Submitted by christian on Mon, 04/17/2023 - 14:20
Born 7 September 1981, Vladimir Kara-Mutza is a Russian political activist, journalist, author, and filmmaker. A protégé of Boris Nemtsov, he serves as vice-chairman of Open Russia, an NGO founded by Russian businessman and former oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, which promotes civil society and democracy in Russia. He was elected to the Coordinating Council of the Russian Opposition in 2012, and served as deputy leader of the People’s Freedom Party from 2015 to 2016. He has directed two documentaries, They Chose Freedom and Nemtsov.
