The well-known Italian journalist, publicist, political and public figure Giulietto Chiesa died last night, confirmed TASS on Sunday by his wife Fiammetta Cucornia.
“Yes, Juliet has gone,” she said. According to her, Chiesa had a heart attack. The doctors called for help could not help. On September 4, a journalist, former MEP, correspondent of Italian publications in Russia would have turned 80 years old.
The outstanding Italian journalist and public figure Julietto Chiesa was a great friend of South Ossetia, represented the interests of the Republic in Europe. Chiesa's point of view was noticeably different from most of his fellow writers in the West - he always spoke out for active cooperation with Russia, was skeptical of attempts to accuse or defame Russian policy.
Foreign Minister of South Ossetia Dmitry Medoev has also announced the death of Julietto Chiesa on his Facebook page: “Mournful news: this morning, a great friend of South Ossetia Julietto Chiesa has died in Rome.”
Chiesza spent a lot of time in the USSR and Russia: he was a Moscow correspondent for the Unita and La Stampa newspapers, and led his column in Literaturnaya Gazeta. The journalist has written several books about the Soviet Union and Russia, which combine elements of historical analysis, chronicles and reportage.
Since 2001, Giulietto Chiesa was working on topics of globalization, both economic and political, as well as military, paying particular attention to the role of the media. His books on this subject diverged in millions of copies.
In the early 2000s, the journalist went into politics, in 2004 Chiesa was elected to the European Parliament on the list of the Liberal Democratic Party, Di Pietro.
