Born October 24, 1959 in Moscow into a family historian and editor of "Teaching History in School" A.
Kara-Murza. Brother, Alexei
Kara-Murza, - well-known historian and political scientist.
. In 1981 he graduated from the Faculty of History, Moscow State University, specializing in teacher stories of recent times "(the faculty studied in the same group with Oleg Dobrodeev), a specialist in the history of France.
. In January 1979, while visiting friends in the MGU dormitory Dom students on Prospekt Vernadskogo (DSV), threw out the window the 14 th floor of the stand of socialist competition and tore a poster of the book A
. I. Brezhnev, Malaya Zemlya ". During this incident was almost expelled from the Komsomol and the university.
. From 1981 to 1982 - Associate Fellow of the Academy of Pedagogical Sciences.
. From 1982 to 1992 was engaged in private tuition in history - was preparing entrants to universities.
. Since 1992, working on television
. From 1992 to 1993 - senior editor of the weekly current affairs program Yevgeny Kiselyov "Results" on RGTRK Ostankino.
. In 1993, together with the full membership MOT "Results" left RGTRK Ostankino "and went to the state's NTV as a special correspondent.
. April 28, 1995 he made his debut as a leading news program "Today at midnight" (NTV).
. From March 2000 - author and host of a weekly journalistic program "Witness century" on the NTV channel.
. Hobbies - billiards, table tennis, whist, reading books.
. Speaks French.
. Contains the second marriage
. Son of
Vladimir and daughter Maria. Son lives in Britain, printed in the newspaper "Novye Izvestia.