A TV chef who fled to London after his opposition of Vladimir Putoin has been found dead while on a promotional tour
A Russian TV chef who criticised Vladimir Putin has been found dead in a Belgrade hotel
Alexei Zimin, 52, died suddenly on a promotional tour to the Serbian capital. Authorities have said his cause of death is currently “unclear”.
Zimin fled Russia to London after his oppositions of Putin. Zimin was once a popular figure on Russian cooking shows. He also owned Zima restaurant in Soho, which he founded after he had left Russia following Putin’s invasion of Crimea.
In a statement released by Zima magazine today, a spokesperson said: “Alexei Zimin, the project’s editor-in-chief and the chef of the Zima restaurant, has passed away. Alexei was not only a colleague, he was our friend, a close person with whom we were lucky to go through a lot – both good, kind and sad.”
London-based exiled Russian TV chef, editor and restaurateur Alexei Zimin, dies at 52.
It concluded: “Thank you to everyone for the words we received today about Alexei. We are hurting together with you.”
Zimin had also been editor-in-chief of the Russian edition of GQ magazine.
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