Sounds like this guy would have been a great choice to lead Russia.
Nemtsov was a political star in the early post-Soviet days, when most Russians still dreamed of democracy ? a young, energetic and smart physicist-turned-politician who charmed voters and won high approval ratings as a regional governor. For a time, he was seen as a likely heir to President Boris Yeltsin.
Instead, Putin assumed the presidency and set about relentlessly marginalizing his opponents.