Vladimir Egorov, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was found dead on Wednesday, according to Russian state media. Tobolsk City Duma deputy Egorov, 46, a member of Putin’s ruling United Russia party, fell from the third floor window of a house on Kedrovaya Street in Tobolsk in the Tyumen Oblast, Russian Telegram channel Baza, which has links to Russian security services, reported. Russian daily newspaper Izvestia also cited a source as saying that Egorov could have fallen out of a third floor window. Newsweek couldn’t immediately verify the cause of Egorov’s death and has contacted Russia’s Foreign Ministry via email for comment. The press service of the Investigative Directorate for the Tyumen region told Russia’s state-run news agency RIA Novosti that investigators are “establishing all the circumstances of the incident.” Last year, Egorov became one of the richest deputies of Tobolsk, with his income amounting to 9.1 million rubles (about $100,500), Russian news outlet RBC reported on Thursday.
Defenestrationgoes back more than 600 years. Probably even older, my guess is around the invention of windows and higher story buildings
Russian windows seem to be nearly as dangerous as American guns.
As an architectural professional, I kinda want to skim over Russian building codes on the off-chance that they just have really shitty practice around fall protection at windows, and all of our jokes about it misunderstand the situtation after all.
All floors must slope at least 6 degrees towards windows (or 5 degrees if the sill is greased) to reduce vampire invasions.
They say the building code is written in blood, and hoo boy did Vlad Tepes leave a mark in that part of the world.
Everyone talks about the impaling outside of window stats but no one ever brings up the low impaling inside of window stats.
I believe that Navalny had fallen out of a window long ago if there were any without bars in the Gulag.
Not exactly a hot take given Putin tried poisoning Navalny once.
I know. Maybe he was weary of upstairs windows back then so Putler had to use the other method.
Nothing to see here. According to 72.ru, one of the most likely reasons to fall out of window is “heart conditions”. No joke. Source: https://72.ru/text/incidents/2023/12/28/73068230/ - “One of the most likely causes - heart problems, - our interlocutor clarified.” - Translation by Firefox Translations.
Falling out windows seem like a leading cause of death in russia, just after going on jaunts across the border in Ukraine. And both are easily preventable.
Every sane Russian better avoid stairs and windows.
Why is it always such low windows?
… was found dead after falling from a daylight basement window
It’s about sending a message. Also a lot of Soviet era buildings don’t have working elevators, so why drag the body higher than necessary?
Less time to yell out that he’s being murdered
'Cause they have to be identifiable right away … not a splatter stain that takes days/weeks to identifiy.
Gotta get that message out quick.
This one was the upper floor of the victim’s home
I think it’s like a villain calling card. As a whole this war has been great for consolidating power
Gravity. The biggest killer of Russians lately.
After all, how else would Russian soldiers in Ukraine get their complimentary introductions to drone dropped grenades.
Well, Ukrainian bullets are the biggest killer of Russians…
Interesting that’s it’s an ally and not a foe - that suggests (if it’s not a true accident) that the top is beginning to jostle for position.
That, or fate loves irony.
Must not have been a good enough ally.
That, or more interestingly, maybe Putin really is losing control in Russia.
Allies quickly become foes when they forget their place.
Yes, often known as “When I want your opinion, I’ll give it to you”-syndrome.
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“Four Putin allies/suspected enemies/whatever found dead after falling in the same bathtub and drowning. Putin’s surviving allies maintain, ‘This is fine.’”
A useful word for situations like this is defenestrate. It means to throw a person or thing out of a window.
there’s a famous song with this word i can’t remember exactly
Defenestly
Angry upvote
Being reported as autodefenestration, the act of throwing ones self out a window. Although your word is the more accurate one, and everyone knows it
Here’s to hoping he invites Donnie shitty drawers for tea on the balcony someday who knows.
Russians could make bank with a hand rail industry.
Just like the Empire in Star Wars.
And in other news, Russia has banned the use of hand rails. Video at 11.
Sounds suspiciously like forbidden western technology. Throw him out the window!
It’s raining men
As long as it’s the elites, hallelujah!
I’m gonna go out, I’m gonna let myself get
absolutely soaking WEEEEET!
gravity, the bane of Russian’s existence
