Vladimir Kara-Murza Biography, Age, Career, Net Worth, Family

Vladimir Kara-Murza biography-Russian journalist and filmmaker, Vladimir Vladimirovich Kara-Murza was born on September 7th, 1981in Moscow.

He also happens to be the son of the prominent Leonid Brezhnev critic and Boris Yeltsin reformer Vladimir Alexeyevich Kara-Murza (1959–2019), a Russian journalist and television broadcaster.

His father was a great-grandson of the NKVD-shot revolutionary Voldemrs Bisenieks (1884–1938) and a great-grand-nephew of Georgs Bisenieks , Latvia's first ambassador to the United Kingdom.

Their older brother was Jnis Bisenieks (1864–1923), a Latvian publisher and agronomist. He is also connected to Soviet/Russian historian, scientist, and philosopher Sergey Kara-Murza (born in 1939).

They belong to the Kara-Murza family, who are descended from a Tatar aristocrat who lived in Moscow and became a Christian in the 15th century AD. The name means “Black Lord” in the translation.

Kara-Murza graduated from Cambridge University with a BA and an MA in history. He shares three kids with his wife Yevgenia.

Vladimir Kara-Murza nationality

Kara-Murza was born in Moscow in Russia. He is a Russian.

Vladimir Kara-Murza age

Kara-Murza was born on September 7th, 1981, hence he is currently 41 years of age.

Vladimir Kara-Murza net worth

Kara-Murza has a net worth estimated to be about $5 million.

Vladimir Kara-Murza education

Kara-Murza attended the Cambridge College where he earned a BA and an MA degree in history.

Vladimir Kara-Murza career

Kara-Murza is a Russian political activist, journalist, author, and filmmaker. He is the vice-chairman of Open Russia, an NGO formed by former oligarch and businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky to support civil society and democracy in Russia. He is a protégé of Boris Nemtsov.

He was chosen in 2012 to serve on the Coordinating Council of the Russian Opposition, and from 2015 to 2016 he was the People's Freedom Party's deputy leader.

They Chose Freedom and Nemtsov are two of the documentaries he has directed. He will start serving as the Raoul Wallenberg Center for Human Rights' Senior Fellow in 2021. In 2018, he received the Civil Courage Prize.

Kara-Murza was detained in April 2022 on suspicion of defying police orders; later, his detention was prolonged after new accusations of “discrediting” the military were made, and in October, new allegations of treason allegedly against him.

Many others, including Amnesty International, believe the accusations are politically motivated. The Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has drawn criticism from Kara-Murza.

He has called for sanctions on corrupt and human rights violating Russian officials.

He has attacked Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, over the treatment of political dissidents in that country. He received a 25-year prison sentence on April 17, 2023. Kara-Murza received the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize in October 2022.

Vladimir Kara-Murza family and siblings

Kara-Murza was born to Vladimir Alexeyevich Kara-Murza but we have no details about his mother or his siblings at the moment.

Vladimir Kara-Murza wife

Kara-Murza is married to Yevgeniya Kara-Murza.

Vladimir Kara-Murza children

Kara-Murza has three children with his wife.

Vladimir Kara-Murza social media

Kara-Murza can be found on Instagram as @vkaramurza.