Maxim Katz

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Yevgenyevich and the family name is Katz.

Maxim Katz
Максим Кац
Katz in 2020
Member of the Russian Opposition Coordination Council
In office
22 October 2012 – 27 May 2013
Member of the municipal assembly of the Shchukino district of Moscow
In office
4 March 2012 – 18 September 2016
Personal details
Born (1984-12-23) 23 December 1984 (age 39)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Political partyYabloko (2016—2020)
EducationUniversity of Glasgow, Tel Aviv University
OccupationPolitician, activist, businessman
Maxim Katz's voice
Recorded 14 April 2014

Maxim Yevgenyevich Katz[a] (Russian: 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]


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  1. ^ "«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". Новая газета Европа. Archived from the original on 8 March 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Илья Варламов и Максим Кац запускают «Городские проекты»". The Village (in Russian). Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  3. ^ Максим Кац (8 June 2021). "Максим Кац о своём дипломе университета Глазго". x.com (in Russian). Archived from the original on 1 September 2024.
  4. ^ "University of Glasgow graduation list". The Scotsman. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Максим Кац рвется в топ политтехнологов страны. Запомните это имя". ura.news (in Russian). 8 September 2017. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Илья Варламов и Максим Кац: «Люди не будут жечь кнопки лифта или парковаться на газоне»". republic.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 22 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  7. ^ "N12 - הפוליטיקאי הרוסי מקסים כץ נמלט לישראל ומפריך את החדשות..." N12. 14 April 2022. Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Кандидат в депутаты Максим Кац: «Вся эта история с Facebook и с интервью мне не очень поможет»" (in Russian). РБК daily. 16 February 2012. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  9. ^ Moritz Gathmann (3 April 2012). "Poker champion Max Katz's win in Russian elections". telegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 November 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  10. ^ "Итоги голосования в Координационный совет оппозиции". www.kommersant.ru (in Russian). 22 October 2012. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Любовь Соболь: «Жесткий ответ был обусловлен поведением Каца»". republic.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 22 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  12. ^ "«Подлый поступок»: «Партия Роста» перессорила российскую оппозицию". www.mk.ru (in Russian). 23 May 2016. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Идем на выборы" (in Russian). city4people.ru. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  14. ^ ""Умное голосование" выбрало Брюханову, а не Литвинович". sobesednik.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Максим Кац's Real-Time Subscriber Count — Social Blade YouTube Stats". socialblade.com. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  16. ^ "Russian officials seek another opposition activist's arrest". AP. 23 March 2023. Archived from the original on 25 August 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2023.