In Photos: Russians, Foreign Ambassadors Pay Tribute to Nemtsov 10 Years After His Assassination
Russians and foreign ambassadors laid flowers, signs and other items in remembrance of Boris Nemtsov, the prominent Kremlin critic who was assassinated on this day 10 years ago.
In addition to the site near the Kremlin where Nemtsov was killed — where volunteers have maintained a makeshift memorial nearly every day for years — memorials appeared in cities across Russia.
Here's a selection of photos from Thursday's memorials:
In addition to the site near the Kremlin where Nemtsov was killed — where volunteers have maintained a makeshift memorial nearly every day for years — memorials appeared in cities across Russia.
Here's a selection of photos from Thursday's memorials:
Moscow
Police patrol an area while a man lays flowers on the bridge where Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was gunned down in 2015.
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Moscow
German Ambassador to Russia Alexander Graf Lambsdorff speaks to journalists after laying flowers at the site where Nemtsov was killed.
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Moscow
British Ambassador to Russia Nigel Casey (bottom) lays flowers at the place where Nemtsov was killed.
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Moscow
Police are on duty at the site of Boris Nemtsov's murder on the Moskvoretsky Bridge and do not allow people to linger at the memorial.
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Moscow
Flowers at Nemtsov's grave at Troyekurovskoye Cemetery in Moscow.
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St. Petersburg
A temporary memorial to Nemtsov appeared at the Solovetsky Stone, a monument to victims of Soviet repressions, in St. Petersburg.
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St. Petersburg
Leningrad siege survivor Lyudmila Vasilyeva, who has been a vocal anti-war voice, laid flowers at the memorial for Nemtsov in St. Petersburg.
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St. Petersburg
Vasilyeva speaks to police officers at the Solovetsky Stone in St. Petersburg.
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Tomsk
Flowers in memory of Nemtsov at the Stone of Mourning in Tomsk.
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Novosibirsk
Police check documents of people who brought flowers in memory of Nemtsov in Novosibirsk.
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Ufa
Flowers in memory of Nemtsov at the memorial to victims of political repression in the city of Ufa.
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Yakutsk
Flowers and photos of Boris Nemtsov in Yakutsk.
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