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In reply to the discussion: Russia opposition politician Boris Nemtsov shot dead [View all]MBS
(9,688 posts)65. latest from Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/russian-opposition-leader-boris-nemtsov-reported-killed-in-moscow/2015/02/27/972e15f0-becb-11e4-b274-e5209a3bc9a9_story.html?hpid=z1
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This really is a tragedy.
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Opposition leaders said they would go ahead with plans for the Sunday rally, which is to be held on the outskirts of Moscow. Before the murder, they were playing down expectations for turnout, but on Saturday they said it would be a moment to commemorate Nemtsov and his considerable accomplishments in Russian political life. This murder, politically, it hits the spot, because if the message is to send a scare throughout the opposition movement, this is one thing to do, said Vladimir Milov, an opposition leader who alongside Nemtsov had been planning the Sunday rally. Scared or not scared, we will carry on, he said.Milov said he did not think it would be the last murder of an opposition leader in Russia. This is a new level, but as sad as it may sound, we have to expect a continuation. Because this is just how Russia operates now, he said.
Boris Nemtsov, contrary to many Russian politicians, was a very honest guy, said Stanislav Belkovsky, an opposition political analyst and a longtime associate of Nemtsov. Its a rare thing among the Russian political community. The murder, he said, was a consequence of the evil energies set free by the Kremlin in the last year.
. . .Nemtsov was a political star in the early post-Soviet days, when most Russians still dreamed of democracy a young, energetic and smart physicist-turned-politician who charmed voters and won high approval ratings as a regional governor.
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He quickly instituted free-market economic policies, simplifying the nightmarish and corrupt processes of registering new businesses. He also enabled members of collective farms to acquire individual plots and introduced tax breaks for struggling businesses, according to the Encyclopedia of Russian History.. .. As deputy prime minister, Nemtsov spearheaded a program of economic shock therapy designed to haul Russia out of its post-Soviet doldrums. He sought to make bidding on government contracts more competitive and transparent, forced railroads and electricity suppliers to cut their prices and reduced household utility rates by 30 percent, the Russian history encyclopedia said.
A major initiative was to make all government contracts worth more than 900 million rubles, including military contracts, subject to competitive bidding. His efforts earned him the ire of Russias notorious oligarchs, who were accused of looting the nations assets after the fall of the Communist government.
Boris Nemtsov, contrary to many Russian politicians, was a very honest guy, said Stanislav Belkovsky, an opposition political analyst and a longtime associate of Nemtsov. Its a rare thing among the Russian political community. The murder, he said, was a consequence of the evil energies set free by the Kremlin in the last year.
. . .Nemtsov was a political star in the early post-Soviet days, when most Russians still dreamed of democracy a young, energetic and smart physicist-turned-politician who charmed voters and won high approval ratings as a regional governor.
. . ..
He quickly instituted free-market economic policies, simplifying the nightmarish and corrupt processes of registering new businesses. He also enabled members of collective farms to acquire individual plots and introduced tax breaks for struggling businesses, according to the Encyclopedia of Russian History.. .. As deputy prime minister, Nemtsov spearheaded a program of economic shock therapy designed to haul Russia out of its post-Soviet doldrums. He sought to make bidding on government contracts more competitive and transparent, forced railroads and electricity suppliers to cut their prices and reduced household utility rates by 30 percent, the Russian history encyclopedia said.
A major initiative was to make all government contracts worth more than 900 million rubles, including military contracts, subject to competitive bidding. His efforts earned him the ire of Russias notorious oligarchs, who were accused of looting the nations assets after the fall of the Communist government.
This really is a tragedy.
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Some are willing to ally with anyone in blaming the US government for its alleged misdeeds
YoungDemCA
Feb 2015
#105
I hadn't thought about Michael Hasting's story in a while, but was wondering if the work he was
midnight
Feb 2015
#102
The mafia state claims another victim in Russia. Don Putin will be very pleased nt
geek tragedy
Feb 2015
#5
Tabloid msm at work again. It is a tragedy but he was not a "leading" politician
newthinking
Feb 2015
#66
Horrific news, I am near speechless over it. It is unfortunate some of the comments here
Jefferson23
Feb 2015
#90
I am so pleased to see the ambassadors there..thank you for the photos, Cha.
Jefferson23
Feb 2015
#108
I know.. I think it's comforting when I see the ourpouring of caring and love like this for
Cha
Feb 2015
#109
cue Stephen Cohen to explain how people blame the Kremlin "everytime (someone) breaks a leg"
uhnope
Feb 2015
#20
Someone on another board posted that if Rudy got his wish for Obama to be more like Putin,
kelliekat44
Feb 2015
#24
I hope this cold blooded murder wakes people up who think Russia's political climate is
hrmjustin
Feb 2015
#27
Some apparently want to be brutalized who defend Putin, seems that way to me. n/t
RKP5637
Feb 2015
#29
I don't know or get Putin defenders motives but I think they are wrong to do it. n/t.
hrmjustin
Feb 2015
#32
But..but..'Putin has a 1000% approval rating'. I bet that number doubles pretty soon. Who's left..
Tarheel_Dem
Feb 2015
#47
Wow. DU definitively solved this so quickly. And from 5,000 miles away. Impressive.
Comrade Grumpy
Feb 2015
#38
We don't know who pulled the actual trigger but we know who created the climate for it to happen.
hrmjustin
Feb 2015
#39
I just saw the former British ambassador on the BBC. He doubted the regime did it.
Comrade Grumpy
Feb 2015
#75
Gunned down in the street like a dog. How subtle. Can't wait for GG's thoughts on this.
Tarheel_Dem
Feb 2015
#42
also a Yushchenko confidant, to bring Russians into Ukraine (or at least their hryvnia)
MisterP
Feb 2015
#45
his bio shows not only how thin and fractured boundaries are in the region, but the political jumble
MisterP
Feb 2015
#60
He told a Russian news source on on Feb. 10th, "I'm afraid Putin will kill me."
herding cats
Feb 2015
#59
The rest of the quote, hc.. "I believe that he was the one who unleashed the war in the Ukraine."
Cha
Mar 2015
#113
The comment section of RT.com is full of claims this was a CIA operation
PersonNumber503602
Feb 2015
#61
I saw that. some just can't bring themselve to see whwt Putin truly is so they have
hrmjustin
Feb 2015
#63
"The murder, he said, was a consequence of “the evil energies set free by the Kremlin in the last..
Cha
Feb 2015
#74