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Moscow Farewell for Tigran Keosayan Underway as Final Interview Set to Air

Margarita Simonyan says the recording was made shortly before his illness.

Overview

  • The public farewell is taking place at the Armenian Church chapel on Olympiysky Prospekt in Moscow.
  • A wreath from Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov has been installed at the chapel with a ribbon reading "From the Peskov family."
  • Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin also sent a wreath bearing an inscription from the head of the Russian government.
  • Simonyan announced that Keosayan’s appearance on the program "Sudba cheloveka" will be broadcast, and she noted host Boris Korchevnikov had held the recording until Keosayan recovered.
  • International and public condolences continue, including messages from Nicaragua’s co‑president Rosario Murillo and singer Mikhail Shufutinsky.