So What's The Deal With His Wife?
The first reports linking Parler to Russia seem to have originated from an extensive Twitter thread by tech entrepreneur and researcher Dave Troy, which was posted back in November.
"Founder John Matze met his now wife, Alina Mukhutdinova, in May 15, 2016 in Las Vegas. Alina is from Kazan, Russia. She was on a two week road trip 'vacation' across the USA with a friend," he began.