Thousands March In Russia To Mourn Putin Critic Nemtsov

MOSCOW — Carrying flowers, portraits and signs that said “I am not afraid,” tens of thousands of people somberly marched Sunday in Moscow to mourn opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, whose slaying on the streets of the capital has shaken Russia’s beleaguered opposition. The mourners marched to the bridge near the Kremlin where Nemtsov was gunned down shortly before midnight Friday.

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