Exiled Putin critic discovered lifeless outdoors DC house

A distinguished exiled critic of Russian president Vladimir Putin was discovered lifeless outdoors of his Washington, D.C., house.

Dan Rapaport, born in Soviet Latvia, was first exiled in 1980, earlier than shifting to Russia in 1991, based on Fox News. He went into exile once more in 2012, this time over criticism of Putin and later bought a multi-million greenback dwelling he bought within the Kalorama district of D.C. to Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump. He was particularly vocal following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, ceaselessly posting help for Ukraine and hostility in opposition to Russia on his Fb feed. The 52-year-old confirmed troubling indicators on his Fb final week earlier than being discovered lifeless on Sunday in what seems to be a suicide.

"The horror, the horror. - Colonel Kurtz," he posted on his feed, hooked up to an image of Marlon Brando's portrayal of the character within the 1979 movie Apocalypse Now. The psychological movie, happening in the course of the Vietnam Warfare, explores the lack of sanity throughout wartime.

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Rapaport traveled to Ukraine someday after the invasion started, documenting his expertise on Fb, and left someday in April. He additionally used Kurtz's "the horror, the horror" quote to explain scenes of the struggle within the Ukrainian metropolis of Bucha.

The Metropolitan Police Division stated in an incident report that authorities had been responding to a name reporting a "jumper" once they discovered the exile's physique proper outdoors his Georgetown house simply after 9 p.m. on Sunday, based on Fox News. In addition they discovered practically $2,500 in money close to his physique, together with private gadgets, per the police report. Whereas his loss of life is below investigation, foul play is just not suspected, a police consultant stated.

Rapaport described the Ukraine battle as a black and white wrestle between good and evil.

"No massive battle up to now 75 years has been so clearly outlined as black and white, an epic wrestle of slavery versus freedom, totalitarianism in opposition to democracy, cruelty versus humanity," he wrote in an April 11 Fb submit.

Rapaport leaves behind his daughter and second spouse Alena, who instructed Russian information outlet RBC of his loss of life.

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"To our nice remorse, the husband and father of our daughter is not any extra," she stated. "We needed to meet, he had appointments, he had plans. Dan evacuated us from Kyiv and returned there himself to assist my nation. Then we had been supposed to satisfy within the USA."