Russian Billionaire Publishes A Collection Of Spouse’s Photos In Erotic Postures
‘The Book of Olga’ is largely the work of Bettina Rheims, the French photographer whose previous assignments included Jacques Chirac’s official portrait. The former French president might blush at her latest efforts.
Rheims has photographed Olga, 34, in a variety of erotic poses, none of them involving much in the way of clothing. Her husband initially wanted to keep the photographs for himself, but liked them so much that he decided to share them with a global audience.
“He loves the photographic art,” said Olga. “He loves me. He likes to call me Galatea in reference to the Greek artist Pygmalion, who created a statue so lifelike that he fell in love with it (Galatea).”
Olga, a business school graduate and chat show host with a 13-year-old daughter, sounds just as pleased as her husband about her physical attributes.
“I’m not an exhibitionist,” she said. “My body is the result of hard work. I want to show that having kids, a marriage and work are not excuses for a woman to stop taking care of herself.”
It was not the first time she had stripped off for the camera. She has posed for Russian Playboy and Penthouse magazines as well as for Helmut Newton, the late photographer famous for his provocative nudes. “I see no problem with showing off a beautiful naked body,” said Olga.
It could start a fashion. Russia’s new billionaires — there are 110 of them in the country — are always looking for creative ways to spend their money and glossy books about their wives could be the answer. Some Muscovites, however, might be shocked at the latest exposure of Olga: in Russia she is remembered for having posed naked with a stuffed bear and lying on a Soviet-era propaganda banner surrounded by Russian police officers. SUNDAY TIMES, LONDON
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