Katerina Tikhonova

Katerina Tikhonova
Катерина Тихонова
(L–R) Lyudmila, Maria, Vladimir and Katerina in Primorsky Krai in 2002
Born
Katerina Vladimirovna Putina

(1986-08-31) 31 August 1986 (age 38)
CitizenshipRussian
Alma mater
Spouse
(m. 2013; div. 2018)
PartnerIgor Zelensky
Children1
Parents
RelativesMaria Vorontsova (sister)

Katerina Vladimirovna Tikhonova (Russian: Катерина Владимировна Тихонова, IPA: [kətʲɪˈrʲinə ˈtʲixənəvə], née Putina, Путина; born 31 August 1986)[1] is a Russian scientist, manager, and former acrobatic dancer. She is the second daughter of Russian president Vladimir Putin.[2][3][4]

Tikhonova heads the Innopraktika company, which unites two initiatives of Moscow State University: the National Intellectual Development Foundation (NIDF) and the National Intellectual Reserve Centre (NIRC).[2] She is also deputy director of the Institute for Mathematical Research of Complex Systems at Moscow State University.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Bershidsky 2015 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Grey, Stephen; Kuzmin, Andrey; Piper, Elizabeth (10 November 2015). "Putin's daughter, a young billionaire and the president's friends". Reuters. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Dance colleague identifies Putin's younger daughter". Reuters. 28 November 2017.
  4. ^ Stubbs, Jack; Kuzmin, Andrey; Grey, Stephen; Anin, Roman (17 December 2015). "The man who married Putin's daughter and then made a fortune". Reuters. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  5. ^ "МГУ: Институт математических исследований сложных систем". msu.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 26 July 2021.