A deputy of the State Duma and co-chairman of the Moscow headquarters of the Russian Popular Front (ONF) Vyacheslav Lysakov - a man of ambiguous attitudes and beliefs. It's hard to even tell if they have one.

His political career he began as an outspoken opposition leader, and finished it in the faction "United Russia" in the Duma. First he fought for the rights of motorists - and now only complicates their lives with their legislative initiatives. A few years ago he carried the nines activity deputy Vladimir Pligina - and now obediently serves as his deputy in the State Duma committee.

However, there is a deputy Lysakova one little weakness, which he is not willing to sacrifice for the Party. Nothing human is alien to the deputies, and the current deputy head of the committee on constitutional construction loves a vacation abroad. Despite the worsening of the geopolitical situation, sharp rise in price of foreign tours and a course on patriotism, he remains true to his habit, annual spending abroad for 2-3 months.
Rousseau tourists

At the disposal of our publications were data about the departures deputy Lysakova outside the country over the past few years. Analysis of these trends gives much food for thought.

So, it turned out that most of our hero likes to relax in Europe - of the 24 trips occurred in just 15 EU countries. The second most popular destination is Asia - becoming deputy Lisakov had to go there five times.

The duration and dates of travel is clearly saying that it - not a business trip. The shortest journey in this list is 5 days, and the average Lisakov prefer to leave Russia for 9-11 days, trying not to miss the opportunity to tie departures to public holidays.

Over the past four years Lisakov three went on vacation in Thessaloniki and twice visited Vienna during the summer vacation. In Greece and Austria, he spent a total of a month. As he spent a week in Paris and Venice, Beijing and Dubai, and twice went for 8 days in Tokyo. The most mysterious same trip can be considered his visits to Seoul in 2013 - first he went there for two weeks with my wife for all holidays in May, and then the couple Lysakova returned to the capital of Korea for a month in the velvet season.

Christmas feast MP prefers to spend in the Maldives - where he spends the winter holidays for three consecutive years. It is possible that the next New Year, Mr. Lisakov also planned to meet in the shade of palm trees on the favorite one of the many islands around Male.
Expensive

All of the above directions very expensive, and fly "a lot of money." Our editorial staff has decided to calculate how much money it took the deputy Lysakova on such an intense life of a traveler.

In their calculations, we took into account exchange rate fluctuations and seasonal factors. We also proceeded from the fact that our hero, being a popular choice - a modest man, and flies economy class. However, it was difficult to imagine that a member of the State Duma will stop during a vacation in some "troika" - so to calculate the average prices of accommodation used by five-star hotels.

So, in 2012, our hero has spent 53 days abroad. In 2013, he absented himself already at 88 days, which, according to our (modest) estimated cost him not less than 720 thousand rubles. Last year Lisakov absent in Russia for two months, spending is about 750 thousand, and this year has flown nearly half a million rubles for 23 days.

Thus, in the four years spent on MP travel the world about 2.25 million rubles, according to conservative estimates.

It is noteworthy that Lysakova colleagues in the faction "United Russia" behave quite differently. Most of them refused to holiday abroad for reasons of patriotism, showing by example that Russia can and must rest. Someone went to the Crimea, someone spends time in Sochi, someone - to Lake Baikal. But Lisakov can not (or rather - did not want) to leave his beloved Europe and the Maldives, in spite of the policy or exchange rates.
Slovenian trail

In the analysis of the geography of travel deputy Lysakova catches the eye is a strange one detail - it is too often flying to Slovenia. Every third of his trip - a Ljubljana

During the period from 2012 to 2015, our hero visited the capital of Slovenia, 8 (!) Times, where he spends at least once every week. And it's more than strange - Ljubljana is not so much a cultural center to get around all of its attractions in a couple of trips. So, there are some other reasons that compel deputy Lysakova again and again fly in the Slovenian capital. Maybe the sea, which is just one hour's drive from the capital?

The first visit to Ljubljana parliamentarian accounts in 2012 - when he was there on the way from Barcelona. The next year he flew twice - in late winter and autumn. And in 2014-2015 Lisakov traveled to the Slovenian capital five times. What happened?

One of the versions can serve as a real estate purchase. If we take her work, she has a lot to explain. For example, the first visit - a familiarity with the market, pritsenivanie a future purchase. The second trip - the selection and inspection of potential sites, the third - the purchase directly.

Just at that time (2013) Lisakov selling his apartment in Moscow - its the declared income of the year amounted to 10 million rubles, or the then exchange rate - more than 200 thousand euros. For this money in Ljubljana, it was easy to buy two-bedroom apartment, and if you add a little bit - and two-bedroom. And then the deputy frequent visits to the capital of Slovenia, walking on the rise, are quite understandable - at about the rate of owners of real estate abroad and visit their possessions.

Another thing is that such members are required to declare the property - otherwise it is against the law. But Lysakova declarations about any apartment in Ljubljana question.
Deputy oddities

In short, regular trips abroad Mr. Lysakova have a reason to dig, if not anti-corruption bodies, then certainly the Duma commission on ethics - exactly. It would be nice to understand why an MP from the most patriotic party of the country did not seem to hear appeals by example to support local resorts and rest for 2-3 months abroad (including their time).

By the way, psevdoborets rights of motorists this year has already got a pencil Commission - though for a different reason. This summer Lysakova asked to explain the strange machinations of real estate - namely, two-bedroom apartment in Moscow at a price several times lower than its market value.

It was about the infamous apartment deputy Profsoyuznaya street, which he bought for 6 million rubles for its real price of more than 20 million. He lisakov himself explained that he had purchased a house on the official value of the exception.

"I asked the authorities for me to ask. This is not a common method, but if you apply ... After all, we, the State Duma, have no right to even stand in line for housing. Otherwise would have ended my term, and I would be homeless ", - he complained publication Slon back in 2013.

However, was only a year and a precious apartment, which had come to him with such difficulty, Lisakov sells, and for the same 6 million. The new owner immediately (Month) resells it for 15 million rubles. Against this background, the deputy suspected of trying to tax evasion - such schemes with the sale of undervalued real estate is usually used for such a purpose.

However, the reason to suspect deputy concealing income was before - according to the declarations at the time of purchase of the ill-fated apartment he paid for her whole salary (and your spouse) for the previous three years. At the same time before the press Lisakov diligently played the beggar - say, for the purchase of real estate, he had to borrow from friends and acquaintances, and when the money for its repair is not enough, he decided to get rid of this ballast.

Why was so pursue this "treshki" humiliated and ask bosses to borrow money? Why (if they are so fortunate with the purchase price, and the money is lacking) does not try to sell the apartment at market price? And what happened to the fear of being left without a roof over your head?

At the same time, as we have already seen in 2012-2013 Lisakov not only hungry, but also spent a million rubles (by conservative estimates) to travel the world. And all of this is somehow unlike the behavior of a man who in debt as in silks.
Honor MP

Lisakov, however, is not the first deputy, whose actions cast a shadow on the party "United Russia". For example, at one time deputy Vladimir Pekhtin discovered undeclared property in Miami (USA), and the deputies Andrei Isaev and Vadim Bulavinov aviadeboshami were noted.

However, we must pay tribute to the United Russia above - after the scandals they voluntarily put their powers to save the honor of his party. Pehtin, for example, refused the deputy mandate and post of the head of the Duma committee on ethics, Isaev resigned as deputy secretary of the General Council of "United Russia", and Bulavinov - head of Volga Interregional Coordinating Council of the party.

As Lysakova, he followed the example of colleagues is clearly not going to. State Duma Commission on Ethics in July ordered it in a month's time to explain about the suspicious transactions with apartments. The results of these explanations are still not known, but Lisakov continues to sit in the Duma and hold the position of deputy chairman of the Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Building.

In this situation, the leadership of "United Russia" and ONF on the eve of important elections to the Duma in 2016 will have to decide whether to tolerate in its ranks such a dubious "patriot", or remove it to avoid reputational losses if the version of the apartment in Ljubljana confirmed and It will be made public.