“We registered the house, but four months later a lawsuit arrived: demolish it at your own expense, there will be no compensation.” On one of the Russian real estate websites you can find an amazing ad. The owner of six acres in the Sova cottage village, located just 42 kilometers from the Moscow Ring Road, lists the advantages of this place: developed infrastructure, a reservoir is very close by, and in the center of the village there is a lake with carps.