On 26 December 2010, Shenderovich played a major role in organizing a "Moscow for Everyone" (Russian: Москва для всех) rally in the capital of Russia, in response to race riots which had occurred earlier in the month.

[8] On January 11, 2022, Shenderovich left Russia because of a pressure campaign against him by officials, including his controversial designation as a "foreign agent.

[10] In June 2023, when flying to Tbilisi from Tel Aviv on an Israeli passport, Shenderovich was not allowed to enter Georgia.

[11][12] In 2005, Shenderovich ran as an independent candidate for a seat in a December 4 Moscow by-election to the State Duma, but came in second to the popular filmmaker Stanislav Govorukhin.

Before the election, Shenderovich protested the "widely illegal and immoral practices" of Govorukhin in court, but the judge rejected his suit as unfounded.