Farewell to director Boris Yukhananov took place in Moscow.

Farewell to the artistic director of the Stanislavsky Electrotheatre, actor, director and screenwriter Boris Yukhananov took place in Moscow. Footage of the ceremony on August 7 is published by Izvestia.

According to Honored Artist of Russia Oleg Bazhanov, Yukhananov was distinguished by his lightness, humor, humanity and mercy.

"All those categories, all those human virtues that we worship, that we are happy about in this life, were present in Boris Yurievich," Bazhanov said.

As Konstantin Ernst, General Director of Channel One, noted, Yukhananov stood out for his talent to combine everything.

"He was everything at once. He was a director, writer, philosopher, actor, whatever he was. He was an absolutely renaissance man." — Konstantin Ernst told me.

The director was buried at the Troekurovsky cemetery.

From the production — the heart: what legacy Boris Yukhananov left

The outstanding theater director died at the age of 67.

Yukhananov's death at the age of 68 became known the day before. The press service of the Stanislavsky Electrotheatre clarified that the director died due to a long illness.

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