20K views · 241 reactions | With almost two years of practice under its belt, it’s no surprise that the city of Moscow has become enormously efficient about how it trashes the flowers, candles, and portraits regularly left at an unofficial memorial on the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge, at the spot of Boris Nemtsov’s assassination in February 2015. https://themoscowtimes.com/news/moscows-fruitless-but-efficient-efforts-to-erase-the-nemtsov-memorial-grind-on-57015 | The Moscow Times | Facebook

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Coronavirus who? Members of Russia's Communist Party ignored Moscow's lockdown rules and staged a parade through Red Square to celebrate Vladimir Lenin's 150th birthday in front of his mausoleum. Lenin, on the other hand, is dutifully following self-isolation regulations as his tomb is currently barred to the public. | The Moscow Times