appointed Serbia's ambassador to Russia. Personal life Lazanski is related to former president of Republika Srpska Biljana Plavšić, his maternal grandmother and Plavšić's father being siblings (Lazanski's mother and Plavšić are cousins). Lazanski's spouse was from Belgrade and they had a son. Death On 3 August 2021, Lazanski died of a heart attack in his home in Belgrade at the age of 70. Honours : Medal for Military Merits (1977) : Order of Honor (2018) Work Books Jutarnja patrola [Morning Patrol] (1999) Uvek postoji sutra [There is Always Tomorrow] (2000) Bin Laden protiv Amerike [Bin Laden Against America] (2001) Istina o Srpskoj [Truth about Srpska] (2001) Komandosi [Commandos] (2002) Borbeni avioni [Fighter Planes] (2002) Hitler je pobedio [Hitler Won] (2003) Vreme izdaje [Time of Betrayal] (2008) Films Jugoslovenska narodna armija [Yugoslav People's Army], documentary Rat za Kosmet/Rat za Kosovo [War for Kosovo], documentary Komandosi [Commandos], documentary Titova soba tajni [Tito's Secret Room] (2014), documentary, director Dnevnik iz Sirije [Diary from Syria] (2015), documentary References Further reading External links (personal homepage) 1950 births 2021 deaths People from Karlovac Serbs of Croatia Serbian journalists Serbian war correspondents Yugoslav journalists War correspondents of the Yugoslav Wars Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb alumni Serbian people of Slovenian descent Serbian people of Polish descent Political journalists Ambassadors of Serbia to Russia