Journalist and press secretary of Shaman Anton Korobkov-Zemlyansky died

Journalist, pro-government blogger and PR technologist Anton Korobkov-Zemlyansky died in Moscow at the age of 40, MK reports.

According to the publication, the night before he felt ill in his apartment on Mira Avenue. His wife called an ambulance for him, but the doctors were unable to save the journalist.

According to preliminary data, the cause of Korobkov-Zemlyansky’s death was cardiovascular failure, medical services told TASS.

Anton Korobkov-Zemlyansky began his career in radio and television in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, where he was born. Later he moved to Moscow, where he worked on Channel One, Rossiya, STS, REN TV, Domashny and Match TV. He was a member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, served as director of the Skolkovo Foundation for new media and director of communications of the European Media Group.

In 2015-2017, Korobkov-Zemlyansky worked as press secretary of Philip Kirkorov. Since 2022, he has been the press secretary of the pro-government singer Shaman (real name Yaroslav Dronov).