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MOSCOW, Aug 7
MOSCOW, Aug 7
strong> The farewell ceremony for People's Artist of the RSFSR Irina Miroshnichenko began at the Chekhov Moscow Art Theater in Moscow, reports a correspondent.
Miroshnichenko died on August 3 at the age of 82 after a long illness.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent condolences in connection with the death of Miroshnichenko. The head of state noted that she belonged to a brilliant cohort of real actors, the legendary «MKhAT» members who devoted their lives to theater and creativity. According to him, talent, inner culture and dignity, respect for colleagues and viewers «gained her the highest professional recognition and truly people's love.» Condolences to the artist’s relatives were also expressed by President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for International Cultural Cooperation Mikhail Shvydkoy, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, head of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs Grigory Karasin, People’s Artist of the RSFSR, film director and actor Nikita Mikhalkov, artistic director of the Et Cetera theater, artist Alexander Kalyagin and many others.
Irina Miroshnichenko was born on July 24, 1942 in Barnaul. In 1965 she graduated from the Moscow Art Theater School and was immediately accepted into the troupe of the Moscow Art Academic Theatre. After the separation of the troupe in 1987, she remained in the team under the direction of Oleg Efremov (now the Moscow Art Theater named after A.P. Chekhov). She is known for her roles in the films «I'm walking around Moscow», «Andrey Rublev», «You never dreamed of …», «Winter Cherry 2», as well as numerous roles in the theater.