In January 2026, at least 3.5 million rubles were spent on the salaries of three nannies for Vladimir Putin’s younger children, according to an investigative project. “system”. Journalists were able to identify documents and correspondence related to the work of employees dealing with Putin’s children and Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva.
Putin’s youngest children, Ivan (born in 2015) and Vladimir (born in 2019), had at least three nannies at the beginning of 2026: Bosnia and Herzegovina citizen Sofia B., German citizen Irene E., and South African citizen Carol R. In May, the latter decided to resign for an unknown reason.
Payments to employees working with Putin’s children are calculated individually, depending on working hours. Officially, the nannies are designated as “lead translators” at the Vocational Retraining Institute of the Sogaz International Medical Center, which is linked to Putin’s close friend Yuri Kovalchuk and the president’s daughter Maria Vorontsova. This gives them the opportunity to obtain visas and work permits in Russia as “highly qualified specialists”.
The employee contracts stipulate a salary of 167 thousand rubles, and the remaining payments are carried out according to the documents as bonuses. In addition, nannies may be paid a portion of their salaries in cash; Examples of these arrangements are found in correspondence.
The documents reviewed by Sistema relate to the years 2017-2026. Most of them were sent to the mailbox used by Olesya Fedina and Ekaterina Golovacheva, Alina Kabaeva’s cousins. Neither Putin nor Kabaeva were mentioned in the documents. Usually, their children are listed as “wards” only. However, in one document, dated 2019, the “wing” was named: Ivan Fedin. Meanwhile, Olesya Fedina’s son has a different name.
In just nine years, about 20 teachers have worked in the Putin and Kabaeva family. As a rule, 4-6 people took care of the child at once, some at the same time, some taking turns. Among other things, their mission included teaching foreign languages. Three-year-old Evan’s schedule includes English and German.
Olesya Fedina, as follows from the documents, told nannies in 2019 that Ivan should be constantly immersed in a “language bath” by the age of four. His English speech should be coherent, like that of an “educated European.” Similar demands were made for the teaching of German.
“System” also refers to another requirement made to employees. Their contracts stated:
Never impose your religious, political or ideological views on your ward. Do not discuss sexual relations or sex education without first agreeing with your employer. Do not, under any circumstances, address topics related to the LGBT community.
The health of the teachers was carefully monitored – before their appointment, they were required to undergo examination at the same Sogaz clinic, and to repeat it upon returning from trips. An infectious disease or any other illness likely to affect work for more than three weeks is grounds for dismissal from work for one day.
Teachers were required to produce multi-page work reports daily. They were often forbidden to leave the “family compound” – housing in Valdai. In a correspondence with English teacher Jane M. In 2022, this was explained by “quarantine conditions.”
Most of the teachers mentioned in the documents who worked with Putin’s children did not answer Sistema’s questions. Only one of the former nannies said she had actually worked in Russia for three months, but she had not been told who her employer was. “I was just someone taking orders and commands,” she added.
The “Files” Center had previously discovered the names of Putin and Kabaeva’s children, as well as their dates of birth. The center’s investigation said that Ivan and Vladimir live mainly at the presidential residence in Valdai (the project was talked about in detail in 2023), with nannies, nannies and trainers nearby. The dossier also wrote about a scheme to recruit teachers through a network of clinics linked to Kovalchuk, and that Olesya Fedina, Alina Kabaeva’s cousin, is responsible for recruiting and working with staff.