Putin's 'Secret' Daughter Working At Anti-War Art Gallery In Paris, Claims Russian Artist
Elizaveta Krivonogikh appeared in an interview with GQ Russia where she dodged questions about her resemblance to Putin.
Elizaveta Krivonogikh, believed to be the 'secret' daughter of Russian President Vladimir Putin, is reportedly working under a new identity at two Parisian art galleries known for showcasing anti-war Russian and Ukrainian art, as per Russian artist and writer Nastya Rodionova.
Nastya Rodionova, who fled Russia after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine and was granted asylum in France in 2022, made the claims in a Facebook post in which she wrote that she had heard rumors that Elizaveta Krivonogikh, now going by the name 'Elizaveta Rudnova," was working as a gallery manager at Studio Albatros and L Galerie, both operated by the Paris-based L Association. These galleries are known for hosting exhibitions critical of Russia's war in Ukraine.
The artist said the rumor was confirmed by a fellow artist who recognized the gallery manager and matched her description to Elizaveta Krivonogikh. Nastya Rodionova later confronted L Association president Dmitri Dolinski about the woman's identity. Dmitri Dolinski reportedly told her he does not inquire about his staff's family backgrounds and emphasized that 'children are not responsible for their parents," but confirmed the manager's last name was 'Rudnova."
Investigative outlet Agentstvo reported last year that 'Elizaveta Olegovna Rudnova" was enrolled in a cultural management program at Paris's ICART university. Travel records obtained by Agentstvo show Nastya Rudnova shares the same birthdate as Elizaveta Krivonogikh. The outlet also noted that the name 'Rudnova" may be a reference to Oleg Rudnov, a late Putin associate whose name has appeared in real estate transactions linked to Krivonogikh's mother, Svetlana Krivonogikh.
Proekt, the Russian investigative media outlet banned by the Kremlin, first identified Elizaveta Krivonogikh in 2020, describing her as the daughter of Svetlana Krivonogikh- a millionaire allegedly linked romantically to Vladimir Putin. The outlet cited physical resemblance and circumstantial evidence to claim that Elizaveta Krivonogikh is Vladimir Putin's biological daughter, a claim the Kremlin dismissed as 'unfounded."
Elizaveta Krivonogikh later appeared in a veiled interview with GQ Russia under the pseudonym 'Luiza Rozova," where she dodged questions about her resemblance to Putin, saying 'many people look like Mr. Putin."
Dolinski later confirmed to independent outlet Meduza that the woman working at the galleries is indeed Svetlana Krivonogikh's daughter. He acknowledged her physical resemblance to past images of Putin's alleged child and said she is completing an internship as part of her studies.
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