Paris and anti-war art: workplace of Putin's supposed illegitimate daughter revealed

Yahoo

06-06-2025

A woman believed to be the illegitimate daughter of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Elizaveta Krivonogikh, (also known as Luiza Rozova and Elizaveta Rudnova), has been discovered in Paris. Elizaveta, who continues to live in what the Russian propaganda machine refers to the "decadent West" amid Moscow's full-scale war against Ukraine, has found a job in the art world.
Source: Latvia-based Russian media outlet Meduza, citing Russian poet and writer Nastya Rodionova in a Facebook post
Details: Rudnova works as an assistant manager of the Parisian art galleries L Galerie and Studio Albatros, which, among other things, host exhibitions of Russian and Ukrainian anti-war artists.
Rudnova's resemblance to the Russian leader only fuels rumours that he is her father
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Rodionova noted that she did not consider it possible to keep this information silent, saying that most of the artists she knew who exhibited at these venues had no idea who they were dealing with. Although there is only speculation as to who Rudnova's father is, there is enough information about her mother: "a former St Petersburg cleaner, today Svetlana Krivonogikh is a billionaire, owner of yachts and ski resorts, shareholder of the Bank of Russia and the National Media Group", and in 2023 she was put on the UK government's sanctions list.
"I believe in the presumption of innocence, that children are not responsible for the crimes of their parents. But in the midst of a war, a person from the family of the regime's beneficiaries coming into contact with its victims is unacceptable. Did Liza understand this at the age of 22, or did the responsibility lie with her surroundings? Obviously, the number of questions in connection with this information is off the charts..." Rodionova wrote.
She said that she met with Dmitry Dolinsky, the director of L'association, which umbrellas L Galerie and Studio Albatros. He confirmed that Elizaveta Rudnova does indeed work at the gallery, but said that he "does not ask people about their family tree". He told Meduza that the girl really "looks like Putin's daughter", whose photos were posted earlier, and that she was studying in Paris and doing an internship as part of her course.
Before the full-scale invasion, Louise (Elizaveta) tried her hand at modelling and DJing and ran social media accounts
Rodionova says that Rudnova takes the position of a curator, but not an artistic one, but rather in a third role: She helps with video filming, likely participates in the search for artists, and organised an interview with one of them.
Sources from the Parisian art community describe Rudnova as "an intelligent person", "a great collaborator and a wonderful girl who understands everything".
Dolinsky said that he hired Rudnova in October 2024.
"I believe that a son is not responsible for his father. Even if we hypothetically assume that [she is Putin's daughter – ed.]..., although no one has any evidence, should we shoot everyone like what happened to the Romanov family [Russia's last imperial dynasty, executed in 1918]? What was I supposed to tell her? That because of the kind of mother you have, I can't hire you? We don't hire mothers," he said, adding that in the event of such a refusal, as an employer, he could be punished under the law.
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He also noted that Elizaveta had not lived in Russia for several years, and none of the artists had any reason to suspect that she was "somehow supporting the policy of the Russian state or the war".
"She lived with her mother and does not know her father," Dolinsky said.
Background: Last year, TSN journalists located the French university where Elizaveta Rudnova studied. Recently, a Russian Telegram channel shared a photo claiming to show another supposed secret descendant of the Russian ruler, a son he is said to have had with Alina Kabaeva.
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