“Her character is of course flint”
People’s Artist of Russia Igor Yasulovich died at the age of 82 knowledgeable Press service on the official Telegram channel of the Russian Institute of Theater Arts (GITIS).
“Today it is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our outstanding master, People’s Artist of Russia, Igor Nikolaevich Yasulovich,” the article reads.
The artist has been battling cancer for a long time. 18 July Puree He wrote that Yasulovich was urgently hospitalized in Moscow. He felt unwell for several days, but only after a sharp deterioration in his condition called an ambulance. He was hospitalized with acute kidney injury. First, the artist had two minor surgeries to remove fluid from the body. Next day recognized about two more surgical interventions, then he was connected to the ventilator. 26 July situation Yasulovich stabilized.
The artist’s son Alex then knowledgeableyour father telling jokes in the ward.
“Yesterday and today I feel better. His character is, of course, flint. You can be jealous. We hope and believe. We are with him every day. In fact, yesterday I was a hussar, I told a joke,” said his relative.
August 9 Yasulovich’s wealth got worse – there was a central catheter inserted into the subclavian vein to inject drugs directly into the blood. On August 11, Yasulovich was discharged, but four days later reported that he needed medical attention again due to severe pain. Basis.
Majestic, kind, extremely talented
People’s Artist of Russia Boris Shcherbakov in an interview with socialbites.ca expression Condolences on the death of Yasulovich.
“Oh what a pity! Besides being a great actor, he was an incredibly kind and sympathetic, sincere, insanely talented person. Our condolences to all of his family and friends. This is of course a great loss for both our theater and cinema because there is no other actor like him. ”said Shcherbakov.
Actress Elena Proklova also expressed her condolences. “socialbites.ca” it saidHe said that Yasulovich was a talented person who left a rich legacy behind him: “I think this is an extremely talented person who has done a lot in art, both in the theater and in the cinema. He was a surprisingly kind-hearted person – generous with both his acting advice and knowledge.
Grigory Zaslavsky, rector of GITIS, described Yasulovich as an actor with “rare plastic character.” According to him, the artist worked with extraordinary pantomimes. Iosif Reichelgauz, one of the GITIS professors, in an interview red blood cell He expressed the opinion that Yasulovich is one of the main people of the Russian theater.
“Of course, he is an outstanding artist, his work, especially his work at the Moscow Youth Theater, is his work of the highest level in the world,” he stressed.
Actress Svetlana Nemolyaeva talking to a TV channel “Star” remembered working with the actor:
“We acted in Uncle’s Dream. We played together in “Monsieur Lenoir”, and then starred in the wonderful series “Diplomat”, where we played husband and wife. It was a great job because it was a pleasure working with him. It was very easy and calm with him. This is a big loss. He played in Miller’s play “Price” in our theater. Performance is now orphaned.”
“I don’t meet visual standards”
Yasulovich was born on September 24, 1941 in the village of Reinsfeld, Kuibyshev district, Koshkinsky district (now the village of Zalesye in the Samara region). As a child and teenager he lived in Ukraine, Romania and Estonia. Later, he moved with his family to Moscow, where in 1962 he graduated from the acting department of the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK).
He began his career at the Moscow Experimental Pantomime Theater “Ektem”. He also played on the stage of the Moscow Theater of Young Spectators. The first movie took place in 1961. Yasulovich played the role of a physicist in the drama “Nine Days of a Year” by Mikhail Romm.
Widespread fame Yasulovich brought episodic roles in the “Diamond Arm” (Victor Nikolaevich, a neighbor with a dog), “12 chairs” (engineer Shchukin) and “Marines, forward!” (corn). As a director, he directed the films Everyone Dreams of a Dog (1975) and Lost and Found (1976).
As he himself said, the main roles were not given to Yasulovich. reportdue to its non-standard appearance:
“When it comes to leading roles, I’ve often been told that I don’t live up to visual standards – they say my looks are too clever. And they didn’t.”
At the age of 51 he started working at the GITIS Faculty of Musical Theater and led the workshop. spoke He opposed the criminal prosecution of the Pussy Riot group after the “punk prayer” at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in 2014, with human rights initiatives including demanding the release of activists detained on Bolotnaya Square in 2012. intelligentsia “against the war, against the self-isolation of Russia, against the restoration of totalitarianism.