Russians Say Farewell To Boris Nemtsov

Live Blog: Nemtsov Memorial

March 02, 2015 10:32 GMT

Final Summary

-- Thousands turned out today for a public memorial ceremony for opposition leader Boris Nemtsov at the Andrei Sakharov rights center. Family and friends attended his burial service.

-- At least two foreign representatives were prevented from attending Nemtsov's funeral. Bogdan Borusewicz, the Polish senate speaker, was denied a visa and a Latvian MEP, Sandra Kalniete, was refused entry upon landing in Moscow.

-- Russian President Vladimir Putin did not attend the funeral of the former deputy prime minister. Instead, he sent his representative in parliament, Garry Minkh.

-- Anna Durytska, who was with Nemtsov when he was shot, was allowed to return to her home in Ukraine. She says she didn't see who killed Nemtsov.

-- Live stream

NOTE: Times are stated in local time in Moscow

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Oddly, Russia' state-run international outlets, including RT and Sputnik, are covering it.

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As the Nemtsov march begins in Moscow, here's what some rallies in other cities have looked like today.

Saint Petersburg:

Nizhny Novgorod:

Kazan:

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Soldatov, quoted in our live blog below, is an expert on Russia's intelligence services.

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Live-stream of Nemtsov march

Our Russian Service is live-streaming the Nemtsov memorial march. People are beginning to gather now.

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This about sums up the emptiness of "the CIA did it" conspiracy theorist argument that is gaining traction in Russia.

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And, less than two days after Nemtsov's murder, pro-Kremlin tweeters say there's one person who needs unending affection today.

Here's the translation:

Today, he's in need of our support.

We support our president!

Putin, we believe in you!

We're with you!

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Live Blog: Nemtsov Memorial