Zhanna Nemtsova
Appearance
Zhanna Nemtsova (born 24 March 1984) is a Russian journalist and activist. She is the daughter of Boris Nemtsov, a Russian opposition politician who was killed in 2015.[1] In 2016, she received the International Women of Courage Award.[2]
Work
[change | change source]After Nemtsova's father was killed, Nemtsova moved to Germany. In Germany, she started the Boris Nemtsov Foundation to work for democratic values in Russia.[3] In Germany Nemtsova worked for the German news service Deutsche Welle. She also wrote a book, Waking up Russia (in the original German, Russland wachrütteln) about Russian politics.[4] Nemtsova also wrote for The Guardian.[5]
Other websites
[change | change source]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zhanna Nemtsova.
- 2016 International Women of Courage Awards, U.S. State Department photostream on Flickr
- Secretary's International Women of Courage Award (U.S. Department of State)
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Zhanna Nemtsova: "I will never live in Putin's Russia"". 8 October 2015. Archived from the original on 29 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ↑ "Biographies of 2016 Award Winners".
- ↑ "Boris Nemtsov's daughter says Putin cares about preserving power not about Russia". 12 March 2016.
- ↑ (www.dw.com), Deutsche Welle. "Zhanna Nemtsova: 'Putin is doing everything he can to make things worse' - Books - DW.COM - 12.02.2016".
- ↑ "Zhanna Nemtsova".