INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Petersburg artist fell to his death from the window of his 10th-floor apartment during cops searches over his supposed donations to the
Ukrainian military, mediareported Thursday.Vadim Stroykinfaced as much as 20 years in jail if charged and convicted of taking part in a
terrorist company for his alleged support of the Ukrainian army, according to the Mash Telegram channel, which is thought to have links to
Russias security services.The St
Petersburg-based news website Fontanka reported that cops searched Stroykins home in the central Admiralteysky district as part of the
criminal case on Wednesday.He was last seen alive on the 10th flooring when he marched into the cooking area to drink water, Fontanka
said.Stroykin then quickly opened the window and devoted the irreparable act, according to Mash
It was not possible to independently validate the reports, which did not indicate what time of day the death occurred.The pro-Kremlin
tabloid Komsomolskaya Pravda reported that a preliminary examination was being carried out into Stroykins death.Mash said Stroykin died at
the age of 58, while Fontanka reported that he turned 59 in late January.The outlets stated he hailed main Russias Chelyabinsk area and had
actually resided in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg before moving to St
Petersburg.Stroykin was described as a bard artist, a genre related to the Soviet cultural thaw of the 1960s and the subsequent appeal of
allegorical tunes as a creative outlet.Stroykin formerly hosted a bardic music program on the Yekaterinburg affiliate of the now-shuttered
Ekho Moskvy radio station and founded a travel bureau
He dedicated the last 10 years of his life to private guitar lessons, including at the St
Petersburg apartment or condo where he died.Stroykincriticized Russias invasion of Ukraine in 2022 on social media.
