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Another Russia

A Mountain Of Flowers

Another Russia

Crooked Media

News, History

5651 Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2022

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Zhanna recounts the night of her father’s assassination. In the days following, there is a massive memorial march through the center of Moscow and Boris Nemtsov becomes a symbol of opposition to Putin. Years later, Zhanna reflects on what her father’s story means for Russia today. If you want to learn more about the stories of Russians who are standing up to autocracy and how you can help support their work, check out https://nemtsovfund.org/en/RussiansForChange/

Transcript

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0:00.0

It's after midnight, February 27, 2015.

0:07.2

Jana Nemsova has just learned that her father, Boris Nemtsov, has been shot and killed,

0:13.4

on a bridge right in front of the Kremlin.

0:16.3

I told my mother, let's get dressed and let's go directly to the bridge.

0:21.4

So they got into a taxi.

0:23.3

The radio was on in this taxi, and there was the news.

0:30.9

And a reporter mentioned my father's assassination.

0:40.3

Four of his fission.

0:42.3

One of the leaders of Pardt of us, Politic Boris Nemtsov,

0:45.3

by the Polonich, was shot on a Borghumorskawritsk.

0:49.3

The driver asked us, why are you going to the Bolshev-Maskerese bridge?

0:55.3

I said, because Boris himself was killed there, I said, oh, who cares?

1:00.0

Oh, really?

1:00.7

Yes.

1:01.5

What did you say to him?

1:02.8

I said one thing.

1:04.0

It's my father.

1:05.1

And then there was ringing call in this car.

1:10.0

Just silence in the...

1:11.0

Total silence.

1:13.5

I'm Ben Rhodes.

1:15.2

I'm Jeanna Nemtsova.

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