The energy of Nemtsov

More and more I think about how strong the absence of Boris Nemtsov will weaken the anti-war movement, the Party of the RPR-Parnas and the opposition movement in general. It seems that Nemtsov was one of many (if not many, far from the only one) who opposed the war and aggression of Russia in Ukraine, who built opposition parties and participated in various elections as an opposition candidate. He was not a boss over others. And he was not Sakharov - with his great moral authority.

Nevertheless, the role of Nemtsov in the Russian opposition movement, which, obviously, I still simply did not realize, was unique. Because it was Nemtsov that, as it seems to me now, was the cluster of emotional energy and vitality, the presence of which in any business, in any “matrix” and a network of connections between people, it is necessary that the matter would be alive and move forward. Even at the distance, even for his opposition colleagues in the opposition, the presence of Nemtsov, thanks to his nomenclature background and playback, openness to everyone and everyone, thanks to his bright opposition position, charged the protest participants to do something necessary for movement, maybe do better than Nemtsov does.

Nemtsov had this gift - energetically charge the surrounding space

But precisely why “make it better” that there was someone to look at, and where to look at the Russian opposition - Nemtsov was visible. His participation in various matters, in the meetings of the political council of early "solidarity" (which I myself am a witness), in rallies and pickets had an energy "range" and the conviction of the leadership principle, while not the suppressing of others.

In general, I would compare the role of Nemtsov in opposition and anti -war movements with the role of yeast in the test: there are no yeast and sourdough - the dough will not rise, even if this test is a lot. Without yeast, the dough remains a viscous, viscous mass in kvushn. Yes, Nemtsov had this gift - energetically charge the surrounding space, because he did not suppress anyone. At the same time, he was opened to everyone, and everyone was open to him. The departure (murder) of Boris Nemtsov, I think, will inevitably and very much weaken the entire anti -war and opposition movement of Russia.

Yuri Samodurov-Russian human rights activist, organizer of the first initiative group "Memorial", in the 1990–2000s-Executive Director of the Foundation Andrei Sakharov and director of the museum and public center Andrei Sakharov

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