The shocking murder of Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov, literally in sight of the Kremlin, clearly marks the beginning of a new era in Russian politics and Russiawatching alike. And it is unlikely to be pretty.
Who killed Nemtsov, who was behind it? At this stage, I have absolutely no idea. The government? I find it hard to think Vladimir Putin would actually order Nemtsov killed, not because the Russian President is a pacifist but because I see no real advantage.
Already people are throwing around the parallel of the Kirov murder which at one stroke did away with Stalin’s greatest rival …read more
The Murder of Boris Nemtsov – And Three Other Deaths
