“Well, like in Orwell books, whom I cherish very much as an author, in classical totalitarian regimes, you always have to make people hate someone. And this hatred is all around the Russian politics.”

Russian journalist, media manager, television personality, and former politician, born 1981

Ksenia Sobchak is a Russian journalist, media manager, television personality, and former politician. Born in 1981, she is known as the younger daughter of Anatoly Sobchak and Lyudmila Narusova, and as a public figure in Russian media and politics. Her work spans journalism, television, and media management, and she has also been active in politics. She is widely recognized in Russia for her high-profile public presence and for the family background that placed her in the orbit of Saint Petersburg politics and national power.