Putin mentor`s daughter Ksenia Sobchak to run for president
(The Guardian Russia)

Socialite says she is standing as a protest candidate but analysts suspect it is a Kremlin-backed move to split oppositionKsenia Sobchak, the daughter of Vladimir Putin´s political mentor, has said she will stand in Russia´s presidential election next March, which Putin is expected to win.Sobchak, a socialite and liberal journalist who has taken part in opposition protests, said she was standing as an `against all` protest candidate. Related: She has a TV show and a Porsche. Now Moscow`s Paris Hilton wants a party too Continue reading...