The key facts
- The funeral service will take place on November 11 at 11:00 at the Church of the Resurrection of the Word on Uspensky Vrazhek in Moscow
- The actress died on November 6 in a Moscow hospital at the age of 88
- According to her daughter Maria Shukshina, the actress is planned to be buried next to Vasily Shukshin at the Novodevichy Cemetery
The date and venue of the farewell have been confirmed
The funeral service for People's Artist of the RSFSR Lidia Fedoseeva-Shukshina will take place on November 11 at 11:00 at the Church of the Resurrection of the Word on Uspensky Vrazhek in central Moscow. The actress's daughter told TASS this. Earlier, there were reports that the farewell ceremony might be held on November 10 at the Kuntsevo Hall in western Moscow, but the family later clarified the date of the memorial events.
Circumstances of death and burial plans
Lidia Fedoseeva-Shukshina died on November 6 in a Moscow hospital at the age of 88; her death became known the following day. In the last weeks of her life, the actress was under medical supervision due to serious heart problems. According to her daughter Maria Shukshina, the actress is planned to be buried next to Vasily Shukshin at the Novodevichy Cemetery — the writer and director died on October 2, 1974, during the filming of the movie 'They Fought for Their Country'.
The actress's legacy
Fedoseeva-Shukshina was one of the most famous actresses of Soviet cinema: she gained wide popularity for her roles in the films 'Stoves and Benches' and 'Red Snowball Tree'; audiences also remembered her for the pictures 'You Never Dreamed...', 'They Fought for Their Country' and 'Vivat, Midshipmen!'. In 1984, she was awarded the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR.
