Kremlin Kids: The Second Generation of the Russian Elite
Kremlin Kids: The Second Generation of the Russian Elite

Author(s): Bartosz Bieliszczuk, Agnieszka Legucka
Contributor(s): Brien Barnett (Editor), Dorota Dołęgowska (Editor)
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Social Sciences, Economy, Political Theory, Civil Society, Sociology, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Politics and society, Demography and human biology, Sociology of Politics, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Kremlin kids; Russian elite; younger generation of Russian elite; strategic state-owned companies; Russian elite families; government;
Summary/Abstract: “Kremlin kids” is a term describing the younger generation of the Russian elite’s close family and other relatives. Owing to their families’ influence, “Kremlin kids” enjoy a privileged position within Russia, running strategic state-owned companies, affording studies, acquiring property across the world and winning lucrative state contracts for their own companies. Not all children of the Russian elite are “Kremlin kids,” yet almost every member of the elite has a “Kremlin kid” in their family. Within Russia, the “Kremlin kids”—the elite’s most trustworthy associates—help their parents and families control strategic Russian companies (in oil, gas, energy, banking, etc.). Those who run their own businesses can count on a substantial flow of money from the state budget (less often, they personally work in the government). Such influence and experience make the “Kremlin kids” the most likely successors of the current ruling Russian elite.

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