The key facts
- Yuri Kayurov died on November 6 at the age of 99; the funeral took place on November 10 at the Troyekurovskoye Cemetery
- The actor was buried next to his wife Valentina, whom he did not remarry after losing
- Condolences were sent by Vladimir Putin, Sergey Sobyanin, Sergey Naryshkin, and Alexander Kalyagin
Farewell at the Troyekurovskoye Cemetery
People's Artist of the RSFSR Yuri Kayurov was buried on November 10 at the Troyekurovskoye Cemetery in Moscow — next to his wife Valentina, a dentist, to whom, as Life.ru notes, he remained faithful until the end of his life and did not remarry after her death. The funeral ceremony took place in the farewell hall on the cemetery grounds: the coffin with the actor's body was surrounded by flowers, his portrait was placed nearby, and a large screen showed clips from films featuring him. Dozens of people came to see the actor off on his final journey — relatives, friends, and stage colleagues, among them actors Svetlana Amanova and Vasily Bochkaryov, as well as the deceased's son Leonid Kayurov.
Condolences and remembrance
Wreaths in memory of the actor were sent by the Ministry of Culture of Russia, representatives of the Moscow authorities, the Et Cetera Theatre company, and relatives. Telegrams of condolence were sent by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin, and Foreign Intelligence Service Director Sergey Naryshkin; they were joined by Alexander Kalyagin, founder and artistic director of the Et Cetera Theatre.
Final days and career
Yuri Kayurov died on November 6 at the age of 99. According to his relatives, the cause of death was natural age-related changes. According to the actor's son, his father's health deteriorated sharply over the past month, and he spent the last three weeks under medical supervision, but shortly before his death he asked his family to take him out of the hospital, as he did not want to die there. The family fulfilled this wish on November 5, and the very next day the actor passed away. Over his long career, Kayurov rose from a factory lathe operator to one of the leading actors of the Maly Theatre, where he served from 1967. He became best known for his portrayals of Vladimir Lenin — he embodied this image 18 times in film and theatre.
