Kira Yarmysh Explained

Kira Yarmysh
Native Name Lang:ru
Birth Name:Kira Aleksandrovna Yarmysh
Birth Date:11 October 1989
Birth Place:Rostov-on-Don, Soviet Union
Alma Mater:Moscow State Institute of International Relations
Occupation:Spokesperson, assistant, writer, activist
Employer:Alexei Navalny, Anti-Corruption Foundation

Kira Aleksandrovna Yarmysh (pronounced as /ru/; born October 11, 1989) is a Russian public figure and writer. She is the former press secretary and assistant of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and the author of the 2020 novel .[1]

Biography

Kira Yarmysh was born in Rostov-on-Don on October 11, 1989 into a Jewish family.[2] In 2007, she entered the of Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) without exams, having won the Olympiad. After graduation, she worked in the press services of the Pushkin Museum in Moscow and Utair airline. In 2013, she took part in the election campaign of Alexei Navalny, who ran for mayor of Moscow.[3] In August 2014, she became the press secretary of Navalny and the press secretary of the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK). Navalny wrote in this regard: "It was important for us that the press sec had a strange surname."[4]

In 2017, Yarmysh was co-host of several editions of the Navalny 20:18 programme, and made anti-corruption statements on her behalf. In particular, she published a video in which she said that Putin's friend Mikhail Kovalchuk "owns all television"; later Yarmysh acknowledged factual errors in the video and deleted it.[5]

In February 2018, Yarmysh was arrested for 5 days for a retweet that "formed a negative opinion of another candidate" in the Russian presidential elections;[6] [7] in May of the same year, a court of Moscow ordered a 25-day administrative arrest for tweets made two days before Vladimir Putin's inauguration about the action "He's Not our Tsar".[8] [9] [10]

On January 21, 2021, for calling for rallies in support of Alexei Navalny, she was detained by Russian authorities along with her associates Lyubov Sobol and Georgy Alburov.[11] [12] [13] She was jailed for 9 days on charges of organizing public events without notifying the authorities.[14] On February 1, 2021, Kira was placed under house arrest.[15] The human rights organisation Memorial recognized her as a political prisoner.[16] Yarmysh fled Russia in 2021 after being convicted for calling for protests against Navalny's arrest.[17]

Literary activity

On October 26, 2020, the publishing house published a novel by Kira Yarmysh titled "Incredible Incidents in Women's Cell No. 3" .[18] The main heroine of the book is the girl Anya, who ended up in a special detention center for participating in an anti-corruption rally. The novel is based on the author's personal experience; Alexei Navalny said that he was the one who convinced Yarmysh to write the book.[19]

Russian writer Dmitry Bykov called "Incredible Incidents ..." "a funny and fascinating prison novel", the author of which spoke "about the most important and painful thing — about the very new Russia that managed to be born, grow up and take place in spite of everything." According to Russian writer Boris Akunin, this is "a very timely book", the text of which is "much more alive than that of Gorky."[20] [21] [22] Literary critic Galina Yuzefovich called the novel "very personal, deeply universal, very fascinating and truly relevant," characterizing at the metaphorical level the nature of the relationship between man and state machine in Putin's Russia.[23]

Personal life

Yarmysh married in 2015 but later divorced. She was in a relationship with Ruslan Shaveddinov, FBK's project manager.[24]

Bibliography

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Luxmoore. Matthew. 2021-03-23. Claims Of Censorship As Moscow Book Fair Scraps Appearance By Navalny Aide. 2021-10-01. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
  2. Web site: Кира Ярмыш: биография, личная жизнь, деятельность. Kira Yarmysh: biography, personal life, activities. January 21, 2021. zhizn-zvezd.ru. Жизнь звёзд. ru.
  3. Web site: 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. January 22, 2021. Meduza. ru.
  4. Web site: Andreev. Kirill. August 2, 2014. Новым пресс-секретарём Алексея Навального стала ростовчанка Кира Ярмыш. Kira Yarmysh from Rostov became the new press secretary of Alexei Navalny. January 22, 2021. donnews.ru. ru.
  5. Web site: Gatinsky. Andrey. Rudyak. Anna. May 26, 2017. В фонде Навального извинились за ошибки в ролике о Ковальчуке. The Navalny's Foundation apologized for the mistakes in the video about Kovalchuk. January 22, 2021. rbc.ru. RBK Group. ru.
  6. Web site: February 1, 2018. Navalny Supporters Jailed Across Russia After Boycott Action. January 22, 2021. The Moscow Times.
  7. News: Matsnev. Oleg. February 1, 2018. Aides to Russian Opposition Leader Sentenced to Jail (Published 2018). The New York Times. January 22, 2021. 0362-4331.
  8. Web site: Lokshina. Tanya. May 23, 2018. From Kids to Leaders, Russia Cracks Down on Protesters. January 22, 2021. Human Rights Watch.
  9. Web site: May 22, 2018. Navalny Press Secretary, TV Show Host 'Detained Again'. January 22, 2021. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
  10. Web site: May 24, 2018. Russia cracks down on opposition activists after protests. January 22, 2021. France 24. Moscow.
  11. News: Tétrault-Farber. Gabrielle. Balmforth. Tom. Marrow. Alexander. Rodionov. Maxim. Zverev. Anton. Grabar. Maria. David Gregorio (ed.). January 21, 2021. Russia rounds up allies of Kremlin foe Navalny in protest warning. Reuters. Moscow. Graff. Peter. January 22, 2021.
  12. Web site: January 21, 2021. European Parliament calls for halt on Nord Stream 2 construction after Navalny arrest. January 22, 2021. Deutsche Welle.
  13. Web site: Baklanov. Alexander. January 21, 2021. Translated by Eilish Hart. Police arrest Navalny's associates in Moscow ahead of planned opposition rallies. January 22, 2021. Meduza.
  14. Web site: January 22, 2021. Navalny Allies Jailed, Fined as Russia Vows Protest Crackdown. January 22, 2021. The Moscow Times.
  15. Web site: February 1, 2021. Russian Court Orders House Arrest Of Navalny Spokeswoman Until March 23. February 1, 2021. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
  16. Web site: February 8, 2021. "Мемориал» считает политзаключёнными десять оппозиционеров, обвиняемых по «санитарному делу". Memorial considers ten oppositionists accused in a "sanitary case" as political prisoners. March 31, 2021. Memorial (society). ru.
  17. Web site: Times . The Moscow . 2022-03-22 . Navalny Sentenced to 9 More Years in Prison . 2023-03-06 . The Moscow Times . en.
  18. Web site: October 30, 2020. Пресс-секретарь Алексея Навального Кира Ярмыш написала роман — "Невероятные происшествия в женской камере № 3" "Медуза" публикует фрагмент этой книги. Press secretary of Alexei Navalny Kira Yarmysh wrote a novel — "Incredible incidents in women's cell № 3" "Meduza" publishes a fragment of this book. January 22, 2021. Meduza.
  19. Web site: Navalny. Alexei. Alexei Navalny. November 3, 2020. Невероятные происшествия в женской камере №3. Incredible Incidents in Women's Cell №3. January 22, 2021. navalny.com. ru.
  20. Web site: Кира Ярмыш "Невероятные происшествия в женской камере № 3". Kira Yarmysh "Incredible Incidents in the Women's Cell No. 3". January 22, 2021. Corpus Publishing. ru.
  21. Web site: November 3, 2020. Пресс-секретарь Навального выпустила дебютный роман об узницах спецприемника – с "мистикой, политикой и любовью". Navalny's press secretary released her debut novel about the prisoners of a special detention center – with "mysticism, politics and love". January 22, 2021. NEWSru. ru.
  22. Web site: November 4, 2020. Секретарь Навального выпустила свой первый роман о женском спецприёмнике. Navalny's secretary released her first novel about a female detention center. January 22, 2021. kulturologia.ru. ru.
  23. Web site: Yuzefovich. Galina. December 12, 2020. "Невероятные происшествия в женской камере № 3" — актуальный роман о девушке, случайно попавшей в спецприемник Галина Юзефович — о дебютной книге пресс-секретаря Навального Киры Ярмыш. "Incredible Incidents in Women's Cell No. 3" — a topical novel about a girl who accidentally ended up in a special detention center Galina Yuzefovich — about the debut book of Navalny's press secretary Kira Yarmysh. January 22, 2021. Meduza. ru.
  24. Web site: Polovinko. Vyacheslav. Dokshin. Vlad. December 25, 2020. Сейчас приедет такой Шаведдинов, будьте осторожны. Now Shaveddinov will come, be careful. January 22, 2021. Novaya Gazeta. ru.
  25. News: Garner . Dwight . 2023-02-06 . Conversations With Friends, in a Russian Jail Cell . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-06-26 . 0362-4331.

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