Kira Yarmysh

Kira Yarmysh (born 1989) has served as the press secretary to Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny since 2014. Due to her work alongside Navalny, she has been arrested multiple times. After his assassination, she continued her work with his wife, Yulia Navalnaya.

Yarmysh is the author of three novels, Incredible Incidents in Women’s Cell No. 3, Harassment and Just Nearby. Since 2022, her books have been banned in Russia. That same year, she was designated a “foreign agent,” and in 2024, she was added to the official list of “terrorists and extremists.” She is currently living in exile.

On behalf of The Robbins Office.