“It's very sad, a whole era has passed.
Today, there are practically no more such people born ... We feel very sorry for ourselves, because we have lost such value in life.
It is impossible to estimate this loss, ”he said in an interview with the Zvezda TV channel.
For her part, Natalia Pilyus, a member of the Duma Committee on Culture, called Zhvanetsky's death a huge loss for Russian culture.
“He was truly the voice of the era,” the deputy said in an interview with the Parliamentary Gazette.
As noted by Pilyus, Zhvanetsky's monologues not only caused a smile, but also made you think.
Zhvanetsky died at the age of 87.
Death was confirmed by a representative of the satirist.