Journalist Dmitry Zapolsky, who wrote about the connections of Russian crime, died suddenly in Riga

Journalist Dmitry Zapolsky, who has lived abroad for the past ten years, has died in Riga at the age of 62. About it reported his wife Elizabeth is on his Facebook account.

“Presumably a blood clot, although there is no exact information yet. The death was sudden and quick, ”she said, adding that at the time of his death he was traveling with his family.

In recent years, Zapolsky lived in Finland, they are going to bury him there. The family asked for financial support.

“He wrote a very sharp, dangerous book about the political Petersburg of the 90s. There was much that was offensive to the characters, many of whom are still alive even with great opportunities, ”- considers journalists, political scientist Alexander Morozov. Dmitry Zapolsky is the author of the books Putinburg and Kremlin Kitchen.

When in 2020 in the village of Velikoye was killed “an authoritative businessman” and the father of the Formula 1 racer, Alexander Petrov, who was openly called the master of the city, Dmitry Zapolsky told The Insider that Vyborg had been a tasty morsel for criminals for decades. power over the city, who can be behind the assassination attempt and what connected the owner of Vyborg with the leadership of St. Petersburg and Vladimir Putin.