In post-Soviet Russian politics Boris Nemtsov is one of the most tragic figures-and not only
because he was shot dead at the age of 56 in close vicinity to the Kremlin the locus of
Russia's power. The transparency of evil in this specific case was shocking: Nemtsov's murder
was filmed by a surveillance camera. The video tape confirms the demonstrative and insolent
character of the assassination. His death illuminated a core feature of the current regime that
tolerates if not incites extra-legal actions against those it considers to be foes traitors
or members of the Fifth Column.In this volume Boris Nemtsov is commemorated from different
perspectives. In addition to academic papers it includes personal notes and reflections. The
articles represent a range of assessments of Nemtsov's personality by people for whom he was
one of the leading figures in post-Soviet politics and a major protagonist in Russia's
transformation. Some authors had direct experiences of either living in or travelling to
Nizhny Novgorod when Nemtsov was governor there. The plurality of opinions collected in this
volume matches the diversity and multiplicity of Nemtsov's political legacy.The volume's
contributors include: David J. Kramer Senior Director at the McCain Institute for
International Leadership in Washington DC Miguel Vázquez Liñán Associate Professor at
Seville University Yulia Kurnyshova Research Fellow at the National Institute for Strategic
Studies in Kyiv Ekaterina Smagly Director of the Kennan Institute in Kyiv Henry E. Hale
Professor at The George Washington University in Washington DC Howard J. Wiarda ( 2015)
Professor at the University of Georgia Sharon Werning Rivera Associate Professor at Hamilton
College Tomila Lankina Associate Professor at the London School of Economics and Political
Science Andre Mommen ( 2017) Professor at the University of Amsterdam Stefan Meister
Director at the German Council on Foreign Relations in Berlin Vladimir Gel'man Professor at
the University of Helsinki Vladimir V. Kara-Murza coordinator of the Open Russia movement and
deputy leader of the People's Freedom Party of Russia.
