According to Carole Kennedy of Cote D'Azur Property Connections the Russians like the Riviera & Monaco very much, With Moscow just a four-hour flight away, a beautiful villa on the Riviera is a logical step for affluent Russians.

Russia’s newly affluent flaunt their wealth on Cote d’Azur with oligarch Roman Abramovich setting the pace. The hot spot where Arabian sheiks and American millionaires once came to gamble is now crowded with Russians and Ukrainians.