Baron Lebedev is the son of Colonel Alexander Lebedev, the former First Chief Directorate (Foreign Intelligence) of the Soviet Union's KGB and, later, an officer in Russia's successor agency the SVR, a colleague of Vladimir Putin. BBC News - Profile: Alexander Lebedev Alexander Lebedev: the oligarch, conspiracy theories and a mercury ... From a Guardian profile:"Indeed, the most striking difference between him and other oligarchs is his social activism. Russian Billionaires And Their Young Wives - The Frisky Oligarch Alexander Lebedev cuts ties with Independent after sanctions hit Ukrainian sailor in Majorca tried to sink yacht of Russian boss The Eclipse, reported to be the largest private yacht in the world, is viewed docked at a pier in New York on February 19, 2013 in New York City. . On Monday, London's Evening Standard newspaper published a front-page statement by its Russia-born owner, Evgeny Lebedev. Some have begun, tentatively, to speak out. Picture taken on March 5, 2022 shows the yacht "Lady M", owned by Russian oligarch Alexei Mordashov, docked at Imperia's harbor. Deripaska, Alfa Bank founder Mikhail Fridman and banker Oleg Tinkov have also urged an end to the violence, though none has directly mentioned Putin. The former-KGB spy turned London newspaper proprietor is strolling by the banks of lavender at his boutique Umbrian hotel, looking the picture of health in his . The publisher, who is known to have links to British politicians, was appointed to the UK's House of Lords by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, had never criticized Putin previously. The Canadian government has imposed sanctions on the father of the UK peer and media tycoon Evgeny Lebedev whose peerage has come under increased scrutiny in recent weeks. Alexander Lebedev, Russian businessman | Business Insider India Alexander Lebedev, a former KGB agent and father of Evgeny Lebedev ... Lebedev, an ex-oligarch, former KGB agent and one-time banker, has had a fate buffeted by the slings and arrows of an outrageous fortune. Mr Lebedev, who bought the Independent and Evening Standard newspapers in 2010 before . Putin . The ex-KGB, ex-Russian MP and multi-billionaire is of a youthful disposition, does a lot of reading, particularly of his own newspapers — The Evening. BBC News - Profile: Alexander Lebedev