Family of former Rostov Region governor Vasily Golubev revealed as owners of Dubai real estate worth over $11 million

In spring 2023, Svetlana Golubeva, the former governor’s daughter, acquired two apartments in Bluewaters Bay, each measuring 122 m² — one in March and another in May. That April, her husband, Pyotr Kobyakov, also purchased an apartment in the same building.

In total, the Golubev family’s real estate acquisitions in Dubai over less than six months amount to €10.5 million.Beyond their high-end properties in the UAE, the family of the incumbent senator also owns multiple private homes and apartments in Russia, with a total estimated value of 1.5 billion rubles (approximately $18 million).

Vasily Golubev personally owns a mansion in the Vodopadny village in Rostov Region, valued at around 30 million rubles. ACF refers to Vodopadny as the “local Rublyovka” — comparing it to the eponymous ultra-elite district in Russia's capital, Moscow.

Alexei Golubev owns a house in Agalarov Estate, an exclusive residential complex in the Moscow Region, as well as an apartment in central Moscow.

Svetlana Golubeva has two apartments in the heart of Moscow — one on Mosfilmovskaya Street and another on Arbat Street.

Vasily Golubev served as the governor of the Rostov Region from 2010 to 2024. In November of last year, he transitioned to a position in the Federation Council, the Russian parliament’s upper chamber.