Milionarul vagabond din Rusia. A câştigat 1 milion de dolari la loto, dar a făcut greşeala vieţii

A fost milionar în dolari, dar a ajuns vagabond după ce a cheltuit banii imprudent.

When their numbers came up, the Mukhametzyanovs bought a luxury apartment in the oil rich city of Ufa, drank cheap vodka by the box and gave money to begging strangers in the street.

But the family's rags to riches - to rags again - story is a cautionary tale of how sudden, unexpected wealth can come untold misery.

Rustem Mukhametzyanovs era şomer la momentul în care a aflat vestea cea mare - cu greu îşi permitea să who could barely afford bread, bought a ticket with change from his grocery shopping.

His numbers came up and Rustem won a sum beyond even the wildest dreams of his proletarian family – his wife Nadezhda, stepson Alexey and son Rustem junior, both at school.

In the blaze of publicity that followed his wife was presented with a giant cheque on TV and the family were besieged by an army of beggars and distant relatives all expecting, and often securing, a share of the fortune.

Former cleaner Nadezhda in particular found it impossible not to play the role of a Tsarina, handing out banknotes to anyone who asked.

With no guidance on how to cope with the sudden injection of wealth - and the effect it had on their lives - Rustem and his wife turned to vodka.

Five years after the win, Nadezhda died from a curable condition - allegedly because she no longer trusted anyone, including doctors, and wouldn't see one.

On her deathbed she told her Rustem to give her a pauper's funeral and keep it a secret to prevent him from being requested by relatives for more money.