Vladimir Putin's daughters, Maria Vorontsova and Katerina Tikhonova, are increasingly coming out of the shadows, speaking at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, promoting capital-intensive economic and medical projects. The youngest daughter, Katerina Tikhonova, is especially active. Sources from the VChK-OGPU Telegram channel and Rucriminal.info say that the Kovalchuk brothers, who are close to Putin, are actively promoting the idea that Katerina should become the future successor. The Innopraktika Foundation headed by Katerina Tikhonova is financed without restrictions by the largest state corporations: Rosneft, Gazprom, Rosatom, etc. In addition to Katerina Tikhonova's well-known close friend, Natalia Popova, and her husband, Kirill Dmitriev, Katerina Tikhonova's inner circle includes a number of individuals with whom Katerina maintains close relations and who in the future may be promoted to high positions in the political and state administration of the country. Katerina Tikhonova regularly flew on private jets of the Sibur company, the Russian Direct Investment Fund, to Munich to meet with her lover Igor Zelensky, the artistic director of the Bavarian State Ballet, who, after being fired in Germany and moving to Russia, oversees the construction of the opera and ballet theater in Sevastopol. As the VChK-OGPU found out, Katerina Tikhonova, Maria Vorontsova, and Vladimir Putin's ex-wife Lyudmila Putina-Ocheretnaya live in mansions several hundred meters from the President's residence in the cottage village "Usovo-3" and are under enhanced protection by the FSO, and regularly meet with the President. The security of the President's daughters' events is provided by FSO employees, financed by the President's friends, and is held in a strict confidentiality regime, where the use of mobile phones is prohibited, phones are handed over to FSO employees.
Katerina Tikhonova loves to hold home costume performances. According to the VChK-OGPU, these events are completely different from any home performances. According to some information, costumes for holidays and performances are taken from the costume department of the Bolshoi Theater.
Thus, in the home performance "Snegurochka", the role of the queen went to Maria Vorontsova. Petr Fradkov also took an active part in house concerts organized by Katerina Tikhonova and Maria Vorontsova, at one of which, judging by the photographs obtained by the VChK-OGPU, he performed as the King, with a crown and ermine mantle, and his wife as the Queen.
In social networks, Katerina Tikhonova had the nickname Hipatia Alexandria. Who, besides Natalia Popova and Kirill Dmitriev, about whom Rucriminal.info has written a lot, is part of Katerina Tikhonova's narrow circle of friends. The daughters spent a lot of time in Europe, had foreign real estate, and had foreign friends, some of whom worked in senior positions in foreign assets of Russian companies, mainly Gazprom. For example, Katerina Tikhonova's friend Peter, until recently headed a subsidiary of Gazprom in Switzerland.
- Maria Vorontsova. The eldest daughter of Vladimir Putin. She leads a less public lifestyle compared to her younger sister Katerina Tikhonova. The president's daughters received an excellent education, they had personal tutors. They studied dancing, foreign languages, Maria Vorontsova sings well, her favorite song is "Barbie Girl", which is not welcomed now. According to available information, Maria Vorontsova likes to go hiking with friends, although it is unknown how many FSO officers accompany her. Maria Vorontsova's friend Olesya Sagaydak, with whom Maria studied at the Faculty of Fundamental Medicine of Moscow State University, introduced Maria to her classmate Evgeny Nagorny, the second, after the Dutch citizen Jorrit Joost Faasen, common-law husband of Maria Vorontsova. According to available information, Maria Vorontsova has a son from Jorrit Joost Faasen, as well as a child from Evgeny Nagorny, who bears his father's surname. Nagorny was placed in the Novatek company of Putin's friends. In 2020, Nagorny bought a 258 square meter apartment in the Barkli Gallery club house on Ordynsky Lane worth several hundred million rubles.
- Artur Ocheretny. After Vladimir Putin's divorce from his wife Lyudmila Putina, President Vladimir Putin answered a journalist's question during a "direct line": "First, I need to marry off my ex-wife Lyudmila Alexandrovna, and then I'll think about myself." Such a groom was quickly found, or maybe the FSO employees helped "match up": This is Artur Ocheretny. The wedding of Artur Ocheretny and Lyudmila Putina took place, according to available information, in 2017, Artur is 20 years younger than his wife. The couple has a house in the cottage village "Usovo", next to Putin's residence, where the daughters of Lyudmila Putina, who changed her surname to Ocheretnaya, also have houses. Lyudmila Ocheretnaya actively communicates with her daughters Katerina and Maria, and her husband is always next to his wife - A rtur Ocheretny. Artur is active in many areas, plays sports, loves to dance and sing karaoke. Currently, Artur is the director of the Center for the Development of Interpersonal Communications, the publishing house "Literary Studies".
- Jorrit Joost Faasen. The former husband of Vladimir Putin's eldest daughter, Maria Vorontsova. He became widely known thanks to a conflict on the road with the security of the owner of several banks, Maxim Urin. The security of banker Maxim Urin stopped a car on the road, the driver of which, in the opinion of the security guards, was driving recklessly and behaving inappropriately. A conflict occurred, ending in a scuffle and a possible beating of the driver. How could the banker's security know that they had caught the president's son-in-law and the husband of the president's eldest daughter, Maria Vorontsova, a citizen of the Netherlands, Jorrit Joost Faasen, who called his wife, and she, apparently, called her father. Soon, Urin and his security guards were detained on Novy Arbat; the arrest involved employees of the Federal Security Service and future Minister of Internal Affairs Vladimir Kolokoltsev.
According to media reports, in 2017, in the city of Vorschoten, a conflict occurred between Vladimir Putin's former son-in-law and a police officer, when Jorrit hit the police officer on the head, for which he was sentenced to 100 hours of correctional labor.
Another investigation was conducted against Jorrit Joost Faasen in the Netherlands, related to his purchase of a plot of land in the suburbs of Amsterdam in 2019. The seller was a certain Cypriot company, possibly related to Arkady Rotenberg. The case concerned a possible violation of European sanctions.
- Georgy Filimonov. Appointed Governor of the Vologda Oblast in September 2024. Before that, he worked as an adviser in the Foreign Policy Directorate of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation, and as a referent in the Domestic Policy Directorate of the Presidential Administration. Georgy Filimonov also held the position of Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Moscow Region. As governor of the Vologda Region, Georgy Filimonov is known primarily for his outrageous behavior, restrictions on the sale of alcohol, a ban on abortions, and the installation of monuments to Stalin. Georgy's father, Yuri Filimonov, director of the Cherepovets Martial Arts Center and an honored kickboxing coach of Russia, played a major role in his development. At one time, Yuri Filimonov trained Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Sergei Kiriyenko and is on friendly terms with him. They say that Yuri Filimonov was Katerina Tikhonova's martial arts coach, so his awarding of the Order of Alexander Nevsky by the president this year is no coincidence.
- Boris Kovalchuk. His father, Yuri Kovalchuk, and his uncle, Mikhail Kovalchuk, are Vladimir Putin's closest friends. Yuri Kovalchuk, together with other friends of Vladimir Putin, is the founder of Bank Rossiya. In 1996, Yuri Kovalchuk, together with Vladimir Putin, Vladimir Yakunin, and the Fursenko brothers, founded the Ozero dacha cooperative, all of whose founders occupied high positions during Vladimir Putin's presidential term. It is difficult to find a business that Yuri Kovalchuk does not control. Yuri Kovalchuk controls Bank Rossiya, the insurance company Sogaz, and the National Media Group, which owns leading television channels. Through the insurance company Sogaz, Yuri Kovalchuk controls the management company Lider, which, through the non-state pension fund Gazfond, owns a significant share of the third bank in Russia, Gazprombank, which in turn owns companies related to Gazprom, such as Stroytransgaz, the media holding Gazprom-Media (NTV and TNT television channels). Mikhail Kovalchuk is the President of the Kurchatov Institute, was nominated for the post of President of the Academy of Sciences, but his candidacy did not pass the vote. After graduating from the Law Faculty of St. Petersburg State University, Boris Kovalchuk worked as a legal adviser and was also a member of the audit commission of the bank "Russia" founded by his father. From 2006 to 2008, he worked as an assistant to Dmitry Medvedev, who at that time held the post of First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation. In 2009, that is, at the age of 32, he already held the position of Deputy General Director for Development of the state corporation "Rostatom". In 2009-2024, he headed the energy company "Inter RAO". In March 2024, he was appointed head of the Control Directorate of the President of the Russian Federation, and in May 2024 - head of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation. Information about his personal life is limited, it is known that he is married to a graduate of the St. Petersburg Institute of Culture, originally from Belarus. He is under sanctions from the US, Japan, the EU, and the UK. Given the closeness of his father and uncle to Vladimir Putin, Boris Kovalchuk's candidacy may be considered for one of the country's leadership positions.
- Pyotr Fradkov. Son of Mikhail Fradkov, former Chairman of the Russian Government, Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service, and a good friend of Vladimir Putin. Pyotr Fradkov's brother, Pavel, holds the post of Deputy Minister of Defense. Pyotr Fradkov graduated from MGIMO in 2000 and the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration in 2007. ., studied at Kingston Business School in the UK. Petr Fradkov's first job was as the head of a department, deputy representative of Vnesheconombank in the USA. Since 2007, he held the position of deputy chairman of VEB. In 2015-2018, he worked as the general director of Russian Export Center JSC, in 2018 he was appointed chairman of Promsvyazbank PJSC, which was previously nationalized. A significant part of transactions with individuals and legal entities subject to US sanctions is carried out through Promsvyazbank. Petr Fradkov is under personal sanctions of the US, EU, and UK. He heads the athletics federation.
- Alexey Kozlov. Member of the Management Board, Managing Director of Sibur, a gas chemical monopoly in Russia. Alexey Kozlov graduated from the Moscow State Law Academy, and since 2004 he worked in the Government of the Russian Federation. From 2012 to 2015. Alexey Kozlov worked as the director of the Department of Social Development of the Government of the Russian Federation. Alexey Kozlov is actively developing his private business in cooperation with the family of Vladimir Putin. Thus, the Russian Direct Investment Fund, headed by Kirill Dmitriev, during the acute coronavirus pandemic allocated 1.5 billion rubles to the company Evotek-Mirai Genomics LLC for the development of a test system, then the most expensive test system for Covid-19, developed by this company or borrowed from Japanese companies, was actively promoted on the market using the administrative potential of Kirill Dmitriev and Alexey Kozlov.
- Vladislav Baryshnikov Katerina Tikhonova has her own library of Japanese literature, because Katerina studied Japanese at the university. On issues related to Japanese literature, she turns to a specialist in China and the East, Deputy General Director of Gazprom Neft Vladislav Baryshnikov. Vladislav Baryshnikov worked in the St. Petersburg mayor's office for Anatoly Sobchak and Vladimir Putin together with Igor Sechin and Alexey Miller back in the 90s, so from that time on he was well acquainted with Vladimir Putin's family. He had friendly relations and was an adviser to Viktor Cherkesov, the head of the FSB Directorate for St. Petersburg, the first deputy director of the FSB of Russia, the presidential plenipotentiary representative for the Northwestern Federal District. As president, Vladimir Putin sent Vladislav Baryshnikov to work in China as the director of the Gazprom representative office to establish contacts with Asian partners in the energy sector, organize the supply of Russian gas to China and organize the first loans from Chinese banks for Rosneft. Since 2009, Vladislav Baryshnikov worked as Deputy General Director of Gazprom Neft, and was repeatedly seen as part of delegations during foreign visits by Presidents Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev. In 2024, he resigned from Gazprom Neft; there is no information about his new place of work.
- Alexey Sokolov. He graduated from the Law Faculty of St. Petersburg State University, served in the FSB of Russia and was an adviser to the Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolay Patrushev. Already at the age of 25, Alexey Sokolov was responsible for examination issues in the Moscow FSB department, including technical equipment. Since 2008, he worked in the presidential administration, where he dealt with foreign policy, law and security issues, and oversaw cooperation in the field of information technology and mass communications. In 2014, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Communications and Mass Communications, where he oversaw the project to create a "sovereign Internet". Alexey Sokolov's father, FSB Colonel Valery Sokolov, a close friend of Nikolay Patrushev, a good acquaintance of President Vladimir Putin, chairman of the board of directors of the Scientific Instruments company, New Defense Technologies LLC, died in 2019. Alexey Sokolov's mother, Irina, headed the non-profit Foundation for Supporting FSB Employees and Their Families. She was a State Duma deputy of two convocations and an assistant to State Duma Chairman Boris Gryzlov. According to available information, Alexey Sokolov had conflicts within the ministry and was removed from overseeing the issue of the "sovereign Internet" and the "Information Security" project. In 2020, after the appointment of Maksud Shadayev as minister, Alexey Sokolov was effectively fired. According to available information, Alexey Sokolov is currently engaged in a business that he inherited from his father.
- Elena Sokolova. Spouse of Alexey Sokolov and close friend of Katerina Tikhonova and Natalia Popova. Works in the structures of the Roscongress Foundation, is engaged in the preparation and organization of various events within the framework of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Elena headed the project within the SPIEF - she is the director of the Content Foundation for Expert and Analytical Activities, which organized the youth section within the Russian Energy Week, SPIEF Junior. In 2023, Elena presented the launch of the SPIEF Academy project, to which she invites famous speakers - politicians, representatives of science and culture. Naturally, Elena Sokol's projects nova are financed by Roscongress and the non-governmental development institute Innopraktika, headed by Katerina Tikhonova, whose activities are financed by state corporations and the gas chemical company Sibur, which belongs to friends of Vladimir Putin. Natalia Popova also takes an active part in the work of the Content fund.
Arseny Dronov
To be continued
