two deaths
Vyacheslav Kartukhin, Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of the Vladimir Region, announced on the Telegram channel that Pavel Antov passed away.
“As a result of tragic circumstances, our colleague, successful entrepreneur, philanthropist Pavel Genrikhovich Antov passed away. On behalf of the deputies of the United Russia faction, I convey my deepest condolences to family and friends,” Kartukhin said.
Alexei Idamkin, the Russian Consul General in Kolkata, told TASS that his friend died two days before Antov.
“A tour group of four was staying at a hotel in Rayagada. Russian Vladimir B. died last Thursday. According to the police, it was due to a heart attack. Last Saturday, Pavel Antov, the second Russian deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Vladimir Region, fell out of the window. “We are following the investigation closely and are getting all the information from the Odisha police,” he said.
According to him, the Consul General is in constant contact with the relatives of the deceased, as well as local authorities and the police.
“The police are yet to see any criminal element in these tragic events,” Idamkin said.
According to NTV, the diplomat also promised that the consulate would provide “every possible assistance to the relatives of these Russians to complete all necessary documents”.
RBC, quoting Zebra TV, reported that Antov’s deceased friend was probably 61-year-old businessman Vladimir Bydanov from Yoshkar-Ola.
“I couldn’t believe it”
Vladimir Kiselev, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Vladimir Region, said he was “shocked” by the news of Antov’s death. He stated that he congratulated “the other day” on his 65th birthday – “the age when experience and energy merge, behind which there is a great baggage of success, and in front of him are new plans and projects, personal, professional, public”. ”
In a comment by Kiselev published on the website of the Legislative Assembly of the Vladimir Region, saysAntov “was a man of incredible energy and broad interests.” The head of the regional legislature noted that the deceased was a “successful entrepreneur” and “always tried to help people.”
He added that many people in the region “far from both business and politics” know Antov as “one of the most active bosses”. The MP “helped implement brilliant cultural projects, but also helped target those in need.” Kiselev emphasized that the deputy “devotes a significant part of his life to charity, for him it is a matter of honor and conscience.”
Kiselev noted that Antov “cannot be compelled to have any opinion on any matter of his own”, relying on the “voice of his conscience”.
“For the Legislative Assembly, for the entire Vladimir Region, the death of Pavel Genrikhovich Antov is a heavy and irreparable loss. My condolences to his family and relatives,” he concluded.
According to the data, published On the website of the Legislative Assembly, Antov was born in Voskresensk, Moscow Region, but has been living and working in Vladimir since 1985.
“He founded the Vladimir Standard group of companies in 2000 and within a few years has made it one of the most successful and important industries in the Vladimir region,” the website says.
It is also stated that before his death he was vice president of the Vladimir Standard group of companies. He is recognized in the region as a “philanthropist, public figure, founder of the “ArtSoyuzZebra” art association.
In addition, Antov supported Vladimir painting, children’s creative teams and orphanages in the region.
He served as the chairman of the agricultural policy, nature management and ecology commission in the regional council, and a member of the education, science, culture, tourism, sports, family affairs, youth and media commissions. Member of the United Russia fraction. Antov is survived by his wife and daughter.