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Evgeny Kniazev

Person of interest · Politician

Evgeny Kniazev is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Evgeniy Vladimirovitsj Knjazev · Evgeny Kniazev · Jewgeni Wladimirowitsch Knjasew · Knyazev Evgeny Vladimirovich · Yevgeni Knyazev · 4 more...				[sources]
Other name	Evgeny Vladimirovich Kniazev · Jewgeni Knjasew · Yevgeni Vladimiroviç Knyazev · Евгений Владимирович Ланн · Евгений Князев · 4 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1955-08-09				[sources]
Place of birth	Скуратовский				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Russia · Soviet Union				[sources]
First name	Yevgeny				[sources]
Last name	Knyazev				[sources]
Website	www.knjazev.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q4224937				[sources]
Position	Presidential proxies in elections · Доверенные лица президента на выборах				[sources]
Education	Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute (-1982) · Tula State University (-1977)				[sources]
Last change	2025-03-29	Last processed	2025-11-11	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Rector of the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute. Signed the Appeal of the Association of Educational Institutions of Art and Culture in support of the war in Ukraine

— ACF List of War Enablers non-official source, 2023-11-03

Authorized representative of presidential candidate Vladimir Putin in the non-competitive presidential election on March 15-17, 2024. Authorized representatives voluntarily campaign for the re-election of Vladimir Putin, who is responsible for unleashing an aggressive war against Ukraine and political repression in Russia. Information from Vladimir Putin's election website: Rector of the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "Theatrical Institute named after Boris Shchukin at the State Academic Theater named after Evgeniy Vakhtangov", People's Artist of the Russian Federation, laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation. ---- Member of the Public Council under the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation. Member of the Presidential Council of the Russian Federation for Culture and Art. Supported the Russian military invasion of Ukraine.

— ACF List of War Enablers non-official source, 2025-07-17

Authorized representative of presidential candidate Vladimir Putin. Authorized representatives ensured the re-election of Vladimir Putin, who has pursued an aggressive policy against Ukraine since 2014, in the non-competitive presidential election on March 18, 2018.

— ACF List of War Enablers non-official source, 2024-04-26