Hundreds of people paid their respects Tuesday to the memory of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who was assassinated in February just meters from the Kremlin.
Supporters squeezed onto the narrow pedestrian walkway of a bridge where Nemtsov died to place flowers to mark the 40-day memorial, an Orthodox Christian tradition.
Police set up barricades as the number of well-wishers spilled onto the bridge. A “minute of non-silence” was marked at 11 a.m., Moscow time, with passing cars honking their horns in support and a show of respect.
Opposition leaders attending the memorial repeated calls for a permanent memorial plaque or …read more
Source: Voice of America
