On Jan. 25, Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Boris Nemtsov Designation Emergency Act of 2018 into law as Act Number A22-0235, officially naming “the 2600 block of Wisconsin Avenue, NW between Davis Street, NW, and Edmunds Street, NW in Ward 3, as Boris Nemtsov Plaza.” The block fronts the embassy of the Russian Federation. The mayor’s approval followed an earlier unanimous vote by the DC Council. The “emergency” law ensured that the unveiling of Nemtsov Plaza—the first official commemoration for the late Russian opposition leader anywhere in the world—can take place on Feb. 27, the third anniversary of his assassination in Moscow. The parallel permanent legislation, which will take effect after a mandatory 30-day congressional review period, is scheduled for the final vote in the council on Feb. 6.
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Vladimir Kara-Murza: In Washington, the world’s first official tribute to Boris Nemtsov
A woman passes by floral tributes at the site where opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was fatally shot on a bridge near the Kremlin, in Moscow on Jan. 10.
