Kira Yarmysh

Kira Yarmysh
Кира Ярмыш Edit this on Wikidata
Born11 October 1989 Edit this on Wikidata (age 37)
Rostov-on-Don (Soviet Union) Edit this on Wikidata
Alma mater
  • Moscow State Institute of International Relations Edit this on Wikidata
OccupationSpokesperson, writer, activist, journalist Edit this on Wikidata
Employer

Kira Aleksandrovna Yarmysh (born October 11, 1989) is a Russian writer. In 2020, her novel "Incredible Incidents in Women's Cell No. 3" was published. As of 2022, her book has been published in at least one other language.

She was the press secretary and assistant of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

In 2022, media said that she has escaped from Russia; She served 7 months of the 18 months of house arrest - punishment that the Russian authorities gave her.

Early life

Yarmysh was born in Rostov-on-Don on October 11, 1989. In 2007, she started studying at the Faculty of International Journalism (Факультет международной журналистики) at Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) without exams, having won the University Challenge Olympiad (see olympiad). After graduation, she worked in the press services of the Pushkin Museum in Moscow. She also worked for Utair airline. In 2013, she took part in the election campaign of Alexei Navalny. He was trying to be elected as mayor of Moscow.

Notes

  1. ↑ Also known as The Curious Events in Women’s Cell #3

Sources

  1. ↑ Luxmoore, Matthew (2021-03-23). "Claims Of Censorship As Moscow Book Fair Scraps Appearance By Navalny Aide". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
  2. ↑ https://www.aftenposten.no/kultur/i/280KlG/bokanmeldelse-debutromanen-hennes-kan-bli-forbudt-i-hjemlandet. Aftenposten. Retrieved 27 February 2022
  3. ↑ https://www.vg.no/nyheter/utenriks/i/v5o3ep/talsperson-for-putin-kritiker-skumleste-var-da-han-ble-forgiftet. VG.no. Retrieved 31 May 2022
  4. ↑ "Кира Ярмыш: биография, личная жизнь, деятельность" [Kira Yarmysh: biography, personal life, activities]. zhizn-zvezd.ru (in Russian). Жизнь звёзд. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  5. ↑ Reiter, Svetlana (July 29, 2020). "Каково это — быть пиар-советником политика, который поругался c половиной журналистов? Интервью пресс-секретаря Алексея Навального Киры Ярмыш" [What's it like — to be a public relations adviser to a politician who had a fight with half of the journalists? Interview of the press secretary of Alexei Navalny Kira Yarmysh]. Meduza (in Russian). Retrieved January 22, 2021.