Expert of the "What? Where? When?" club Vladislav Bykov has died

Russian journalist, writer, economist, and participant in popular intellectual TV shows Vladislav Bykov has passed away at the age of 72, in his 73rd year of life.

As reported by BAKU.WS with reference to a Facebook post by his wife Olga Derkach, the death of the erudite became known from her social media message. Derkach is also known as a participant of the intellectual game show "Svoya Igra" (Jeopardy!).

Vladislav Bykov was born in 1954 in the Sverdlovsk region. After graduating from the Moscow Aviation Institute, he worked in the economic sector for an extended period, and in the early 1990s, he became passionate about intellectual games.

Since 1994, Bykov appeared on the elite club show "What? Where? When?", where he played nine games. He also repeatedly participated in "Brain Ring" as a member of the "Stirol" team.

The journalist gained particular fame through his participation in the program "Svoya Igra" (Jeopardy!), where he was included among the project's best players — the "Golden Dozen".