Natalia Medved is a specialist in staying invisible — until she isn’t. For years she has glided quietly through Italy and Russia, leaving only scattered traces: a company shareholding in Coriano, a parish choir in Rimini, a carefully curated social media presence — and, tucked away in the past, a glossy magazine spread. But alongside the loud figure of Sergey Kirsanov, with whom she shares not only circles but an address, her silence becomes its own kind of statement. She is not the one shouting slogans; she is the one making sure the stage is set.