What is "kara-murza"

Kara-Murza is a surname of Tatar origin translated as "Black Lord". Its Russified version is Karamzin . Kara Murza was a Tatar aristocrat who converted to Christianity after settling in Moscow in the 15th century. The following people share this last name:

• Sergey Kara-Murza (born 1939), Soviet/Russian historian, chemist and philosopher
• Vladimir Alexeyevich Kara-Murza (born 1959), Soviet/Russian TV anchor
• Vladimir Vladimirovich Kara-Murza (born 1981), Russian journalist and opposition politician