The shocking murder of Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov, literally in sight of the Kremlin, clearly marks the beginning of a new era in Russian politics and Russiawatching alike. And it is unlikely to be pretty.
Who killed Nemtsov, who was behind it? At this stage, I have absolutely no idea. The government? I find it hard to think Vladimir Putin would actually order Nemtsov killed, not because the Russian President is a pacifist but because I see no real advantage.
Already people are throwing around the parallel of the Kirov murder which at one stroke did away with Stalin’s greatest rival …read more
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