He was a protégé of Boris Yeltsin, critic of the country's Ukraine policy and main contemporary rival to quasi-dictator Vladimir Putin. Whether he was killed on the latter's express orders or by henchmen keen to get in his good books is as yet unknown, but his execution on Great Moskvorestky Bridge near Red Square and the Kremlin,where four slugs were put into his back sparked a mass demonstration today as Russia heads even closer towards the abyss.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-31677506

He was killed, because he knew the truth about Putin. Why else would he be killed.

There is no doubt that PUTIN had him killed!!

It's difficult to get to the truth when Putin's minions know full well what their leader requires,but nothing is written down so he covers his tracks..

As a grieving crowd pays its respects one wonders whether this is a watershed moment in the country's history and whether democracy à la russe can really be overturned.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-31697361

Zhanna Nemtsova has no doubt who is responsible for the death of her father.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-31842858