"Nemtsov", a film screening with Vladimir Kara-Murza and Pavel Khodorkovsky (Engl. subtitles)

"NEMTSOV", a film by Vladimir Kara-Murza (with English subtitles), presented by Vladimir Kara-Murza Q & A session with Vladimir Kara-Murza and Pavel Khodorkovskiy will follow the screening.

No registration necessary, all are welcome.

"Nemtsov" chronicles a remarkable political life. It is a story told by those who knew Boris Nemtsov at different times: when he was a young scientist and took his first steps in politics; when he held high government offices and was considered Boris Yeltsin’s heir apparent; when he led Russia’s democratic opposition to Vladimir Putin.

The film contains rare archival footage, including from the Nemtsov family.

Nemtsov is a portrait. It is not about death. It is about the life of a man who could have been president of Russia. Writer and director: Vladimir V. Kara-Murza.

Executive producer: Renat Davletgildeev. 66 min. Russia, 2016.

Q & A session with Vladimir Kara-Murza and Pavel Khodorkovskiy will follow the screening.

Vladimir Vladimirovich Kara-Murza is a Russian opposition politician. He serves as vice chairman of Open Russia, a NGO founded by Russian businessman and former political prisoner Mikhail Khodorkovsky, which promotes civil society and democracy in Russia. He was elected to the Coordinating Council of the Russian Opposition in 2012, and served as deputy leader of the People's Freedom Party from 2015 to 2016. Kara-Murza holds an M.A. in history from Cambridge University. Pavel Khodorkovsky is a Russian businessman and political activist who has lived in the United States since 2003. He is the son of Russian businessman and former political prisoner Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who was once the richest person in Russia. In 2010, the younger Khodorkovsky co-founded Enertiv, an energy monitoring firm for commercial facilities. The younger Khodorkovsky, who like his father is a fierce critic of the regime of Vladimir Putin, is the founder of the Institute of Modern Russia, an NGO that is devoted to the cause of freedom in Russia.