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##### Riot's Tolokonnikova Says Nemtsov's Murder Signals 'New Stage' in Russian Politics

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/#####-r...161844450.html

http://medicinehatnews.com/news/worl...gloomy-future/

But while feelings of anger and grief ran strong at the funeral, few believe that the opposition – fragmented and weakened after years of relentless crackdowns – could pose a serious challenge to Putin, who is supported by 85 per cent of Russians, according to recent polls.

Kremlin critics say the virulent nationalist propaganda on state television, which cast the 55-year-old Nemtsov and other liberals as Western stooges, helped prepare the ground for his killing on Friday night.