The key facts
- Retired artist Eduard Madaminov was found dead under a bridge in Shchyolkovo in August 2026
- The sole heir under a 2021 will turned out to be computer repairman Alexei Filichkin
- The daughter disputes the suicide version; the Moscow region MIA is investigating, and cremation complicates the forensic examination
The death of an artist and an unexpected heir
In Shchyolkovo, in the Moscow region, the family of the late artist and architect Eduard Madaminov is trying to establish the circumstances of his death: in August 2026 the pensioner was found under a bridge, and it later emerged that he had willed all his property to a computer repairman whom the relatives had never known. This was reported by Life.ru, citing Izvestia. The deceased's daughter Karina Turkina doubts the official version of suicide and describes her father as a man with an 'incredibly resilient psyche' — a professor, a member of the Union of Artists and the Union of Architects, who lived in seclusion.
The will and the heir's position
When the family contacted a notary, it emerged that the sole heir under the will was Alexei Filichkin, who repaired computers. He claims that he had known the pensioner for many years, helped him with household chores and financially, and that Madaminov himself suggested including him in the will as a token of gratitude for his care. Neighbors, however, told journalists that the artist had remained independent and that the presumed heir had been seen at the house only a few times.
Questions about the circumstances of the death
The daughter also has questions about the death itself: the body was found about 10 km from her father's apartment. According to Turkina, marks on the bridge railing could indicate injuries sustained before the fall, and a note requesting cremation was found on the deceased, although, she claims, he was a Muslim. These circumstances have not yet received a final assessment from law enforcement.
The investigation and legal prospects
The Moscow region main directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs confirmed receiving a report about the possible influence of third parties on the drafting of the will. Police established that the document had been personally drawn up and notarized by Madaminov back in January 2021, and there is no record of the pensioner being declared legally incapacitated; a procedural decision will be made based on the results of the investigation. Lawyers note that a will in favor of a stranger does not in itself indicate a crime, and a repeat forensic examination is complicated by the cremation of the body. According to lawyer Alla Georgieva, even if the will remains valid, the daughter may claim a compulsory share of the inheritance: she was 57 years old at the time of her father's death, and Russian law grants the right to such a share to women over 55.
A similar case in Pushkino
Life.ru also previously reported on another inheritance-related case: in Pushkino, in the Moscow region, the body of 33-year-old church reader Daniil Andryukov was found, allegedly killed by his own uncle. According to the investigation, the 55-year-old man struck his nephew several blows with an awl, took the body to a wooded area and dumped it into a sewer collector; the motive was a dispute over half of a house and a land plot that the deceased's grandmother had given him.
