Zhanna Nemtsova
Russian journalist and social activist (born 1984) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zhanna Borisovna Nemtsova (Russian: Жа́нна Бори́совна Немцо́ва; born 26 March 1984) is a Russian journalist and social activist. She is the daughter of Boris Nemtsov.
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Zhanna Nemtsova | |
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| Жанна Немцова | |
Nemtsova in 2018 | |
| Born | 26 March 1984 |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Alma mater | Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Kutafin Moscow State Law University |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, social activist |
| Known for | Social activism in Russian opposition and support of her father |
| Spouse |
Dmitri Stepanov
(m. 2007–2011) |
| Father | Boris Nemtsov |
Early life
Nemtsova was born in Gorky, USSR (now Nizhny Novgorod, Russia) on 26 March 1984, to Russian politician Boris Nemtsov and part-Tatar investor Raisa Akhmetovna Nemtsova.[1] She graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations. Also in Moscow, she got her second degree in law from the Kutafin Moscow State Law University.[2]
Career
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Nemtsova worked in the radio station Echo of Moscow, and managed her father's website.[3] She later worked as an economic journalist for the Russian TV station RBK, anchoring broadcasts and interviewing representatives from businesses and politicians.[4]
After her father was assassinated in February 2015, Nemtsova called for a proper investigation. She received threats, and, for her safety, emigrated from Russia in June 2015.[5][6] Following the conviction of five men in connection with her father's assassination, she said: "This was not a full-fledged investigation, but an imitation".[7]
In August 2015, Nemtsova began work as a reporter in the Russian department of the German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle in Bonn.[8]
Nemtsova founded the Boris Nemtsov Foundation "For Freedom" the same year. The Foundation's projects include the annual Boris Nemtsov Award "For Courage in Defending Democratic Values", the Nemtsov Forum and a summer school in journalism.[9][10]
In 2020, Nemtsova was appointed co-director of the Nemtsov Center, which was created by the Nemtsov Foundation and the Faculty of Philosophy of Charles University in Prague.[11]
In addition to Russian, she is fluent in English and Portuguese.[12]
Boris Nemtsov Plaza
On 6 December 2017, Nemtsova traveled from Germany, accompanied by other family members and Russian dissidents, to urge members of the Washington, D.C. Council, the U.S. capital city's local government, to rename a portion of the street in front of the Russian Embassy “Boris Nemtsov Plaza” in honor of her father and as a signal to Russian authorities of US disapproval of their policies and of their alleged role in Nemtsov's assassination.[13] Legislation to formally make the change was co-sponsored by the Council chairman, Phil Mendelson,[14] who expected the bill to be approved by Council early in 2018.[13] On 9 January 2018, the Council unanimously approved the “Boris Nemtsov Plaza Designation Act of 2017” which authorized the renaming, effective 5 May 2018.[15][16]
Prizes
On 4 August 2015, Nemtsova received the $1.1 million Solidarity Prize in Poland for advocating democracy and human rights.[17]
She received an International Women of Courage Award in 2016.[18]
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