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Remembering the roles of Alexei Batalov, it is impossible not to recall the picture of Joseph Kheifits 1958 "My dear man", in which the actor played Dr. Ustimenko. Immediately after the release of the film, the audience "married" the actor with Inna Makarova, who played the role of the hero's beloved Vari Stepanova. But this is in vain. Each of them at that time had their own personal life. Inna Makarova's daughter Natalya Bondarchuk shared her memories of the artist and suggested that it could undermine the health of Alexei Vladimirovich.

Since my childhood, I have known Alexei Batalov. Therefore, it was as if I had lost a relative. It's very hard for us now. But now we need to think about something else, about his legacy. Alexey Batalov left great roles. What they did to my mother Inna Vladimirovna Makarova in the film "My Dear Man" is forever. This is how I treated him all my life - like a dear person. With his work, he brought to the fore the intellectual, our contemporary. He showed what a simple Soviet person can be.

- Often he got the role of workers, but he was from a completely different family - the capital's actors, intellectuals.

He even has noble roots. But at the same time, no matter what roles he played, he personified the best that was in our people. And it doesn't matter, he is Tibul in "Three Fat Men", Boris in "The Cranes Are Flying", Gosha in "Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears", all the images are amazing. Batalov is a part of the people's soul, our property.

- How did your mother, Inna Makarova, cope with the news of the death of Alexei Batalov?

And she failed. We don't tell her about it.

- Why?

Mom is already in that state of mind when everyone is alive. Both my dad and my grandmother. I support her in this sensation, let her think that there is no death. We even talked to very famous experts, and they think that it will be better for her. Because when this host, which has recently surrounded you, is thinning, it’s awful. And every time a loved one leaves, there is a feeling that “it's my turn,” as the poet used to say. So we turned off all our phones and hope she doesn't know anything.

- Do you think he won't hear it on TV?

She is not feeling well, and I asked the nurse not to turn on the TV. I am very close to her. You know, I don't think she really understands what happened. But we will not talk about this with her. Better sing the romances that she loves so much. She still remembers many poems and reads them beautifully.

Literally the other day, this litigation of the family of Alexei Batalov with a neighbor in the summer cottage, who built a bathhouse on the actor's land, ended.

These terrible trials, of course, shortened the life of Alexei Vladimirovich. He defended the rights of his daughter, because the site belongs to Masha Batalova. For Aleksey, she is a difficult, special child, she has cerebral palsy. And who, besides him, could protect his daughter. But it turned out that he needed help himself. Several times I was invited to various TV shows, where caring people, as best they could, tried to support Alexei and, as possible, help, advise, find experts.

When I was sitting in the same studio with the person who started a lawsuit with the actor's family and shouted: “This is for you he is Alexei Batalov, but for me he is an ordinary person. And why should he use the land that he wrote to me ”, it just turned me over. This is cool ignorance. Yes, there are ordinary people, there are many of them, they can be very good and very bad. But there are great ones - scientists, writers, painters, poets, actors. So Alexei Batalov belongs to this category. He is a great artist who went deep into the souls of each of us, even, I'm not afraid to say, of an entire nation. Now in many cities, towns, villages, people cry and pray for him. I don't even doubt it.

- With his regalia, national love, he could never hit the table and solve his problems.

What are you, he could not do anything, especially in recent years. He was practically blind. In addition, he was the most intelligent person from the same family, which included many famous people. Alexey was friends with Anna Andreevna Akhmatova. And he could not stand any trials. And when he had to face them, these courts stole several years of his life. I think so.

- What do you think will now happen to the daughter of Alexei Vladimirovich Masha?

Thank God, Gitana, the wife of Alexei, is still alive. She is her main protector. Children with such a diagnosis as Masha's are special children, it is very difficult for a loved one to leave. Children with cerebral palsy mainly move in a wheelchair. And imagine, the person who carries this stroller leaves - and that's it. And then the hopelessness of the so-called state guardianship. I really want Gitana to have time to find her daughter's guardian. Health to her and Masha. Scary, but she will have to do it. Because one daughter cannot do it without help.

You know, I am now thinking about creating some kind of community-settlements, which would agree with each other about the custody of their special children. In order not to leave them without help, not counting only on the state. This should be done with priests and those who themselves got into this situation.

Alexey Batalov, using the example of his family, showed many that special children are not handed over to orphanages, that they can and should be dealt with. After all, Masha received a good education. Writes children's books.

Masha is a unique girl. She graduated from VGIK, scriptwriting faculty. She writes scripts, recently published story books for children. But to achieve such results, you also need the help of specialists.

When Masha was little, she was taken to the Military Clinical Children's Sanatorium in Evpatoria for treatment. I studied this problem and the specifics of children with cerebral palsy. I learned that even wheelchair users should try to get up and walk. At least start developing this skill. I wanted to make a film about these children, and about a sanatorium, but the Ministry of Culture rejected my application. It seems to me that people should know more about the problems of such children, and maybe someone will be able to help.

Alexey Batalov was born on November 20, 1928. In the apartment on Bolshaya Ordynka, where the future actor lived with his mother and stepfather, Anna Akhmatova stayed for a long time. They were often visited by poets Osip Mandelstam, Boris Pasternak, writers Mikhail Zoshchenko, Ilya Ilf and Yevgeny Petrov

In Moscow on Thursday, June 15, at the age of 88, People's Artist of the USSR Alexei Batalov died. The actor died in a Moscow hospital. The newspaper "Komsomolskaya Pravda" was informed about this by a close friend of the artist Vladimir Ivanov. Information about the death of the actor of the radio station "Echo of Moscow" was confirmed by Batalov's relatives. Ivanov also confirmed to TASS reports of the death of the actor.

"Yes, we confirm that Alexey Vladimirovich died tonight," the actor's family told RIA Novosti. Recently, Alexei Batalov was seriously ill. Earlier, the artist's wife Gitan Leontenko said that he was in the hospital for two months after a double leg fracture. Later, Batalov was transferred to a rehabilitation center.

In January, the actor broke his hip neck, and in February he underwent surgery. The artist was diagnosed with complications after joint prosthetics. His condition was assessed by doctors as "moderate." Since May, he has been undergoing rehabilitation. The day before, a priest came to Batalov's ward and gave him communion.

As Vladimir Ivanov told "KP", Alexey Batalov died quietly in his sleep - he went to bed in the evening, but did not wake up in the morning. RBC Ivanov also said that Batalov died "this morning, in a dream." At the request of the artist's family, he did not disclose details.

Farewell to Alexei Batalov will take place at the Moscow House of Cinema, Deputy Chairman of the Union of Cinematographers of Russia Klim Lavrentiev told TASS. "We have not yet determined the date. The funeral service is in the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God on Ordynka, the funeral is at the Preobrazhensky cemetery," he said.

Earlier, Vladimir Ivanov told Interfax that Batalov would most likely be buried at the Transfiguration cemetery in the capital. "Alexey Vladimirovich died today between one in the morning and six in the morning in one of the boarding houses where he was recently," Ivanov said, noting that relatives asked not to indicate the name of the institution. “Yesterday Alexey Vladimirovich received Holy Communion. He passed away calmly, in a dream,” Ivanov said. According to him, the death of the legendary actor has already been reported to the head of the Union of Cinematographers of the Russian Federation Nikita Mikhalkov, who will help in organizing Batalov's farewell and funeral. "Aleksey Vladimirovich himself asked to be buried at the Preobrazhensky cemetery next to his mother," Ivanov said.

Alexey Batalov was born on November 20, 1928 in the city of Vladimir in the family of actors Vladimir Batalov and Nina Olshevskaya. His stepfather was the satirist, playwright and screenwriter Viktor Ardov. Famous people often visited the family's house, including the famous poetess Anna Akhmatova.

Batalov first appeared on the stage at the age of 14 in Bugulma, where, in evacuation, his mother created her own theater. A year later, he made his film debut, starring in a cameo role in Leo Arnshtam's film "Zoya".

Alexey Batalov played in more than 40 films, including five films by Joseph Kheifits: "Big Family", "The Rumyantsev Case", "My Dear Man", "Lady with a Dog", "Day of Happiness", as well as in films "The Cranes Are Flying", "Nine Days of One Year", "Running", "The Star of Captivating Happiness", "Purely English Murder", "Bridal Umbrella".

One of the most famous films with his participation - "Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears" by Vladimir Menshov, where he played the role of a locksmith Gosha. In 1981, the film was awarded an Oscar in the nomination "Best Foreign Language Film" and the USSR State Prize.

As a production director, Alexei Batalov shot three films - "The Overcoat" based on Nikolai Gogol, "Three Fat Men" based on Yuri Olesha together with Shapiro, and "The Gambler" based on Fyodor Dostoevsky.

In 1950-1953, the actor worked at the Central Theater of the Russian Army, in 1953-1957 - at the Moscow Art Theater. Gorky (now the Moscow Art Theater named after A.P. Chekhov).

Batalov worked a lot on the radio. Among his radio shows: "Cossacks" by Leo Tolstoy, "White Nights" by Fyodor Dostoevsky, "Duel" by Alexander Kuprin, "A Hero of Our Time" by Mikhail Lermontov, "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare.

In 1975, Alexei Batalov became a teacher at the All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK). Since 1980 - professor at VGIK. In 1963, Batalov was awarded the State Prize of the RSFSR for the feature film "9 Days of One Year". The Lenin Komsomol Prize for the creation of images of a young man in the films "My Dear Man", "9 Days of One Year", "The Cranes Are Flying" and others was awarded to the actor in 1967. The Vasiliev Brothers Prize - in 1968. In 1976, Alexei Batalov was awarded the honorary title of People's Artist of the USSR.

In 1979, Batalov was awarded the title of Hero of Socialist Labor. The actor was awarded two Orders of Lenin, the Slavic Order of Culture "Cyril and Methodius". Winner of the "Juno" prize for 1997, the "Kinotavr" prize in the nomination "Awards for a creative career" for 1997.

In 2002, Batalov was awarded the country's main film award "Nika" in the "Honor and Dignity" nomination. In 2008, he became the first winner of the Generation Recognition prize, awarded to him at the VGIK Film Festival.

Actor Alexei Batalov died at the age of 89 in a Moscow hospital. This is reported by "Komsomolskaya Pravda" with reference to Vladimir Ivanov, a close friend of the actor. Ivanov also confirmed this information to Interfax.

According to Ivanov, Batalov will most likely be buried at the Preobrazhensky cemetery in Moscow. Also, a friend of the actor's family clarified that he died in one of the boarding houses in the Moscow region.

"Komsomolskaya Pravda" notes that in the past five months, Batalov was undergoing treatment. In January, he broke his hip neck, and in February he underwent surgery. "Komsomolskaya Pravda" writes that Batalov died "quietly in his sleep." “I went to bed in the evening, but did not wake up in the morning,” the newspaper reports.
Director Nikita Mikhalkov will organize a civil funeral service for Alexei Batalov, according to the Moskva agency referring to Ivanov.

“Nikita Sergeevich will give orders, do something, because he loved Alexei Vladimirovich,” he said.

The most memorable role of Batalov in the cinema was the role of the locksmith Georgy Ivanovich (Gosha) in the film "Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears." Also known for his work in the films "The Cranes Are Flying", "Nine Days of One Year", "The Star of Captivating Happiness", "Running". In total, Batalov has more than 30 film roles, as well as dubbing cartoons and documentaries. The actor began his film career in 1944.

From 2007 to 2013, Batalov headed the Nika Russian Academy of Cinematic Arts. Since 1975, Batalov taught theater skills at VGIK.
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The popularly beloved artist Alexei Batalov died on Thursday morning in a Moscow hospital.

“Alexey Vladimirovich died quietly in his sleep. In the evening I went to bed, but in the morning I did not wake up, ”Vladimir Ivanov, a close friend of the actor, told Komsomolskaya Pravda.

Alexey Batalov was admitted to the hospital in January after he broke his hip. In May, he was transferred to a rehabilitation center.

Alexey Batalov was born on November 20, 1928 in Vladimir. In 1950 he graduated from the Moscow Art Theater, after which he worked for three years in the theater of the Soviet Army.

Has played in dozens of domestic films - "Nine Days of One Year", "The Cranes Are Flying", "The Lady with the Dog", "Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears."

The actor was the owner of many awards and orders, he was awarded the title of People's Artist of the USSR.

Unfortunately, recent years have been overshadowed by a lawsuit with a neighbor in the country, who seized part of Batalov's land in Peredelkino. Just two days ago - on June 13 - a Moscow court put an end to this case by returning the land to the Batalov family.

People's Artist of the USSR Alexei Batalov died in Moscow on Thursday, June 15, at the age of 88. The actor died in a Moscow hospital.

About this newspaper said a close friend of the artist Vladimir Ivanov.

Information about the death of the actorconfirmed relatives of Batalov.

"Yes, we confirm that Alexey Vladimirovich died tonight," said the actor's family. Recently, Alexei Batalov was seriously ill. Earlier, the artist's wife Gitan Leontenko said that he was in the hospital for two months after a double leg fracture. Later, Batalov was transferred to a rehabilitation center.

As Vladimir Ivanov told "KP", Alexey Batalov died quietly in his sleep - he went to bed in the evening, but did not wake up in the morning. Ivanov also said that Batalov died "this morning, in a dream." At the request of the artist's family, he did not disclose details.

Farewell to Alexei Batalov will take place at the Moscow House of Cinema, Deputy Chairman of the Union of Cinematographers of Russia Klim Lavrentyev told TASS. "We have not yet determined the date. The funeral service is in the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God on Ordynka, the funeral is at the Preobrazhensky cemetery," he said.

Earlier, Vladimir Ivanov said that Batalov would most likely be buried at the Transfiguration cemetery of the capital. "Alexey Vladimirovich died today between one in the morning and six in the morning in one of the boarding houses where he was recently," Ivanov said, noting that relatives asked not to indicate the name of the institution. “Yesterday Alexey Vladimirovich received Holy Communion. He passed away calmly, in a dream,” Ivanov said. According to him, the death of the legendary actor has already been reported to the head of the Union of Cinematographers of the Russian Federation Nikita Mikhalkov, who will help in organizing Batalov's farewell and funeral. "Aleksey Vladimirovich himself asked to be buried at the Preobrazhensky cemetery next to his mother," Ivanov said.

As a production director, Alexei Batalov made three films - "The Overcoat" based on Nikolai Gogol, "Three Fat Men" based on Yuri Olesha together with Shapiro, and "The Gambler" based on Fyodor Dostoevsky.

In 1950-1953, the actor worked at the Central Theater of the Russian Army, in 1953-1957 - at the Moscow Art Theater. Gorky (now the Moscow Art Theater named after A.P. Chekhov).

In 1976, Alexei Batalov was awarded the honorary title of People's Artist of the USSR.

Alexey Batalov is the face of an entire era. He was a talented actor and director, a master of artistic words and had his own civic position. He played people who were distinguished by purity and sincerity, restrained and intelligent. All his heroes possessed some kind of attractive inner strength and a special light that warms those around them. He himself was like that in life - a simple, reliable and very decent person.

Glory to the actor Alexei Batalov came after the release of the pictures "The Cranes Are Flying" and "Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears."

Childhood and youth

Alexey Batalov was born on November 20, 1928 in the city of Vladimir, in a very famous acting family. Father Vladimir Batalov was a famous actor and director, mother Nina Olshevskaya was also an actress. Parents met at the Moscow Art Theater, in which both served. They often took the boy with them, so almost all of his childhood was spent in the back room of the Moscow Art Theater. In 1933, Alyosha's parents separated, and Nina Olshanskaya remarried. Her chosen one was the famous writer Viktor Ardov, who treated the boy in the same way as with his sons. So Alexei had two brothers - Mikhail was born in 1937 and Boris in 1940.

From the age of five, Alexey lived with his stepfather, whom he always considered the closest person. The boy and his mother settled with Ardov, but the life of the family was complicated by the fact that the first wife of the writer lived through the wall from them. So they lived for several years, and then managed to buy an apartment located in the house of writers, and moved to new housing.

They lived next door to them, and this circumstance had a very beneficial effect on the boy's upbringing. They were surrounded by the best representatives of the intelligentsia of the country of the Soviets, figures of national culture.

Very often the Ardovs were hosted, and little Alyosha liked such a company very much.

The happy childhood time ended in 1941 - the war broke out. Batalov and his mother left Moscow and went to evacuate to Bugulma. Mom was a real theater actress, so she didn't sit idly by even during the evacuation. She managed to organize her own theater, which involved the evacuated artists and their children. At that time, Alexei was already 15, and he provided his mother with all possible assistance in the theater, and soon found himself on stage, trying on the images of minor characters. As a child, Alexei realized that the theater had entered his life forever, but he doubted whether he had enough talent to achieve a certain success.

Theatre

Theatrical biography of Alexei Batalov began during the war years. For the first time he appeared on stage in Bugulma, in a theater organized by his mother.

His film debut took place in 1944, when Alexey and his mother returned from evacuation to Moscow. Then he and his class were invited to shoot the film "Zoya", about a famous underground worker. Unlike his classmates, Batalov had a role with words that needed to be pronounced in front of the camera lens.

After leaving school, Alexey Batalov entered the Moscow Art Theater School, and learned the basics of acting under the guidance of S.K. Blinnikov and V.Ya. Stanitsyn. The decision to connect his life with the stage was very understandable - all his relatives were artistic. Batalov studied easily, he was lucky with the teachers, whom he always remembered with a feeling of deep gratitude. Only a notorious dumbass could not learn good manners when they are led by Princess Volkonskaya herself. Batalov received a diploma of graduation from the Studio School in 1950, and was immediately drafted into the army.

Alexei Batalov did his military service at the Central Theater of the Soviet Army, on the stage of which he appeared for three years.

In 1953, Batalov joined the Moscow Art Theater, and remained faithful to him until 1957. Alexey Batalov considered the theater to be his destiny, his home. Probably because his parents served at the Moscow Art Theater, and his first childhood impressions were associated with the stage. Little Alyosha did not see another life, so he thought that adults had no other job, only here.

Films

The film debut was the film "Zoya", directed by Leo Arnshtam in 1944. Then there was a ten-year break, and only in 1954 Batalov was invited to shoot the film "Big Family", directed by Joseph Kheifits. Batalov got the role of the main character. In those years, the image of the new Soviet man-worker was cultivated in the cinema. And Alexey Batalov stood at the origins of the creation of this character. Collaboration with the director Kheifits continued in 1955, when the film The Rumyantsev Case was released, with Batalov in the title role. In 1960, Alexei appeared in the film "The Lady with the Dog", in 1964 the audience saw the film "The Day of Happiness". The heroes of these pictures are united by one thing - a strong spirit and innate intelligence. It was in this image that Batalov looked very organic, the directors saw the great potential of the young actor, and bombarded him with interesting proposals.

In 1956, Batalov was offered to become Pavel Vlasov in a film based on Gorky's "Mother". In 1957, Batalov's cinematic biography was replenished with a new role in the film "The Cranes Are Flying", which was shot by Mikhail Kalatozov. After the release of this film, Alexey Batalov became incredibly popular. The hero of Batalov is calm, ironic, courageous and intelligent, this is how the Soviet soldier was seen, thanks to his talented game.

They started talking about the versatility of the actor's talent after the release of The Lady with the Dog, which the audience saw in 1960. Alexei was to play Gurov, and he had to work hard on her. This tape has received numerous awards, both national and international.

In 1962, Alexei Batalov became Dmitry Gusev from the tape "Nine Days of One Year." He is a physicist who was irradiated during his research. Mikhail Romm and Daniil Khrabrovitsky wanted to create a script designed for Batalov, but at first this idea almost failed. They were informed about the artist's serious illness. At this time, he began to have big problems with his eyes, and the doctors categorically forbade him to be under the spotlights. But the directors did not give up, and nevertheless decided to give Batalov the opportunity to read the script. They sent him by mail to Simferopol, to the eye center, where the actor was treated. Batalov's reaction was instantaneous - he gave up treatment and went on the first flight to the capital to confirm his readiness to work on a new project.

This picture is about the everyday life of nuclear physicists. The plot is partially based on actual events. Batalov had to show the seriousness of what happened, but not in a tragic context, but in the realities of the time. His hero must be a knowledgeable, thinking and intelligent person, the face of a scientist of the twentieth century. Alexei Batalov succeeded, and in 1966 his work was awarded the State Prize of the RSFSR.

In the 60s, Alexei Batalov began directing and devotes a lot of time to the radio theater. In the 70s, he again returned to the cinema as an actor. The directors again began to use Batalov in the role he had already created.

Since 1975, Alexei Batalov became a teacher of acting at VGIK, in the 80th he received the title of professor and the position of head of the department. The artist experienced the peak of fame and all-Union love in 1980, when the premiere of the film "Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears" took place.

His character Gosha-Goga, a simple Soviet locksmith-intellectual, became a legend in Russian cinema. He became the director of the picture, the picture received the famous "Oscar", and Batalov the title of the sex symbol of the Soviet screen.

The last shooting, in which the actor Alexei Batalov took part, took place in 2006. That year he was invited to the picture "Carnival Night 2, or 50 years later!". After that, he ended his acting career and tried his hand at writing. Batalov became the author of a collection of memoirs.

Alexey Batalov became the author of poems and children's fairy tales, he wrote numerous scripts for films. He had a keen interest in painting. The publishing house "Art" published in 1984 a book by Batalov entitled "Fate and Craft". He co-authored the book "The Legendary Ordynka", which was published by his brothers - Mikhail and Boris Ardov.

Alexey Batalov made an invaluable contribution to the cultural heritage of the country, and for this he was awarded numerous government awards.

Directing

Batalov's directorial debut took place in 1960, when he shot the film "The Overcoat". In 1966, he became the author of the film Three Fat Men, in which he starred as one of the central characters. In 1972, Alexei Batalov's third work was released - the film "The Gambler", based on the story of the same name. More Alexei Batalov did not shoot films. This is partly due to the change of place of residence, the actor left Leningrad and settled in Moscow. Batalov believed that with this move he lost reliable people, a real team of professionals who were irreplaceable assistants. And in the capital, such a team was not possible.

Alexei Batalov became interested in radio shows, which became a real outlet at a time when cinema was going through hard times. Besides, the artist always wanted to try himself in the art of reading. He staged "Cossacks", "A Hero of Our Time", "Romeo and Juliet", "White Nights". More than one generation has listened to these performances, enjoying the excellent technique of performance and the character of the characters.

In 1974, animated films appeared in the creative biography of Alexei Batalov, which he gladly voiced.

Personal life

For the first time, Alexei Batalov fell in love with a sixteen-year-old guy. His chosen one was named Irina Rotova, she was the same age as him. After 2 years they got married, and in 1955 their daughter Nadezhda was born.

Due to his employment, Batalov spends less and less time at home, completely devoting himself to the profession. Gradually, the relationship of the spouses cooled. At this time, he meets the circus girl Gitana Leontenko, with whom he starred in the film "Big Family". In 1958, he files for divorce from Irina, and formalizes his marriage with Gitana.

The artist's personal life gradually improved. In 1968, their daughter Maria was born, and it was here that the spouses began to overcome difficulties. Due to a medical error, the girl was born with cerebral palsy, and her parents made a lot of effort to adapt her socially. Maria managed to graduate from the screenwriting faculty of VGIK, began writing scripts, published one book and was even accepted into the Writers' Union.

Country conflict

Alexey Batalov is not a scandalous person, but he also had to face litigation in his life. The reason for this was his own dacha, located near the writers' village Peredelkino. Batalov had been the owner of a summer cottage plot in the Michurinets cooperative for many years, he even managed to master the construction of a small house, but one day he learns that several hundredths of his plot belong to a neighbor - jeweler Vadim Elgart. This enterprising man managed to draw up the title deeds, taking part of the land belonging to Batalov.

Elgart hurried up and built a bathhouse in this place, and Batalov unknowingly signed a document for him, which, as it later turned out, turned out to be an act to delimit the boundaries of the plots. Most likely, Batalov did not even understand what he was signing, and the clever neighbor could say that it was just an autograph.

According to the documents, Batalov's dacha belongs to his daughter Maria, since the artist has issued all the required documents for her a long time ago. It turns out that when he put his signature, he was not the owner of the dacha, and the document can be considered invalid, but the proceedings continued for more than one year. Batalov even wrote an appeal to the mayor of the capital, with a request to understand this process.

An obstacle in the way of justice was the fact that the jeweler is not the owner of the dacha either; he gave it to his daughter, who lives in the United States. Naturally, she cannot attend the meeting in Russia, and the process lasts for years.

Numerous fans of the artist followed all the twists and turns of this conflict, and did not lose hope that it would be resolved in favor of Batalov. The incident reached the head of the Investigative Committee of Russia, Alexander Bastrykin, but there was no noticeable progress in the case. As a result, Alexei Batalov is fighting alone, and even all-Union fame did not help him achieve a result. The decision on the alienation issue was never made.

Cause of death

In 2016, Alexei Batalov turned 88 years old. He was often tormented by headaches, the artist suffered from constant dizziness. In January 2017, the disease again made itself felt, Batalov fell and received a fracture of the femoral neck on his right leg. He was hospitalized, had an operation, and a month later another, reconstructive operation was performed. The state of health gradually improved, the wound began to heal, but the doctors did not give permission to be discharged home.

Photo: Grave of Alexei Batalov

Batalov never left the hospital until his death, which happened on June 15, 2017. The day before, a priest was called to Alexei Batalov, who gave him communion before his death.

Relatives, friends, and just numerous fans were able to say goodbye to the great actor on June 19. The resting place of Alexei Batalov was the Preobrazhenskoe cemetery.

Selected filmography

1944 - Zoe
1955 - Mikhailo Lomonosov
1957 - The Cranes Are Flying