Zhanna Nemtsova
| Zhanna Borisovna Nemtsova | |
|---|---|
.jpg) receiving an award in 2016 | |
| Native name | Жанна Борисовна Немцова |
| Born |
26 March 1984 Gorky, USSR |
| Residence | Germany |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Alma mater | Moscow State Institute of International Relations |
| Occupation | journalist, social activist |
| Known for | social activism in Russian opposition and support of her father |
| Spouse(s) | Dmitri Stepanov (m. 2007–11) |
Zhanna Borisovna Nemtsova (Russian: Жа́нна Бори́совна Немцо́ва; born 26 March 1984, Gorky) is a Russian journalist and social activist. Nemtsova is the daughter of Boris Nemtsov.
Early life
Nemtsova was born in Gorky, USSR (now Nizhny Novgorod, Russia) on 26 March 1984 to Russian statesman Boris Nemtsov and part-Tatar investor Raisa Akhmetovna Nemtsova.[1] She graduated from Moscow State Institute of International Relations. Also in Moscow, she reached the "second level" of law studies.
Career
She worked in the radio station Echo of Moscow, and managed her father's website. She later worked as an economic journalist for the Russian TV station RBK, anchoring broadcasts and interviewing representatives from businesses and politicians.
After her father was assassinated in February 2015, Nemtsova advocated for a proper investigation. She received threats, and, for her safety, emigrated in June 2015.[2][3] 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".[4]
In August 2015, Nemtsova began work as a reporter in the Russian department of the German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle in Bonn.[5]
In addition to Russian, she is fluent in English and Portuguese.[6]
Prizes
On 4 August 2015 Nemtsova received the $1.1 million Solidarity Prize in Poland for advocating democracy and human rights.[7]
She received an International Women of Courage Award in 2016.
References
- ↑ Valery Dzutsev (11 March 2015). "Chechens Take on Image of Putin's Henchmen in Russia". Jamestown Foundation. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ↑ Daughter of slain Kremlin critic Nemtsov leaves Russia amid 'climate of hatred', DW.com, Retrieved 10 July 2016
- ↑ Leaving Russia, Telegraph
- ↑ "Russia convicts Boris Nemtsov’s killers, but the organisers are still unknown". The Economist. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ↑ Daughter of Assassinated Putin...., DW.com
- ↑ Биография » Жанна Немцова // ТЕЛЕВЕДУЩИЕ РОССИИ: Самые красивые девушки на российском телевидении
- ↑ Deutsche Welle
External links
- Farangis Najibullah. 'Russian Propaganda Kills,' Nemtsov's Daughter Says // Radio Free Europe 9 June 2015 (The article contains an abstract of Zhanna Nemtsova's following publication: Жанна Немцова. Государство и общество: пропаганда убивает // "Ведомости", № 3848 от 9 June 2015)