Zhanna Nemtsova

Apr 1, 2024 | newsweek.com | Zhanna Nemtsova

My father, Boris Nemtsov, published a book in 2007 titled Confessions of a Rebel, and its preface was a manifesto in which he said he would enter Russian politics again. He thought Vladimir Putin was fundamentally wrong in the path he had chosen for Russia, a disastrous one that was moving away from democracy to rebuild an autocracy. He felt something had to be done to stop this. At that time, my father's message was not heard.

Feb 21, 2024 | journalofdemocracy.org | Zhanna Nemtsova |Kathryn Stoner |Robert Person |Michael A. McFaul

Alexei Navalny was one of the bravest and most influential political leaders of our time. His assassination should be a wake-up call for Western democracies. By Zhanna NemtsovaFebruary 2024I was lucky enough to have known Alexei Navalny personally. He was in prison in February 2015 when my father, Boris Nemtsov, was assassinated in Moscow. Though Navalny was not allowed to attend the funeral, we met later at the memorial dinner.