Russian politician Mikhail Lesin deceased

The former Russian minister and media adviser Mikhail Lesin is Wednesday at the age of 57 deceased of a heart attack.

President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to Lesins family. " The president has a deep appreciation for the efforts Lesins modern Russian mass media ", said a spokesman for the Kremlin. In 2009 the consultant was still by President Dmitry Medvedev dismissed for abuse of his position would have made.

Levin was under Putin in 2004 media consultant. He previously occupied senior posts under Putin's predecessor, Boris Yeltsin. In October 2013 he became the head of Gazprom- Media. Which function he laid down for family reasons in January 2015. Lesin is also founder of the news channel RT.