The key facts

  • The farewell will take place on November 10 at the farewell hall in Kuntsevo
  • The actress is planned to be buried at the Novodevichy Cemetery, where Vasily Shukshin rests
  • Fedoseeva-Shukshina died at 88, having been in intensive care since mid-October

Date and place of the farewell

The farewell to People's Artist of the RSFSR Lidia Fedoseeva-Shukshina will take place on November 10 at the farewell hall in Kuntsevo. The actress's daughter told TASS about this. She is planned to be buried at the Novodevichy Cemetery, where her husband Vasily Shukshin also rests.

Circumstances of the illness

The actress passed away at the age of 88; since mid-October she had been in intensive care. Her daughter called an ambulance after her mother developed shortness of breath and stopped walking. According to media reports, on October 22 the actress was placed in a medically induced coma due to a severe condition with a negative dynamic, but Olga Shukshina denied this information. She said that doctors often reminded them of the actress's age and warned that the body's reserves are not limitless: 'The doctors always said — it's her age. And that the body's reserves are not infinite. They did their best, and my mother herself did her best.'

Creative legacy

Over her career, Fedoseeva-Shukshina appeared in more than 90 films. She became best known for her roles in Vasily Shukshin's films 'Pechki-Lavochki' and 'Kalina Krasnaya' (Snowball Berry Red). The actress's biography, including her love story with Shukshin and five marriages, is covered in a separate article by Gazeta.Ru.