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| native_name = {{lang|ru|Ксения Собчак}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|11|05|df=yes}}▼
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| birth_place = [[Saint Petersburg|Leningrad]], [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Russian SFSR]], [[Soviet Union]]▼
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▲| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|11|05|df=yes}}
| mother = [[Lyudmila Narusova]]▼
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| father = [[Anatoly Sobchak]]
▲| mother = [[Lyudmila Narusova]]
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| {{marriage|[[Konstantin Bogomolov]]|13 September 2019}}
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| children = 1
| education = {{Ubl
| [[Saint Petersburg State University]]
| [[Moscow State Institute of International Relations]]
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| occupation = {{Hlist | Journalist | TV anchor | public figure}}
| party = {{Ubl
| [[Civic Initiative]] (since 2017)
| [[Party of Changes]] (2018–2019)
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'''Ksenia Anatolyevna Sobchak'''
Sobchak was the [[Civic Initiative]]'s candidate for the [[2018 Russian presidential election]]
==Early life and education==
Sobchak is the second daughter of the first democratically elected [[Governor of Saint Petersburg|mayor of Saint Petersburg]] [[Anatoly Sobchak]] and [[Lyudmila Narusova]], a Russian politician. Sobchak has described herself as being of part Jewish heritage.<ref name="
As a child, Sobchak attended the ballet school attached to the [[Mariinsky Theatre
==Entertainment career==
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===Television===
[[File:Xenia Sobchak 2010 Moscow.jpg|thumb|upright|Sobchak in 2010, before involvement in politics]]
Sobchak became famous in 2004, as a host of the reality show ''[[Dom-2]]''. She left the show in 2012, because the show's [[Low culture|lowbrow]] orientation became incongruent with her political activism.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/sobchak-quits-dom-2/461372.html |title=Sobchak Quits 'Dom 2' |publisher=Themoscowtimes.com |date=1 July 2012 |access-date=22 March 2018 |archive-date=12 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512220724/http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/sobchak-quits-dom-2/461372.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
From 2008 to 2010, Sobchak was a host of the reality shows ''Who does NOT want to be a millionaire?'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nomillion.narod.ru/ |title=кто не хочет стать миллионером онлайн |trans-title=who doesn't want to become a millionaire online |publisher=Nomillion.narod.ru |access-date=22 March 2018 |archive-date=23 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623133153/http://nomillion.narod.ru/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Last Hero]]-6'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.1tv.ru/hero/ |title=СМОТРИТЕ КРУГЛОСУТОЧНЫЙ КАНАЛ "ПОСЛЕДНИЙ ГЕРОЙ" |trans-title=WATCH THE LAST HERO 24/7 CHANNEL |access-date=26 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110821071838/http://www.1tv.ru/hero/ |archive-date=21 August 2011 }}</ref> and ''Sweet life of a blonde'', ''Muz-TV Awards'', and ''Two stars''.
In 2010, Sobchak became a host of the TV program ''Freedom of Thought'' on the state-run [[5TV (Russian TV channel)|Channel 5]]. She soon left the program, since, according to her, it turned into a never-ending discussion of public utilities maintenance.
Since 2011, Sobchak has hosted the program ''Sobchak Live'' on the independent channel [[
In 2012, she appeared in the television series ''[[Brief Guide To A Happy Life]]''.
On 7 September 2012, MTV Russia launched a talk-show ''GosDep (State Department) with Ksenia Sobchak''. The show aimed to cover hot social and political issues. The first episode of the show, titled "Where is Putin leading us?" featured interviews with the head of [[Left Front (Russia)|Left Front]] [[Sergei Udaltsov]], member of "[[Solidarnost]]" (Solidarity) movement [[Ilya Yashin]], and eco-activist [[Yevgeniya Chirikova]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ria.ru/media/20120208/560540913.html |title=MTV объясняет появление "Госдепа с Ксенией Собчак" запросом аудитории - РИА Новости |trans-title=MTV explains the appearance of the "State Department with Ksenia Sobchak" by the request of the audience - RIA Novosti |publisher=Ria.ru |date=8 February 2012 |access-date=22 March 2018 |archive-date=21 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021111925/https://ria.ru/media/20120208/560540913.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The show was cancelled after one episode. The second episode would have included an interview with anti-corruption blogger [[Alexei Navalny]]. MTV Russia representatives said the show was cancelled because of the lack of interest in politics among the channel's audience.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ria.ru/media/20120214/565827281.html |title=Телеканал MTV приостановил ток-шоу "Госдеп с Ксенией Собчак" - РИА Новости |trans-title=MTV channel suspended talk show "State Department with Ksenia Sobchak" - RIA Novosti |publisher=Ria.ru |date=14 February 2012 |access-date=22 March 2018 |archive-date=23 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623221951/https://ria.ru/media/20120214/565827281.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
As of January 2023, she hosts the television show [[:ru:Док-Ток|Dok-Tok]] with [[Alexander Gordon (journalist)|Alexander Gordon]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.1tv.ru/shows/doctalk|title=Док-ток. Первый канал|website=1tv.ru|access-date=23 January 2023|archive-date=16 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116174721/https://www.1tv.ru/shows/doctalk|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Film===
Sobchak acted in the comedies ''[[Hitler Goes Kaput!]]'', ''[[Rzhevsky Versus Napoleon]]'', ''[[The Best Movie]]'' and ''[[:ru:Энтропия (фильм)|Entropiya]]''. Sobchak also acted in the film ''Thieves and Prostitutes''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2446117/bio |title=Kseniya Sobchak - Biography |work=[[IMDb|Internet Movie Database]] |access-date=6 March 2009 |archive-date=14 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714113609/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2446117/bio |url-status=live }}</ref>
=== Music ===
In 2007, Sobchak recorded the song 'Dance with me (Потанцуй со мной)' with Russian rapper [[Timati]], as well as a music video. Russian media at the time attributed a relationship between Sobchak and Timati.<ref>[http://rosregistr.ru/raznoe/66176.html Coбчɑĸ ϲoбρɑлɑϲь нɑ ʙыбoρы бeɜ пoлuтuчeϲĸoй пρoгρɑммы] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210904185833/http://rosregistr.ru/raznoe/66176.html |date=4 September 2021 }} (''tr. "General selection of candidates without a policy program "'') Соломия КомароваПн, 23 October 2017</ref>
=== Annual income ===
According to Forbes Magazine, in 2021 Sobchak was the 7th highest paid celebrity in Russia.<ref
=== Euroset ===
It was reported that Sobchak sold her ownership stake in [[Euroset]] for $2.3 million in December 2012.<ref>[http://www.rbc.ru/society/10/12/2012/570400bf9a7947fcbd443663 Mass media: K.Sobchak broke up with I.Yashin] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131145454/https://www.rbc.ru/society/10/12/2012/570400bf9a7947fcbd443663 |date=31 January 2023 }} SOCIETY, 10 December 2012 16:49</ref>
=== Other ===
Around the time of her interview of [[Valērijs Kargins]] in [[Riga]], she and [[:ru:Робски, Оксана Викторовна|Oksana Robski]] ({{lang-ru|Оксана Робски}}) released the perfume ''Married to a Millionaire'' ({{lang-ru|"Zамуж за миллионера"}}).<ref>{{cite news |last=Румянцева |first=Юлия (Rumyantseva, Julia) |url=http://subbota.com/2007/03/01/ze006.html |title=В чем Собчак уступила Каргину? Самая стильная девушка России отвечает на вопросы "Субботы" |trans-title=In what way did Sobchak lose to Kargin? The most stylish girl in Russia answers the questions of "Saturday" |language=ru |website=subbota.com (Суббота) (№ 9) |date=1 March 2007 |access-date=25 November 2020 |archive-date=23 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071023091621/http://subbota.com/2007/03/01/ze006.html?r=6&}}</ref>
On 28 December 2008, Sobchak was on an [[Aeroflot]] flight from Moscow to [[New York City]] when she and other passengers determined that the pilot was drunk prior to take-off. Sobchak phoned Aeroflot who replaced the flight deck crew.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/4448262/Aeroflot-says-drunk-pilot-no-big-deal.html |title=Aeroflot says drunk pilot 'no big deal' |last=Blomfield |first=Adrian |date=3 February 2009 |work=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=7 May 2010 |location=London |archive-date=29 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100629153639/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/4448262/Aeroflot-says-drunk-pilot-no-big-deal.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2009, Russia's ''[[Tatler]]'' magazine included her in a list of most desirable single women in the country. The list was based on women's fortune and celebrity status. She is known across Russia as a socialite, TV host and presenter. Sobchak was Russia's No.1 "[[it girl]]", an analogue to [[Paris Hilton]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://english.pravda.ru/photo/report/women-4384 |title=Russia's most desirable single woman |date=2 September 2009 |publisher=[[Pravda.ru]]|access-date=23 September 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090929065341/http://english.pravda.ru/photo/report/women-4384|archive-date=29 September 2009|url-status=dead }}</ref>
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[[File:Vladimir Putin 24 February 2000-2.jpg|thumb|[[Lyudmila Putina]], [[Vladimir Putin]], [[Lyudmila Narusova]] and Ksenia Sobchak (left to right) at the funeral of her father and Putin's former mentor,<ref>Newsweek, "Russia's Mighty Mouse", 25 February 2008.</ref> [[Anatoly Sobchak]] in 2000]]
Sobchak's father, Anatoly, had been both [[Vladimir Putin]]'s and [[Dmitry Medvedev]]'s law professor at [[Saint Petersburg State University Faculty of Law|Leningrad State University]]. He built a close relationship with Putin, in particular, and in 1991 Anatoly helped launch Putin's career in politics when he was the mayor of Saint Petersburg. Putin then helped Anatoly flee Russia when he was wanted on corruption charges.<ref name=
==="Everyone is Free!"===
At the end of March 2006, Sobchak rented a two-story mansion at 16 [[Arbat Street]] and convened a press conference to announce the creation of the youth movement "Everyone is Free!" According to the TV presenter, she was prompted to take this step by numerous letters in which fans of her work in ''[[Dom-2]]'' shared their problems and experiences. Sobchak felt that political positions and opposition served only as a pretext for realizing her ambitions and declared her movement non-political, aimed at providing help and support to young people. Sobchak promised to provide funding for "Everyone is Free!" from her personal funds. The rented building on Arbat was hastily renovated and decorated in the movement's "signature" color of blue denim; it housed the movement's headquarters and a reception area for those wishing to join.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bg.ru/society/kazhdomu_svoe-5976/ |title=Каждому своё |trans-title=To each his own |lang=ru |last=Krongauz |first=Yekaterina |date=2006-07-18 |publisher=[[:ru:Большой город (журнал)|Bolshoi gorod]] |accessdate=2018-04-02 |archive-date=2018-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402225637/http://bg.ru/society/kazhdomu_svoe-5976/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The ''[[Izvestia]]'' newspaper conducted an online survey in which, after the press conference, users were asked about their desire to join Sobchak's movement. The results showed a lack of enthusiasm: of 2,133 respondents, only 6% expressed a desire to join for political reasons or sympathy for the leader, and 38% admitted that they did not know who Ksenia Sobchak was. After the first press conference, Sobchak stopped communicating with journalists for a month. On 7 July, she avoided participating in a debate with the leader of the youth branch of the [[Rodina (political party)|Rodina]] party, [[Sergey Shargunov]], at the Club on Brestskaya, which caused dissatisfaction among the youth politicians and journalists who attended the event.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.svoboda.org/a/160316.html |title=Насколько политически активна нынешняя российская молодёжь |trans-title=How politically active are today's Russian youth? |last1=Sharogradsky |first1=Andrei |last2=Yaroshevsky |first2=Maxim |newspaper=Радио Свобода |date=2006-06-07 |publisher=[[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty]] |accessdate=2018-04-02 |archive-date=2018-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403051520/https://www.svoboda.org/a/160316.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
On 12 June, "Everyone is Free!" declared itself with a street action dedicated to improving the square around the [[:ru:Памятник Есенину на Тверском бульваре|monument to Sergei Yesenin on Tverskoy Boulevard]]. Participants in the movement collected garbage, painted benches and playgrounds on the boulevard, and Sobchak herself, in the presence of journalists and onlookers, wiped off a yellow bikini with a red heart drawn by an unknown vandal from the crotch of the Yesenin monument. According to local residents, on the morning of that day, there was no paint on the monument, and it appeared only before the event. The action ended with a small concert and fashion show on a stage near the monument.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://vz.ru/society/2006/7/12/41200.html |title=Собчак и её команда |trans-title=Sobchak and her team |lang=ru |last=Filatov |first=Konstantin |date=2006-06-12 |publisher=[[Vzglyad (newspaper)|Vzglyad]] |accessdate=2018-04-02 |archive-date=2018-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402225443/https://vz.ru/society/2006/7/12/41200.html |url-status=live}}</ref> In early July, a "club day" was held at the movement's headquarters. Sobchak made policy statements and issued club cards to the most active participants, providing free access to nightclubs, discounts, and other privileges. During the meeting, Sobchak presented a presentation on the goals and moral guidelines of the movement, in which two slides were occupied by the declared sponsors: [[Microsoft]], [[The Coca-Cola Company|Coca-Cola]], [[Russian Standard Bank]], the [[Renaissance Capital]] investment bank, [[Lukoil]], [[MegaFon]], the [[:ru:Билингва (клуб)|Bilingua]] cafe-club, and other companies. "Club day" ended with a debate between writers Oksana Robski and [[Sergey Minaev]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lenta.ru/articles/2006/07/05/vsesvobodny/ |title=По ту сторону ширинки |trans-title=On the other side of the fly |last1=Grushin |first1=Ivan |last2=Avdeyev |first2=Maxim |date=2006-07-05 |publisher=[[Lenta.ru]] |accessdate=2018-04-02 |lang=ru |archive-date=2020-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806080016/https://lenta.ru/articles/2006/07/05/vsesvobodny/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
At first, the movement was the cause of gossip in the political environment: experts and young politicians tried to understand Sobchak's motivations. Political scientist and contemporary art collector [[Marat Gelman]] suggested that Sobchak could have set her sights on a political career in [[United Russia]] and was gathering her supporters ahead of the [[2007 Russian legislative election]]. The head of [[:ru:Молодёжное Яблоко|Yabloko Youth]], [[Ilya Yashin]], doubted Sobchak's independence and shared with journalists his opinion that "Everyone is Free!" could have been created to criticize the opposition with the approval of the [[Presidential Administration of Russia|Presidential Administration]]. The leader of the pro-Kremlin ''[[Nashi (youth movement)|Nashi]]'' movement, [[Vasily Yakemenko]], doubted the Kremlin's involvement in the creation of the "Everyone is Free!" movement: in his opinion, Sobchak could both be useful to the Presidential Administration and discredit the Russian authorities.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/676653 |title=Наш "Дом" — "Единая Россия" |trans-title=Our "Home" - "United Russia" |lang=ru |last=Savina |first=Yekaterina |date=2006-05-26 |publisher=[[Kommersant]] |accessdate=2018-04-02 |archive-date=2018-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402225638/https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/676653 |url-status=live}}</ref> Subsequently, the movement ceased any activity, and journalists mentioned Sobchak as the head of "Everyone is Free!" only once - in the context of discussing the elections to the [[Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg]] of the fourth convocation, which it considered fictitious, and the construction of the [[Okhta Center]] skyscraper for [[Gazprom]] on the right bank of the [[Neva]] opposite the [[:ru:Смольный собор|Smolny Cathedral]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lenta.ru/lib/14159835/ |title=Собчак, Ксения |trans-title=Sobchak, Ksenia |lang=ru |publisher=Lentapedia |accessdate=2018-03-28 |archive-date=2017-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402120610/https://lenta.ru/lib/14159835/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.zaks.ru/new/archive/view/28244-0/ |title=Ксения Собчак: Выборы в Законодательное собрание Петербурга — лишь видимость |trans-title=Ksenia Sobchak: Elections to the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg are just an appearance |lang=ru |date=2007-03-23 |publisher=zaks.ru |accessdate=2018-04-02 |archive-date=2018-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403051532/https://www.zaks.ru/new/archive/view/28244-0/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
===Russian presidential election, 2018===
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[[File:Sobchak 2018 logo.png|thumb|Sobchak 2018 logo]]
[[File:Ksenia Sobchak (26560265179) (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|upright|Sobchak during the presidential election campaign]]
In September 2017, prior to her announcement to run, Putin said of Sobchak's presidential intentions to a press conference at the [[9th BRICS summit]], that "Every person has the right to nominate himself in accordance with the law. And Ksenia Sobchak is not an exception here. I respect her father [[Anatoly Sobchak]], I believe that he was an outstanding figure in contemporary Russian history. I'm saying this without a trace of irony. He was very decent, played a big role in my own destiny. But when it comes to running for presidency, things of a personal nature cannot play any significant role. It depends on what program she's offering, if she'll actually run, and how she'll build her presidential campaign".<ref>[https://www.vedomosti.ru/politics/articles/2017/09/05/732366-putin-sobchak Putin commented on the possible participation of Xenia Sobchak in presidential elections] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028045022/https://www.vedomosti.ru/politics/articles/2017/09/05/732366-putin-sobchak |date=28 October 2017 }} 5 September 10:30, Margarita Papchenkova, Sergey Smirnov, Vedomosti</ref>
Sobchak declared her candidacy in the [[2018 Russian presidential election|Russian presidential election 2018]] on 18 October 2017.<ref
Sobchak was the [[Civic Initiative]]'s candidate for the [[2018 Russian presidential election]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://rg.ru/2018/02/08/kseniia-sobchak-zaregistrirovana-kandidatom-v-prezidenty-rossii.html |script-title=ru:Ксения Собчак зарегистрирована кандидатом в Президенты России |trans-title=Ksenia Sobchak is registered as a candidate for the President of Russia |work=Rossiyskaya Gazeta |date=8 February 2018 |access-date=8 February 2018 |language=ru-RU
Some skeptics accused Sobchak of being a spoiler to undermine [[Alexei Navalny]]; every recent election for the presidency has featured a prominent liberal candidate handpicked by the Kremlin. Other skeptics suspect Sobchak's candidacy is mostly about building her brand. Sobchak did not believe she could win against Putin in 2018, but has stated she's in it for the long haul: "Of course I want to be president, I want to win, but I also want to be sincere. In a system created by Putin, it is only possible for Putin to win. I am realistic about who will become the president."<ref>{{cite news |last1=MacFarquhar |first1=Neil |title=Seeking Russian Presidency, Socialite Hits the Campaign Trail |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/30/world/europe/russia-sobchak-presidential-election.html |access-date=1 December 2017 |work=The New York Times |date=30 November 2017 |archive-date=30 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171130201920/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/30/world/europe/russia-sobchak-presidential-election.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
On 15 March 2018, Sobchak and [[Dmitry Gudkov]] announced the creation of a new party, called the [[Party of Changes]] on the basis of the party Civic Initiative.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.interfax.ru/russia/603784 |title=Дмитрий Гудков и Ксения Собчак создадут "Партию перемен" |trans-title=Dmitry Gudkov and Ksenia Sobchak will create the "Party of Change" |publisher=Interfax.ru |date=15 March 2018 |access-date=22 March 2018 |archive-date=26 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126115759/https://www.interfax.ru/russia/603784 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Mariya Petkova |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/03/russia-ksenia-sobchak-announces-party-vote-180315181119388.html |title=Russia's Ksenia Sobchak announces new party before election |publisher=Al Jazeera |date=15 March 2018 |access-date=22 March 2018 |archive-date=22 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322051941/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/03/russia-ksenia-sobchak-announces-party-vote-180315181119388.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The aim was of party was to "return our freedom and your freedom".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2018/03/15/sobchak-announces-new-political-party-for-change-a60831 |title=Sobchak Announces New Political Party 'For Change' |last=Times |first=The Moscow |date=15 March 2018 |newspaper=[[The Moscow Times]] |language=en |access-date=1 August 2019 |archive-date=1 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801190444/https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2018/03/15/sobchak-announces-new-political-party-for-change-a60831 |url-status=live }}</ref> Sobchak won 1.68% of the vote in the 2018 presidential election.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cikrf.ru/eng/information-center/results-of-russian-presidential-elections-2018.php |title=Results of Russian Presidential Elections 2018 |accessdate=6 May 2022 |archive-date=4 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210904185833/http://www.cikrf.ru/eng/information-center/results-of-russian-presidential-elections-2018.php |url-status=dead }}</ref>
===Flight from Russia===
On 26 October 2022, Russian media reported that Sobchak would be detained as part of an investigation into the alleged extortion of 11 million rubles from the head of [[Rostec]], [[Sergei Chemezov]], by Sobchak's
==Political views==
[[File:Kseniya Sobchak (7174599660).jpg|right|thumb|Sobchak at a demonstration in Moscow in May 2012]]
In 2012, Sobchak was critical of Putin's political policies. Although she stated that she had "happily" voted for Putin when she was younger, she would not do so any longer. In the [[2012 Russian presidential election]], Sobchak says she voted for [[Mikhail Prokhorov]].<ref name="
After the [[2011 Russian legislative election|parliament elections]] held on 4 December 2011, which are known for the large number of alleged fraud reports, Sobchak joined the [[2011–2012 Russian protests|protest rallies]] held in Russia as a response to the alleged electoral frauds.<ref
=== Economic views ===
Outlining her economic views, she writes:
{{blockquote|Russia is a country of a free economy with a strong state sector. All large state corporations should be privatized with antitrust restrictions. The state should not control any sectors of the economy, the state's share in enterprises and industries should be limited to breaking up monopolies. Private property should be protected by law, the review of any ownership and nationalization are possible only on a reimbursable basis on the basis of independent market valuations. Reform of tax and regulatory legislation and practices should stimulate the development of private entrepreneurship, small and medium-sized businesses, technological and innovative development of enterprises, education. The list of licensed branches of the economy should be significantly reduced.<ref name="
=== Views on feminism ===
In her 2017 manifesto, she criticised the lack of women's representation in industry and politics.
{{blockquote|Almost 500 heavy professions in Russia are officially closed to women. But among all the others – the salary of a woman is almost 30% less than that of a man. Among the most important companies in the country, women head only about 5%. ... In any case, half the country's population deserves a female voice for the first time in 14 years in these allegedly male games.<ref name="
=== On the status of Crimea ===
Ksenia Sobchak is of the opinion that, [[2014 Russian annexation of Crimea|having annexed]] [[Crimea]] from [[Ukraine]] in 2014, Russia violated the [[1994 Budapest Memorandum]]; she claimed on 24 October 2017 that "Under these agreements, we agreed that Crimea is Ukrainian, which is the most important for me". Sobchak stressed that she did not consider the issue with Crimea resolved. "I believe that these things need to be discussed, it is very important to discuss them ... look for some ways out."<ref name="
=== Other views ===
Sobchak has said that if she becomes president, she will remove the body of [[Vladimir Lenin]] from [[Red Square]], since, in her opinion, this is an indicator of a "medieval way of life in the country... so the corpse of Lenin must be removed from Red Square."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://tass.ru/politika/4683621 |title=Ксения Собчак предложила убрать тело Ленина с Красной площади |trans-title=Ksenia Sobchak suggested removing the body of Lenin from the Red Square |date=27 October 2017 |work=TASS |access-date=27 October 2017 |archive-date=27 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227213115/http://tass.ru/politika/4683621 |url-status=live }}</ref>
In her interview discussion with [[Julia Volkova]] in 2021 Sobchak voiced her support for [[LGBT rights in Russia]], stating that she disagrees with the country's controversial "gay propaganda law".<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/b-lvHKc8_9k Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20210608085916/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-lvHKc8_9k Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-lvHKc8_9k |title=ТАТУ: 20 лет спустя! Главная российская группа в мире |website=[[YouTube]]|date=8 June 2021 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> On 24 February 2022 Sobchak voiced opposition to the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian invasion of Ukraine]], writing that "We the Russians will be dealing with the consequences of today for many more years".<ref>{{cite web |title=Russian celebrities, public figures speak out against Ukraine War |website=The Barents Observer |date=24 February 2022 |url=https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/security/2022/02/russian-celebrities-public-figures-speak-out-against-ukraine-war |
==Personal life==
On 1 February 2013 Sobchak married {{ill|Maksim Emmanuilovich Vitorgan|ru|Виторган, Максим Эммануилович}} (born 10 September 1972 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR). He is an actor, known for ''Möbius'' (2013), ''Bite the Dust'' (2013) and ''Dreamfish'' (2016).<ref name="
They arrived to their wedding ceremony in a hearse.<ref>[https://iz.ru/921096/2019-09-13/sobchak-i-bogomolov-priekhali-v-zags-na-katafalke Собчак и Богомолов приехали в ЗАГС на катафалке] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127121506/https://iz.ru/921096/2019-09-13/sobchak-i-bogomolov-priekhali-v-zags-na-katafalke |date=27 November 2021 }}, iz.ru, 13 September 2019</ref>
In 2015 Sobchak said that if there was ever the possibility of political persecution against her, she had thought about emigration or getting an [[Israel]]i passport, but would prefer the United States where she could find a Russian-speaking community:<ref name="
{{bquote|I'm a very big patriot. I really love my job, the city, my friends. And if tomorrow is war, then the place for emigration will have to be a Russian-speaking place. I have to work in Russian.}}
In April 2022 she received Israeli citizenship.<ref>
On 15 July 2023, [[TASS]] said that seven people were arrested in a connection with a plot to kill Sobchak and [[Margarita Simonyan]], the chief editor of RT.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/15/russia-says-foiled-assassination-attempts-on-top-media-figures|title=Russia says it foiled assassination attempts on top media figures|website=www.aljazeera.com|access-date=15 July 2023|archive-date=15 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715222114/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/15/russia-says-foiled-assassination-attempts-on-top-media-figures|url-status=live}}</ref>▼
== Notes ==
▲On 15 July 2023, [[TASS]] said that seven people were arrested in a connection with a plot to kill Sobchak and [[Margarita Simonyan]], the chief editor of RT.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/15/russia-says-foiled-assassination-attempts-on-top-media-figures|title=Russia says it foiled assassination attempts on top media figures|website=www.aljazeera.com}}</ref>
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