Maria Vorontsova, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s daughter
and head of Moscow State University’s Medical Research and Education Institute,
spoke at a forum marking the launch, The Moscow Times reported on Oct. 20.
Vorontsova said longevity consists of two stages. During the
first, people should live the 85 to 90 years that nature has allotted them. She
said people should learn from childhood to take care of their health, eat
properly, and see doctors regularly.
Vorontsova described the second stage as an attempt to
“cheat God or nature” and go beyond human limitations. She acknowledged,
however, that scientific progress in this area remains limited.
Despite this, Putin’s daughter said she believes the fear of
death will push medicine to solve the problem of aging within 10 to 20 years.
Putin himself is interested in longevity. On Sept. 3,
2025, during a military parade in Beijing, microphones from the live
broadcast recorded a conversation between Putin and Chinese President Xi
Jinping. The leaders discussed the possibility that people could live to 150.
Xi noted that people in the past rarely lived to 70, while
today, a 70-year-old is still “a child.” Putin, speaking through an
interpreter, responded that biotechnology could eventually allow organs to be
replaced indefinitely and that humanity might even achieve immortality. He
later confirmed to reporters that he and Xi had discussed significantly
extending life spans.
Reuters later withdrew the video of the conversation after
China Central Television, which owned the rights to the footage, demanded its
removal.
Both men were 72 at the time of the conversation.
Constitutional amendments adopted in 2020 allow Putin to remain president
through 2036, when he will be 84.