RUSSIA’S grim roll call of high-profile deaths has grown again — this time claiming the man who once controlled the Kremlin’s loudest propaganda voice.
Vyacheslav Leontyev, 87, the secretive boss of the Pravda publishing empire, plunged 70ft from the balcony of his Moscow apartment.
Vyacheslav Leontyev, 87, died after falling 70ft from his Moscow apartment balcony[/caption]
Leontyev was the secretive boss of the Pravda publishing empire (headquarters pictured), controlling Soviet propaganda[/caption]
Police say they are investigating whether the Saturday night death was an accident, suicide, or foul play.
Leontyev was in charge of the famous Soviet newspaper Pravda – or Truth – the main organ of the ruling Communist Party, and continued in the role long after the collapse of the USSR in 1991.
He was seen as knowledgeable about the secret fortune of the party.
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