The key facts
- Farewell — November 6 at the morgue of the Sklifosovsky Institute of Emergency Medicine in Moscow
- Funeral — November 7 in the settlement of Syava, Nizhny Novgorod Region
- Skitsan died at the age of 39; according to relatives, he had heart problems and an oncological disease
Date and place of the farewell and funeral
Theater and film actor Ivan Skitsan, known for the film 'Burnt by the Sun 2: Prelude', will be buried on November 7 in the settlement of Syava, Nizhny Novgorod Region. TASS was told this by the actor's entourage. The farewell will take place on November 6 in the mourning hall of the morgue at the Sklifosovsky Institute of Emergency Medicine in Moscow; after the ceremony, the body will be taken to the actor's homeland.
About the illness and career
Skitsan died at the age of 39. According to his relatives, he had been ill for a long time: he had heart problems and an oncological disease. Life.ru previously reported on the actor's career: he graduated from the Nizhny Novgorod Theater School named after Evstigneev, worked at the Gorky Moscow Art Theater and the Theater in the South-West, and, in addition to 'Burnt by the Sun 2', appeared in the TV series 'Margosha' and 'Ranetki'. His connection with the Nizhny Novgorod Region, where the funeral will take place, is also confirmed by the place of his studies — the Evstigneev School is located in Nizhny Novgorod.
