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Profile: Boris Nemtsov
BBC News ^ | 27 February 2015

Posted on 02/28/2015 7:49:21 AM PST by McGruff

Nemtsov founded a number of opposition movements after leaving the Russian parliament in 2003 and he had served as the co-chair of the opposition Republican Party of Russia - People's Freedom Party since 2012.

He was a prominent and vocal critic of Mr Putin, denouncing him for Russia's part in the Ukraine crisis, its worsening economic situation, and the alleged corruption surrounding preparations for the Sochi Olympic Games in 2014.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: borisnemtsov; civilwar; nazism; nemtsov; putinopponent; putinopponentmurder
Some background information on this guy that was killed in Moscow yesterday.
1 posted on 02/28/2015 7:49:21 AM PST by McGruff
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To: McGruff

Profile: -^-^-————————————————————


2 posted on 02/28/2015 7:50:17 AM PST by 9thLife ("Life is a military endeavor..." -- Pope Francis)
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He became a prominent face of the opposition once again in 2011, but he had fallen out of the limelight over the past few years.

Still, although he was no longer considered part of mainstream politics in Russia, his killing has shocked many across the country.


3 posted on 02/28/2015 7:50:25 AM PST by McGruff (We are leaving behind a sovereign, stable and self-reliant Iraq - Barack Obama 2011)
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To: McGruff

obamuhammed thinking, “It’s that easy?”


4 posted on 02/28/2015 7:52:36 AM PST by onedoug
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“’I’m afraid Putin will kill me’ said Russian politician before being gunned down in Moscow”

“President Putin has assumed “personal control” of the investigation into the killing, said his spokesman Dmitry Peskov.”


5 posted on 02/28/2015 7:56:51 AM PST by ansel12 (Palin--Mr President, the only thing that stops a bad guy with a nuke is a good guy with a nuke.)
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Ol Vlads at it again!


6 posted on 02/28/2015 8:04:20 AM PST by jmacusa (Liberalism defined: When mom and dad go away for the weekend and the kids are in charge.)
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The guy was that assassinated


7 posted on 02/28/2015 10:26:42 AM PST by GeronL
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