Famous Russian TV chef Alexei Zimin (52), who openly opposed the war in Ukraine, and then lived as an exile in London, was found dead in Belgrade, reports Nova.rs.
According to the first information, this morning in Belgrade, the owner of the apartment found the body of his tenant, allegedly with a broken head. Since the tenant did not answer for Sundays, the owner decided to visit him, and he found a body on the floor. The media say that he is a citizen of Great Britain.
The cause of death is not yet known, but the body has been sent for an autopsy and toxicology analysis.
However, according to British media reports, the body of the man, who is a citizen of Russia, was found in a hotel room and not in an apartment, as originally reported by Serbian media.
"The Russian Zimin, who was found dead this morning, was the owner of the restaurant Zima in the elite part of London - Soho, and he died during his stay in Belgrade. "Zimin has not returned to Russia since he was exiled for criticizing Russian President Vladimir Putin and his decision to invade Crimea," according to the British Daily Mail.
When Alexei Zimin
Zimin used to have several cooking shows in Russia. His famous restaurant in London, in the heart of Soho, offers gourmets traditional Russian cuisine with a touch of modernity, and his "Zima Club" organized numerous workshops, parties and other very popular "events" for Russians living in Britain, according to "Moskvichmag".
Zimin left behind his wife Tatjana Tanya Dolmatovskaya, a costume designer who worked for Russian Vogue and graduated from the London University of the Arts, as well as a 17-year-old daughter, Varvara, writes the Daily Mail.
Zimin was once the editor-in-chief of the Russian edition of the prestigious men's magazine GQ, as well as a culinary magazine.
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