“Yesterday, the leading artist of our theater Sergei Nikolaev died suddenly


... Farewell, our unforgettable Joseph, Antonio, Schastlivtsev ...


Today we mourn together with Sergei’s family and friends,” the theater group said in a message on VKontakte.

The circumstances of Nikolaev's death are not reported.

Farewell to the artist will take place on September 5 at 12:00 in the "Comedians" at 44 Ligovsky pr. At 14:00 - the funeral service in St. Vladimir's Cathedral.

Earlier it was reported about the death of Anatoly Dolzhenkov, the author of poems for the songs of the first album of Grigory Leps, including "Natalie" and "I listened to the rain."