Eivind Ertesvag 
In the heart of Paris, 25-year-old Luiza Rozova has lived a life shrouded in mystery. For years, whispers swirled around her identity—was she really the hidden daughter of Russian President Vladimir Putin?
Now, Rozova is breaking her silence. In a private Telegram group accessed by German newspaper Bild, she shares an emotional outcry that is shaking international headlines.
“It feels so good to show my face again,” she writes. “It reminds me every day of who I was born to be—and who destroyed my life. The man who took millions of lives… and mine too.”
Rozova, born Elizaveta Krivonogich in March 2000, has kept a low profile most of her life. She is the daughter of Svetlana Krivonogikh, a former cleaning lady from St. Petersburg who suddenly rose to wealth after a rumored relationship with Putin in the late ’90s.
Now living quietly in France, Luiza focuses on art and curates anti-war exhibitions—an open defiance of the regime she believes runs in her blood.
The evidence? It’s in her name.
Though the Kremlin has never confirmed any connection, multiple European media outlets—including Focus and Sosialnytt—point out one glaring clue: Rozova uses the patronymic Vladimirovna, meaning “daughter of Vladimir.”
“That detail alone makes it highly likely she is Putin’s third daughter,” writes Sosialnytt.
While only two of Putin’s daughters are officially acknowledged—Maria Vorontsova (born 1985) and Katerina Tikhonova (born 1986)—many believe there may be more.
Both known daughters were pulled from school when Putin became president in 1999 and have studied under false names to shield them from public view.
Rozova’s emotional revelations stand in stark contrast to the tightly controlled image of Putin’s family. And experts warn that her voice could resonate far beyond Paris.
“It’s a symbolic blow,” said one commentator. “Young Russians living in exile might finally see a mirror in her—a voice from the inside, breaking free.”
As the war in Ukraine rages on and the world watches Putin’s every move, one quiet artist in France may just become an unexpected figure of resistance.
