Boomer
1st March 2015, 05:26 AM
Thousands to march in Moscow to mourn slain Boris Nemtsov
http://news.yahoo.com/thousands-march-moscow-mourn-slain-boris-nemtsov-104509353.html
MOSCOW (AP) — Thousands were converging Sunday in central Moscow to mourn veteran liberal politician Boris Nemtsov, whose killing on the streets of the capital has shaken Russia's beleaguered opposition.
President Vladimir Putin has marginalized and intimidated his political opponents, jailing some and driving others into exile. Nemtsov, 55, was among the few prominent opposition figures who had refused to be cowed.
The mourners are to march to the bridge near the Kremlin where Nemtsov was gunned down shortly before midnight Friday. The march could serve to energize the opposition or it could prove to be a brief outpouring of emotions that once again dissipates in a climate of fear
http://news.yahoo.com/thousands-march-moscow-mourn-slain-boris-nemtsov-104509353.html
MOSCOW (AP) — Thousands were converging Sunday in central Moscow to mourn veteran liberal politician Boris Nemtsov, whose killing on the streets of the capital has shaken Russia's beleaguered opposition.
President Vladimir Putin has marginalized and intimidated his political opponents, jailing some and driving others into exile. Nemtsov, 55, was among the few prominent opposition figures who had refused to be cowed.
The mourners are to march to the bridge near the Kremlin where Nemtsov was gunned down shortly before midnight Friday. The march could serve to energize the opposition or it could prove to be a brief outpouring of emotions that once again dissipates in a climate of fear