Zhanna Nemtsova

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.  In 2016, she received the International Women of Courage Award.

 Work 

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. 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. Nemtsova also wrote for The Guardian.

 Other websites 

 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 


Category:1984 births
Category:Living people
Category:Russian activists
Category:Russian journalists
Category:Women who received the International Women of Courage Award