Volochkova says she does not want to leave an inheritance to her daughter

Statement on the inheritance

Honored Artist of Russia Anastasia Volochkova has been thinking about how to dispose of her property. She shared her reflections on her last will on the program You Won't Believe It!on NTV, as reported by Gazeta.Ru. During a walk through the Novodevichy Cemetery, the ballerina stated that she does not want to leave an inheritance to her daughter Ariadna and hinted that the recipients of her property have already been decided.

Wishes regarding burial

In addition to her instructions on the inheritance, Volochkova expressed a wish for her grave to be located at the Novodevichy Cemetery, with a sculpture of a ballerina made of white marble serving as her monument. She also noted with regret that she has not yet been awarded the title of People's Artist of Russia, which, according to her, would allow her to count on a plot at that cemetery.

Context of the conflict with her daughter

The statement about the inheritance came against the backdrop of a conflict with her daughter that the artist herself had previously spoken about. In late September, as Gazeta.Ru wrote, Volochkova said that Ariadna was deliberately avoiding meeting her: according to the ballerina, the young woman does not answer calls and messages and hides her address so that her mother cannot show up unexpectedly. Volochkova attributed this behavior to the influence of her own mother. The daughter moved from her to her father Igor Vdovin and his family at the age of 14. The artist claimed that the businessman's wife hates Ariadna, but the young woman herself has repeatedly said there are no conflicts with her stepmother Elena Nikolaeva. Thus, information about the nature of the family relationships is contradictory and comes from different parties to the conflict; none of the versions is supported by independent confirmation in the publications.