Vladimir Putin‘s rumoured secret daughter has reportedly broken her silence on her father for the first time in a series of cryptic social media posts.
Elizaveta Krivonogikh, 22, also known as Luiza Rozova, ranted about a man ‘who destroyed’ her life and revealed her thoughts on the dictator’s war in Ukraine.
In a string of Telegram posts, the art school graduate and part-time DJ living in Paris, alluded to ‘the man who took millions of lives and destroyed mine’- in what some have interpreted as a bitter rebuke of the man believed to be her father.
The posts do not explicitly name Putin, however, in the context of widespread reports about her father’s actions in the war and his identity, her words were inferred as a dig at the leader.
In another post, Luiza posted a selfie of her in a car alongside the caption: ‘It’s liberating to be able to show my face to the world again’.Â
‘It reminds me of who I am and who destroyed my life,’ reports Bild, which has access to the woman’s private Telegram channel ‘Art of Luiza’.
The young woman, who usually concealed her face in images posted to Instagram, has in recent days been pictured in a branch of the Russian café chain Surf Coffee.
Luiza was born on March 3, 2003, in St Petersburg and is widely believed to be the child of an affair between Putin and his former cleaner Svetlana Krivonogich.
In a string of Telegram posts, the art school graduate and part-time DJ living in Paris, alluded to ‘the man who took millions of lives and destroyed mine’Â
In a string of Telegram posts, the art school graduate and part-time DJ living in Paris, alluded to ‘the man who took millions of lives and destroyed mine’Â
Luiza was born on March 3, 2003, in St Petersburg and is widely believed to be the child of an affair between Putin and his former cleaner Svetlana Krivonogich (pictured)Â
Claims around the identity of her father were made public for the first time by the Kremlin-critical investigative project Proekt back in 2020.Â
Krivonogich reportedly acquired a considerable fortune after Luiza’s birth under unknown circumstances and although her daughter’s birth certificate omits her father’s name, it mentions her patronymic ‘Vladimirovna,’ in a clue to her possible origins.
Luiza previously had publicly visible social media accounts in Russia, which showed her jet-setting around the globe in private jets, DJing in exclusive clubs and wearing designer clothes.
But just after Ukraine was invaded by Russia, her account was mysteriously deleted.
She has since relocated to Paris, and graduated from ICART School of Cultural and Art Management in June 2024.Â
When she left Russia, she wrote on Instagram: ‘I can’t make an extra lap around my beloved St. Petersburg. I can’t visit my favorite places and establishments’.
However, over three years on from Russia’s initial invasion, Luiza has remerged on social media with a completely different image.
She appears to have become more political and has spoken brazenly against the war in Ukraine – while denouncing luxury in the process.
Local reports have stated she is working at L Galerie in Bellville and Escape Albatros in Montreuil – both art galleries in Paris which host anti-war exhibitions.
Her role as a gallery manager is said to involve organising shows and making videos.Â
The alleged daughter of Putin has also taken up the name Elizaveta Rudnova – reportedly inspired by Oleg Rudnov, one of Putin’s late cronies, in an attempt to conceal her true identity.
But her attempt to join in the Parisian anti-war chorus has not been smooth sailing.
Claims around the identity of Luiza’s father were made public for the first time by the Kremlin-critical investigative project Proekt back in 2020
Luiza has since relocated to Paris, and graduated from ICART School of Cultural and Art Management in June 2024Â
Svetlana Krivonogikh is believed to be a multimillionaire secret lover of Putin’s
Artist Nastya Rodionova, who fled Russia in 2022, issued a furious statement and cut her ties with the two galleries Luiza is associated with.
In a Facebook post, she wrote: ‘It’s important to say that I believe in the presumption of innocence and that children are not responsible for the crimes of their parents.
‘But with the war reaching its heights it is inadmissible to allow a person who comes from a family of beneficiaries of [Putin’s] regime to come into confrontation with the victims of that regime.
‘We need to know who we are working with and decide whether we are ready for that. My personal answer in this case is no.’
Luiza has defended her position and wrote: ‘Am I really responsible for the activities of my family, who can’t even hear me?’