa as 'sumptuous', which it clearly is, but my guess is that this has less to do with the value of the villa and more to do with the statement it makes ...