Ilya Ponomarev | Илья Пономарев

llya Ponomarev is a politician and technology entrepreneur, in 2007-2016 – member of Russian Parliament - State Duma (Social-Democrat – Novosibirsk, “A Just Russia” political party), Chairman of Innovations and Venture Capital Subcommittee, one of the founders of the Skolkovo Foundation. Former VP for technologies of Yukos Oil. In 2011 one of the leaders of protest movement in Russia. In 2013 took part in creation of political party “Alliance of Greens and Social-Democrats”. In 2016-22, after being expelled from Duma by putinist forces, involved in investments business in Ukraine. After Putin’s invasion in Feb. 2022, joined Kyiv’s territorial defense and returned to politics, calling to replace Vladimir Putin to stop the war. He is now a member of the Executive Council of Congress of People’s Deputies of Russia (the shadow Russian parliament) and is considered to be the leader of the armed part of Russian opposition that includes Legion “Free Russia” and partisan networks in Russia.