Svetlana Nemolyaeva bid farewell to Lidia Fedoseeva-Shukshina: 'A generation is passing away'

People's Artist of the RSFSR Svetlana Nemolyaeva called the death of Lidia Fedoseeva-Shukshina the loss of an entire generation of actors. The actress died on November 6 in Moscow at the age of 88; the funeral service is scheduled for November 11, and she is to be buried at the Novodevichy Cemetery next to Vasily Shukshin.

Otabek YusupovFirst published on tafs uz 7 November 2026 at 23:022 min read

The key facts

Lidia Fedoseeva-Shukshina died on the evening of November 6 in a Moscow hospital at the age of 88
Svetlana Nemolyaeva, in a conversation with NEWS.ru, noted the naturalness and sincerity of her late colleague
The funeral service will take place on November 11 at 11:00 at the Church of the Resurrection of the Word on Uspensky Vrazhek

A colleague's word: the loss of a generation

People's Artist of the RSFSR Svetlana Nemolyaeva spoke about the death of Lidia Fedoseeva-Shukshina, calling her passing the loss, for Russian cinema, of an entire generation of outstanding performers. In a conversation with NEWS.ru she particularly noted the naturalness and sincerity with which her late colleague brought her heroines to life on screen: 'She was always very truthful, very natural. A generation is passing away, no one is left, and now she is gone too. May she rest in peace and may the kingdom of heaven be hers.'

On her own talent

Nemolyaeva also recalled Vasily Shukshin, calling the writer, director and actor a brilliant man, but emphasized that Lidia Nikolaevna possessed a bright talent of her own. In her view, Fedoseeva-Shukshina's individuality showed in everything — from her appearance and character to her special manner of being on camera.

Circumstances of death and farewell

Lidia Fedoseeva-Shukshina died on the evening of November 6 in a Moscow hospital at the age of 88. In her final weeks the actress was under medical supervision due to heart failure; according to SHOT, her condition remained grave and she required mechanical ventilation. Her daughter Maria Shukshina announced her mother's death on November 7. The funeral service, as reported by Life.ru, will take place on November 11 at 11:00 at the Church of the Resurrection of the Word on Uspensky Vrazhek in central Moscow. Initially the family considered holding the farewell on November 10 in Kuntsevo, but later clarified the plans. The actress is to be buried at the Novodevichy Cemetery next to Vasily Shukshin, who died in 1974.