Dmitrichenko said in a recent interview that he was managing the Bolshoi dachas in his spare time.

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Sometimes people drop by from their dachas in shorts and sneakers and pay for a showroom model right away, in cash.

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Some of the wooden dachas had been rebuilt as year-round residences.

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