Overview

• Bild published posts from Krivonogikh’s private Telegram channel ‘Art of Luiza’ in which she accused a “man who took millions of lives and destroyed mine,” a reference widely attributed to Putin.
• Now going by the alias Elizaveta Rudnova, she manages anti-war exhibitions at L Galerie in Belleville and Espace Albatros in Montreuil, signaling a departure from her earlier luxury-focused online image.
• Artist Nastya Rodionova publicly severed ties with both galleries, arguing that Krivonogikh’s familial connections to the regime make her presence incompatible with a space for war victims.
• Gallery director Dmitry Dolinsky and other Paris art insiders have defended her role, questioning paternity claims without DNA proof and commending her professionalism.
• Despite Kremlin denials since Proekt first reported her connection to Putin in 2020 and her patronymic Vladimirovna, Krivonogikh’s public denunciation intensifies long-running speculation about her origins.