Robbie Williams to ‘Party Like a Russian’ for Rich Elite
- Russia’s top leaders will meet in St. Petersburg this week
- Rusal and Oleg Deripaska won’t be part of official program
Robbie Williams in Paris 2017.
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“It takes a certain kind of man with a certain reputation, to alleviate the cash from a whole entire nation. Take my loose change and build my own space station. (Just because you can, man.)”
Robbie Williams’s lyrics in the 2016 song "Party Like a Russian" digs at the country’s rich and powerful. This week, it might be their dancing music. The British pop artist is headlining the glitziest after-hours bash at Russia’s annual economic forum this week. The party will celebrate the 25th anniversary of MegaFon PJSC, the wireless company owned by Alisher Usmanov.