>>6513113 (PB) Who is Vladislav Surkov?

The many faces and farces of Putin’s most notorious political operative.

"There is a puppet master in this country who long ago privatized the political system, puts pressure on the media, and tries to manipulate citizens’ opinions,” Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov declared in 2011. “This puppet master is named Vladislav Surkov. As long as people like him control the process, politics is impossible.”

(Not very) Funny that a guy who puts pressure on the media, tries to manipulate citizens' opinions and is a billionaire was meeting w/the USG at the US Russian Embassy in 2012. DoS FOIA reading room.

https://foia.state.gov/search/results.aspx?searchText=surkov&beginDate=&endDate=&publishedBeginDate=&publishedEndDate=&caseNumber=