A leading critic of Putin’s war in Ukraine was found dead in London, according to reports.

Russian journalist and chef Alexei Zimin has died at the age of 53, according to a Moscow-based publication. Afisha reported. The cause of death has not yet been confirmed.

Alexei Zimin has built a distinguished career in the media and culinary fields. AfishaAnnouncing his death and serving as editor-in-chief of many important magazines GQ And gourmet. He also contributed as a columnist. Kommersant And vedomosti. In addition to his writing, Zimin also hosted the TV show “Cooking with Alexei Zimin” and wrote several cookbooks.

Since moving to London in 2015, Zimin has turned to the restaurant industry and launched Zima restaurant and magazine. He was a leading critic of Russia’s war in Ukraine and had previously posted a video of himself singing an anti-war song on Instagram. Economist.

Zimin’s Russian TV show after he released a video of himself singing an anti-war song Cooking with Alexei Zimin suddenly canceled Former Russian MP and prominent opposition politician Ilya Ponomarev stated that the cancellation was due to “the presenter’s anti-war statements on social networks”, according to the NTV channel.

Zimin also wrote at the beginning of the war in 2022: Several anti-war statements on Instagram “Bring our soldiers home” and “This idea is not original. Stop the war. Withdraw our soldiers and bring our soldiers home.”

He also wrote“Like everyone who grew up in the USSR, I was brought up with a fairly commonsensical belief that war was the worst thing that could happen. There is no excuse for it, and even if there were, it would be too late to make excuses now. As Rosenbaum said, “I must put an end to this madness” and “War It’s not poker.”

I initially moved to England to study Le Cordon BleuZimin, a culinary arts major in London, went on to open his restaurant Zima in 2016It serves Russian street food style dishes.

He was one of many anti-war critics in London. regularly protested near the embassy.

Zimin last shared the following post on his Instagram account a week ago: introduces the latest cooking eventHe introduces his new book “Belgrade special dish: A History of the Anglo-Saxon World in 5 Dishes”, Anglomania, On November 7.

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