By Russia Desk
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi died Monday in a hospital in Milan. He was 86 years old. A successful businessman and politician, football fan and connoisseur of women, Berlusconi has been one of the most prominent figures in Italian public life for 40 years. Its popularity went far beyond the country’s borders. He knew many celebrities, communicated closely with colleagues from other countries, in particular Russian President Vladimir Putin was considered a friend of his. On the day of the death of the Italian politician, Russian media collected the most brilliant shots of Silvio Berlusconi.
AC Milan President Silvio Berlusconi celebrates with the UEFA European Cup, May 24, 1989 Imago/Colorsport/TASS
Prime Minister candidate Silvio Berlusconi attends a Forward Italy party after his televised debate in Rome, Italy on March 23, 1994Franco Origlia/Hulton Archive via Getty Images
Naples. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Russian President Boris Yeltsin (left to right) during a meeting, Naples, Italy, July 22, 1994 Alexander Sentsov, Alexander Chumichev / TASS
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi visit the tea house complex in Sochi, Russia, April 2, 2002 Vladimir Rodionov, Sergey Velichkin / TASS
Members of the G-8 countries (from left to right), European Commission President Romano Prodi, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Jacques Chirac, US President George W. Bush, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Greek Prime Minister Kostas Simitis during a group photo at the G-8 summit in Evian, France , June 2, 2003 Herbert Knosowski / AP
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (right) greets Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi as they meet at his residence near Moscow in Barvikha, Russia, May 16, 2009. Maxim Shipenkov / AP
Pope Benedict XVI (left) speaks with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi during their November 19, 2005 meeting at the VaticanAlberto Pizzoli/Vatican/Getty Images News via Getty Images
Silvio Berlusconi during a press conference in Rome, Italy, April 15, 2008 Alessandra Tarantino / AP
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (right) jokes with US President George W. Bush during their meeting at Villa Madama in Rome, June 12, 2008 Pier Paolo Cito/AP
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi (left) and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi outside the Chigi Palace, the Prime Minister’s office, in Rome, June 10, 2009 Riccardo De Luca/AP
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi delivers a speech at the founding convention of the new center-right People of Freedom party, uniting Berlusconi’s Forza Italia movement and the National Alliance party, in Rome, Italy May 27, 2011 Pier Paolo Cito / PA
French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L), German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (C) talk ahead of the G-20 summit in Cannes, November 3, 2011. Center just behind the back is French Finance Minister François BaroinVincent Damourette / AP
Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin, former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and current Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (left to right) at Krasnaya Polyana ski resort, Sochi, Russia March 8, 2012 Dmitry Astakhov/TASS
Silvio Berlusconi greets supporters, accompanied by his daughter Barbara, outside the headquarters of AC Milan, Italy, July 3, 2015 Luca Bruno / AP
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, 3rd from left, flanked by Mayor of Venice Luigi Brugnaro, left, and MP Renato Brunetta, wades through the water in flooded St. Mark’s Square in Venice, Italy, November 14, 2019 Luigi Costantini / AP
Silvio Berlusconi of the Forza Italia party speaks during a political rally organized by the right-wing political alliance (Forza Italia, Lega and Fratelli d’Italia) in Piazza del Popolo as part of the closing of the ballot boxes for the elections general elections of September 22, 2022 election in Rome, ItalyFranco Origlia/Getty Images News via Getty Images
Silvio Berlusconi, former Prime Minister and permanent leader of the Forza Italia party, elected to the Senate on September 25, 2022Ervin Shulku/Zuma/TASS
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