A young socialite and television journalist whose father was a close ally of Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin, Ksenia Sobchak declared her intention to participate at the presidential elections, nytimes reports.
She announced her intention in a video online on YouTube and also published a letter in Vedomosti, Russia’s main business daily. She portrayed herself as a candidate for those who reject the status quo, a candidate who could give the struggling opposition a voice and challenge the tired, elderly candidates from established parties who have been around for decades.