In the very heart of Moscow, right across from the Kremlin, stands one of Russia’s most expensive apartment complexes. The “Golden” residence comes with everything: a private spa, fitness club, cigar lounge, art curators who select music and flowers for the lobby, and apartments costing millions per square meter.

Who can afford to live there? Oligarchs, billionaires, maybe pop stars. But one of the owners is… a baby.

Ten-month-old Misha Krasnov became the owner of a 304-square-meter apartment worth $8 million (760 million rubles).

Misha is the son of Igor Krasnov, Russia’s Prosecutor General — the country’s top law enforcement officer.

The “honest” prosecutor who turned out just like the rest

When Vladimir Putin appointed Krasnov in 2020, state media praised him as an incorruptible investigator with no luxury lifestyle, unlike his notoriously corrupt predecessor. For years, his official income looked modest.

But reality tells another story. Over the past few years, Krasnov’s family has acquired luxury real estate worth more than $16 million, including apartments in central Moscow and opposite the Kremlin. His wife travels by private jet, shops for millions in luxury boutiques, and earns enormous “salaries” from oligarch-owned companies.

This is how corruption works in Putin’s Russia: oligarchs put the prosecutor’s wife on the payroll, and in return they get protection.

But money is not the worst part

As Prosecutor General, Igor Krasnov signed off on the criminal case that banned the Anti-Corruption Foundation. He banned independent media like Meduza, Novaya Gazeta, The Insider, and liquidated Memorial, Russia’s oldest human-rights group.

Now, Putin is preparing to appoint him as head of Russia’s Supreme Court — the country’s highest judge.

That means the man responsible for political trials, censorship, and repression could soon become the ultimate arbiter of Russian law.

Why this matters

The story of Krasnov shows there are no “good guys” in Putin’s system. Even those once portrayed as honest turn out to be corrupt and complicit. They enrich themselves while enabling the Kremlin’s crackdown on dissent, free media, and civil society.

This is why we continue our investigations. Because every such revelation helps the world understand the true nature of Putin’s regime — and why it must be dismantled.