According to RIA Novosti, the farewell lasted more than three hours.

It is noted that the farewell was attended, in particular, by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets.

The artistic director of the Alexandrinsky Theater Valery Fokin, in an interview with Channel Five, described the death of Volchek as a personal loss.

Galina Volchek died on December 26 at the 87th year of her life.