A silent bureaucrat pursuing Putin's ruthless plan. "She is 1 of the main levers of power"
Zdjęcie: Cichy biurokrata realizujący bezwzględny plan Putina. Jest jedną z głównych dźwigni władzy
For over 3 years Putin relied on 63-year-old Sergei Kirijence in managing the political aspects of the war in Ukraine: suppression of the national opposition, expanding the control of the Kremlin over the Internet, introducing Putin's communicative into Russian schools and culture, shaping the language and content of propaganda, managing the occupied territories of Ukraine and attempting to legitimize Russian territorial conquests. He importantly reinforced his position in the cohort of experienced managers who control the vast Russian state apparatus.