The key facts

  • The family decided not to tell Bari Alibasov about the death of Lidia Fedoseeva-Shukshina
  • Alibasov and Fedoseeva-Shukshina married in November 2018; the marriage lasted just under three years
  • The producer's friendship with the actress, according to his son, lasted more than 20 years

The family decided to hide the news from the producer

The son of producer Bari Alibasov said that his father will not learn about the death of actress Lidia Fedoseeva-Shukshina, to whom he was married for just under three years. His words were reported by StarHit. According to the younger Alibasov, the news would have been too heavy a blow for his father, so his relatives decided to shield him from it.

“Let him think she is with him until the end of his life”

“I will not talk about Lidia Nikolaevna's passing — so as not to traumatize him yet again. Let us shield him from this moment,” Gazeta.Ru quotes the younger Alibasov as saying. He also recalled that his father's friendship with the actress lasted more than 20 years: recently, at the table, the producer called Fedoseeva-Shukshina his friend, explaining that she was “one of the few who knows how to be friends with a genius, since she is a genius herself.” According to his son, the actress was “the only person who always held a significant place” in his father's heart.

The son's relationship with the actress and the 2018 marriage

Alibasov Jr. himself admitted that his own relationship with Fedoseeva-Shukshina was not easy, but he is grateful to her for inspiring his father and remaining a pillar for him. “Dad loved her, supported her, and he will hardly learn about what has happened. Let him think she is with him until the end of his life…,” he concluded, adding that he wishes the actress's family peace and harmony, and strength connected with love and the cultural legacy of Vasily Shukshin. Bari Alibasov and Lidia Fedoseeva-Shukshina officially married in November 2018; their union lasted just under three years. The actress's death was reported earlier; details of her biography — the love story with Vasily Shukshin, five marriages and her main roles — were compiled by Gazeta.Ru in a separate article.