Farewell to Igor Zolotovitsky began at the Chekhov Moscow Art Theater

On January 17, the farewell ceremony for Igor Zolotovitsky, People's Artist of Russia, began at the Chekhov Moscow Art Theater in Moscow.

"It's a pity, as I usually say, when especially young people leave, not one at a time. <...> And none of us thought that the end was so close. That's the saddest part. There will be no communication, there will be no joint events," Vladimir Malyshev, rector of VGIK, expressed his sorrow.

Relatives, friends and colleagues of the artist gathered in the theater to lay flowers and pay their last respects.

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Zolotovitsky died on January 14 at the age of 65. The cause of the artist's death was cancer. The farewell to the artist was scheduled for January 17, on the main stage of the Chekhov Moscow Art Theater. On the same day, he will be buried at the Troekurovsky Cemetery in Moscow.

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