Ilia Shumanov (Russian: Илья Вячеславович Шуманов; born 21 June 1981) is a Russian journalist. He served as the executive director of Transparency International Russia from 2021 and is the founder of the Arctida project.
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 Ilia Shumanov in 2016 | |
| Born | Ilia Vyacheslavovich Shumanov 21 June 1981 USSR |
| Nationality |  Russia |
| Occupation | Public figure |
| Awards | Redkollegia (July 2022) |
Biography
editIlia Shumanov was born in Voronezh, USSR.[1] His mother worked as an engineer in the design of hydraulic structures, and his father was a professor at Kaliningrad State Technical University, where the family relocated shortly after his birth.[2][3] Shumanov studied law at the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University and the Kaliningrad Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.[4][5]
After graduation, he initially worked in the gambling industry, co-founding a chain of gambling clubs and a strip club. Later, he transitioned to public service, where he became the chief specialist at the Kaliningrad mayor's office and subsequently headed the consumer market department.[2][3]
In the early 2010s, Shumanov joined the Kaliningrad Regional Anti-Corruption Experts Society, a nonprofit organization, becoming a board member with a focus on corruption studies.[2][6] In 2013, he began managing the Kaliningrad Office of Transparency International Russia and later advanced to the role of deputy director in 2016 and executive director in 2021.[7][8]
From 2015 to 2018, Shumanov contributed materials to Forbes.[9] He has also been featured as an expert in various media outlets, including Svobodnaya Pressa[10] and Meduza.[11] In 2012, he founded the Kafka and Orwell Forum, a discussion platform that has been held annually in Georgia since 2022.[12][13]
Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Shumanov left Russia and founded Arctida, a project that focuses on Russian policies in the Arctic region and related issues.[14][15]
Persecution
editIn 2015, the Russian Ministry of Justice declared Transparency International – Russia a foreign agent.[16] On 21 October 2022, Shumanov was also listed as a foreign agent.[17] In July 2023, Shumanov was fined 100,000 rubles by the Moscow Presnensky Court for failing to label his work as that of a foreign agent.[18]
On 6 March 2023, the Russian Prosecutor General's Office designated Transparency International, a Germany-based organization, as an undesirable organization, putting its staff at risk of criminal prosecution.[19] Although Transparency International Russia was an autonomous organization, its board announced its dissolution on 16 March 2023 due to these legal risks.[19][20] In September 2023, the Ministry of Justice removed the dissolved organization from the list of foreign agents.[1]
On 24 August 2024, it was reported that Shumanov had been placed on Russia's federal wanted list for evading his foreign agent obligations.[1][21]
Awards
editIn June 2022, Shumanov's anti-corruption investigation "Steal and Inflate" was awarded the Redkollegia journalism award.[22]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Главу российского Transparency International Илью Шуманова объявили в розыск" [Transparency Russia head Ilia Shumanov put on the wanted list]. Mediazona. 2024-08-24. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ a b c "Борец с коррупцией Илья Шуманов: «Я был соучредителем стриптиз-клуба»" [Anti-corruption fighter Ilia Shumanov: “I co-founded a strip club”]. New Kaliningrad. 2012-12-18. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ a b "«Если заместитель главы города не заинтересован в точках доступа к wi-fi, то их в Калининграде и не появится», - Илья Шуманов о культуре стриптиз-клубов и фаст-фуде" [If the deputy mayor isn't interested in Wi-Fi hotspots, there won’t be any in Kaliningrad]. Rugrad. 2014-04-23. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ "Ilia Shumanov". Facebook. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ "Ilia Shumanov". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ "Антикоррупционный эксперт Илья Шуманов: «У нас люди врастают в кресла, пускают корни»" [Anti-corruption expert Ilia Shumanov: “People grow roots in their chairs”]. New Kaliningrad. 2013-02-12. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ "Илья Шуманов возглавил российское подразделение «Трансперенси интернешнл»" [Ilia Shumanov becomes head of Transparency International Russia]. New Kaliningrad. 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ "Илья Шуманов: Мы достаточно потоптались по спинам калининградских чиновников" [Ilia Shumanov: We’ve left our marks on Kaliningrad officials]. Rugrad. 2016-11-09. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ "Ilia Shumanov". Forbes.
- ^ "Experts". Svobodnaya Pressa. 2022. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ "«У нас каждый третий тут копает» Как в Калининграде добывают янтарь: фотоистория Дениса Синякова и Мансура Мировалева" ["Everyone's digging here" — Amber mining in Kaliningrad: Photo essay by Denis Sinyakov and Mansur Mirovalev]. Meduza. 2014-12-26. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ "Утопия против архаики 2.0" [Utopia vs. Archaic 2.0]. Novaya Gazeta. 2019-09-28. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
- ^ "Kafka and Orwell Forum 2022". Radio Svoboda. 2022. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ "«Россия может стать ключевым бенефициаром изменения климата»" [Russia could become the key beneficiary of climate change]. Novaya Gazeta Europe. 2023-05-12. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ "«Арктика – одна из точек, которая может вернуть Россию за стол переговоров»" [The Arctic: A key point that could bring Russia back to the negotiating table]. Reforum. 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ "Нам чужая не нужна Transparency" [We don't need anyone else’s Transparency]. Kommersant. 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ "Минюст объявил «иноагентами» Александра Роднянского, Михаила Зыгаря, Александра Плющева и Татьяну Фельгенгауэр" [Ministry of Justice names Aleksandr Rodnyansky, Mikhail Zygar, Aleksandr Plyushchev, and Tatyana Felgenhauer as foreign agents]. Meduza. 2022-10-21. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ "Суд оштрафовал гендиректора Transparency Russia Илью Шуманова за отсутствие маркировки иноагента" [Moscow court fines Transparency Russia director Ilia Shumanov for foreign agent label omission]. Kommersant. 2023-07-24. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ a b "Генпрокуратура признала Transparеncy International нежелательной организацией" [Prosecutor General declares Transparency International an undesirable organization]. Kommersant. 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ "«Трансперенси Интернешнл — Р» объявила о ликвидации юридического лица" [Transparency International Russia announces liquidation]. Kommersant. 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ "Глава Transparency Russia объявлен в розыск" [Transparency Russia head placed on federal wanted list]. Vedomosti. 2024-08-24. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ "Ilia Shumanov". Redkollegia. Retrieved 2024-10-22.