MOSCOW, May 23 Honored Artist of Russia, actor Alexander Zaitsev has died at the age of 63, the Ryazan Drama Theater reported on the VKontakte social network.
“< p>«In our theatrical house, grief — on May 22, 2023, after a serious illness in the 64th year, Honored Artist of Russia Alexander Alexandrovich Zaitsev passed away,» the publication says.
The exact cause of the death of the artist not specified.
Alexander Zaitsev started working at the Ryazan Drama Theater in 1980. He played many roles, including Yevgeny Arbenin in the play «Masquerade» based on the work of Mikhail Lermontov, Lear in the production of «King Lear» by William Shakespeare, Mikhail Astrov in «Uncle Vanya» by Anton Chekhov.
In addition , for many years he was elected to the board of the Ryazan branch of the Union of Theater Workers and was its chairman. The actor was awarded the badges of honor «For the highest achievements» and «For services to the Ryazan region».