Kremlin ‘Protects’ Nemtsov’s Girlfriend

Boris Nemtsov was the closest thing Russian politics had to a sex symbol—he was fun, passionate, intelligent, and a notorious womanizer. For over 20 years, at every stage of his career—as governor of Nizhny Novgorod, as deputy prime minister, in parliament, as minister of energy, and in his last incarnation as a leading opposition member—the handsome and gentlemanly Nemtsov kept a string of beauties by his side and he doted on the women with attention and care. For their part, his mistresses and girlfriends adored Nemtsov for his generosity; most of them stayed connected with him even after the breakups.

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