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
Trending & Selected Quotes
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an established independent judiciary, I will be the first to go to Brussels and Strasbourg and lobby for the law to be repealed, because…"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."
Works & Publications
No works or publications documented yet.
Timeline
1959
Born
Birth2015
Died
Death
Influenced By
Thinkers whose ideas shaped Boris's philosophy
No known influences documented.
Influenced
Thinkers whose work was shaped by Boris's ideas
No influenced thinkers documented yet.
Source Attribution
Information about Boris Nemtsov is sourced from curated knowledge bases and cross-referenced for accuracy. Influence relationships are scored by thematic overlap and historical plausibility.
Related Thinkers
See all →
Explore Further
Related Quotes
"Those humble but indomitable workers, to whom later generations referred by the collective name of Baale Ma…"
— Robert Gordis"Finally, it would be a masterstroke if those great powers honestly bent on peace would form a League of Pea…"
— Theodore Roosevelt"Co-Host: Hang on, Tuck. So you're telling me that this choice of him choosing Sarah was a better choice tha…"
— Tucker Carlson"At all times men have lived in societies, and ties of kinship and of simple neighbourhood underlie every fo…"
— Leonard Trelawny Hobhouse"Nothing would please me more, but who else would pump the oil that we need? God damn America."
— Muammar Gaddafi"If I saw Mr. Haughey buried at midnight at a crossroads, with a stake driven through his heart – politicall…"
— Conor Cruise O'Brien
