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Alaskans should honor sacrifice of Russian dissident on third anniversary of his deathDAVID RAMSEURAt the end of this month, thousands of Russians will mark another demoralizing event in their country’s often tragic history: the third anniversary of the assassination of Boris Nemtsov.On Feb. 27, 2015, the 55-year-old charismatic opposition leader and his girlfriend were crossing the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge in the shadow of Moscow’s Red Square when a van slowed long enough for mysterious assassins to pump at least four bullets into Nemtsov. His death set back Russia’s struggling democratic movement, yet inspired a renewed commitment to resist Russia’s growing authoritarianism.Nemtsov’s murder also was a personal tragedy for me. Twenty-five years ago, I journeyed half-way around the world from my Anchorage home to the gritty industrial city of Nizhny Novgorod. Its regional governor was a 32-year-old physicist named Boris Nemtsov.Read more at: http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2018-02-19/alaskans-should-honor-sacrifice-russian-dissident-third-anniversary-his-death
Three Years After Nemtsov’s Murder, Thousands Gather to Honor Himhttps://themoscowtimes.com/news/three-years-after-nemtsovs-murder-thousands-gather-to-honor-him-60623
