On March 1, the day Nemtsov was to lead his protest, tens of thousands of Russians took to the streets with slogans like “Nemtsov is love, Putin is war."
Op 1 maart, de dag waarop Nemtsov zijn protestmars had willen leiden, trokken tienduizenden Russen de straat op met leuzen als “Nemtsov is liefde, Poetin is oorlog.”