Russia’s largest social network, VKontakte is now in the hands of Igor Sechin and Alisher Usmanov. Usmanov is a metals tycoon who expanded into tech via his company Mail.ru, and Sechin is the leader of the hardline silovik faction that backs Putin, is CEO of Rosneft, the state-owned oil company, and is believed to be one of the Russian president’s closest advisors.