Aleksey Pimanov was born in
Moscow on 9 February 1962. Since childhood, he dreamed of becoming a professional historian, but following the advice of his history teacher, he decided to pursue a technical education and keep history as a hobby. After graduating from secondary school, he enrolled in a technical university. During his third year of institute, he was drafted into the
Soviet Army. He served at the
Baikonur Cosmodrome (
Kazakh SSR), where he ensured communications prior to rocket launches. After being discharged in 1986, he continued his studies at the institute and simultaneously began working in television as a video engineer for remote cameras at the
Ostankino Technical Center, and later as a cameraman. In 1989, he graduated from the Moscow Institute of Communication with a degree in radio communication and broadcasting engineering. He also studied at the
Faculty of Journalism of Moscow State University. Pimanov died suddenly in Moscow, on 23 April 2026, at the age of 64. Preliminary reports indicated that the cause of death was heart-related; his wife later reported that the cause of death was
myocardial infarction. == References ==