'Heroes Don't Die': Moscow Protests Nemtsov's Murder
Thousands of marchers protest the murder of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov.
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Tens of thousands turned out in Moscow on Sunday, March 1, to commemorate opposition leader and former vice prime minister Boris Nemtsov, who was assassinated in front of the Kremlin on Friday night. Placards declared "I Am Not Afraid," "Heroes Don't Die," and "These Bullets Are Meant For Each of Us."
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Riot police stand guard in central Moscow during the March 1 march to protest the murder of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov.
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Protesters carried placards with the portrait of murdered opposition leader Boris Nemtsov. The posters read, "Those bullets are for every one of us; he fought for the freedom of Russia."
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The crowd waved Russian flags and posters reading, "I have no fear, fight!" near the place were Nemtsov was gunned down on Friday. Nemtsov's murder has shaken Russia's opposition, with many blaming the assassination on the Kremlin itself.
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Thousands marched in Nemtsov's memory two days after the opposition leader was killed in front of the Kremlin. Nemtsov had been set to lead a large rally against Putin's war in Ukraine; instead, the demonstration turned into a cortege in his honor.
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Protesters converge near the spot where Boris Nemtsov was gunned down on Friday. Nemtsov, who worked tirelessly to expose corruption inside the Kremlin, was allegedly preparing a dossier on Putin's war in Ukraine.
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Mourners carry a huge banner reading, 'Those Bullets are for Every One of Us, Heroes Never Die!' as they march in memory of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov.
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Flowers and candles are lain in memory of Boris Nemtsov, a former deputy prime minister of Russia and one of Vladimir Putin's main critics. Nemtsov was killed in a spray of bullets on Friday as he walked on a bridge in front of the Kremlin.
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Many conspiracy theories have been floated regarding Nemtsov's murder, and a video of the crime scene shows strange activity on the bridge during the moment he was gunned down.
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Several of the slogans to commemorate Nemtsov—including "Heroes Never Die"—originated on Kiev's Maidan Square to honor the fallen martyrs of Ukraine's revolution. Recently, a newspaper claimed to have leaked papers from the Kremlin showing that Putin planned to annex Crimea long before the revolution occurred.
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