Radveda Vladimirovna Poklonskaya, born on March eighteenth, nineteen eighty, is a prominent Ukrainian-born Russian lawyer and civil servant. Since June fourteenth, twenty twenty-two, she has served as an advisor to the Prosecutor General of Russia. Her extensive career includes notable positions such as deputy director of Rossotrudnichestvo and Ambassador to Cape Verde, as well as a deputy in the Seventh State Duma and Prosecutor of the Republic of Crimea.
Poklonskaya's legal career began in Ukraine, where she worked as a prosecutor from two thousand two until March twenty fourteen, handling various high-profile criminal cases. She gained recognition for her work on organized crime cases, including those involving Alexei Yukhnenko and Andrei Laptev, among others. In two thousand sixteen, she resigned from her role as Prosecutor of the Republic of Crimea after being elected as a Deputy of the State Duma, where she took on the role of deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Foreign Affairs.
In addition to her legal and diplomatic achievements, Poklonskaya became a viral sensation during a press conference in two thousand fourteen, which coincided with the Russian annexation of Crimea. This event led to a surge of fan-created anime-style images of her, and she quickly became one of the most searched-for personalities in both Russia and Ukraine that year. Her appeal was further highlighted as she was recognized as a sex symbol, ranking among the top searched individuals in both countries.
With a Master's degree in International Relations and the formal title of State Counselor of Justice, third class, in Russia's civil service system, Poklonskaya has established herself as a significant figure in both legal and political spheres. She has openly acknowledged her beauty as an asset, which has contributed to her public persona and popularity.