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Russian Theater Figures Aleksey Zolotnitsky, 79, and Gennady Nazarov, 58, Die

Official statements confirm the deaths, note a scheduled farewell for Zolotnitsky, and emphasize Nazarov’s teaching legacy.

Overview

  • The Theatre of Oleg Tabakov said Aleksey Zolotnitsky died on October 25 at age 79 after a prolonged illness.
  • A public farewell for Zolotnitsky is scheduled for October 28, according to the Tabakov theatre.
  • Zolotnitsky served in the Tabakov troupe since 1989, gained wide recognition for dubbing major international actors, and was noted for a 1987 film role in Ten Little Indians.
  • Moscow’s Masterkaya Petra Fomenko announced on October 26 that actor and pedagogue Gennady Nazarov died at age 58, with no cause stated in the report.
  • The Fomenko theatre highlighted Nazarov’s nearly two decades teaching at GITIS and the actor workshop he launched with his wife four years ago, noting many current performers were his students.