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Russia’s transport minister allegedly shot himself in the head on Monday just hours after President Vladimir Putin dismissed him from his post, investigators said.
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Behind Closed Doors in Moscow How Starovoit’s Death Echoes Russia’s Dark Political Legacy and Media TacticsUnlike before, when you could get these jobs, get rich, get promoted from regional level to federal level, today, that is clearly not a career path if you want to stay alive,” Nina Khrushcheva told the BBC.
Former Kursk governor and recently dismissed Russian transport minister Roman Starovoit was found shot dead inside his car in Odintsovo near Moscow on Monday. Russian President Vladimir Putin removed him from office earlier the same day without explanation.