“For courage and courage shown in the performance of civic duty, award Puskepalis Sergey Vytauto with the Order of Courage ... posthumously,” follows from the decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

On September 20, it became known that the actor, director and artistic director of the Volkov Theater in Yaroslavl, Sergey Puskepalis, died in an accident.

Honored Artist of Russia was 56 years old.