“In life, a very talented, truly Russian director.

Very talented.

With your position, your vision.

A man who felt the pulse of time, the pulse of Russia, and he felt her pain as his own.

Gone, of course, is a very strong, very powerful director.

I will not say that we were so friends every day, called back.

No, we were friends by roots, by foundations, by fundamental principles.

Sometimes they argued, but it was always interesting ... I want to express my condolences to Vera Alentova and Yulechka, my daughter.

Indeed, I am happy that I knew him for almost 50 years and worked in such a film as "Love and Doves" ... An amazing, great Russian director.

I'm shocked, ”Mikhailov shared.

Russian director, actor and screenwriter Vladimir Menshov died at the age of 82 due to the consequences of coronavirus infection.