Journalist Alexey Vishnevetsky Dies at 60
TASS reported that the cause of death of the meritorious journalist of the Russian Federation, Alexey Vishnevetsky, could have been a heart attack, according to Solovyov, chairman of the Union of Journalists of Russia.
Consensus
- Alexey Vishnevetsky died on September 4, 2026.
- He was 60 years old at the time of death.
- He was a distinguished journalist and deputy chairman of the Union of Journalists Russia.
- His career began in 1988 as a freelance correspondent for 'Moskovskaya Pravda'.
- He worked in television, including on programs 'Chestny Detektiv' on Russia 1 and 'Distantsiya 60' and 'Segodnyacho' on NTV and TNT.
- He was appointed deputy chairman of the Union of Journalists on December 1, 2017.
- In 2026, he was awarded the title of Honored Journalist of Russia by presidential decree.
- The preliminary cause of death was an infarct, according to multiple sources.
- A date and location for the funeral and memorial will be announced later.
Points of divergence
- Vishnevetsky died at the age of 61. — vm
- Vishnevetsky was the secretary of the Union of Journalists of Russia. — vedomosti
- Vishnevetsky was a person who was known and loved across many cities in Russia, and served as a center of attraction for regional journalists. — vesti
- Vishnevetsky was secretary and deputy chairman of the Union of Journalists. — kommerant
Coverage (10 sources)
- Cause of death of merited Russian journalist Alexey Vishnevetsky could be a heart attack, TASS said, chairman of the Union of Journalists... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Chairman of SJR Solovyov Reacts to the Death of Journalist Alexey Vishnevetsky — Вести
- Cause of journalist Alexey Vishnevetskoy's death could be a heart attack — Вести
- Date of the farewell to journalist Alexey Vishnevetsky has become known — Вести
- Alexey Vishnevetsky, Deputy Chairman of SJR and Merited Journalist of the Russian Federation, has died. He was 60 years old, the Union of Journalists of Russia reported. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Alexey Vishnevetsky, Deputy Chairman of SZhR and Merited Journalist of the Russian Federation, has died. He was 60 years old, the Union of Journalists of Russia announced. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Alexey Vishnevetsky, Deputy Chairman of the Union of Journalists of Russia, Has Died — Коммерсантъ
- Distinguished Russian journalist Alexey Vishnevetsky has died — Вести
- TV host of Russia-24 Alexey Vishnevetsky died at the age of 61 — Вечерняя Москва
- Journalist Alexey Vishnevetsky has died — Ведомости
Key entities
- Alexey Vishnevetsky
- Russia
- SJR
- Union of Journalists
- Vladimir Solovyov
- Moscow
- TASS
- Union of Journalists of Russia
- Max
- RIA Novosti
- IT 'News'
- Troekurovskoe Cemetery