Krivonogikh didn’t explicitly name Putin in either post, but has also never shot down the popular theories surrounding her true parentage.
The budding artist was born in 2003 after a suspected affair between Putin and her mother, Svetlana, the president’s then-housekeeper.
The bombshell was first revealed after a 2020 investigation by Russian media outlet Proekt, citing her “phenomenal resemblance” to Putin. He isn’t listed on her birth certificate, but “Vladimirovna” was included, translating to “daughter of Vladimir.”
In 2021, slain journalist and Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny exposed Krivonogikh’s Instagram, which highlighted her life of luxury and her family’s staggering wealth that many have attributed to their connection with the disgraced Russian president.
While Krivonogikh originally celebrated life in the spotlight, she retreated after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2021 and her Instagram was suddenly shut down. She’s since returned, but was more reserved at first, hiding her face in many photos.
She’s now seemingly changed her tune — and swapped sides on the devastating war after previously mourning her inability to “make an extra lap around my beloved St. Petersburg.”
Krivonogikh has since denounced her previous Gucci-encrusted lifestyle of obscene wealth and speaks openly against her supposed father’s massacre in Ukraine while working in a Parisian art gallery specializing in anti-war works.
Krivonogikh also adopted an extra pseudonym, Elizaveta Rudnova, inspired by Putin’s late ally Oleg Rudnov — a cheeky stab at her elusive parentage.
Still, critics of Putin haven’t quite bought her reshaped image and insist that she shouldn’t be working in a space where she could be interacting with Ukrainians, regardless of her stance.
“Am I really responsible for the activities of my family, who can’t even hear me?” Krivonogikh wrote.
Putin is also rumored to share two secret sons, a 10-year-old and a 6-year-old, with his former gymnast fling and Olympic gold medalist Alina Kabaeva.
https://nypost.com/2025/08/04/world-news/putins-secret-daughter-laments-father-who-killed-millions-and-destroyed-her-life-as-she-pivots-to-support-ukraine/
