Remembrance for slain Russian opposition leader Nemtsov brings back reformist movement

Thousands of marchers Saturday marked the one-year anniversary of the assassination of prominent Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, 55, who was shot to death as he walked with his girlfriend across a bridge overlooking the lofty domes of St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow, just steps from the Kremlin walls. The march was the largest such event…

Moscow (dpa) – A rally on the first anniversary of the assassination of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov drew several hundred people to the streets of Moscow Saturday. It was one of more than a dozen rallies in major Russian cities honouring Nemtsov, a former deputy prime minister who became a fiercely outspoken critic of longtime…