Overview
- Prilepin announced Kara-Murza’s death on his Telegram channel, calling him a key mentor and praising his integrity.
- RIA Novosti published the announcement with a brief obituary, citing Prilepin and providing biographical context.
- The report lists Kara-Murza’s birth date as January 23, 1939, and describes him as a chemist, publicist and author on USSR history.
- The article contains conflicting age information, stating both that he died at 86 and that he passed “in his 87th year.”
- Prilepin credited Kara-Murza’s books “Манипуляция сознанием” and “Советская цивилизация” as formative, and the piece notes his role since 2013 as head of the Center for the Study of Crisis Society.