Vladimir V. Kara-Murza

Vladimir V. Kara-Murza (in Russian, Владимир Владимирович Кара-Мурза) was born in Moscow in 1981. Studied in Great Britain, graduated with First Class in History (B.A. Hons) from Cambridge University (Trinity Hall, 2003). Began journalistic career at the age of 16 – first, in 1997–2000, as the London correspondent of Russia's "Novye Izvestia" newspaper, then, in 2000–2003, as correspondent of "Kommersant" daily. In 2002 was editor-in-chief of the London-based financial publication "Russian Investment Review".

From 2000 until 2003 Kara-Murza was plenipotentiary representative of Russia's Union of Right Forces party in Great Britain, as well as adviser to the party leader Boris Nemtsov, with whom he co-authored several newspaper articles. In the 2003 Russian parliamentary election he contested the Chertanovo district in Moscow as the joint candidate of Union of Right Forces and Yabloko parties. During the election campaign Russia's state-controlled media were actively supporting the pro-government United Russia party. Kara-Murza came second out of 10 candidates, receiving 9% of the vote (23,800 votes) and ceding the Duma seat to United Russia candidate Vladimir Gruzdev.

In January 2004 along with several other opposition figures, including Boris Nemtsov, Vladimir Bukovsky and Garry Kasparov, co-founded the pro-democracy "Committee 2008". In April 2004 became Washington DC bureau chief of RTVi television network.

Vladimir V. Kara-Murza is the son of Vladimir A. Kara-Murza.