Viaceslav Leontiev, the former director of the newspaper Pravda, died at the age of 87 after falling from a window. The police are investigating the circumstances of the incident.

Viaceslav Leontiev, who led the newspaper Pravda, the main press organ of the Soviet Communist Party, died on Sunday after falling from a height of 21 meters. Although he led the newspaper even after the fall of the USSR, the circumstances of his death are being investigated by the police, being considered possible suicide, accident, or involvement in suspicious activities. The incident brings into discussion a series of mysterious deaths in Russia, drawing attention to the current political context.