Photo: Leonidalekseev / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What strikes me about Kara-Murza is not the awards but the cost behind them. Surviving two poisonings and prison time, yet continuing to write and argue, is a level of conviction most commentators never have to test. The 2024 Pulitzer for Commentary feels almost secondary to the moral weight of his persistence. I find him a rare figure who treats journalism as something worth dying for, and that turns his words from analysis into testimony. His Russian-British background gives him a vantage point few possess, and I respect how he refused the safety that vantage could have bought him.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Vladimir Kara-Murza
- Name (Japanese)
- ヴラジミル・V・カラ=ムルザ
- Reading
- ゔらじみる・V・から=むるざ
- Born
- September 7, 1981 (age 44)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rooster
- Origin
- Moscow, Moscow Governorate, Duchy of Moscow
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- politician / historian / opinion journalist / documentarian / journalist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2018 Civil Courage Prize
- 2019 USTR Prize for Freedom, Democracy and Human Rights
- 2022 Václav Havel Human Rights Prize
- 2022 Cross of Merit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, 2nd class
- 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/vkaramurza/
- Xhttps://x.com/vkaramurza
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir%20Kara-Murza
Frequently asked questions
When was Vladimir Kara-Murza born?
Born September 7, 1981 (age 44).
Where is Vladimir Kara-Murza from?
Vladimir Kara-Murza is from Moscow, Moscow Governorate, Duchy of Moscow.
What does Vladimir Kara-Murza do?
Vladimir Kara-Murza works as politician, historian, opinion journalist, documentarian, journalist.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.