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Vladimir Kara-Murza
Vladimir Vladimirovich Kara-Murza is a Russian-British political activist, journalist, author, filmmaker, and former political prisoner. A protégé of murdered Russian dissident Boris Nemtsov, Kara-Murza is vice-chairman of Open Russia, an NGO founded by the exiled Russian businessman and former oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, which promotes civil society and democracy in Russia. He was elected to t…
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culture · Russian opposition politician (born 1981) · politician · historian · opinion journalist · documentarian · journalist · also Vladimir Kara-Murza, Vladimir V. Kara-Murza, Vladimir Kara-Murza jr, Vladimir Vladimirovich Kara-Murza, Kara-Murza
Born 7 September 1981 · Q4213414
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2026· 3 entries
“believe this was an accident”
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Kara-Murza was selected to be a participant in the PACE Platform for Dialogue with Russian Democratic Forces
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2025· 1 entry
The New York Times: Vladimir Kara-Murza
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2024· 11 entries
American Enterprise Institute: Russia’s Difficult Road to Freedom: A Conversation with Vladimir Kara-Murza
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CBS News: Freed Putin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza says Russia deserves better than "criminal, archaic KGB-led dictatorship"
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The Washington Post: Surviving Putin's gulag: Vladimir Kara-Murza tells his story
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Forbes: Vladimir Kara-Murza Free At Last After Major Prisoner Swap
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Yahoo: Who is Vladimir Kara-Murza? What we know about Russian-born dissident released in swap
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Wall Street Journal: For Vladimir Kara-Murza, Release Could Mean Survival
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The Forward: Who is Vladimir Kara-Murza, the Russian Jewish dissident released with Evan Gershkovich?
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Awarded Pulitzer Prize for Commentary (2024).
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Was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for commentary for the columns which he continued to write from his prison cell for The Washington Post
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Shortly after his release, Kara-Murza continued his anti-war activism, signing an open letter urging Mongolia to detain Putin during a state visit in accordance with an ICC arrest warrant
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Career landmark: 2024 American–Russian prisoner exchange.
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2022· 2 entries
Awarded Václav Havel Human Rights Prize (2022).
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Awarded Cross of Merit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, 2nd class (2022).
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2021· 1 entry
“No matter how powerful the forces against them, when people are prepared to stand up for what they believe, they succeed... [T]hat's the basis of my hope for the future of Russia.”
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2019· 1 entry
Awarded USTR Prize for Freedom, Democracy and Human Rights (2019).
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2018· 1 entry
Awarded Civil Courage Prize (2018).
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2014· 1 entry
Open Russia has been instrumental in educating Russian citizens on western democracy, whilst bringing opposition groups and activists in contact with support from the west
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2012· 2 entries
And served as deputy leader of the People's Freedom Party from 2015 to 2016
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Took part in the street protests in Moscow against Putin's rule, the largest pro-democracy demonstrations in Russia since 1991
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2011· 1 entry
Kara-Murza published his first book, Reform or Revolution: The Quest for Responsible Government in the First Russian State Duma (in Russian only), which recounts the unsuccessful attempt by the Cadets or Constitutional D
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2009· 1 entry
After being tortured and denied medical care
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2005· 1 entry
Kara-Murza produced a four-part TV documentary, They Chose Freedom, dedicated to the history of the Soviet dissident movement
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2003· 1 entry
The attempted murder of Anna Politkovskaya in 2004) and abroad (Alexander Litvinenko in October 2006) there was great concern on the part of friends and family
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2002· 1 entry
Was editor-in-chief of the London-based financial publication Russian Investment Review
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1981· 1 entry
Born 1981-09-07.
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