What is known about the new Human Rights Commissioner in the Russian Federation?
37-year-old Yana Lantratova known as one of the main informers in Russia.
At the beginning of her career, she worked in television. In 2009, she joined the Young Guard of United Russia as a regional curator. St. Petersburg and the following year she was elected to the federal coordinating council. She recruited young people for counter-opposition campaigns.
In 2012, she became a member of the Presidential Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights.
In 2021, she was elected as a State Duma deputy from A Just Russia.
For many years, he has been publicly harassing opposition members and bloggers who engage in “destructive activities.”
Among Lantratova's recent statements is an appeal to Putin regarding the content of certain children's books: “From an early age, children are instilled with the idea of living only for themselves… Books teach boys not to be heroes, and girls to be overly independent and to reject traditional values.”
According to the political scientist Ekaterina Shulman, Lantratova, who also once worked on the Human Rights Council, was never an independent political player—she carried out orders from the Presidential Administration's Department of Domestic Policy.
"These are people who are 'put on the spot.' They can do whatever they want, say whatever they want. They don't have a position of their own; their job is to carry out orders," считает Shulman.
According to the political scientist, Lantratova's appointment as ombudsman signals a further weakening of the institution, which is increasingly becoming an element of the administrative vertical.
