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MOSCOW, August 7 People's Artist of the RSFSR Irina Miroshnichenko was buried at the Troekurovsky cemetery in Moscow, a correspondent reports.
Miroshnichenko died on August 3 at the age of 82 after a long illness. The farewell ceremony took place on Monday at the Chekhov Moscow Art Theatre.
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Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for International Cultural Cooperation Mikhail Shvydkoi, Minister of Culture of Russia Olga Lyubimova, General Director of Channel One Konstantin Ernst and his wife Sofia Ernst, People's Artist of the RSFSR Stanislav Lyubshin, People's Artist of Russia Lev Leshchenko, Artistic Director of the Chekhov Moscow Art Theater Konstantin Khabensky came to say goodbye to the artist , People's Artist of the Russian Federation Avangrad Leontiev, as well as relatives and colleagues.
Wreaths for the funeral of Miroshnichenko were sent by the President of Russia, the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the Chekhov Moscow Art Theater team, the artistic director of the Et Cetera theater, artist Alexander Kalyagin, the Mosfilm film concern, showman Andrei Malakhov and others.
Relatives, colleagues and fans accompanied the actress on her last journey with applause.
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 walk around Moscow», «Andrei Rublev», «You never dreamed of …», «Winter Cherry 2», as well as numerous roles in the theater.