“Of course I grieve.
A huge loss for me as a colleague.
He was my elder friend.
We talked a lot, saw many times, and they were always unforgettable meetings, ”he said in an interview with FAN.
Urgant also noted Zhvanetsky's contribution to literature.
According to him, the writer had a wonderful Russian language, a wonderful syllable.
“The topic is always guessed, always topical, always topical for our people, all people, large and multinational,” he said.
In turn, the satirist and screenwriter Mikhail Mishin in an interview with the TV channel "360" said that he was shocked by the news of Zhvanetsky's death.
“I'm shocked.
For me, this is a personal big loss.
The rest will come later, ”he said.
Zhvanetsky died at the age of 87.