They were between 10 000 and 70 000 demonstrators in Moscow to pay tribute to Boris Nemtsov. Figures differ between the police and organizers. If they are true, this is the largest mobilization of the opposition in Russia since the disputed re-election of Vladimir Putin in 2012.
The procession went to the scene, along the Moskva River and the Kremlin wall.
"For me, Boris Nemtsov was a brilliant and charismatic politician. With his death, my hope died, I mean my hope for a future Russia where human rights are respected, where there is no corruption. For it is this future that we all hope, all those who are here today, "said one demonstrator.
She gave up the planned demonstration against the foreign and economic policy of the President, and replace it with a walk to the bridge where Boris Nemtsov was shot Friday night, four times in the back. A murder that has shocked many Russians beyond supporters of the opponent. The Kremlin evokes meanwhile a "premeditated murder" and a "provocation."
Initially, it is another step that was to take place against the Russian intervention in Ukraine, as denounced Boris Nemtsov.
"Nemtsov also believed that Russia has nothing to do there, that Russia has no right to interfere in the internal affairs of Ukraine, either overtly or covertly. I also supported Nemtsov in this direction and that is why I took the Ukrainian flag today, "said one man, the Ukrainian flag wrapped around his neck.
Boris Nemtsov was not a danger to the Kremlin. This Sunday the demonstrators were far from approving all these ideas, but these Russians were deeply shocked by his murder.
"For a long time the Russian opposition failed to get permission for their rally from March 1 long planned. Finally, they were allowed to gather in Marino, one of the most remote areas of central Moscow. But the murder of Boris Nemtsov did not leave the choice to the Russian authorities: they were forced to allow opponents to Putin to rally right here, next to the Kremlin, and the murder scene of one of the main opposition leaders, "says our special correspondent Andrei Belkevich.
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