| Mnementh said: Actually I think it could be unconnected to the political sphere. As I can't see how anyone can win anything through Nemtzows death. Except there was something happening behind the scenes we don't know about. Nemtzow was once more popular, but in the last time he was a pretty unsuccessful opposition politician. I can't see why he was murdered now if someone feared his influence, as his influence pretty small these days. |
Actually yes, it could be due to his commercial activity after all. Nemtsov is from old "liberal" guard of B.N.Yeltsin times, once high position in the goverment, eventually downgraded to regional status, and after few scandals, including corruption, was kicked out of the power entirely. But he kept his fingers in the smaller money-making pies here and there, unlike some of his regime fighting compatriots who are poor as monastery rats and live from paycheck to paycheck from one of the many "democracy" institutes, he was a 100% opportunist. Other possibility, a personal thing. He wasn't, what you call, an ethical person and not liked by many. In fact he was killed while walking with some Ukrainian hooker (or how she was reffered in the media -- "a model"), died as he had lived :D
Even if that's political, don't get why would anyone bother with "liberal" opposition from over here except for those DoS-funded "democracy" insitutes? After the default of 1998 their popularity downgraded to zero, with zero achieved results before that time. If anything I'd say mess with the "patriotic" crowd, left or right, they're numerous, usually busy with craping on each other heads, a lot of popular "talking heads" are among tham, good deal of them aren't Putin supporters. Though FSB probably heavily involved in messing with them as well :D
