Darya Lantratova
Darya Lantratova | |
|---|---|
Дарья Лантратова | |
| Russian Federation Senator from the Luhansk People's Republic | |
| Assumed office 20 December 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Leonid Pasechnik |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 May 1984[1] |
| Party | United Russia[2] |
| Alma mater | Moscow State Pedagogical University Academy of National Economy and Public Administration |
| Awards | Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (2nd class, 2015) Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (1st class, 2018) |
Darya Sergeyevna Lantratova (Russian: Дарья Сергеевна Лантратова; born on 20 May 1984), is a Russian politician who is currently the senator of the executive authority of the Luhansk People's Republic since 20 December 2022.[1]
Biography
According to her official biography, Darya Lantratova was born in Mosrentgen, Moscow Oblast on 20 May 1984.[1] In 2006, she graduated from the Moscow State Pedagogical University and in 2022 from the Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.
Since 2008, she worked in the press service of the Russian Government under Vladimir Putin as Prime Minister. She then took the position of Head of the Department for Coordination of Information Interaction with Government Agencies of the presidential administration of Vladimir Putin after his return as President of Russia.[3][2][4]
In 2021, she was appointed deputy to Andrey Turchak, then Secretary of the General Council of the ruling United Russia Party.[3]
Role during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
According to media reports, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 Lantratova was involved in the development of anti-Ukrainian narratives centrally communicated by Russian war propaganda.[3]
On 20 December 2022, Leonid Pasechnik, the acting head of the Luhansk People's Republic, a Russian federal subject established on the territory of the occupied and annexed Luhansk Oblast of Ukraine, approved Lantratova as a senator representing the republic within the Federation Council of Russia. At the same time, she retained her position of deputy secretary of the General Council of the United Russia party.[5] On 23 December, during the meeting of the Federation Council she in confirmed to the chamber.[6]
Sanctions
On 25 February 2023, Lantratova was added to the EU sanctions list among other individuals and organisations supporting the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. According to the decision of the EU Council, "In taking on and acting in this capacity [as the representative of the illegally annexed so-called “Luhansk People’s Republic”], she is therefore supporting actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.[7]
Personal life
Lantratova is of Latvian descent.[8] According to media reports, before 2008 she was member of the Tālava choir of the Moscow Latvian Culture Society.[3][9] With the choir, she participated in the 23rd Latvian Song and Dance Festival in 2003.[10]
In 2025, she was mentioned in an investigation about nepotism among the Russian elite, published by the award-winning Russian independent media outlet Proekt[11][12].
References
- ^ a b c "Структура". Совет Федерации Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-01-01.
- ^ a b "Лантратова Дарья Сергеевна". Единая Россия (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-01-01.
- ^ a b c d «Рассвет в виде буквы Z»: Кто в администрации президента готовит методички для публичных лиц и о чем в них пишут (Russian: Dawn in the Shape of the Letter Z’: Who in the Presidential Administration Prepares Guidelines for Public Figures and What They Write in Them) - Центр "Досье" / The Dossier Center, March 20, 2022
- ^ "Лантратова, Дарья Сергеевна". Энциклопедия. ТАСС. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ "Дарья Лантратова и Ольга Бас назначены сенаторами от ЛНР". ИА REGNUM. 2022-12-20. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ Никита Вятчанин (2022-12-23). "Представители новых регионов получили удостоверения сенаторов РФ". Парламентская газета. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ Official Journal of the European Union, Volume 66, 25 February 2023
- ^ Official Telegram Channel of D. Lantratova
- ^ Bijusī latviešu kora dalībniece, kas kļuva par Kremļa propagandas "smago artilēriju" (Latvian: A Former Latvian Choir Member Who Became the Kremlin’s 'Heavy Artillery' of Propaganda) - apollo.lv, 14 August 2024
- ^ No Dziesmu svētku skatuves līdz “melnajam sarakstam” (Latvian: From the Song Festival Stage to the 'Blacklist' ) - Jauns.lv, 29 May 2023
- ^ Лантратова Дарья Сергеевна, Сенатор от ЛНР, 41 год, Госслужащая во втором поколении. Сделала карьеру на том, что составляла «темники» для других госслужащих - Proekt
- ^ Право первой ночи: Расследование о том, как Путину устроили секс с несовершеннолетней и какую роль интим сыграл в карьере Валентины Матвиенко - Proekt, 13 November 2025