The Western media: the death Nemtsov – a new chapter for Russia – BBC Russian

The Western media: the death Nemtsov – a new chapter for Russia – BBC Russian

• February 28, 2015

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Western publications have noted that in recent years this is the first high-profile assassination of a political figure in Russia

The news of the murder in Moscow opposition politician Boris Nemtsov took the front pages of most Western media.

The incident they put on a par with the murder of Alexander Litvinenko and Anna Politkovskaya and remind that the Germans particularly active in criticizing the authorities .

“Nemtsov belonged to the most prominent critics of Putin,” – said the German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung.

According to Bloomberg, Nemtsov murder occurred during the most violent confrontation between the West and Russia since the Cold War.

Journalists also pay attention to the fact that in recent years this is the first high-profile assassination of a political figure in Russia.

According to the Washington Post, the murder of Boris Nemtsov is opening a new “tough chapter” in Russian political life.

“The death of his beloved policies will lead to further devastation of the political landscape in Russia”, – says the newspaper Die Welt.

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The death of his beloved policies will lead to further devastation of the political landscape in Russia

Die Welt

“For many people who saw Nemtsov, despite some mistakes, bright personality, is not easy today to go to everyday affairs. Because with Boris Nemtsov left of the hope for a better, more modern and prosperous Russia “- continues to publication.

The New York Times writes that killed the most ambitious political figure during the reign of Vladimir Putin.

“This murder adds impression of the country that unfolded on the way that it was intended in the early ’90s, when the Germans began his career under the first president of post-Soviet Russia, Boris Yeltsin. Now, before the system of political pluralism, which he wanted for the country, closed the door, “- says the publication.

Washington Post also notes that the opposition in Russia are often imprisoned or forced immigration, but in recent years to Kills critics of the government have not yet reached.

“The Germans, who in the ’90s as a possible successor, Boris Yeltsin, was among the most vocal critics of Russia’s policy aimed at confrontation with the West. His murder shocked the whole country “- the newspaper said.

About the shock in connection with an event also wrote the British Guardian. The journalists are reminded that many high-profile murders in Russia last 20 years remain unsolved.