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There aren’t many photos of Lana as a model….it must have been brief
14.11.2025 14:24 — 👍 11 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0@amberspeaks.bsky.social
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There aren’t many photos of Lana as a model….it must have been brief
14.11.2025 14:24 — 👍 11 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0Only found one event for WE Talks…a check presentation for $10k and that’s Lana handing the check
She also lived in Mark Epstein’s apartment building in NYC, as many of Epstein’s “girlfriends” and associates did.
After the billionaire’s death, Pozhidaeva changed her lawyer.
Only found one event for WE Talks…a check presentation for $10k and that’s Lana handing the check photo is from 2018
Epstein’s lawyer Darren Indyke filed the paperwork to register the WE Talks trademark, and the address entered on the application form was the same as that of the Epstein Foundation.
14.11.2025 14:24 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0As for the Russian model Svetlana? She launched WE Talks: the Women’s Empowerment project to support female entrepreneurs, with Epstein’s backing.
14.11.2025 14:24 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Barak also received about $2.3 million from the US-based Wexner Foundation for research from 2004 to 2006, according to reports, when Epstein served on the board.
14.11.2025 14:24 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Photo of Barak walking to Epstein’s Manhattan mansion.
In 2015, Barak created the “Sum (E.B.)” company to invest in the tech startup Carbyne, and Epstein supplied most of the money for the shares.
Photo of Barak walking to Epstein’s Manhattan mansion.
Speaking of Epstein’s connections…that intro to Ehud Barak was major.
WSJ reported Barak met Epstein dozens of times at his homes in Florida and New York and flew on his jet.
Epstein says he’ll arrange it. No one knows if any meetings actually happened.
14.11.2025 14:24 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Ehud Barak — former Israeli Defense Minister (through a separate intro)
Belyakov basically says: “Yeah, meeting all of them would be great,” and specifically singles out Hoffman (which is kind of ironic since Russia banned LinkedIn a year later).
And Epstein comes back with a whole menu of high-profile people he claims he can connect Belyakov with:
Nathan Myhrvold — ex-Microsoft CTO
Reid Hoffman — co-founder of LinkedIn
Thomas Pritzker — billionaire, head of the Pritzker family, Hyatt, global biz including Iraq
As Chairman of the Board for the SPIEF Forum in summer 2015, Belyakov worked on the participant list for the 4th Open Innovations Forum.
Despite Crimea’s annexation and ongoing European sanctions, he wanted major foreign businessmen to attend. So, he again turned to Epstein.
As Chairman of the Board for the SPIEF Forum in summer 2015, Belyakov worked on the participant list for the 4th Open Innovations Forum.
Despite Crimea’s annexation and ongoing European sanctions, he wanted major foreign businessmen to attend. So, he again turned to Epstein.
It’s unclear whether Epstein ever made this trip.
14.11.2025 14:24 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Belyakov did help with her VISA.
But that wasn’t the end of their dealings. He also planned to arrange meetings for Epstein with Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Storchak and Central Bank Deputy Chairman Alexei Simanovsky (or possibly Economic Development Minister Alexei Ulyukayev).
As Chairman of the Board for the SPIEF Forum in summer 2015, Belyakov worked on the participant list for the 4th Open Innovations Forum.
Despite Crimea’s annexation and ongoing European sanctions, he wanted major foreign businessmen to attend. So, he again turned to Epstein.
In August 2014, Belyakov was fired from his ministerial post after publicly criticizing the government for extending the freeze on the investment portion of state pensions. He then became head of the SPIEF Foundation.
14.11.2025 13:19 — 👍 14 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0It’s unclear whether Epstein ever made this trip.
14.11.2025 13:19 — 👍 11 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0Belyakov did help with her VISA.
But that wasn’t the end of their dealings. He also planned to arrange meetings for Epstein with Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Storchak and Central Bank Deputy Chairman Alexei Simanovsky (or possibly Economic Development Minister Alexei Ulyukayev).
For example, when in December 2014 the Russian Central Bank raised its benchmark rate to 17 per cent, Epstein wrote: “Bad advice to raise rates. it sends the wrong sign.”
14.11.2025 13:19 — 👍 11 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0Epstein believed that Russia could create new currencies pegged to oil or develop ‘smart contracts’ regulated by computers. In addition, Epstein shared his views on the Russian economy with Belyakov.
14.11.2025 13:19 — 👍 20 🔁 5 💬 2 📌 0After one of their meetings in spring 2014, Belyakov wrote to Epstein that very few people “can open new horizons and prospects” the way Epstein could.
14.11.2025 13:19 — 👍 17 🔁 5 💬 2 📌 0Belyakov clearly valued Epstein, since he continued offering his support even after Russia annexed Crimea and became subject to international sanctions.
14.11.2025 13:19 — 👍 17 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 0Belyakov is a graduate of the FSB Academy which prepares Russian intelligence officers…
Belyakov also wrote a letter for her A-1 Visa process, at Epstein’s request
Epstein traded favors with Sergei Belyakov, then Deputy Minister of Economic Development and later head of the St. Petersburg Economic Forum Foundation, which runs the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
(Note: female escorts from all over Russia are known to attend the Forum)
She claims to have graduated from MGIMO she worked as a financial analyst and later became a model after making it to the finals of a Maxim magazine beauty contest..
14.11.2025 13:19 — 👍 18 🔁 4 💬 3 📌 0This is probably a shell. I looked into it, and little has actually taken place with her women empowerment nonprofit
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Lana walking in NY with Epstein, Woody and gang
Here she is walking in NY with Epstein, Woody and gang
14.11.2025 13:19 — 👍 33 🔁 14 💬 2 📌 0Lana
One of the applications was for Svetlana Pozhidaeva, a Russian “model” who was often photographed walking the streets of Manhattan with Epstein.
She goes by “Lana” and this is an undated photo of her in Moscow.
May 29, 2015 US DHS CIS Vermont Service Center 30 Houghton Street St. Albans, VT 05478 Re: Ms. Dear Sir or Madam: Immigration Application I am writing this letter on behalf of Ms. and in connection with her 0-1 Visa Application. My name is David Blaine and I am a magician. I have performed my own brand of close up magic all over the world, and have also set and broken several world records, including holding my breath for over 17 minutes, spending 35 hours atop a 100-foot pole, surviving only on water for 44 days, and enduring a week buried in a coffin. I have traveled internationally, performing magic privately for President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, President George W. Bush,
Epstein was known for exploiting the A-1 Visa process to keep foreign models and assistants in America.
A-1 is a non-immigrant visa for individuals with "extraordinary ability" in fields like science, education, business, or the arts, who must have sustained national or international acclaim.
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According to documents released by House Oversight, David Blaine wrote immigration support letters for at least two of Epstein’s foreign associates/girlfriends.
A celebrity magician quietly acting as an administrative helper for Epstein is… a lot to process. He also kept Copperfield close
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