Another Russian Artist Dies Under Suspicious Circumstances

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Another Russian Artist Dies Under Suspicious Circumstances

Freemuse is deeply shocked by the tragic death of Russian musician and songwriter Vadim Stroykin, who fell from the window of his tenth-floor apartment in St. Petersburg during a police search on 5 February. Authorities claimed to be investigating Vadim Stroykin over alleged donations to Ukraine—charges that could have carried a 20-year prison sentence—while Kremlin-aligned media claim he died by suicide during the police raid. Stroykin was an a…