“Anatoly Grigorievich died after a long illness,” the agency was told.
As Life.ru specifies, Lysenko headed OTR since July 2012.
In December 2018, Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded him the honorary title of "Distinguished Journalist".
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2021-06-25T04:54:46.491Z
Anatoly Lysenko, a TV journalist and general director of the Public Television of Russia (OTR), died at the age of 84. TASS was informed about this in the press service of OTR.
“Anatoly Grigorievich died after a long illness,” the agency was told.
As Life.ru specifies, Lysenko headed OTR since July 2012.
In December 2018, Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded him the honorary title of "Distinguished Journalist".
Source: russiart