Overview
- Media first reported an emergency hospitalization in Moscow on November 4 before news of his death was shared.
- Outlets had noted his long struggle with a serious lung illness, though no official medical report or funeral details have been released.
- Public tributes were posted by singer Zara, musician Grigory Leps, senator Alexei Pushkov, and Russia’s Foreign Ministry.
- The TV Academy called him a mainstay of Russian broadcasting in a statement honoring his decades of work.
- The Foreign Ministry highlighted a November 1 broadcast marking 50 years of his on‑air career, and his legacy includes hosting Utrennyaya Pochta, Utrennyaya Zvezda, and Dostoyanie Respubliki.