Viaceslav Leontiev

Viaceslav Leontiev was the former director of the influential publishing house 'Pravda', which was associated with the official newspaper of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. He led the organization during both the Soviet era and after the collapse of the USSR. Leontiev's death on October 5, 2023, is being treated as suspicious by Russian authorities, with investigations underway to determine if it was a suicide, accident, or if third-party involvement was possible. At the age of 87, he had extensive knowledge of the financial dealings of the former Communist Party, and his passing adds to a series of mysterious deaths among Russian elites.