Overview
- The civil panikhida is set for 10:00 MSK on the theater’s main stage, followed by a 13:00 service at the Church of Sophia the Wisdom of God and burial at Troyekurovskoye Cemetery.
- Zolotovitsky died in hospital earlier this week at age 64 after a long battle with cancer.
- Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin offered condolences, praising his blend of stage craft and pedagogy.
- Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova highlighted his professional integrity and the values he instilled in students and colleagues.
- A graduate of the MKhAT School-Studio, he taught there from 1989 and served as rector since 2013, receiving state honors in 2002 and 2020.