Ksenia 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.

弗拉基米尔·普京的政治导师之女卡辛妮亚·索布恰克于日前表态，她将于明年三月参加普京预计能够胜出的俄罗斯总统大选。

Sobchak, a socialite and liberal journalist, once took part in opposition protests.

社交名媛、自由派记者索布恰克曾参加过反对派的抗议活动。

"Over the past 17 years a whole new generation has grown up that wants to see a different Russia that is civilised and European," she said in an interview on Russia's TV Rain in which she announced her candidacy.

她在宣布自己候选人身份的俄罗斯电视台TV Rain的一次采访中表示：“过去17年，全新一代长大了，他们希望看到一个不一样的、文明的、欧化的俄罗斯。”

Sobchak acknowledged that she had met Putin recently to interview him for a television programme. She said by this point she had decided to run for president and informed Putin, who "did not look happy".

索布恰克承认，她近日为了一个电视节目采访过普京。她说，那时她决定竞选总统，并且通知了普京，而普京“看起来不怎么开心”。

Analysts said her candidacy looked like a Kremlin-backed "spoiler" campaign to boost the legitimacy of the elections and split the liberal opposition.

分析人士指出，她的参选看起来像是克里姆林宫支持的一场“搅局”运动，以此来提高选举的合法性，并分裂自由主义的反对派。

In order for Sobchak to get on to the ballot, she will need to collect 300,000 signatures from Russian citizens.

为了使自己能够登台竞选，索布恰克需要获得至少30万份俄罗斯民众的签名。

Ksenia 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.

弗拉基米尔·普京的政治导师之女卡辛妮亚·索布恰克于日前表态，她将于明年三月参加普京预计能够胜出的俄罗斯总统大选。

Sobchak, a socialite and liberal journalist, once took part in opposition protests.

社交名媛、自由派记者索布恰克曾参加过反对派的抗议活动。

"Over the past 17 years a whole new generation has grown up that wants to see a different Russia that is civilised and European," she said in an interview on Russia's TV Rain in which she announced her candidacy.

她在宣布自己候选人身份的俄罗斯电视台TV Rain的一次采访中表示：“过去17年，全新一代长大了，他们希望看到一个不一样的、文明的、欧化的俄罗斯。”

Sobchak acknowledged that she had met Putin recently to interview him for a television programme. She said by this point she had decided to run for president and informed Putin, who "did not look happy".

索布恰克承认，她近日为了一个电视节目采访过普京。她说，那时她决定竞选总统，并且通知了普京，而普京“看起来不怎么开心”。

Analysts said her candidacy looked like a Kremlin-backed "spoiler" campaign to boost the legitimacy of the elections and split the liberal opposition.

分析人士指出，她的参选看起来像是克里姆林宫支持的一场“搅局”运动，以此来提高选举的合法性，并分裂自由主义的反对派。

In order for Sobchak to get on to the ballot, she will need to collect 300,000 signatures from Russian citizens.

为了使自己能够登台竞选，索布恰克需要获得至少30万份俄罗斯民众的签名。