▁pay ▁more ▁tax es . ▁ ▁Death ▁De ▁Mar ger ie ▁died ▁in ▁an ▁aircraft ▁crash ▁in ▁Moscow ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁three - member ▁crew ▁( Y ann ▁P ican , ▁Max ime ▁R ass iat ▁and ▁Rus l ana ▁Ver vel le ). ▁The ▁aircraft , ▁the ▁D ass ault ▁Fal con ▁ 5 0 , ▁hit ▁a ▁snow pl ow ▁on ▁take - off ▁from ▁the ▁V n uk ovo ▁International ▁Airport . ▁ ▁De ▁Mar ger ie ▁was ▁returning ▁to ▁Paris ▁after ▁a ▁meeting ▁at ▁the ▁d ach a ▁of ▁Russian ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁D mit ry ▁Med ved ev , ▁near ▁Moscow , ▁subsequent ▁to ▁a ▁business ▁leaders ' ▁meeting ▁in ▁G ork y . ▁The ▁two ▁men ▁had ▁been ▁discuss ing ▁invest ments ▁in ▁Russia ▁amid ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁pro - Russ ian ▁un rest ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁of ▁Ukraine ▁and ▁the ▁resulting ▁Western ▁san ctions ▁im posed ▁on ▁Russia ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁st ando ff . ▁French ▁authorities ▁opened ▁a ▁m ans la ugh ter ▁investigation . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁A ▁Sov com fl ot ▁L NG ▁car rier ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁de ▁Mar ger ie ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 4 ▁death s ▁Category : Bus iness people ▁in ▁the ▁oil ▁industry ▁Category : F rench ▁chief ▁execut ives ▁Category : F rench