He then, along with Michael Gorbachev, headed the St. Petersburg Dialog, a forum for understanding Russia; also became president of the Berlin Union Club, an organization to preserve the Hoppegarten racetrack in Berlin. He also continued in journalism as a columnist for "Bild" and from 1999 to 2001 he was a member of the board of directors of Axel Springer AG publishers. Awarded the Großes Verdienstkreuz of the Republic of Germany in 2003 for his extra-ordinary service to freedom of the press and his support of German-Russian relations. His last piece, an editorial in his "alma mater" the "Bild" appeared exactly one week before his death. Died in Gmund am Tegernsee, Bavaria, Germany, from cancer.
He then, along with Michael Gorbachev, headed the St. Petersburg Dialog, a forum for understanding Russia; also became president of the Berlin Union Club, an organization to preserve the Hoppegarten racetrack in Berlin. He also continued in journalism as a columnist for "Bild" and from 1999 to 2001 he was a member of the board of directors of Axel Springer AG publishers. Awarded the Großes Verdienstkreuz of the Republic of Germany in 2003 for his extra-ordinary service to freedom of the press and his support of German-Russian relations. His last piece, an editorial in his "alma mater" the "Bild" appeared exactly one week before his death. Died in Gmund am Tegernsee, Bavaria, Germany, from cancer.
Bio by: Fred Beisser
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