Boris Nemtsov

Boris Nemtsov was a Russian liberal politician who served as deputy prime minister under Boris Yeltsin and later became a prominent critic of Vladimir Putin. He was assassinated near the Kremlin in Moscow in 2015.

Boris Yeltsin: Boris Yeltsin was Russia’s first president after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Yeltsin appointed Nemtsov governor of Nizhny Novgorod and brought him into the federal government.
Nizhny Novgorod: Nizhny Novgorod is a major Russian city on the Volga River. Nemtsov governed the region around this city from 1991 to 1997.
Report on Corruption in Sochi: A 2013 report by Boris Nemtsov and Leonid Martynyuk alleging extensive waste and corruption in preparations for the Sochi Olympics. The report exemplifies Nemtsov’s use of public investigations to challenge government spending.
Assassination of Boris Nemtsov: The killing of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov on a bridge near the Kremlin on 27 February 2015. His murder abruptly ended his political career and became a defining event in Russian opposition politics.
Russian opposition: Russian opposition comprises political groups and individuals seeking alternatives to the country’s governing authorities. Nemtsov’s assassination intensified scrutiny of the dangers confronting this broader movement.
Vladimir Putin: Vladimir Putin is a Russian politician who has served as president or prime minister since 1999. Nemtsov became one of Putin’s most prominent domestic critics.
Governor of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast: The elected executive office leading the government of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, a region in western Russia. Nemtsov’s reform-minded governorship brought him national attention.
Putin. War: A report assembled by Russian opposition activists after Nemtsov’s death, based on his research into Russia’s role in the war in Ukraine. Nemtsov’s unfinished research formed the basis of this posthumous publication.
Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge: A road bridge over the Moskva River beside the Kremlin in central Moscow. Nemtsov was shot and killed on this bridge.
Freedom of assembly in Russia: Freedom of assembly in Russia is the legal and practical ability to hold public gatherings and protests. Restrictions on demonstrations shaped the public response to Nemtsov’s killing.

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Alexei NavalnyCompared with: His opposition career and assassination form an earlier point of comparison for Navalny’s political struggle.