The funeral of actress Chursina took place at the Sestroretsk cemetery in St. Petersburg.

Lyudmila Chursina, People's Artist of the USSR, Soviet and Russian theater and film actress, was buried at the Sestroretsk Cemetery in St. Petersburg. Izvestia publishes footage from the ceremony on June 12.

An honor guard was involved in the Funeral ceremony. His representatives, accompanied by an orchestra, carried a portrait of Chursina and a wreath of scarlet roses decorated with wide ribbons in the colors of the Russian tricolor.

The people gathered at the cemetery stood on the parade ground and occasionally talked. Many held bouquets in their hands, and some did not stop crying. The service ended with a military salvo of honor, followed by the Russian national anthem.

Love itself: Lyudmila Chursina died

The famous actress was 84 years old.

Chursina's death at the age of 85 became known two days earlier. Relatives of the deceased said that she had been struggling with cancer for a long time. The actress, according to her friend actor Sergei Parshin, was a universal favorite, whose death was a loss for the whole country. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on the same day that Chursina's work and biography are an example for those who have decided to devote themselves to serving culture.

Farewell to the artist began on June 12 at the Transfiguration Cathedral in St. Petersburg. From where Chursin was escorted to his last journey with long applause.