Someone who knows him said his wife is in cahoots with mahouts who hire out their elephants to her. Gullible tourists pay 2500 Baht to swim with the animals. Must be a lucrative gig.
A lot of Russian men seem to have anger issues. A former work colleague of mine married a Russian broad. When they visited her hometown he experienced hostility from the local males who were angry that she'd married a non-Russian.