Immense crowds turned out in Moscow on Sunday to march through the city in honor of slain Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov.
Nemtsov — an opposition politician and frequent critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin — was supposed to appear at a Sunday rally protesting Russia’s role in the fighting in Ukraine. The rally was converted into a memorial march after the 55-year-old was gunned down late Friday on a street just steps from the Kremlin.
Russians of all ages took to the streets under gray skies on Sunday, many carrying signs with a single word: “Fight” and clutching images of Nemtsov…
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People march in memory of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov near the Kremlin in Moscow on March 1, 2015. Yuri Kozyrev—Noor for TIMEPeople carry Russian national flags as they march in memory of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov near the Kremlin in Moscow on March 1, 2015.Yuri Kozyrev—Noor for TIMEPeople gathered on the streets of Moscow carrying pictures and banners in support of Boris Nemtsov during the march in Moscow on March 1, 2015.Yuri Kozyrev—Noor for TIMEPeople lay flowers during the march in memory of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov near the Kremlin in Moscow on March 1, 2015. Yuri Kozyrev—Noor for TIMEFormer Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov pays tribute to Boris Nemtsov during the march in Moscow on March 1, 2015.Yuri Kozyrev—Noor for TIMEA woman holds a poster reading 'propaganda kills' as people march in memory of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov near the Kremlin in Moscow on March 1, 2015.Yuri Kozyrev—Noor for TIMEPeople march in memory of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov with a banner reading 'those bullets for everyone of us, heroes never die!' during the march in Moscow on March 1, 2015.Yuri Kozyrev—Noor for TIMEPeople march in memory of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov near the Kremlin in Moscow on March 1, 2015. Yuri Kozyrev—Noor for TIME
