Is it true that the satirist Mikhail Zadornov died? Mikhail Zadornov died

Today, November 10, 2017, the death of the writer became known. The illness of the famous satirist Mikhail Zadornov became known at the end of last year. Doctors diagnosed brain cancer.

An evening in memory of Mikhail Zadornov will be held in Chelyabinsk

On Wednesday, December 13, an evening in memory of Mikhail Zadornov will be held at the Pushkin Central Library in Chelyabinsk - the meeting will be hosted by blogger, member of the Poetry Wednesday club Alexey Borovikov, reports the correspondent of the Access News Agency.

The exhibition “The Zadornovs: Father and Son” will introduce guests to the publications and works of two famous writers.

Mikhail Zadornov liked to position himself not only as a satirist writer, but also as an amateur philologist, amateur historian, and also an author of documentaries. In memory of Mikhail Zadornov, a poignant documentary film-revelation “To Father to the End of the Earth” was created, the basis of which was a journey through the places glorified by the work of his father, Nikolai Zadornov, the author of historical novels about the exploration of Siberia and the Far East by Russian pioneers in the 19th century.

Let us recall that Mikhail Zadornov passed away on November 10, 2017 after a long battle with brain cancer. The satirist was 69 years old.

A terrible photo of a changed Zadornov in a coffin

The artist shrunk and turned into a very old man. The oncologist explained what happened.

11 days have passed since the death of the satirist writer Mikhail Zadornov. Let us remind you that not everyone was able to say goodbye to him - the family held a chamber ceremony “for loved ones” in the Moscow region, and not everyone could go to the funeral service in Latvia, where the artist wished to rest in peace.

Relatives claim that Zadornov treated his popularity with irony, and therefore did not want to make a social event out of his farewell. But, probably, the matter is different: during the fight against a brain tumor, the writer lost a lot of weight, and the family did not want Mikhail Nikolaevich to be seen like this. Indeed, judging by the photographs that appeared in Express Newspaper, it was difficult to recognize the satirist in the body lying in the coffin.

They often say about cancer patients: “The cancer ate him.” And in the case of Zadornov, you are horrified at how an incurable disease disfigures a person. Sunken cheeks, a pointed nose, an elongated face - in the coffin, the 69-year-old artist looked like a 90-year-old withered old man.

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During his last public appearance in October 2016, Mikhail Nikolaevich already looked unwell - he had lost a lot of weight, it was noticeable that his hands were shaking a little, and sometimes he dropped pieces of paper with prepared jokes. The comedian had to bend down and pick them up - and every time the audience applauded encouragingly. “Now I know how to earn success,” the artist laughed at himself.

Just two years ago, with a height of 176 centimeters, he weighed 74 kilograms. But in the last months of his illness, as his relatives say, he lost 20 kilograms, and his appearance was terrifying. “With cancer, a person begins to lose a lot of weight, about 11-16% per month,” said Dni.Ru oncologist. – The fact is that the development of oncological formation makes the body work faster, that is, it accelerates metabolism, which is responsible for the rate of conversion of food into energy. Chemicals called cytokines affect how normal cells function. High levels of cytokines caused by cancer interfere with the metabolism between fats and proteins. This leads to loss of muscle mass and also affects the cranial center of the brain, which controls hunger.”

“For me he was a senior comrade” - The last muse of Mikhail Zadornov

Zadornov's last muse was actress Marina Orlova. Actress, singer, screenwriter, composer and producer, and also the last muse of Mikhail Zadornov: all this is about 31-year-old Marina Orlova, who has been working with the satirist recently.

The passing of Mikhail Zadorny attracted attention to another person - his muse Marina Orlova. The 31-year-old actress, who became famous thanks to the series on TNT and STS, has worked a lot with the satirist in recent years. “Gazeta.Ru” is about Zadornov’s ally.

After the death of Mikhail Zadornov, the media, despite the requests of the artist’s family, could not resist the hype - a figure too important for the Russian stage had left. Actress Marina Orlova, who is called the satirist’s last muse, suddenly attracted special attention.
The 31-year-old artist - singer, screenwriter, producer and composer - has worked with Mikhail Zadornov over the past years, performing with him on stage and participating in tours. They met in 2013 on the initiative of a satirist. Having heard a song performed by Orlova on the radio, Zadornov called her and offered to work together. “We sang in his humorous concerts. Mikhail Nikolaevich made my dream come true. He was my real, great, smart friend, whom I will miss,” Orlova shared her memories in an interview.

Despite the fact that the majority of the public knows Marina as an actress in youth TV series, her musical talent manifested itself much earlier than her acting talent - Orlova began to sing even before she began to speak. At the age of three, she already wrote her first song “Lullaby” (which 20 years later she performed in the TV series “Native People”).

During my school years, my interest in music began to manifest itself even more actively. The future actress preferred the assembly hall, where she could perform songs of her own composition, to changes with classmates. At one of these concerts, the director of a music school once noticed her, after which he took Marina to his music school without exams in the middle of the school year.

It became known what Zadornov asked his relatives before he stopped speaking and lost consciousness

As it turned out, the satirist had amnesia for several weeks; he did not recognize his relatives, who were constantly nearby. The last week before his death, Zadornov could not speak, then he completely lost consciousness.

A friend of the family told what Mikhail Zadornov’s dying will was, Rossiyskiy Dialog reports with reference to KP. “Shortly before leaving, Zadornov said that he wanted to go to Jurmala.

I told my relatives: they say, we tried everything possible in treatment - nothing helps. I just want to live out as long as God wills, next to you, and not within hospital walls,” said a worker at the clinic where the humorist writer spent the last days of his life.

Relatives intended to fulfill the last will of the patient, but due to a sharp deterioration in his health, they were unable to take him home.

Farewell to Mikhail Zadornov: Both wives of the satirist saw him off on his last journey

Early in the morning, in the Alexander Nevsky Church on Brivibas Street in Riga, farewell to Mikhail Zadornov began. At first, anyone could go into the church and say the last “forgive and farewell” to the person loved by many people. From 11 to 12 am the temple was closed so that relatives and friends could be with him without witnesses. Then the doors opened again. Of course, both wives of Mikhail Nikolaevich were in the hall.

First wife, 69-year-old Velta Yanovna Kalnberzina, whom he married in 1971. And 53-year-old Elena Bombina, who became the writer’s muse and in 1990 gave birth to his daughter, Elena. The relationship between the two women was smooth - they did not intersect, and they did not throw scenes of jealousy at each other. The press reported that their common grief united them and they took care of the ill Mikhail Nikolaevich hand in hand. Therefore, it is not at all surprising that when they said goodbye to the man they loved, they were together.

About a thousand people came to say goodbye to Mikhail Zadornov. While people were waiting for the temple doors to open, tea and coffee were poured for them so that they could warm up. Among those who came we saw the mayor of Riga Nil Ushakov, businessman Alexander Shekman, local deputies and entrepreneurs.

Mikhail Zadornov’s sister, Lyudmila Nikolaevna, held on with all her might. The woman's neighbors told us that she was in a very depressed state. Almost all her life she lived with her mother. She died about fifteen years ago, and so did her brother. When the ambulance arrived at the church, they whispered that Lyudmila Nikolaevna had become ill.

After saying goodbye, loved ones took a special bus to the Jurmala cemetery to say their last words to Mikhail Zadornov. The writer will be buried next to his parents.

Fans of Mikhail Zadornov in Riga saw him off with applause

The car with the body of satirist Mikhail Zadornov, whose funeral service was held in the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Riga, drove to the cemetery in Jurmala. Hundreds of people greeted her with long applause, a RIA Novosti correspondent reports.

When the car left the territory of the cathedral, it was surrounded by fans of the writer. Many could not hold back their tears.

In Russia, they said goodbye to the satirist on November 12 in one of the clinics near Moscow. At first, the ceremony took place behind closed doors, but about a hundred people gathered around the clinic and later they were allowed to say goodbye to their beloved artist.

People stand in line at the Alexander Nevsky Church in Riga to say goodbye to satirist Mikhail Zadornov. November 15, 2017

Zadornov was born in July 1948. He made his debut on television in 1982, but real popularity came to him two years later. Zadornov wrote more than ten books, among his works are lyrical and satirical stories, humoresques, essays, travel notes and plays. Winner of the Golden Calf and Ovation awards.

In Riga, a line lined up outside the church before Zadornov's funeral service

More than 100 people lined up outside the Alexander Nevsky Church in Riga, where the funeral service for the late satirist Mikhail Zadornov will take place, reports a Gazeta.Ru correspondent.

It is noted that space in the church itself has already run out, and people continue to arrive on the street in front of the building.

The funeral service should begin at 12.00 Moscow time.

After the funeral service and farewell, Zadornov’s body will be taken to Jurmala and buried in the Jaundubulti cemetery.

Enraged Panin took revenge for Zadornov

The infamous actor Alexei Panin decided to take revenge on Mikhail Zadornov’s offenders. He sharply responded to video blogger Yuri Khovansky.

The artist called the Internet star an idiot and a nonsense. In this way he reacted to the blogger’s provocative statements about the death of the famous satirist. “Some pet guy from the ass of Leningrad is sitting with a bottle of beer and talking about Mikhail Nikolaevich. Who the f*** are you, nonsense? Where is Zadornov and where are you? And the worst thing is that these people have their own audience and have access to the media space,” Panin was indignant during a live broadcast on the Hype application, life.ru reports.

The actor said that Khovansky just wants to promote himself on the death of a celebrity. Panin admitted that he learned about the blogger precisely after his offensive statements about Mikhail Zadornov. The artist assures that he had never heard anything about the popular Internet figure before. Let us remember that earlier Dni.Ru wrote that Khovansky allowed himself to insult the deceased satirist several times. On his Twitter, he wrote that he does not feel sorry for Zadornov at all. According to the blogger, the artist was engaged in propaganda of hatred.

“Khokhols, gays, Americans, liberals - he considered everyone subhuman and harshly dismissed them, passing them off as jokes. So the little god “joked” at Michal Nikolaich - all according to the facts,” Khovansky said. When the blogger’s subscribers began to point out to him that such phrases were unacceptable, he began to justify himself: “The point was not that I was mocking death, but that I refused to show empathy towards a person who experienced this very empathy extremely selectively . In response to the misfortunes of the same crests or Americans, he always grinned and said: “they deserved it themselves.” So he deserves it."

Khovansky did not stop there, and began to say unpleasant things about journalists. The blogger claimed that the media distorted his words and cast him in an unfavorable light. “It’s funny to see how the media rushed to selectively quote my tweet about Zadornov’s death. In fact, they are making me out to be an Instagram model who smiled during a selfie and wrote that she doesn’t feel sorry for anyone,” Khovansky was indignant on his Twitter.

Maxim Galkin spoke about the family of Mikhail Zadornov and his refusal of treatment

On the morning of November 10, it became known about the death of 69-year-old Mikhail Zadornov. Soon after this, the comedian’s wife Elena Bombina and his older sister Lyudmila sought medical help. The other day, 41-year-old Maxim Galkin told what was happening in the satirist’s family, and also revealed the truth about his religion and refusal of treatment.

In 2016, the public learned about the terrible diagnosis of Mikhail Zadornov. The famous satirist struggled with a brain tumor for more than a year, but on November 10, 2017, he died.

Soon after this, news appeared in the media that the writer’s wife Elena Bombina and his older sister Lyudmila needed medical assistance.

The other day, Maxim Galkin appeared in the studio of the “Let Them Talk” program and talked about what was happening in the satirist’s family. According to Alla Pugacheva’s husband, Zadornov always tried to protect his family from the annoying attention of the press, because he was worried about them.

“He always protected his family from prying eyes.

Now that he was ill, his family found themselves face to face with the annoying attention of paparazzi and journalists. They were not ready for this; they are quiet, intelligent, modest people. They don’t want this, and he didn’t want it either,” Maxim explained.

“Let Them Talk” is about the life and death of the satirist Mikhail Zadonov. Video

Galkin denied the information that Zadornov refused treatment. The Diva's husband stated that Mikhail actually turned to alternative medicine, but all this time he took a course under the supervision of doctors.

Maxim also said that,

Contrary to popular belief, Mikhail actually studied paganism while remaining an Orthodox Christian.

According to Galkin, Zadornov was baptized more than twenty years ago.

The comedian emphasized that the writer’s family now dreams that the public does not exaggerate the details of his illness, but remembers his work.

In an episode of the talk show “Let Them Talk,” Maxim Galkin spoke about the last days in the life of satirist Mikhail Zadornov. He emphasized the desire of the deceased to find a way to be cured. The TV presenter asked the public to leave the writer’s fond memory alone.

In a recent episode of the popular talk show on Channel One, “Let Them Talk,” the topic of the program was the death of the popular satirist and writer Mikhail Zadornov. Those present discussed many facts from the life of the deceased. Many good words were said in support of the family. They partially talked about the treatment of Mikhail Nikolaevich.

Maxim Galkin told the public about Mikhail Zadornov’s desire to fight cancer to the last for the opportunity to live. Galkin also confirmed the fact that the satirist turned to unconventional methods of treatment.

In memory of the writer, Pugacheva’s husband asked everyone to stop disturbing Zadornov’s family with new publications and searching for unknown details. According to Galkin, the family and relatives are grieving the bitter loss.

The famous showman and Comedy Club resident was very outraged by the opus of journalist Yuri Soprykin, which was released half an hour after the death of satirist Mikhail Zadornov. Soprykin named Zadornov, who was greatly influenced by Russia's clash with the West, as the author of one theme. That is why Zadornov, in his speeches, ridiculed the Americans and extolled the ingenuity of the Russian people. Slepakov praised journalist Soprykin for his efficiency, toughness, bitingness, and also for the content of the article. Because it is very easy to criticize a person who can no longer answer.

Semyon Slepakov admitted that he is not a fan of Mikhail Zadornov. But at one time, the satirist’s speeches caused laughter not only from him, but also from his parents and their entourage. Semyon called Mikhail Nikolaevich a really cool satirist, and his performances were a real event. Zadornov never joked vulgarly and he did not ridicule the Americans, but talked about how resilient the Russian people are, finding themselves in the most difficult living conditions. Slepakov says that Zadornov was not trolling the Americans, but us. However, he did it in such a way that it would not offend us.

Of course, the Americans also got it well, but the satirist turned out to be wrong here, because America is our “guiding star,” a sacred cow that cannot be touched at all. And here only a narrow-minded person could think that Zadornov is proud of the fact that Russian residents store onions in tights.

Semyon Slepakov also noted that Mikhail Nikolaevich’s humor was of high quality, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with the fact that he borrowed some ideas. The main thing here was the presentation, because many tried to do the same thing, but it turned out not funny at all.

The date and place of Mikhail Zadornov’s funeral have become known

The satirical writer Mikhail Zadornov, who passed away on November 9, will be buried on November 15 next to his father at the Jaundubulti cemetery in Jurmala, Latvia. Zadornov’s family reported this on his page on the VKontakte social network.

The relatives expressed gratitude to everyone who supported them in “these difficult days.”

“Thank you for your kind words, sympathy, and delicacy you showed. We always knew that Mikhail had an intelligent viewer,” the message says.

It is also specified that the funeral service will take place on Wednesday at 11:00 in the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Riga.

Fans are outraged by the actions of Zadornov’s relatives

Not everyone will be able to say goodbye to the satirical writer. Relatives do not want noise and prying eyes.

Farewell by the satirical writer Mikhail Zadornov is scheduled for 13:00 on Sunday, November 12. But not everyone can pay their last respects to the artist. And this greatly angers the artist’s fans.

There are a lot of decent halls in Moscow where the coffin could be displayed - the House of Writers on Bolshaya Nikitskaya Street. Variety Theater on Bersenevskaya Embankment. Zadornov visited and spoke there more than once. But the relatives chose the ritual hall of the morgue of the private Medsi clinic, located in the Moscow region, for their farewell. From the final metro station you still need to get there by minibus.

However. Even if you manage to get there, they are unlikely to be allowed into the hall itself - the clinic, as they say, is heavily guarded. Relatives wished that only a narrow circle of people – the closest and relatives – would be present. Journalists will not be allowed to attend the funeral ceremony. They say that Zadoronov treated his popularity with irony and therefore there is no need to make a social event out of his farewell. In addition, during his illness he changed a lot, lost weight, and his relatives do not want Mikhail Nikolaevich to be seen like this.

After the funeral service, Zadornov’s body will be transported exclusively by land, as he wanted, to Latvia. There the writer will be sung in the Church of St. Alexander Nevsky in Riga. In this very temple in which the satirist was baptized 30 years ago. Zadornov will be buried in his native Jurmala in his father’s grave. This was the last wish of the satirist.

“The mouthpiece of the era”: how Russia says goodbye to Zadornov

“Part of our culture”: how fans said goodbye to Mikhail Zadornov

Fans were able to say goodbye to the writer Mikhail Zadornov, despite the closed nature of the ceremony, which took place on Sunday, November 12, in one of the clinics near Moscow. The farewell itself was quiet and modest, as the writer’s family wanted. Meanwhile, passions are already boiling in the Russian media space over how to evaluate the literary heritage of the famous satirist.

During a closed farewell ceremony for Mikhail Zadornov, which took place today in one of the clinics near Moscow, fans gathered near the building were allowed to say goodbye to the artist.

About a hundred people came to the hospital building. According to RIA Novosti, people had to wait at least an hour and a half - a representative of the artist’s family first told those present that, at the request of Mikhail Nikolaevich himself and his family, the ceremony would be held behind closed doors.

According to the satirist’s relatives, Zadornov “was ironic about publicity” and always protected the lives of loved ones from “other people’s annoying interference.”

A message from his family was published on Zadornov’s official page on the VKontakte social network: “You all know about Mikhail’s ironic attitude towards publicity. He always protected his and our lives from the annoying interference of others. Please respect his wishes not to make a fuss about his death,” the post reads.

Also, Mikhail Zadornov’s relatives emphasized that they did not give consent to “public discussions of his life and death in various talk shows and other television programs, in print media and on radio.”

The event turned out to be closed not only to fans of Zadornov’s talent and creativity, but also to journalists - security did not allow the press to enter the farewell ceremony.

The ceremony lasted almost two hours.

After friends and relatives said goodbye to the artist, fans were allowed to honor the memory of the deceased.

The open part of the ceremony, at the request of the relatives, was very modest and took about 20 minutes, ITAR-TASS reports. Those who came laid flowers at the photograph of Mikhail Zadornov, after which the hall was closed and everyone was asked to leave the territory of the hospital complex.

“For me, he was such a person who sank into my heart. He was always close to the people, understood the problems, presented them in a satirical form, and did not offend anyone. He was the people's favorite. Probably no one else will have such humor. “I considered it my duty to come here,” one of the admirers of Zadornov’s work, a young man named Mikhail, told RIA Novosti.

The desire of fans to see the artist for the last time was expected.

In cases where we are talking about the death of a personality of this magnitude, the farewell ceremony is usually held in the Central House of Writers (Central House of Writers): in April the poet Evgeny Yevtushenko was seen off here on his last journey, in May - journalist and blogger Anton Nosik, in July - film critic Daniil Dondurei .

Unlike the satirist’s devoted fans who came to the hospital building, representatives of the creative community reacted to Zadornov’s death differently.

Thus, the famous journalist Yuri Saprykin called Zadornov the author of one topic.

“He was overcome by the trauma of a collision with the West, not military, but psychological, the shock of “going on a trip abroad.” There are 100 varieties of sausage, the streets are washed with shampoo, the entrances are clean and the light bulbs are on,” Saprykin wrote in his article.

According to him, the satirist’s mockery of Russian crookedness “is replaced by admiration for Russian ingenuity - the conventional “Americans” who fanatically follow instructions and laws look dull compared to her.”

Saprykin also recalls one dialogue from an old story in the magazine “Yunost”: “How a patient in a mental hospital imagines that he is being interviewed as an intelligence officer: “Do you speak the language? - Perfect! “You will stick stamps on envelopes!” “It looks very much like a brief summary of all Zadornov’s “geopolitical research”,” the journalist writes.

For his part, the author of humorous songs and Comedy Club star Semyon Slepakov reacted sharply to Saprykin’s article, expressing the opinion that the journalist hardly understands Zadornov’s jokes.

"Well done. First of all, quickly. Secondly, it’s biting, tough and meaningful. Without any snot there. Died? Well, here you go!” - Slepakov wrote on his Facebook page.

According to him, “Zadornov was a really cool satirist.” “His concerts were an event that gathered the whole country in front of the screens and eight years ago, on the hundredth repeat, they gave good ratings to the Ren-TV channel.” He wasn't vulgar. He was witty. He had the coolest serve. He wrote a huge amount of quality material. He was very different from his fellow comedians, whose names I will not take in vain,” the actor noted.

Slepakov clarified that Zadornov criticized the United States in the 90s, when “Russia “terribly wanted” to be friends with the Americans, and they “had fun... on our heads.” According to the comedian, “maybe it’s not because of people like Zadornov that we have problems, but because we don’t at all appreciate what we have? This is part of our culture, after all. Not Gogol, of course, but the mouthpiece of the era.”

“It’s somehow hard for me to imagine that after the death of George Carlin, an article like this would be published about him in America. The only good news is that after the death of Yuri Saprykin, no article will be published at all, unless, of course, he commits a suicide bombing in a crowded place. God forbid. I apologize for the harshness,” Slepakov wrote.

The post caused a mixed reaction from users: some remembered Zadornov’s unsuccessful performances, others thanked Slepakov for defending the satirist.

Mikhail Zadornov died at the age of 70. For a long time he was treated for cancer. According to the will, Zadornov's body will be delivered to Latvia, where he will be buried in the grave of the satirist's father - at the Jaundubult cemetery in Jurmala.

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev expressed condolences to the Zadornov family in connection with the death of the writer.

“Mikhail Nikolaevich was a talented writer, a master of sharp words and instant improvisation. He had his own position, value system, and a very personal view of what was happening. All this was in his books, stories, miniatures and monologues,” according to the government website

Several dozen Zadornov fans gathered at the hospital where the farewell ceremony is taking place

The farewell ceremony takes place near a hospital in the Moscow region.

Several dozen fans of Mikhail Zadornov gathered at a hospital in the Moscow region, where the farewell ceremony for the artist was taking place. The ceremony takes place behind closed doors.

As TASS reports, residents of Moscow and other cities arrived at the hospital to say goodbye to Zadornov.

“When I found out that today would be a farewell to Mikhail Zadornov, I decided to come here. I listened with great pleasure to Zadornov’s performances on television and radio, and attended his concerts several times,” said Klin resident Sergei Ananyev.

People present at the ceremony admitted that the satirist’s speeches had a serious impact on their lives.

According to the satirist's last will, his body will be taken to Latvia, where he will be buried next to his father.

A closed farewell ceremony for satirist Mikhail Zadornov will be held in Russia today

Today in Russia there will be a closed farewell ceremony for the satirical writer Mikhail Zadornov, who died on November 10 at the age of 69, TASS reports.

According to the message, the farewell will begin at 13:00 (Moscow time) in the ritual hall of the morgue of the MEDSI clinical hospital, where the satirist lived his last minutes.

Security guards at the medical center are already on full alert and are not allowing journalists into the facility.

“At the request of Mikhail Nikolaevich himself and his family, the farewell ceremony will be held behind closed doors. Only close friends and relatives will take part in it,” a representative of the clinic’s security service, on duty at the entrance, told the publication.

As is known, after the farewell ceremony, Zadornov’s body, according to his last will, will be delivered to Latvia, where he will be buried next to his father.

“You all know about Mikhail’s ironic attitude towards publicity. He always protected his and our lives from the annoying interference of others. We ask you to respect his desire not to create a fuss around his death,” the publication quotes a message from the satirist’s family on his official page on VKontakte.

In addition, Zadornov’s relatives noted that they did not consent to “public discussions of his life and death in various talk shows and other television programs, in print media and on radio.”

Let us remind you that Zadornov died on the morning of November 10 after a long battle with cancer. Subtle irony made him the most popular and recognizable comedian in the Soviet Union, whose monologues did not stop even for the President’s New Year’s greetings, but with the beginning of the 2000s his popularity began to fade.

Public opinion: Zadornov was the most effective remedy against the depression of the 1990s

Writer and satirist Mikhail Zadornov died at the age of 70 after a long battle with cancer. Social network users and colleagues remember the comedian.

Evgeny PETROSYAN, comedian, TV presenter: Mikhail Nikolaevich Zadornov is a unique phenomenon in the genre of humor. Besides being one of the wittiest people in the genre, I believe he was a philosopher of humor who helped people practically navigate life.

His humor helped us understand the meaning of the current moment in one area or another of our lives. As an artist, he did not die, he will remain useful to people for many decades, so he will live.

Semyon ALTOV, writer, satirist: I remember the time when we were close. They performed together and acted in films. He was a man with enormous energy. None of us, people working in this genre, had it. He gave his energy to people. Millions of people. It's probably over.

Nikolai KAMNEV, businessman, blogger: It’s interesting that by the time Mikhail Zadornov left, Russia had become, in many everyday features, similar to the West, which struck him 30 years ago, and American institutions really look lackluster. Happy memory. To a man and satirist whom I remember from the time of the “Around Laughter” program with Ivanov.

Mikhail KOVALEV, political analyst: The greatest merit of the satirist Zadornov was the fight against the curse “Russia is for the sad.” He put his personal “I” into this, not just his acting one.

Emma LAVRINOVICH, director of the Oktyabrsky Concert Hall: We worked with Mikhail Nikolaevich for a very long time. We had a unique history when we held creative meetings with Zadornov for several years in a row, every month.

When we offered him this format, he was very surprised: “How is this? Once a month? Will there be spectators?!” I answered: “Don’t worry, Mikhail Nikolaevich! I feel like they will..."

And once a month he came to St. Petersburg, always drawing full houses. Very, very sorry. You can’t help but think that the best of the best are leaving. And it's very sad.

By the way, when coming to St. Petersburg, even on his own personal matters, Mikhail Nikolaevich still called our administrators. And we booked him a hotel, met him... In general, we always found time to chat with him.

Alexey BOGOSLOVSKY, blogger: We all knew that he was dying of cancer. The death was not unexpected. It's still a shame that he passed away. We are used to having someone to turn to us, make us laugh with our jokes, talk about the serious problems of life, but now he is gone. Zadornov was a phenomenon on the Soviet and later Russian stage, and a self-sustaining phenomenon that could not be closed by refusing him other people’s texts. He had his own texts, his own images, his own thoughts.

Therefore, any attempts to compare him, for example, with Khazanov, simply humiliate Zadornov. For the last two decades, he, in fact, was the only satirist and humorist; the rest of those vying for the first row (except for the murdered anti-corruption fighter Evdokimov) simply became shriveled and cringed under the pressure of perestroika. It’s hard to remain human and be in the forefront at the same time in our time, but Zadornov managed to do it.

Egor KHOLMOGOROV, publicist: It seems that he was the only one of the galaxy of late Soviet satirists who belonged to the national majority: moreover, he was the son of a famous Soviet writer, author of novels about Nevelsky and Muravyov-Amursky.

Posterity will undoubtedly appreciate his role both in the scathing ridicule of Soviet reality and, to an even greater extent, in the formation of Putin’s anti-American consensus.

His “Well, Americans are stupid” was perhaps the most effective remedy against the nationwide Russian depression of the 1980s–1990s. After Zadornov’s ridicule of the Americans, ordinary TV viewers again wanted to live, and live in Russia.

Then he became interested in Rodnoverie, encouragement and folk etymology. The latter was a shame, but in search of the ancestral home of Rurik, although I am skeptical about encouragement, there is nothing shameful, on the contrary, it is very useful.

Zadornov died as a good Orthodox Christian, having received unction and communion. May the Lord rest him in peace, not punish him for his sins and reward him for his good deeds, in particular for putting his ambiguous talent at the service of the Russian people.

Alexey ZHIVOV, public figure: The only Russian – that’s how I would call this outstanding writer, thinker, and humorist. Yes, Zadornov wrote books.

Where, in the midst of sparkling humor, the grin of the angry and sharp social philosophy of the Russian person always appeared. And these books are worth reading.

The inquisitiveness of Zadornov's Russian mind led the ship of his life to different harbors. He is the first and only one who shaped Russian civilizational discourse on the mass stage. He singled out our Russian specialness and difference into a sweet attractiveness that you can laugh at, but you can’t help but love.

Zadornov's life is love. Love for your father, for your homeland, for the Russian people. On Russian history.

Zadornov single-handedly encroached on the Norman theory, again not as a dusty and unpopular historian, but as one of the most famous Russian humorists. And it caused a stir throughout the entire historical and cultural world.

Galkin spoke about his last meeting with Zadornov

According to Galkin, Zadornov called him a year ago and told him about the illness.

TV presenter Maxim Galkin spoke about his last meeting with Mikhail Zadornov. The satirist said he wanted to say goodbye. Galkin wrote about this on his Instagram page.

“A year ago he called me and told me about his diagnosis, with a chuckle he said that he was calling everyone who was dear to him to talk and say goodbye, even in such moments he was true to himself,” Galkin wrote.

Galkin said that he had a personal meeting with Mikhail Zadornov about a month ago. Then Galkin visited him. According to the TV presenter, they talked and joked. Galkin added that Zadornov asked him to tell him something “funny” after his death, but, as the TV presenter noted, it’s hard to do that at such a moment.

A “farewell” video about Zadornov appeared online - If there is Russia, then I will be there too!

A touching “farewell” video about Russian comedian Mikhail Zadornov has appeared on the Internet.

A close friend of Mikhail Zadornov, Harry Polsky, published a touching “farewell” video about the artist. The video “White Snow is Coming” was posted by Polsky on his VKontakte page.

The video footage shows moments from the life of the Russian satirist. Also, Mikhail Zadornov himself in the video reads Yevgeny Yevtushenko’s poem “The White Snows Are Coming.”

It is noted that the video also features Beethoven’s classic composition “Moonlight Sonata.” The Russian comedian performs it on the piano.

Mikhail Zadornov died on November 10 at the age of 69 after a battle with cancer. Farewell to the artist will take place on November 12, in Latvia.

Zadornov's family made an appeal

The family of Mikhail Zadornov asked “not to create a fuss around his death.”

The report says that the satirist’s relatives “did not give their consent to anyone to publicly discuss his life and death in various talk shows and other television programs, in print media and on radio.

Zadornov's family also thanked everyone who supported the artist during a difficult period of his life. Mikhail Zadornov died on November 10 at the age of 69 after a serious illness.

“Symbol of folk humor”: Mikhail Zadornov is remembered on social networks

After a long battle with cancer, Russian satirist and writer Mikhail Zadornov died last Friday at the age of 70. The artist was remembered by the audience for his famous monologues about Americans, but in his youth he dreamed of becoming a nuclear physicist or spaceship designer, managed to address the Russians with New Year's greetings instead of Boris Yeltsin and became friends with the president.

“This is a man who knew how to joke without vulgarity and below-the-radar topics,” writes Twitter user Evgeny Kareev.

I'm very sorry for Mikhail Zadornov. This is a man who knew how to joke without vulgarity and below-the-radar topics. An undoubted Russophile who values ​​the individuality of our people, their culture and language. May you rest in peace. :( #Zadornov

​"Thank you for the emotions! For laughter. For joy. For part of the sense of humor. This cannot be forgotten,” noted Dmitry Petrunin.

I've watched it since childhood. As shown - straight to the TV. Yes, I almost know his monologues and concerts by heart. Thanks for the emotions. For laughter. For joy. For part of the sense of humor. This is not to be forgotten. #Zadornov

“Mikhail Nikolaevich is now above the clouds... I often thought that the old Soviet slogan could quite rightly be applied to him: “The mind, honor and conscience of our era.” A man who remained true to himself and his people, no matter what. There will be no more like them,” wrote Eugene Zhukov.

Mikhail Nikolaevich is now above the clouds... I often thought that the old Soviet slogan could quite rightly be applied to him: Mind, Honor and Conscience of our era. A man who remained true to himself and his people no matter what. There won't be any more like this. Alas #Zadornov pic.twitter.com/RjrwGTRz4O

Others recalled his most famous aphorisms and sayings.

https://twitter.com/Bosanogka1/status/928925301098405888

Mikhail Zadornov became famous for his monologues ridiculing the Western way of life and comparing residents of Western countries with Russians. Born in July 1948 in Jurmala. In 1974 he graduated from the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI), specialty - “mechanical engineer”. In the same year he began publishing. For some time he worked at the institute as an engineer.

He was also the artistic director of the student propaganda theater of the Moscow Aviation Institute "Russia". Then he became the head of the satire and humor department at the Yunost magazine. He made his debut on television in 1982, but real popularity came to him two years later. Zadornov wrote more than ten books, among his works are lyrical and satirical stories, humoresques, essays, travel notes and plays. Winner of the Golden Calf and Ovation awards. Blogged on the Internet.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Russian politicians and cultural figures expressed condolences to the family and friends of the satirist.

Mikhail Zadornov, as his family reported, will be buried in Latvia.

The Internet condemned a blogger who rudely commented on Zadornov’s death

27-year-old video blogger and stand-up comedian Khovansky, who has more than four hundred thousand followers on Twitter, was criticized after he “commented” on the death of writer Mikhail Zadorny.

As the person named stated, he personally does not feel sorry for Zadornov, since the writer harshly ridiculed certain groups of citizens - for example, Americans, Ukrainians and gays. Thus, according to the comedian, “in recent years, promoting only hatred.”

This position did not find understanding among some readers of Khovansky’s blog, who pointed out to the stand-up comedian that such statements are controversial. At the same time, some criticized the blogger in an extremely rude, expressive manner.

He then continued his thought with a number of posts. In particular, noting that it was “funny for him to watch how the media rushed to selectively quote” his “tweet” about Zadornov’s death. “Basically, exposing” him as “an Instagram model who smiled during a selfie and wrote that she didn’t feel sorry for anyone.”

As blogger Khovansky explained, the point was not that he was mocking death, but that he refused to “show empathy towards a person who experienced this very empathy extremely selectively.”

To which the blogger was immediately pointed out that he seemed to be making excuses. And that kicking the dead is much safer than kicking the living. Some suggested that the blogger would also soon end badly - from cirrhosis of the liver.

Inspirer of the Nation: On the Death of Mikhail Zadornov

That is why Zadornov was so popular, and his jokes became proverbs. He was inspiring. He didn't lower it, he raised it. His humor was uplifting.

Mikhail Zadornov died. He died at the age of 69, the cause of death was a brain tumor; he refused treatment in June, deciding before his death to simply be with his family.

Is that all with the facts? All. Now - not about death, but about life.

As the gray-haired old people remember, there was a time, back in the 90s, when there was neither a “Comedy Club”, nor large-scale comedy shows like “Ural Dumplings” with a whole mobile theater, nor other “humor producers” familiar to us. And there was only KVN and comedians from the programs “Around Laughter” and “Laughter Panorama”, whose work was also distributed on audio cassettes. Who would think of listening to “Comedy Club”? I think there are few such brave souls. And then humor was different - related not to acting, but, first of all, to literature. And where there are words, there, in addition to playing with them, there will always be a place for meaning.

Zadornov understood this one hundred percent. And therefore he took a special place in that difficult time.

For example, with Petrosyan everything was clear - well, he is a humorist and a humorist: facial expressions, antics, winks, intonations. Even the verb arose “petrosyanit”. And Zadornov? A serious face, no antics, a voice that’s not that serious, but certainly not a clown’s. Yes, of course, it wasn’t the voice or the behavior – it was the texts themselves.

Probably, a strange thing happened with Zadornov, in our national spirit - on the one hand, he was, of course, a humorist, and on the other, a social philosopher or something. Someone who reflected on our identity - albeit using humor as a method for this. But, characteristically, it turned out very well: we all remember what a mixed feeling of shame and pride you feel when he lists “Only our people can think of this...”. In ten years, a phrase of this type will become an introduction to the series of “Our Russia”, but will lose its important emphasis - that resilient pride of savvy people who neither drown in water nor burn in fire will disappear from it. And only evil sarcasm without light irony will remain.

But what else could we be proud of in the 90s - in troubled times, when we, the people, the country, suddenly suddenly lost almost everything? Only because it didn’t kill us, didn’t bring us to our knees, didn’t make us whine and cry. Zadornov cheerfully said with every phrase: you won’t break us! We can’t swallow and digest anything like that! And it really boosted my self-confidence. That is why Zadornov was so popular, and his jokes became proverbs. He was inspiring. He didn't lower it, he raised it. His humor was uplifting. He argued: such a cheerful, inventive and restless people like ours cannot remain in distress for a long time. And they believed him! And many other comedians, by the way, did the opposite: boorishly poking around at the people’s shortcomings, diligently creating an image of the people as stupid, inert, and lazy.

And, of course, about “stupid Americans.” Those who remember those speeches by Zadornov in which he played on this topic will not let you lie: when he spoke of “stupid”, he did not mean idiots, imbeciles and fools, but simply ordinary, too straightforward and boring-minded people. And in contrast to them, he brought out the image of the Russian “Ivan the Fool”, who will find an extremely non-standard solution for every difficult situation. Yes - crazy, yes - similar to “Hindu code” in programming, but workable! We cannot do otherwise - we have such a life that patterns, even the most correct ones, cannot be trusted, just as a miracle car cannot be driven along our miracle roads on autopilot.

And when the country rose from its knees, recovered from the shock of “wild capitalism” and gradually began to live better, Zadornov lost popularity. It’s logical: as a comedian, he was a “crisis manager.” The crisis is a thing of the past - and the uniqueness of his talent turned out to be no longer relevant.

It is probably necessary to mention in a few words about his “corrals” in the field of “non-traditional philology”. This, of course, will not be said in front of children - quiet horror. It is better not to remember this side of Mikhail Nikolaevich. But, in spite of everything, there was patriotism in this - extremely bizarre, of course, but still active and sincere. Man built his fantastic picture of the world around his native language and native land.

It's a shame that Zadornov became a victim of this deadly tumor. Already at the age of 60, he easily did the splits, was a fit, athletic person, cheerful and cheerful. He should live to be a hundred years old...

Sleep well, Mikhail Nikolaevich! You have done a lot of good!

Satirist Mikhail Zadornov may be buried in Latvia. RIA Novosti reports this with reference to the artist’s inner circle.

“It is not yet known for sure, but most likely he will be buried in Latvia next to his father,” the agency’s interlocutor said.

Earlier it became known that comedian Mikhail Zadornov died at the age of 70 in a Moscow clinic after a long illness.

In October, he reported that due to health reasons he was forced to cancel a number of concerts until the New Year.

The last will of satirist Mikhail Zadornov has been made public

Shortly before his death, Russian satirist and humorist Mikhail Zadornov expressed his last will.

1 Financially support and prevent the Russian-language library named after Nikolai Zadornov from closing in Riga.

2 To be buried in the same grave as your father.

3 Transport the body after death only by land transport,” says the satirist’s last will.

Mikhail Zadornov died

On November 10, humorist writer Mikhail Zadornov died. A few days before his death, he converted to Orthodoxy and underwent the rite of unction. A member of the Russian Writers' Union has been seriously ill in recent years; he had a brain tumor. In 2016, Zadornov underwent surgery, which helped temporarily improve the artist’s condition.

Mikhail Zadornov was 69 years old, TASS recalls. In the summer of 2016, due to an exacerbation of the disease, the satirist canceled his tour.
The satirist was married twice; in his second marriage he has a 27-year-old daughter.

Zadornov was born in 1948 in Jurmala. He is the author of a dozen books in the genre of lyrical and satirical stories, travel notes, and essays. Since the early 1990s, Zadornov has been the author and host of various television programs, such as “Full House”, “Funny Panorama”, “Satirical Forecast”, “Mothers and Daughters”. In 2017, Mikhail Zadornov was banned from entering Ukraine.

The date and place of farewell to the artist has not yet been announced.

TV channels changed their broadcast schedule due to Zadornov's death

Russian TV channels have changed their broadcast schedule due to the death of satirist writer Mikhail Zadornov, RIA Novosti reports.

In particular, today’s program “Andrey Malakhov. Live" on "Russia-1".

“They changed the topic of Malakhov, the entire program is dedicated to (Zadornov),” said the press service of VGTRK.

REN TV, which has collaborated with the satirical writer since 2005, will show the documentary “In Memory of Mikhail Zadornov” and his project “Prophetic Oleg. Found reality." This was stated in the press service of the channel.

Putin expressed condolences over the death of Zadornov

Mikhail Zadornov has recently suffered from serious cancer.

Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed words of condolences in connection with the death of Mikhail Zadornov. The death of the satirist at the age of 70 became known on the morning of November 10.

“The President expressed deep condolences in connection with the death of Mikhail Zadornov,” RIA Novosti quotes the press secretary of the head of state, Dmitry Peskov.

Mikhail Zadornov has recently suffered from serious cancer. Some time ago, the satirist decided to cancel all concerts.

Vladimir Vinokur suggested not to rush with reports of the death of Mikhail Zadornov

Actor, parodist and teacher Vladimir Vinokur suggested not to rush with reports about the death of the satirist writer Mikhail Zadornov, the radio station “Moscow Speaks” reports.

Earlier, TV presenter Regina Dubovitskaya told the Moscow city news agency that Zadornov “really” died.
Vinokur, for his part, stated that he talked with Dubovitskaya a few seconds before the radio station’s correspondent called, and she did not know the details of what happened.

“I will never trust television and radio. Twenty seconds ago I spoke with Regina Dubovitskaya. She has no idea,” said the artist.

He recalled that opera singer Dmitry Hvorostovsky was recently “buried,” but “thank God, he’s alive.”

“Even NTV has just reported, but I think that this is a competition to see who is faster. I can’t reach his wife yet, or anyone,” Vinokur added.

It was also reported that Zadornov’s representative neither confirmed nor denied information about the writer’s death.

Kobzon spoke about the death of Mikhail Zadornov

People's Artist of the USSR Joseph Kobzon confirmed the report of the death of satirist Mikhail Zadornov. RT reports this.

According to the famous performer, Zadornov died on the evening of November 9. Kobzon said that the satirist had damage to both hemispheres of his brain.

“He was completely incurable, both hemispheres of his brain were affected. He passed away last night. It's a pity. He was an honest voice, without any politics. It's tragic that people like this leave.", - said Kobzon.

Previously, the famous TV presenter Regina Dubovitskaya commented REN TV news about the death of satirist Mikhail Zadornov.

The satirist was treated for cancer for a long time. In the summer of 2016, he was forced to cancel all tours due to an exacerbation of the disease.

Zadornov was born in 1948 in Jurmala, Latvia. He was a member of the Russian Writers' Union. During his life, he wrote more than ten books in the genre of lyrical and satirical stories, travel notes, and essays.

“The whole country knew and loved him”: humorist Lukinsky about the death of Mikhail Zadornov

The famous humorist Nikolai Lukinsky expressed his condolences to the family and friends of Mikhail Zadornov, who died at the age of 70 after a long illness.

According to Lukinsky, the whole country loved Zadornov.

« We express our deepest condolences. The whole country knew and loved him. Kingdom of heaven, eternal memory! It is, of course, difficult to express in words the extent of his talent. This is, of course, an immeasurable loss“- said Lukinsky.

Cancer patient Zadornov made a statement

Satirist Mikhail Zadornov accused the media of speculation, lies and distortion of facts regarding his health. He wrote about this on his official page on the VKontakte social network.

Zadornov thanked his readers and viewers for their support, and accused some media outlets of publishing incorrect information about his health.

According to the satirist, none of his friends will discuss his health on television or talk in the press, and those who do this are accused of PR.

Zadornov recalled that last fall he himself announced his illness, as well as the need for serious treatment and the cancellation of all performances. In his opinion, the source of all such statements should only be himself, since the patient’s condition is his personal matter, which should not become the subject of discussion in the press.

“This is unpleasant for both me and my family. For normal treatment, I need peace of mind, and I would like to be heard,” the comedian wrote.

Zadornov also said that the treatment in a German clinic was successful. Now he continues to be treated in a Moscow clinic.

In October 2016, Mikhail Zadornov canceled all concerts due to illness. He explained that he was diagnosed with a “serious illness.” Zadornov did not talk about his character. Later information appeared that the artist was suffering from brain cancer.

The Russian comedian’s illness turned out to be incurable.

The condition of one of the most famous Russian satirical writers of the Russian Federation, Mikhail Zadornov, who is sick with a serious oncological disease - brain cancer, is hopeless. The comedian refused the help of medical staff because the treatment was no longer beneficial.

At the moment, Mikhail Zadornov is in his house in Latvia on the shores of the Riga Sea in the city of Jurmala. In this city he underwent surgery, a course of chemotherapy, and recovery procedures.

Relatives and friends of the Russian comedian report that the satirist’s health is gradually deteriorating, despite the help of doctors from European countries. Zadornov has refused intravenous medication and is spending time with his loved ones.

Doctors say that they did everything they could, but Zadornov’s condition is not improving, but, on the contrary, it is getting worse and worse every day, a close person from the comedian’s circle noted to one of the Russian publications.

“Misha is melting before our eyes. Neither European technology nor the luminaries of medicine helped. Everyone just shrugs and sighs heavily. They say they did everything in their power,” said a source from Zadornov’s close circle.

Mikhail Zadornov is dying: the latest news about the satirist’s health was announced by Kobzon

The state of health of Mikhail Zadornov today does not bode well, admitted the famous singer Joseph Kobzon.

On the Ukrainian website “Peacemaker” there appeared another attack on Russian artists included in the “black list” of enemies of Ukraine. This time, rabid authors linked the cancer of Joseph Kobzon and Mikhail Zadornov with their patriotic position.

“Still don’t believe that supporting Russian aggression and ending up in purgatory is the first step towards a difficult and painful death? Don't you have enough examples? Ask Zadornov and Kobzon,” says the site page.

Mikhail Zadornov is a popular satirist who was known and loved not only in Russia, but also in the countries of the former Soviet Union. Zadornov's monologues were always topical, full of subtle irony, and their heroes are clearly recognizable in everyday life, which is why all of the satirist's speeches invariably scattered into quotes, attracted many spectators and were a great success.

When did the career of this bright satirist begin and what was his path to the big stage? Our article, which is entirely dedicated to one of the best comedians on the modern Russian stage, will help you find out all this.

Family, childhood and youth

Mikhail Zadornov was born in the Latvian resort city of Jurmala. His father, Nikolai Pavlovich Zadornov, was a writer specializing primarily in historical topics. Mom - Elena Melkhiorovna Matusevich - came from an old noble family and was a housewife.

While still at school, the future satirist began to get seriously interested in theater. As some of his acquaintances claimed, in one of the children's performances, young Mikhail played the role of a turnip so masterfully that he was repeatedly pulled out for an encore. The next role was a costumed bear in the production of Ostrovsky’s “A Profitable Place” - his character had no words, but Mikhail growled so convincingly that he was invited to the drama club on a permanent basis.

Despite his success in the acting field, after school Mikhail Zadornov decided to enter the Riga Institute of Civil Aviation Engineers, since there was a good handball team there, and the future satirist was fascinated by this game from an early age. However, his further sports career did not work out - one day during training he fell and broke his meniscus.

Creative path

Zadornov wrote his debut literary work (the unpublished story “The Intersection Point”) at the age of 18, after being on an expedition to the Kuril Islands (the plot was based on impressions from the trip). Alas, the story did not impress the magazine editors and was not published.

In 1969, Zadornov transferred to the second year of the Moscow Aviation Institute, from which he graduated in 1974 with a diploma in mechanical engineering, simultaneously receiving an offer from management to remain at MAI as an employee. Mikhail agreed, but rather not because of the prospects of becoming a researcher, but for the sake of the youth theater “Russia” at the Moscow Aviation Institute, to which he devoted a significant part of his student years: he was an actor, he himself acted as a playwright and director. Under his leadership, the theater gained fame in the Soviet republics and was awarded the Lenin Komsomol Prize. Mikhail Zadornov’s life was connected with “Russia” until 1980.

Zadornov's first publications were published in 1974. The satirist was published within the Yunost magazine, and in 1984 he headed its satire and humor department. However, already in 1985 he left his post, devoting himself to his own literary career.

Zadornov's first performance. "Student's Letter Home" (1982)

In 1982, Zadornov made his debut on television with the monologue “A Student’s Letter Home” about the misadventures of an unlucky student. Two years later, he appeared on the program “Around Laughter” with the monologue “The Ninth Car”. It was this vital sketch about how two carriages with the same number were mistakenly attached to the next train to Hungary, which later became Zadornov’s calling card.

Mikhail Zadornov – “The Ninth Car” (1984)

The audience also fell in love with the bold (at that time) monologue “Open Letter to the Secretary General” - about the preparation of the leadership of a small town for the visit of the Secretary General of the USSR. The very fact that this work, full of pointed satire, was voiced from a television screen signaled changes in the socio-political life of the country. However, the feuilleton firmly settled in Zadornov’s repertoire and still sounded just as relevant even after many years.

In the late eighties, Mikhail Zadornov began working as the author of humorous texts for other artists. Many famous comedians performed his monologues, including Yevgeny Petrosyan, and Zadornov himself regularly shared new observations with his characteristic irony in new issues of “Funny Panorama”, “Full House” and “Satirical Forecast”.

Mikhail Zadornov on the differences between Americans and Russians

In 1988, the first collection of Zadornov’s stories, “A Line 15 Thousand Meters Long,” was released as part of the anthology “The Crocodile Library.” The following collection, “The Mystery of the Blue Planet,” was published with a circulation of 100 thousand copies.

A unique indicator of the artist’s popularity was the fact that on December 31, 1991, it was Mikhail Zadornov, and not Boris Yeltsin, who had not yet assumed presidential powers in place of Mikhail Gorbachev, who congratulated the residents of the collapsed state on the New Year.

Despite the fact that in his speeches the comedian often “attached” the country’s leadership and the president himself, this did not prevent him from getting an apartment in the “nomenklatura” building on Osennaya Street, where Boris Yeltsin, Viktor Chernomyrdin, the head of the presidential security Alexander Korzhakov and other high-ranking officials lived officials. The fact is that the satirist often played tennis with Yeltsin and managed to make a good impression on the president.

In the nineties, he also tried himself as a screenwriter and film actor. One of Zadornov’s most famous works was the film “I Want Your Husband,” filmed in 1992 based on his own script. There were only three actors in the film; In addition to Mikhail Nikolaevich, Ekaterina Voronina and Anna Dubrovskaya were involved in the filming. According to the plot, a young beauty Oksana appears to a woman named Elena, who is preparing to celebrate a porcelain wedding, and offers to buy out Elena’s husband, who, as it turns out, has been cheating on his wife for many years. Recognizable “Zadorn” dialogues and a subtly conveyed imprint of a bygone era ensured the film recognition and love from the audience.

A year earlier, he also appeared in the Latvian-produced film “Depression” with a cameo role as an official, as well as in Viktor Sergeev’s film “Genius” (cameo).

1997 was marked by the release of a four-volume book, which included the best works of the satirist at that time. Since 2000, every year Zadornov presented to the public at least two or three new concert programs. He invariably went on stage in a suit and with papers in his hands, and after the concert he showed the audience his stretching, doing the splits, or walking on his hands. His performance schedule was, without exaggeration, crazy: he once had to give as many as 8 concerts in one day.

"American Stupidity" (2016)

In the early 2000s, the leitmotif of Zadornov’s speeches became “American” themes. Zadornov’s signature phrase “Well, stupid!” and is still heard today. After a scandal involving discrimination against the Russian Olympic team at the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City, the satirist demonstratively canceled his American visa. Subsequently, “amateur etymology” appeared in his repertoire, as well as frequent criticism of Russian education, the Unified State Exam and the Minister of Education Andrei Fursenko in particular.

Mikhail Zadornov about the Unified State Exam and education reform

In 2012, Mikhail Zadornov shot the pseudo-documentary film “Rurik. Lost story", which was subsequently shown by the REN-TV channel. The film told about the confrontation between supporters of the “Norman theory” and those who argued that the Vikings could not rule Russia. His work was criticized, arguing that in recent years it was this pseudo-historical and openly politicized approach that began to prevail in the work of the pop satirist.

Film by Mikhail Zadornov “Rurik. Lost story"

Since the beginning of the 2010s, Zadornov has maintained contact with fans of his work via the Internet. In addition to the official website, the satirist maintained a blog on LiveJournal, a channel on Youtube (Zador TV) and his own VKontakte page. Quite a large part of the satirist’s repertoire consisted of so-called “observations” - notes from life sent by readers.

In 2016, Mikhail Zadornov, Alexey Kortnev and Dmitry Kolchin became co-hosts of the original satirical program “Saltykov-Shchedrin Show”. On air, the hosts and guests joked about real-life incidents.

Personal life of Mikhail Zadornov

In his life, Mikhail Zadornov was officially married only once. His wife, Velta Yanovna Kalnberzina, the daughter of a high-ranking Latvian politician, studied at the same school with him, then was his classmate at the Moscow Aviation Institute. A beautiful and intelligent girl knew her worth, and therefore Mikhail had to win her heart for a long time. The young people dated for a long time, and in the spring of 1971 they got married.

Relationships in the young family went wrong during the period when the artist’s career began to rapidly gain momentum. At this moment, Mikhail Zadornov began dating Elena Bombina - he met a girl who was 16 years younger than the satirist at one of his performances (she was an administrator at that festival) in the late 80s.

Subsequently, she became his common-law wife. In 1990, Mikhail and Elena gave birth to a daughter, Elena Zadornova, Zadornov’s only child. Having inherited her father's artistic genes, she graduated from the Russian Academy of Theater Arts (RATI).

In 1998, Mikhail Zadornov, once a drinker, became a vegetarian and began to actively promote a healthy lifestyle, in particular yoga. The satirist more than once spoke about his choice in the style of “amateur etymology”: “Meat in English sounds like meat: me (me) + eat (eat”), that is, “eat yourself.” In addition, it has been proven that human DNA and pig DNA are largely similar, which means that pork kebabs are clearly not good for you.”

Zadornov also spoke about supporting the Ringing Cedars of Russia movement, which promotes the ideology of so-called “family estates” - plots of land measuring at least a hectare on which members of one family can arrange their home in accordance with the rules of the eco-community.

Death of Mikhail Zadornov

In the fall of 2016, Mikhail Zadornov admitted to having serious health problems, due to which he had to leave the “Saltykov-Shchedrin Show” program and cancel concerts in far corners of the country. He did not advertise the name of the disease, but very soon Andrei Malakhov in his program accidentally declassified the satirist’s illness - it turned out that Zadornov had brain cancer. Mikhail Nikolaevich did not deny the information, but asked fans not to make a fuss, adding that he was undergoing chemotherapy and was trying to follow the precepts of Daria Dontsova: “The main thing is not to give up and keep yourself in good shape!”

On October 23, Mikhail Zadornov became ill during a performance at the Meridian Palace of Culture. He was taken by ambulance straight from the concert. Doctors recorded the man having an epileptic seizure due to nervousness.

At the beginning of 2017, Regina Dubovitskaya spoke about the satirist’s condition, saying that Zadornov had undergone a serious operation and had a long course of treatment ahead of him. “He really wants to return to the audience and delight his fans with books,” she added.

Unfortunately, the treatment did not help, nor did his conversion to the Orthodox faith (at the beginning of November, Mikhail received unction in the capital’s Church of the Life-Giving Trinity). On November 10, 2017, Mikhail Zadornov passed away. He was 69 years old.

Before his death, Mikhail Zadornov ordered to be buried in his homeland, in the same grave with his father, and to support the Riga library named after Nikolai Zadornov.

Comments have been closed on Zadornov’s VKontakte page, where in the last months of his life fans of the satirist left him thousands of wishes for recovery and warm words of support. His secret concert is also located there - in the Capercaillie's Nest. The group of fans of his work continues to function. On November 15, Mikhail Nikolaevich was buried at the Jaundubulti cemetery in Jurmala.

Mikhail Nikolaevich was born on July 21, 1948 in Jurmala. He was known both in the Soviet Union and already in the current Russian Federation. He was a real satirist and playwright. He gathered huge halls and, most importantly, ridiculed the objectionable and funny West with their mentality and misdeeds. Today we will talk about the terrible disease cancer that was found in Mikhail Zadornov.

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Disease

Around the first week of October 2016, the public learned that their idol had brain cancer. As the satirist himself said, this was discovered completely by accident when on October 22 he fell into an epileptic seizure right on the stage of the Meridian cultural center.

He was immediately hospitalized in a Moscow clinic. Rumors spread very quickly, but for a long time Mikhail did not want to talk about the then existing illness. Later, during an examination, a rather large tumor was discovered in his head.

Relatives, friends and Mikhail himself decided to go to the Berlin Charité oncology clinic. There he carries out all the necessary examinations and biopsies of the tumor. Doctors soon diagnosed the tumor as malignant cancer.

During the treatment, the idol underwent chemotherapy, which weakened him even more. As relatives say, in the last months of his life the patient became very thin and pale. Doctors tried to fight the disease as vigorously as possible, but the cancer was already large.

Two months before his death, he asked his ex-wife, who was nearby, to go and confess in church. Despite the fact that it was very difficult and difficult for him to take even one step, they brought him to the cathedral and helped him confess. Perhaps Mikhail already felt the end approaching and wanted to do at least something.

On November 10, 2017, at 9:15 a.m., as doctors diagnosed, the idol of the USSR and the Russian Federation was gone, and he died in one of the Moscow hospitals. On November 12, a farewell was announced at the morgue at the Medsi hospital on Pyatnitsky Shosse. The funeral already took place a little later on November 15, 2017 in the city of Jurmala. They buried him next to his father's grave. More than 400 people came to the funeral, including the mayor, as well as his close friends and his ex-wife.

Later, there was a farewell to the satirist, where his relatives and friends, as well as work colleagues, expressed and spoke warm words towards the artist.

Family and friends about the artist

After the funeral, relatives and friends criticized the media, as well as some of the artist’s former friends and associates, for starting to discuss and talk about his illness on television. Despite the fact that nothing bad happened, and everyone spoke very warmly and in a familiar manner about the deceased.

The relatives still tried to convey the idea that they did not want the death of the writer, artist and playwright to be carried out in public. As the ex-wife said, many are only trying to make money on this grief by producing various talk shows and programs about Zadornov’s death. In reality, not many people mourn.

This is a very controversial point, since Zadornov was truly a famous and strong personality. With a large audience. And it would be foolish to believe that after death everyone will simply remain silent about the great man.

Friends and colleagues spoke only positive things about the artist. As many said, he was a breath of fresh air in Soviet times and in the 90s. He lived and tried to convey smart thoughts across different generations.

In the last days of his life, as his relatives mention, he felt very bad. He had frequent symptoms of amnesia, and he sometimes did not recognize his relatives and confused words. The tumor was already impressive in size and was pressing on neighboring parts of the brain.

Why did Zadornov die?

Oncology is a terrible word that the satirist heard and which destroyed him. If you ask: what diagnosis did the doctors make? The only answer I can give is that it’s terrible. A brain tumor is currently the most difficult oncological case, which is very difficult to treat.

The satirist’s health was already in a precarious position at the time the disease was diagnosed. And all this is due to the fact that the tumor was discovered almost at the last stage.

Many people still argue that if the artist had been diagnosed with cancer a little earlier, he would still be alive. But this is a rather controversial issue, since brain cancer itself is a practically incurable disease.

His relatives said that after the first course of chemotherapy he lost a lot of weight. And this is not surprising, since this is a very heavy blow both to the tumor and to the patient’s entire body.

The problem with brain cancer is precisely the difficulty of surgical intervention. You can't just cut out a tumor. If we take another oncology, for example: intestinal or stomach cancer, then doctors usually try to cut out both the tumor itself and most of the nearby tissues, which may already be affected by metastases.

It is impossible to simply cut out a tumor in the brain. Since if the surgeon makes a mistake even by a millimeter, the patient will lose the ability to hear, speak or move any part of the body: arm, leg, etc.

Even if the surgeon was a good one and tried to cut out the tumor correctly, without consequences, metastases would still remain in the nearby tissues. They would subsequently grow into new foci of cancer. Or even worse, they would be transported through the blood or lymphatic vessels to nearby organs.

There is no point in scolding doctors here. It’s just that science and medicine are not yet at the proper level to fight such a terrible disease. Let's hope that cancer will soon be defeated and it will never seriously bother humanity.

All his life, with his brilliant articles, he fought to strengthen the Russian state, bravely exposing corrupt officials, liberal democrats and revolutionaries, warning of the threat looming over the country. The Bolsheviks, who seized power in Russia, did not forgive him for this. Menshikov was shot in 1918 with extreme cruelty in front of his wife and six children.

Mikhail Osipovich was born on October 7, 1859 in Novorzhevo, Pskov province near Lake Valdai, in the family of a collegiate registrar. He graduated from the district school, after which he entered the Technical School of the Naval Department in Kronstadt. Then he participated in several long-distance sea voyages, the literary fruit of which was the first book of essays, “Around the Ports of Europe,” published in 1884. As a naval officer, Menshikov expressed the idea of ​​connecting ships and airplanes, thereby predicting the appearance of aircraft carriers.

Feeling a calling to literary work and journalism, in 1892 Menshikov retired with the rank of captain. He got a job as a correspondent for the Nedelya newspaper, where he soon attracted attention with his talented articles. Then he became the leading publicist for the conservative newspaper Novoye Vremya, where he worked until the revolution.

In this newspaper he wrote his famous column “Letters to Neighbors,” which attracted the attention of the entire educated society of Russia. Some called Menshikov “a reactionary and a Black Hundred” (and some still do). However, all this is malicious slander.

In 1911, in the article “Kneeling Russia,” Menshikov, exposing the machinations of the Western behind-the-scenes against Russia, warned:

“If a huge fund is being raised in America with the goal of flooding Russia with murderers and terrorists, then our government should think about it. Is it possible that even today our state guard will not notice anything in time (as in 1905) and will not prevent trouble?”

The authorities did not take any measures in this regard at that time. What if they accepted? It is unlikely that Trotsky-Bronstein, the main organizer of the October Revolution, would have been able to come to Russia in 1917 with the money of the American banker Jacob Schiff!

Ideologist of national Russia

Menshikov was one of the leading conservative publicists, acting as an ideologist of Russian nationalism. He initiated the creation of the All-Russian National Union (VNS), for which he developed a program and charter. This organization, which had its own faction in the State Duma, included moderate-right elements of educated Russian society: professors, retired military officers, officials, publicists, clergy, and famous scientists. Most of them were sincere patriots, which many of them later proved not only by their struggle against the Bolsheviks, but also by their martyrdom...

Menshikov himself clearly foresaw the national catastrophe of 1917 and, like a true publicist, sounded the alarm, warned, and sought to prevent it. “Orthodoxy,” he wrote, “freed us from ancient savagery, autocracy freed us from anarchy, but the return before our eyes to savagery and anarchy proves that a new principle is needed to save the old ones. This is a nationality... Only nationalism is able to restore to us our lost piety and power.”

In the article “The End of the Century,” written in December 1900, Menshikov called on the Russian people to maintain their role as a nation-forming people:

“We Russians slept for a long time, lulled by our power and glory, but then one heavenly thunder struck after another, and we woke up and saw ourselves under siege - both from the outside and from the inside... We do not want someone else’s, but ours - Russian - land must be ours."

Menshikov saw the opportunity to avoid revolution in strengthening state power, in a consistent and firm national policy. Mikhail Osipovich was convinced that the people, in council with the monarch, should be governed by officials, and not by them. With the passion of a publicist, he showed the mortal danger of bureaucracy for Russia: “Our bureaucracy... has reduced the historical strength of the nation to nothing.”

The need for fundamental change

Menshikov maintained close relationships with the great Russian writers of that time. Gorky admitted in one of his letters that he loved Menshikov because he was his “enemy by heart,” and enemies “better to tell the truth.” For his part, Menshikov called Gorky’s “Song of the Falcon” “evil morality,” because, according to him, what saves the world is not the “madness of the brave” who bring about the uprising, but the “wisdom of the meek,” like Chekhov’s Linden Tree (“In the Ravine”).

There are 48 letters to him from Chekhov, who treated him with constant respect. Menshikov visited Tolstoy in Yasnaya, but at the same time criticized him in the article “Tolstoy and Power,” where he wrote that he was more dangerous for Russia than all the revolutionaries combined. Tolstoy answered him that while reading this article he experienced “one of the most desirable and dear feelings to me - not just goodwill, but straight love for you...”.

Menshikov was convinced that Russia needed radical changes in all areas of life without exception, this was the only way to save the country, but he had no illusions. “There are no people - that’s why Russia is dying!” – Mikhail Osipovich exclaimed in despair.

Until the end of his days, he gave merciless assessments of the self-satisfied bureaucracy and liberal intelligentsia: “In essence, you have long drunk away everything that is beautiful and great (below) and devoured (above). They unraveled the church, the aristocracy, and the intelligentsia.”

Menshikov believed that every nation must persistently fight for its national identity. “When it comes,” he wrote, “to the violation of the rights of a Jew, a Finn, a Pole, an Armenian, an indignant cry rises: everyone shouts about respect for such a sacred thing as nationality. But as soon as the Russians mention their nationality, their national values, indignant cries rise - misanthropy! Intolerance! Black Hundred violence! Gross tyranny!

The outstanding Russian philosopher Igor Shafarevich wrote: “Mikhail Osipovich Menshikov is one of a small number of insightful people who lived in that period of Russian history, which to others seemed (and still seems) cloudless. But sensitive people even then, at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, saw the main root of the impending troubles that later befell Russia and which we are still experiencing (and it is not clear when they will end). Menshikov saw this fundamental vice of society, which carries with it the danger of future deep upheavals, in the weakening of the national consciousness of the Russian people...”

Portrait of a modern liberal

Many years ago, Menshikov energetically exposed those in Russia who, as today, reviled it, relying on the “democratic and civilized” West. “We,” wrote Menshikov, “do not take our eyes off the West, we are fascinated by it, we want to live just like this and no worse than how “decent” people live in Europe. Under the fear of the most sincere, acute suffering, under the weight of a felt urgency, we need to furnish ourselves with the same luxury that is available to Western society. We must wear the same clothes, sit on the same furniture, eat the same dishes, drink the same wines, see the same sights that Europeans see. In order to satisfy their increased needs, the educated stratum is making ever greater demands on the Russian people.

The intelligentsia and nobility do not want to understand that the high level of consumption in the West is associated with its exploitation of a large part of the rest of the world. No matter how hard the Russian people work, they will not be able to achieve the level of income that the West receives by siphoning off unpaid resources and labor from other countries for their benefit...

The educated stratum demands extreme effort from the people in order to ensure a European level of consumption, and when this does not work out, it is indignant at the inertia and backwardness of the Russian people.”

Didn’t Menshikov, with his incredible insight, paint a portrait of the current Russophobic liberal “elite” more than a hundred years ago?

Courage for honest work

Well, aren’t these words of an outstanding publicist addressed to us today? “The feeling of victory and victory,” wrote Menshikov, “the feeling of domination on one’s land was not at all suitable for bloody battles. Courage is needed for all honest work. Everything that is most precious in the fight against nature, everything that is brilliant in science, the arts, wisdom and faith of the people - everything is driven precisely by the heroism of the heart.

Every progress, every discovery is akin to revelation, and every perfection is a victory. Only a people accustomed to battle, imbued with the instinct of triumph over obstacles, is capable of anything great. If there is no sense of dominance among the people, there is no genius. Noble pride falls - and a person becomes a slave from a master.

We are captives of slavish, unworthy, morally insignificant influences, and it is precisely from here that our poverty and weakness, incomprehensible among a heroic people, arises.”

Wasn't it because of this weakness that Russia collapsed in 1917? Isn’t that why the mighty Soviet Union collapsed in 1991? Isn’t that the same danger that threatens us today if we succumb to the global onslaught on Russia from the West?

Revenge of the revolutionaries

Those who undermined the foundations of the Russian Empire, and then seized power in it in February 1917, did not forget or forgive Menshikov for his position as a staunch statesman and fighter for the unity of the Russian people. The publicist was suspended from work at Novoye Vremya. Having lost their home and savings, which were soon confiscated by the Bolsheviks, the winter of 1917–1918. Menshikov spent time in Valdai, where he had a dacha.

In those bitter days, he wrote in his diary: “February 27, 12.III. 1918. Year of the Russian Great Revolution. We are still alive, thanks to the Creator. But we are robbed, ruined, deprived of work, expelled from our city and home, doomed to starvation. And tens of thousands of people were tortured and killed. And all of Russia was thrown into the abyss of shame and disaster unprecedented in history. What will happen next is scary to think about - that is, it would be scary if the brain were not already sated and filled to the point of insensibility with impressions of violence and horror.”

In September 1918, Menshikov was arrested, and five days later he was shot. A note published in Izvestia said: “The emergency field headquarters in Valdai shot the famous Black Hundred publicist Menshikov. A monarchist conspiracy was uncovered, headed by Menshikov. An underground Black Hundred newspaper was published calling for the overthrow of Soviet power.”

There was not a word of truth in this message. There was no conspiracy and Menshikov no longer published any newspaper.

He was retaliated against for his previous position as a staunch Russian patriot. In a letter to his wife from prison, where he spent six days, Menshikov wrote that the security officers did not hide from him that this trial was an “act of revenge” for his articles published before the revolution.

The execution of the outstanding son of Russia took place on September 20, 1918 on the shore of Lake Valdai opposite the Iversky Monastery. His widow, Maria Vasilievna, who witnessed the execution with her children, later wrote in her memoirs: “Arriving in custody at the place of execution, the husband stood facing the Iversky Monastery, clearly visible from this place, knelt down and began to pray. The first volley was fired to intimidate, but this shot wounded the husband’s left arm near the hand. The bullet tore out a piece of meat. After this shot, the husband looked back. A new salvo followed. They shot me in the back. The husband fell to the ground. Now Davidson jumped up to him with a revolver and shot him point-blank twice in the left temple.<…>The children saw the shooting of their father and cried in horror.<…>Security officer Davidson, having shot him in the temple, said that he was doing it with great pleasure.”

Today, Menshikov’s grave, miraculously preserved, is located in the old city cemetery of the city of Valdai (Novgorod region), next to the Church of Peter and Paul. Only many years later did the relatives achieve the rehabilitation of the famous writer. In 1995, Novgorod writers, with the support of the Valdai public administration, unveiled a marble memorial plaque on Menshikov’s estate with the words: “Executed for his convictions.”

In connection with the anniversary of the publicist, the All-Russian Menshikov Readings were held at the St. Petersburg State Maritime Technical University. “In Russia there was and is no publicist equal to Menshikov,” emphasized Captain 1st Rank Reserve Mikhail Nenashev, Chairman of the All-Russian Fleet Support Movement, in his speech.

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Mikhail Zadornov died on November 10, 2017 at the age of 69. According to Russian media, the cause of death was cancer. Zadornov was a famous Soviet and Russian satirist writer, humorist, playwright and actor.

Mikhail Zadornov was born on July 21, 1948 in Jurmala, Latvia, into the family of the famous Soviet writer and actor Nikolai Zadornov and mother Elena Zadornova, who came from a noble Polish family.

Mikhail Zadornov: creative path

Mikhail Zadornov's theatrical career began during his school years, when Mikhail first appeared on stage in the 2nd grade. Subsequently, he actively performed at all events with his own humorous works and even created a school miniature theater.

After graduating from school, Mikhail Zadornov, at the request of his father, entered the Moscow Aviation Institute, where he received a degree in mechanical engineering. For some time he worked there as a leading engineer.

Mikhail Zadornov in childhood

In 1974, Mikhail Zadornov created the student agitation theater "Russia", the creative activities of which were approved by such a government body as the Lenin Komsomol. At the same time, the artist began to realize himself as a writer. One of his first works was “Open Letter to the Secretary General.”

Zadornov first appeared on television in 1982, but his great popularity came two years later, in 1984, after reading his satirical story “Two Ninth Cars.” Since the early 90s, the writer and artist became the author-scriptwriter and host of the famous television programs “Funny Panorama”, “Full House”, “Mothers and Daughters”, “Satirical Forecast”.

Mikhail Zadornov "Two ninth carriages":

In the same years, Zadornov published several of his books: “I don’t understand!”, “Zadorinki”, “The End of the World”, “Return”, “We are all from Chi-Chi-Chi-Pi”. The artist became a laureate of the Ovation, Golden Calf and Arkady Raikin Cup awards. Thanks to the commitment of Russian politicians, Mikhail Zadornov even received an apartment next door to officials such as Boris Yeltsin, Alexander Korzhakov and Viktor Chernomyrdin.

In the 1990s, Mikhail Zadornov also made his film debut, playing the role of an official in the detective film “Depression” by Latvian official Aloys Branch. He can also be seen in such films as “I Don’t Understand”, “Genius”, “I Want Your Husband”, “Arkiim”, “Rurik”, “Prophetic Oleg”.

The artist is also remembered for his famous performance - the New Year's greetings of the Russians in 1991, because of which the broadcast of the chimes had to be shifted by a minute.

New Year's greetings from Mikhail Zadornov in 1991:

Mikhail Zadornov: personal life

In March 1971, his first woman became a university teacher Velta Kalnberzina- daughter of the former first secretary of the Central Committee of the Latvian Communist Party, Jan Eduardovich. Their acquaintance began at school in Riga, and then at Moscow Aviation Institute. They subsequently divorced and had no children together.

Mikhail Zadornov, wife Elena and daughter Elena

In the 80s, Mikhail Zadornov “had an affair” with his administrator Elena Bombina, with whom he entered into his second marriage. In 1990, the couple had a daughter, Elena Zadornova, who in 2009 entered the Russian University of Theater Arts.

Mikhail Zadornov: illness

In October 2016, it became known that the comedian had cancer. On his social media page on October 12, he wrote about his future course of chemotherapy. In October 2016, he had an epileptic seizure right during a creative evening on the stage of the Meridian Palace of Culture, and he was taken away in an ambulance. After this incident, he canceled all his performances.

Mikhail Zadornov during treatment

As it later became known, Zadornov was undergoing treatment for a cancerous brain tumor. In June, he decided to abandon the procedures, which he called exhausting and useless, in order to be with his family. Shortly before his death, he converted to Orthodoxy; before that, Zadornov was a neopagan.

Mikhail Zadornov: position regarding Ukraine

The Russian artist is known for his sharp and Ukrainophobic statements. So, in October 2013, after a boxing fight between Vladimir Klitschko and Russian boxer Alexander Povetkin, in which the Ukrainian won, Mikhail made a statement in which he called Western Ukrainians traitors.

Of course, I understand Western Ukrainians, I don’t blame them. They have always been traitors. They always lay under Poland. And the Poles have always betrayed Russia for the sake of any Western interests. I have the right to say this because I have Polish blood.

Mikhail Zadornov about Ukraine:

Also on January 5, 2014, Mikhail Zadornov called the Ukrainians standing at the Euromaidan “Euro-Ukrainians” and said that they would disperse as soon as the oligarchs “stop supporting him.” In March 2014, he joined a letter in support of Russian President Vladimir Putin's policies regarding Russian military intervention in Ukraine.