Boris Nemtsov
Boris Yefimovich Nemtsov was a Russian physicist, liberal politician, opposition leader and outspoken critic of Vladimir Putin. Early in his political career, he was involved in the introduction of reforms into the Russian post-Soviet economy. In the 1990s under President Boris Yeltsin, he was the first governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (1991–1997).
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Sochi
- Educated at
- Faculty of Radiophysics, Nizhny Novgorod State University
- Awards
- 🏆 Order of Liberty🏆 Medal "For Strengthening of Brotherhood in Arms"🏆 Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow🏆 Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class without swords🏆 Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude
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Trending topics shown first"I know what needs to be done... We need to write a report "Putin. War", publish it in huge numbers and hand it out on the streets. We will tell how Putin unleashed this war. That's the only way to def…"
"When we in Russia establish law and order, when the country has an established independent judiciary, I will be the first to go to Brussels and Strasbourg and lobby for the law to be repealed, because…"
"n Europe, faced with the choice between human rights and gas, many politicians pick gas."
"The Magnitsky Act is the most pro-Russian law ever passed by a foreign legislature."
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Timeline
1959
Born
Birth2015
Died
Death
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