Former head of Gazprom Media Mikhail Lesin has died
The former head of Gazprom-Media, Mikhail Lesin, has died, RIA Novosti reports , citing relatives. Mikhail Lesin was 57 years old. According to the agency, the cause of death was a heart attack. Lesin was born in Moscow on July 11, 1958. From 1999 to 2004, he served as Russian Minister for Press, Broadcasting and Mass Media. Prior to that, he was Deputy Chairman of the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company and Head of the Presidential Department for Public Relations.