were set to 11 degrees, instead of 20 degrees. The aircraft reached a speed of 165 km/h, when the crew began to rotate the aircraft, at which stage it reached a 13-degree angle of attack, and stalled 8–10 metres off the ground. The airplane rolled left and struck the ground with a 60-65 degree bank angle and crashed. According to historian Yuri Felshtinsky and political scientist Vladimir Pribylovsky, Borovik's death may be linked to his publications about Vladimir Putin just before the presidential elections that took place on 26 March. He died three days prior to the scheduled publication of materials about Putin's childhood. At this time, he also conducted an investigation of the 1999 Moscow apartment bombings. Borovik had studied Vera Putina's claims. Borovik is buried at Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow. Artyom Borovik award The Artyom Borovik award "for outstanding creative achievements in the field of independent journalism and investigative journalism in the Russian media" was established by a charitable organisation named after Artyom Borovik and headed by Genrikh Borovik. On September 13, 2001, the first winners of the award were named. Winners 2001: Anna Politkovskaya 2002: Roman Gusarov 2007: Marianna Maksimovskaya 2008: Alexei Venediktov 2010: Alexander Carmen 2012: His books Borovik published several books, including The Hidden War, about the Soviet–Afghan War. Artyom Borovik. Russian in the U.S. Army. Hippocrene Books, Inc. 1990. Artyom Borovik. Hidden War: A Russian Journalist's Account of the Soviet War in Afghanistan. Grove/Atlantic, Inc. 1992. Notes References External links 1960 births Journalists from Moscow 2000 deaths Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery Russian political activists Russian newspaper publishers (people) Crime journalists Russian war correspondents Moscow State Institute of International Relations alumni 20th-century Russian journalists Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Russia Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 2000 Russian investigative journalists