Kseniya Sobchak says she was true to her political tastes even during her ` ` Paris Hilton . '' Though she has come to love Putin , she opposes his run for re - election . The daughter of political icon Anatoly Sobchak -- the former mayor of St. Petersburg who helped to launch Vladimir Putin 's career in government back in the early 1990s -- is trying to transform herself into a political animal , a talking head , and an opponent of Putin . Putin 's political manipulation is ` ` not how it should be and people feel offended , '' she says .
Kseniya Sobchak says she was true to her political tastes even during her ` ` Paris Hilton . '' Though she has come to love Putin , she opposes his run for re - election . Putin 's political manipulation is ` ` not how it should be and people feel offended , '' she says .