Vladimir Putin's "secret daughter" has spoken out, accusing her alleged father of claiming "millions" of lives.
Elizaveta Krivonogikh, also known as Luiza Rozova, is widely believed to be Putin’s youngest daughter from an alleged affair with former housekeeper Svetlana Krivonogich.
Now 22, she has resurfaced on social media with a starkly different public persona — one that appears openly critical of the Russian leader and his war in Ukraine.
In a series of cryptic posts shared on her private Telegram channel “Art of Luiza,” Krivonogikh alluded to a man “who took millions of lives and destroyed mine,” prompting speculation that she was referring to her powerful — and rumored — father.
“It’s liberating to be able to show my face to the world again,” she wrote alongside a selfie in a car, according to Bild. “It reminds me of who I am and who destroyed my life."
The posts stop short of directly naming Putin, but in the context of her rumored parentage and the timing — over three years into Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine — the meaning behind her words has not been lost.
Born in St. Petersburg in 2003, Elizaveta’s paternity was first thrust into the public eye in 2020 following an investigation by Russian outlet Proekt, which reported her striking resemblance to Putin and pointed to her patronymic “Vladimirovna” — meaning “daughter of Vladimir” — as a potential clue.
In 2021, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny — who later died under mysterious circumstances — further spotlighted Krivonogikh’s opulent lifestyle via Instagram, showcasing her designer wardrobe, private jet travels, and exclusive DJ sets, per the Daily Mail.
But after Russia invaded Ukraine, her online presence vanished. Her Instagram account was mysteriously deleted, and she quietly relocated to Paris.
There, she completed her studies at the ICART School of Cultural and Art Management, graduating in June 2024.
Now reemerged, Krivonogikh has abandoned the glitzy persona once plastered across Russian media.
She's working in two Paris art galleries — L Galerie in Bellville and Escape Albatros in Montreuil — where she reportedly manages exhibitions and produces videos, many of which focus on anti-war themes.
She's even adopted a new pseudonym: Elizaveta Rudnova, a name inspired by Oleg Rudnov, one of Putin’s late associates — a symbolic move that some see as a subtle jab at her roots.
Still, her attempt to reinvent herself has sparked controversy.
While many online have praised her vocal shift against the war and abandonment of her previously ostentatious lifestyle, others — particularly those who’ve fled Russia or been affected by the war — aren’t as forgiving.
Artist Nastya Rodionova, who fled Russia in 2022, publicly cut ties with the galleries Krivonogikh is associated with, per the New York Post.
In a strongly worded Facebook post, Rodionova said: “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.”
Krivonogikh, now more politically vocal than ever, pushed back on the criticism.
“Am I really responsible for the activities of my family, who can’t even hear me?” she wrote in a reply.
Despite no official acknowledgment from the Kremlin about her identity, the circumstantial evidence has long fueled the belief that she is Putin’s child — a claim neither confirmed nor denied by Krivonogikh herself.