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Publisher Of Infamous Communist Newspaper Mysteriously Falls To His Death

Vyacheslav Leontyev, the former publisher of the Soviet-era newspaper Pravda, fell to his death from his Moscow apartment Saturday evening in what Russian officials claim may have been a suicide.

Leontyev plunged to his death at age 87, according to the Daily Mail. Officials say Leontyev fell from a fifth-floor window, a drop of roughly 70 feet. Russian investigators say he suffered a nervous breakdown but provided no further details. He reportedly was found dead at the scene. Unconfirmed reports suggest he had been suffering from health problems in the weeks leading up to his death.

A man shows the headline of the “Pravda” in front of the entrance of the building of the Soviet newspaper in Moscow on August 28, 1991. (Photo by GERARD FOUET/AFP via Getty Images)

Exiled Russian journalist Andrey Malgin cast suspicion on the official narrative.

“The window falls continue,” the Daily Mail quoted Malgin as saying. …

“He knew a lot about the ‘Party’s money’ — the Pravda publishing house was the most profitable enterprise in the business empire of the CPSU [Communist Party of the Soviet Union] Central Committee,” Malgin added.

Leontyev’s fall fits a broader pattern of deaths involving prominent Russians who either criticized the regime or held ties to major state-run companies in the years surrounding the Ukraine invasion. In September, authorities found the body of former St. Petersburg transport chief Alexander Fedotov outside a luxury Moscow hotel. He had been staying on a high floor during a business trip. Police launched a criminal investigation but found no suicide note.

Fedotov had links to Transport Minister Roman Starovoit, who died under strange circumstances in July just hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin fired him. Though officially ruled a suicide, some reports claim Starovoit was tortured and murdered.

For those who may be unfamiliar with the sad fate of so many of Putin’s critics, here’s a short summary:

AI Overview

Numerous critics of Russian President Vladimir Putin have died under suspicious circumstances, including several who have reportedly fallen from windows or balconies

. However, no definitive number can be confirmed, as Russian authorities typically classify these cases as suicides or accidents, and no independent investigations have been conducted. 

Examples of prominent deaths linked to defenestration

  • Vyacheslav Leontyev: In October 2025, the former head of the Soviet-era publishing house Pravda was found dead after falling from his fifth-floor Moscow apartment window. Russian state media reported he committed suicide after a "nervous breakdown".

  • Andrei Badalov: In July 2025, the vice president of state pipeline company Transneft died after falling from a window in Moscow. Authorities quickly deemed the death a suicide, but others suggested foul play related to Western sanctions on the oil sector.

  • Vadim Stroykin: In February 2025, the musician and Putin critic reportedly fell from a 10th-floor window during a raid by Russian security forces related to his alleged donation to Ukraine's military.

  • Mikhail Rogachev: In October 2024, the former vice-president of Yukos, an oil company, was found dead after falling from a Moscow window. Relatives denied the state-media claim of suicide, stating that Rogachev was in a good mood the night before.

  • Pavel Antov: In December 2022, the wealthy lawmaker and sausage tycoon died after a fall from a hotel window in India. The incident occurred days after his traveling companion also died at the same hotel. Months earlier, Antov had posted a message on WhatsApp describing a Russian attack on Ukraine as "terror".

  • Ravil Maganov: In September 2022, the chairman of Russia's Lukoil oil company died after falling from a sixth-floor window of a Moscow hospital. He was reportedly being treated for depression, and his death came after Lukoil publicly spoke out against the war in Ukraine. 

Key challenges to confirmation

  • Official silence and cover-ups: Russian authorities often label these deaths as suicides or accidents, and critical information, like CCTV footage, is frequently missing.

  • Alternative explanations: Some commentators suggest that while some deaths may be politically motivated assassinations, others might be connected to business rivalries, unpaid debts, or are genuine suicides. Russia's high suicide rate is sometimes used to downplay the suspicious nature of these deaths.

  • "Message sending" assassinations: Analysts note that public, violent assassinations like some window falls could be intended as a warning to others considering defying the Kremlin.