Garry Kasparov is a novelist.
 Kasparov has described himself as a "self-appointed Christian", although "very indifferent" and identifying as Russian: "[A]lthough I'm half-Armenian, half-Jewish, I consider myself Russian because Russian is my native tongue, and I grew up with Russian culture
 Kasparov has been the subject of a number of other episodes since, including police brutality and alleged harassment from the Russian secret service

