Maxim Katz Explained

Maxim Katz
Native Name Lang:ru
Office:Member of the Russian Opposition Coordination Council
Termstart:22 October 2012
Termend:27 May 2013
Office1:Member of the municipal assembly of the Shchukino district of Moscow
Termstart1:4 March 2012
Termend1:18 September 2016
Birth Date:23 December 1984
Birth Place:Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Occupation:Politician, activist, businessman
Party:Yabloko (2016—2020)
Education:University of Glasgow, Tel Aviv University

Maxim Yevgenyevich Katz (ru|Макси́м Евге́ньевич Кац; born 23 December 1984) is a Russian political opposition figure, urban planning activist, election campaign strategist, and popular YouTuber hosting his own daily political show.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Katz rose to prominence in 2011 with his successful campaign for a municipal assembly seat in Moscow. Between 2012 and 2016, he served as a legislative representative for the district of Shchukino. In 2012, Katz was elected to the Russian Opposition Coordination Council, serving until 2013. Katz is known for his work as an opposition election campaign strategist, having served as campaign chief or deputy for electoral runs of Alexei Navalny (2013), Dmitry Gudkov (2016), Darya Besedina (2019), and Anastasia Bryukhanova (2019, 2021).[8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

In 2012, Katz co-founded the City Projects Foundation, an organization that focuses on improving the quality of life in Russian cities, together with Ilya Varlamov.[2]

Katz's eponymous YouTube channel, launched in 2010, features daily political commentary and has amassed a following of over 2.3 million subscribers and more than 1 billion views.[15]

Katz is facing politically motivated charges in Russia for allegedly spreading "false information" about the actions of the Russian army in Ukraine.[16]

Biography

Katz was born in Moscow, Russia to a Jewish father and an ethnically Russian mother. In 1993, he immigrated to Israel with his family.[17] He returned to Russia in 2001.[18]

In his 20s Katz was a professional poker player. In 2007, he became the first and only Russian champion in sports poker.[19] [20] [21] [22]

In 2012, Katz was elected as a municipal deputy of the Moscow district of Shchukino.[23]

Also in 2012, together with Ilya Varlamov, he launched the urban development foundation “City Projects” and worked as its director.[24]

In 2016, Katz was one of thirteen Russians to receive the UK government's Chevening Scholarship, which sponsors students with leadership potential to study at a British university. Through this scholarship, Katz studied at the University of Glasgow, completing a Master's program in "Public and Urban Policy" in 2017.[25] In May 2023, Katz received his master's degree from Tel Aviv University, completing a program "Leadership in education".[26] [27] [28] [29]

In early 2022, Katz declared his opposition to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and subsequently fled the country.[30] On 22 July 2022, the Russian Ministry of Justice designated Katz as a "foreign agent."[31] He was subsequently placed on a federal wanted list on 29 October. On 23 March 2023, Katz was arrested in absentia by the Basmanny District Court on charges of "discrediting" the Russian Armed Forces for covering the Bucha massacre, facing up to 10 years in prison.[32] This marked the first instance where the prosecution officially requested the maximum sentence allowable under the statute. On 24 August 2023, he was given an 8-year sentence in absentia.

Political career

Urban activism

Katz's interest in urban planning began during his travels, leading him to study at the urban design firm of Jan Gehl in 2011.[33]

In 2012, together with Ilya Varlamov, he co-founded the City Projects Foundation aimed at improving the urban environment through the use of modern urbanism data.[2]

In 2020, the foundation opened a network of regional branches in the capitals of Russian federal subjects and in a few months gathered more than ten thousand supporters. Each regional branch held elections for its head. Within a year, the foundation's representative offices opened in 100 cities across the country, and the number of supporters reached 20,000.[34] [35] [36] [37] [38]

On March 4, 2022, the work of all branches was suspended indefinitely. By the time the branches' activities were suspended, the number of the foundation's supporters had reached more than 30,000,[39] including almost 4,000 from Moscow.[40]

Election campaigns

Katz has managed numerous opposition political campaigns, including:

YouTube channel

Maxim Katz is the author and host of the eponymous YouTube channel. The channel features daily videos on current socio-political topics, particularly those refuting the claims of Russian propaganda. Before the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, videos gained 300-400 thousand views per day. After the invasion began, the number of views increased to 1-2 million. According to Katz, this is due to his coverage of events "as they are," without following the restrictions of Russian censorship.[52]

From March 2, 2020, to August 11, 2024, the channel grew from 13,800 to 2,300,000 subscribers.[15] The number of views is over 1.1 billion.[53]

Awards

In March 2021, Katz received the Global Belarusian Solidarity Award in the category "View from the outside" from the center for Belarusian Solidarity.[54]

References

  1. Web site: «Мы не можем сказать, что в эту игру не играем, потому что тогда в нее сыграют без нас». Политик Максим Кац — о том, что надо сделать 17 марта, чтобы потом не было мучительно больно . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240308162848/https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2024/03/08/my-ne-mozhem-skazat-chto-v-etu-igru-ne-igraem-potomu-chto-togda-v-nee-sygraiut-bez-nas . 2024-03-08 . 2024-08-26 . Новая газета Европа.
  2. Web site: Илья Варламов и Максим Кац запускают «Городские проекты» . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230927191507/https://www.the-village.ru/city/city/113963-gorodskie-proekty . 2023-09-27 . 2024-08-26 . The Village . ru.
  3. Web site: Максим Кац . 2021-06-08 . Максим Кац о своём дипломе университета Глазго . live . https://archive.today/20240901155559/https://x.com/max_katz/status/1402309287041449985 . 2024-09-01 . x.com . ru.
  4. News: 2017-11-29 . University of Glasgow graduation list . https://web.archive.org/web/20230925191330/https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-scotsman/20171129/282656097771404 . 2023-09-25 . 2024-09-01 . The Scotsman.
  5. Web site: 2017-09-08 . Максим Кац рвется в топ политтехнологов страны. Запомните это имя . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240201151345/https://ura.news/articles/1036272128 . 2024-02-01 . 2024-03-22 . ura.news . ru.
  6. Web site: Илья Варламов и Максим Кац: «Люди не будут жечь кнопки лифта или парковаться на газоне» . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240822070137/https://republic.ru/posts/96176 . 2024-08-22 . 2024-08-26 . republic.ru . ru.
  7. Web site: 2022-04-14 . N12 - הפוליטיקאי הרוסי מקסים כץ נמלט לישראל ומפריך את החדשות... . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240817023118/https://www.mako.co.il/news-world/ukraine_russia_war/Article-505b42ac8b42081026.htm . 2024-08-17 . 2024-08-17 . N12.
  8. Web site: 2012-02-16 . Кандидат в депутаты Максим Кац: «Вся эта история с Facebook и с интервью мне не очень поможет» . https://web.archive.org/web/20120218013844/http://www.rbcdaily.ru/2012/02/16/focus/562949982822113 . 2012-02-18 . 2012-10-26 . РБК daily . ru.
  9. Web site: Moritz Gathmann . 2012-04-03 . Poker champion Max Katz's win in Russian elections . https://www.webcitation.org/6COoEJesD?url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/russianow/politics/9183024/Max-Katz-Russia-elections.html . 2012-11-23 . 2012-10-26 . telegraph.co.uk . en.
  10. Web site: 2012-10-22 . Итоги голосования в Координационный совет оппозиции . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220905194414/https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/2050837 . 2022-09-05 . 2024-08-24 . www.kommersant.ru . ru.
  11. Web site: Любовь Соболь: «Жесткий ответ был обусловлен поведением Каца» . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240822162909/https://republic.ru/posts/35177 . 2024-08-22 . 2024-08-24 . republic.ru . ru.
  12. Web site: 2016-05-23 . «Подлый поступок»: «Партия Роста» перессорила российскую оппозицию . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230414190316/https://www.mk.ru/politics/2016/05/23/podlyy-postupok-partiya-rosta-peressorila-rossiyskuyu-oppoziciyu.html . 14 April 2023 . 2024-08-24 . www.mk.ru . ru.
  13. Web site: Идем на выборы . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200302132709/https://city4people.ru/post/idem-na-vybory.html . 2020-03-02 . 2020-03-02 . city4people.ru . ru.
  14. Web site: "Умное голосование" выбрало Брюханову, а не Литвинович . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210915110733/https://sobesednik.ru/politika/20210915-umnoe-golosovanie-vybralo-bryuxanovu-a . 2021-09-15 . 2021-09-15 . sobesednik.ru . ru.
  15. Web site: Максим Кац's Real-Time Subscriber Count — Social Blade YouTube Stats . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220530172141/https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/maxkatz1/realtime . 2022-05-30 . 2023-04-24 . socialblade.com . en.
  16. Web site: 23 March 2023 . Russian officials seek another opposition activist's arrest . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240825093453/https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-opposition-arrest-crackdown-7fca23f8d61453c709e2949fc0ad4af1 . 25 August 2024 . 2023-07-09 . AP . English.
  17. Web site: Maxim Katz's tweet. 2022-01-12. Twitter. en. 12 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210512181443/https://twitter.com/max_katz/status/1392543728062148615. live.
  18. Web site: Историческая родина не забыла своего сына. Оппозиционный кандидат в депутаты Мосгордумы, возможно, и не подозревает о наличии у себя второго паспорта . ru . Новая газета . 1985-11-03 . 2024-08-08 .
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  20. Web site: 2012-05-17 . "Не спешите бросать институты" . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20121219004151/http://www.kommersant.ru/Doc-y/1366908 . 2012-12-19 . 2012-10-26 . . ru.
  21. Web site: 2010-12-06 . Макс Кац: «Надеюсь, профессионально играть больше не придётся» . https://www.webcitation.org/6COo6o6Ai?url=http://www.sports.ru/others/poker/74714767.html . 2012-11-23 . 2012-10-26 . Sports.ru . ru.
  22. Web site: Чемпионат России по спортивному покеру 2007 / ФСПР . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170613150213/http://www.pokerfederation.ru/ru/news/newsitem226 . 2017-06-13 . 2017-05-01 . Федерация спортивного покера России . ru.
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  24. Web site: Илья Варламов и Максим Кац запускают «Городские проекты». ru. The Village. https://web.archive.org/web/20230927191507/https://www.the-village.ru/city/city/113963-gorodskie-proekty. 2023-09-27. 2024-08-26. live.
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  26. Web site: «Мы сидим в пасти у крокодила». Максим Кац об активизме в эмиграции, диалоге с Западом и возвращении в Россию . 2024-09-01 . Discours . ru . 1 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240901151005/https://discours.io/articles/social/maxim-katz-interview . live .
  27. Web site: 2023-11-09 . "Сейчас можно сильно навредить Путину". Максим Кац – о выборах в России, разногласиях с ФБК, Израиле и психотерапии . 2024-09-01 . Настоящее Время . ru . 3 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231203001148/https://www.currenttime.tv/a/maksim-kats-vybory-rossia-fbk-izrail/32674789.html . live .
  28. Web site: Katz . Maxim . On receiving a master's degree from Tel Aviv University . https://archive.today/20240901151535/https://x.com/max_katz/status/1793615111665365452 . 1 September 2024 . ru.
  29. Мой новый диплом Что я узнал про школьное образование @Max_Katz . 2024-06-10 . Максим Кац . 2024-09-01 . YouTube . 31 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240731110754/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRoAbSOLB8I . live .
  30. Web site: 29 October 2022 . Блогер Максим Кац объявлен в федеральный розыск . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221029070735/https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5644579 . 29 October 2022 . 7 July 2023 . Kommersant.
  31. Web site: 22 July 2022 . Минюст признал иноагентами Яшина, Каца и Белоцерковскую . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220729012527/https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5479256 . 29 July 2022 . 7 July 2023 . Kommersant.
  32. Web site: 23 March 2023 . Russian Politician Katz Arrested in Absentia for Spreading 'Fake' News About Ukraine . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230709011938/https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/03/23/russian-politician-katz-arrested-in-absentia-for-spreading-fake-news-about-ukraine-a80592 . 9 July 2023 . 2023-07-09 . The Moscow Times . English.
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  36. Web site: ru. A branch of the City Projects Foundation will open in Yaroslavl. Sedneva, Marina. Yarkub Online Publication. 2020-06-10. 2020-06-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20200610134007/https://yarcube.ru/newsletter/97120.php.
  37. Web site: ru. A branch of the City Projects Foundation of Ilya Varlamov appeared in Bryansk. Gorodskoy TV Channel. 2020-06-10. 2020-06-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20200610134003/https://gorod-tv.com/news/obschestvo/84149.
  38. Web site: ru. The "City Projects of Ilya Varlamov and Maxim Katz Foundation" will help improve the parks of Balashikha. balashiha.ru. 2021-03-24. 2021-04-04. 2021-04-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20210414012653/http://balashiha.ru/article/fond-gorodskie-proekty-ili-varlamova-i-maksima-katsa-pomozhet-blagoustroit-parki-balashihi-250428.
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