Former Putin aide Mikhail Lesin found dead in US hotel
07-11-2015 22:18:18 | Ռուսաստան | Press of Diaspora
Mikhail Lesin, 57,a former aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin has been found dead in Washington DC, Russian state media say
Russian media, quoting his family, said he suffered a heart attack.
The Washington Post said Mr Lesin's body was found in a room at the Dupont Circle hotel.It also reported that police are investigating his death.
Mr Lesin was for a long time considered one of the most influential figures in the Russian media market . He was Russia's former press minister and a one-time head of the powerful Gazprom-Media Holding group.
Mr Lesin worked as an aide to the presidency between 2004 and 2009.
Late on Friday, Mr Putin hailed "the enormous contribution made by Mikhail Lesin to the formation of modern Russian media", according to Tass.
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