US EditionFormer Pravda Publisher, 87, Dies After Fall From Moscow Apartment as Police Open Probe
- Vyacheslav Leontyev, the 87-year-old director of Pravda publishing house, died on the evening of October 4 after falling 70 feet from the window of his residence in the western part of Moscow.
- His death follows a recent wave of senior Russian executives dying under unusual circumstances, particularly since the onset of the war in Ukraine.
- Police have launched an investigation and are examining if Leontyev's fall was accidental, suicide, or the result of foul play.
- Exiled journalist Andrey Malgin, who knew Leontyev, commented, 'The window falls continue,' amid reports of no suicide note found.
- Leontyev's case adds to growing concerns about the safety of high-profile figures in Russia, with similar incidents being actively probed by authorities.
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Russian newspaper tycoon in 'strange death' after 'accidentally' falling out of Moscow apartment window, detectives baffled
Someone needs to review and improve Moscow‘s building regulations. It seems that there are incredibly lax rules on window quality – how else to explain how often wealthy people accidentally tumble out of them to their deaths? The latest accident victim is the 87-year-old Vyacheslav Leontyev, the head of the Pravda publishing house, who was reportedly knowledgeable about the Kremlin’s financial secrets. Anyhow, Leontyev was relaxing in his high-r…
The body of Vyacheslav Leontiev, an 87-year-old former director of the publishing house Pravda, was found in Moscow. According to Russian media, he fell from a height under the windows of his apartment
Former director of Soviet-era newspaper found dead in Moscow
Vyacheslav Leontyev, a former director of the Soviet-era newspaper Pravda’s publishing house, has died in Moscow in what authorities believe was a suicide, according to Russia’s state news agency TASS. His death adds to a growing list of apparent suicides and deaths among Russian officials and public figures in recent years. Leontyev, 87, was found dead outside his apartment building on Molodogvardeyskaya Street, TASS reported on Monday, citing …
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