The Russian statesman and the prominent leader of the domestic media industry Mikhail Lesin passed away today.
"Mikhail Lesin died of a heart attack,’’ RIA Novosti cites a representative of his family.
He was born in 1958. In 1999-2004 he was Minister of Printing. Then he was an advisor to the president (until 2009). In 2013-2015 Mikhail Lesin was a Chairman of the Board (CEO) of JSC Gazprom-Media Holding.
