This was reported on the website of the Moscow Music and Drama Gypsy Theater "Romen".
“With deep regret, we inform you that People's Artist of Russia Boris Roshelyevich Tashkentsky has passed away at the 85th year,” the statement reads.
Tashkentsky is known for his roles in the theater "Hello, Pushkin", "Gypsy character", etc.
He also staged the performances "The Big Wave of the Ganges", "Law of the Ancestors", "Cherry Blossom".
Earlier it was reported that Svetlana Miseri, People's Artist of the RSFSR, had died.