Nina Kouprianova is married to infamous white supremacist – Richard B. Spencer. Spencer was born in Boston in the year 1978. His father’s name is Rand while his mother’s name is Sherry. He grew up in Dallas Texas and attended the University of Virginia where he obtained a bachelors in English literature and music. Spencer also holds a master’s degree from the University of Chicago. Kouprianova first met her future husband via Facebook in 2009.
At that time, she was pursuing her doctorate while he was working for a far-right magazine in New York. They bonded over their shared interest in literature, art, theatre, travel, and politics, and he asked her to write blog posts for him. These blogs were of a political nature and majorly focused on happenings in America, Canada, and Russia. The two eventually fell in love and got married in a small ceremony at Niagara Falls on the 31st of August 2010. They also held a larger ceremony in Whitefish, Montana in January 2011. The couple’s union produced two daughters but their names are not currently available.
Divorce and Domestic Violence Allegations
Nina Kouprianova filed for divorce from her husband in 2018. The woman, who had previously supported her husband, made several serious allegations in the divorce filing. She alleged that he abused her emotionally, physically, and financially. On one occasion (January 2011), he dragged her down the stairs just because she told him that she was too sick to watch a movie with him.
On another occasion, he allegedly pushed her into a stove while she was pregnant. Kouprianova also made recordings of her husband urging her to commit suicide because she had nothing to offer the world. Her husband denied all the allegations and stated that he only yelled at her when he was frustrated. Their nanny, however, testified in her favor and stated that she had witnessed some of his violent behaviors.
