After my long essay in MK about how today it’s not the Americans who are stupid, but we, imitating them in what we shouldn’t imitate, so many letters came that I just can’t stop. And I think with horror that if you continue to compare us with the Americans, then the score is increasing not in our favor!
The “stupid” Americans have a lot that we, the “not stupid” ones, can learn from.
Soldiers in America do not build dachas for generals, dovecotes and turrets from the warheads of medium-range missiles, or fences from the slabs of dismantled airfields.
There is no smoke in American forests.
Unlike American intelligence agencies, ours learn about impending terrorist attacks from news releases.
There are no drunks on the streets in the USA. You won't see a single drunken Santa Claus at Christmas.
In America, monuments are not demolished or cities are not renamed when power changes. In New York, the mayor has changed hundreds of times, but it never occurred to anyone to move the Statue of Liberty.
In America, young people join the army in order to later receive benefits when entering college. In Russia, people go to college to avoid joining the army.
In America, until a woman has made a career, she does not get married. We marry the right person to make a career.
In the US, you can sue for sexual harassment at work.
If such a law were introduced here, tens of thousands of women would go to jail for seducing colleagues with miniskirts and waist-length necklines.
In America, almost every yard has a sports ground; in our country, at best, there is fungus in the sandbox. What sporting achievements can you expect from a country where children grow up under mushrooms?
In America, children are transported by a school bus in the morning. Beer makes our children sick in the morning.
In America, the scariest horror movie is Scream. Because they haven't seen our series "School".
Not everyone knows that the roller coaster ride was invented by an American who happened to ride on Russian roads. And in many US states this attraction is called “Russian roads”.
What about everyday life? Is it possible that in America, in public places, signs, announcements, warnings like: “Be careful when taking money out of the ATM, it gives you an electric shock!”, “Do not slam the front door, it turns off”
escalator!”, “Be careful when opening the front door, it might fall on you!”?
Three days ago I was traveling on a train from St. Petersburg to Karelia. In the toilet of the carriage there was a notice “Be careful when getting up from the toilet so as not to hit your head on the bucket!” Can you imagine something like this in American
train so that the conductor hangs a bucket on the water tap the only outstanding
space in the toilet?
Americans smile at each other in the morning. Ours walk around in the morning with such an expression on their faces as if they spent the whole night with a dental intern who studied with C grades. In our country, the most sincere smile is that of the Little Raccoon from the cartoon. It seems that Russians have atrophied the muscles responsible for smiling.
In the USA, a stranger can greet you on the street and ask how you are? Try going outside tomorrow morning, approaching a stranger and asking: “How are you?” And see what happens next. The life credo of Americans is “Don”t worry. Most of us have “All creatures!”
Our people do not skimp on smiling only on the Internet, liberally inserting emoticons between foul language on forums.
How aggressive have we become if in our zoo there is a sign hanging on the cage with monkeys: “Don’t spit on chimpanzees!”?
Finally, American service! How friendly he is! My director Olya went to a bakery in one of the Russian cities to buy fresh bread, and the bread was yesterday’s. She approached the seller and asked why all the bread was stale. She, smiling widely (according to Carnegie) with her scary smile, answered: “And you press harder!”
If a wealthy patient comes to an American doctor, he will not find radiculitis of the middle earlobe, epistolary tremors of the epithelium of the maxillary sinuses and asthma of the bladder
There is only one type of police officer in the United States that you can offer a bribe to without fear of being arrested. These are speed bumps.
Ordinary Americans do not think from morning to evening where they can steal something. Endemic petty theft began in America only in those areas where Russian emigrants settled.
One of my LJ readers sent this story. At the entrance to the supermarket, the American left his bicycle, as expected, chaining the front wheel with a chain and a lock to a special bicycle rack-pipe. Our guy was watching him at the time. An American entered the store. What did ours do? He took his chain, his lock, chained the rear wheel of the American bike to the rack and hid around the corner. The American came out, opened his lock, and removed the chain. I saw that the rear wheel was chained and thought that someone had mistakenly put a chain on his bike instead of theirs. I went to the supermarket to look for the owner of the chain. At this time, ours opened his lock, got on his bike and drove off!
Americans respect a person while he is alive. They know how to work and love to work.
They don’t celebrate the New Year for 15 days, then another 15 days on May Day and 5 days on National Unity Day. I don’t advise anyone to explain to an American what Old New Year is. He will torment you with questions for a long time. One American was told that this is a control New Year to know for sure that it has arrived.
American businessmen once arrived in Moscow on May 7th. An empty city, it feels like a neutron bomb has exploded. Offices are closed, no company is working. Only the restaurants are full of people. They can’t understand anything, they ask:
-What's the matter? -Holiday. -Which? -7 May. -What kind of holiday is this?
-1st of May.
Normal people will never understand this! Seven days have passed, and we are all celebrating. -Well, it’s the 9th soon, they explain.
-And until when will you celebrate?
-Until the 15th.
Americans have no show. Something similar to how our president was received in Omsk cannot happen there. On the street along which Medvedev was supposed to travel, all the houses were painted (of course, only the facades). Moreover, several houses were completely painted over, including the windows. People got up in the morning and nothing was visible.
In America, if a governor or mayor is fired from his job, they say “he worked”; in our case, he “stolen.”
Can you imagine their president declaring war on corruption? There, a corrupt official will simply be imprisoned without any announcement of a state campaign. Moreover, in America, the more you steal, the longer you get in prison. The more you steal from us, the higher in power you are.
When they say “tandem” in the USA, everyone understands that we are talking about an advanced bicycle, and not about an incomprehensible agreement between two graduates of the same educational institution.
If a president’s popularity declines in the United States, no one starts shouting that the government must be overthrown immediately. The President himself thinks about how he can regain respect for himself. It would not occur to him, in order to refresh the people's love for him, to drive a Lincoln from New York to Arizona. Can you imagine
so that the American president, in order to increase respect for the police, proposes to rename them the militia?
I think that America is no longer stupid, if only because the best brains from Russia drained there. And according to Lomonosov’s law, if something is added somewhere, then somewhere else it must certainly
decrease. And we all know this place very well!
P.S. And the main difference between us is that in Russia we always live with a dream of a bright future and with memories of a bright past. And Americans are simply in a normal present.
To begin with, Mikhail Zadornov thanked his many fans for their support. “I am pleased that you do not forget me. I am grateful to all those who support me, encourage me, and wish me recovery. Your letters and comments online give me strength, charge me with positive energy, and instill a desire to live. Thank you!” – the satirist thanked.
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However, the writer is upset by the speculation that some media are spreading around his illness. Zadornov said that neither his family members nor friends would tell anyone the details of his condition and go on talk shows to discuss it. “But there are those who, for the sake of their own PR, will talk in detail about how they come to visit me, help in treatment, bring me rare medicines prepared in secret laboratories according to recipes found at the crash site of UFOs who flew to us to read the yellow press,” Zadornov noted mockingly.
The satirist stated that the patient’s condition was purely his own matter and asked to leave him alone and not disturb him. “I’m offended that journalists’ conjectures give rise to all sorts of rumors that are even further from the truth. For normal treatment, I need peace of mind, and I would like to be HEARD,” the writer addressed the interested public.
In conclusion, Zadornov commented on the information about how his treatment took place in Germany and that German doctors allegedly abandoned him. “I would like to say a few words in defense of the clinic in Germany. The treatment there was successful, and the German doctors did not give up on me at all. The first results in rehabilitation were achieved in Germany. I continue traditional treatment and am very grateful to the doctors of the Moscow clinic where I am now . They are doing everything possible and impossible so that I recover quickly,” Mikhail Zadornov concluded his post.
Today, November 10, 2017, the death of the writer became known. The illness of the famous satirist Mikhail Zadornov became known at the end of last year. Doctors diagnosed brain cancer.
An evening in memory of Mikhail Zadornov will be held in Chelyabinsk
On Wednesday, December 13, an evening in memory of Mikhail Zadornov will be held at the Pushkin Central Library in Chelyabinsk - the meeting will be hosted by blogger, member of the Poetry Wednesday club Alexey Borovikov, reports the correspondent of the Access News Agency.
The exhibition “The Zadornovs: Father and Son” will introduce guests to the publications and works of two famous writers.
Mikhail Zadornov liked to position himself not only as a satirist writer, but also as an amateur philologist, amateur historian, and also an author of documentaries. In memory of Mikhail Zadornov, a poignant documentary film-revelation “To Father to the End of the Earth” was created, the basis of which was a journey through the places glorified by the work of his father, Nikolai Zadornov, the author of historical novels about the exploration of Siberia and the Far East by Russian pioneers in the 19th century.
Let us recall that Mikhail Zadornov passed away on November 10, 2017 after a long battle with brain cancer. The satirist was 69 years old.
A terrible photo of a changed Zadornov in a coffin
The artist shrunk and turned into a very old man. The oncologist explained what happened.
11 days have passed since the death of the satirist writer Mikhail Zadornov. Let us remind you that not everyone was able to say goodbye to him - the family held a chamber ceremony “for loved ones” in the Moscow region, and not everyone could go to the funeral service in Latvia, where the artist wished to rest in peace.
Relatives claim that Zadornov treated his popularity with irony, and therefore did not want to make a social event out of his farewell. But, probably, the matter is different: during the fight against a brain tumor, the writer lost a lot of weight, and the family did not want Mikhail Nikolaevich to be seen like this. Indeed, judging by the photographs that appeared in Express Newspaper, it was difficult to recognize the satirist in the body lying in the coffin.
They often say about cancer patients: “The cancer ate him.” And in the case of Zadornov, you are horrified at how an incurable disease disfigures a person. Sunken cheeks, a pointed nose, an elongated face - in the coffin, the 69-year-old artist looked like a 90-year-old withered old man.
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During his last public appearance in October 2016, Mikhail Nikolaevich already looked unwell - he had lost a lot of weight, it was noticeable that his hands were shaking a little, and sometimes he dropped pieces of paper with prepared jokes. The comedian had to bend down and pick them up - and every time the audience applauded encouragingly. “Now I know how to earn success,” the artist laughed at himself.
Just two years ago, with a height of 176 centimeters, he weighed 74 kilograms. But in the last months of his illness, as his relatives say, he lost 20 kilograms, and his appearance was terrifying. “With cancer, a person begins to lose a lot of weight, about 11-16% per month,” said Dni.Ru oncologist. – The fact is that the development of oncological formation makes the body work faster, that is, it accelerates metabolism, which is responsible for the rate of conversion of food into energy. Chemicals called cytokines affect how normal cells function. High levels of cytokines caused by cancer interfere with the metabolism between fats and proteins. This leads to loss of muscle mass and also affects the cranial center of the brain, which controls hunger.”
“For me he was a senior comrade” - The last muse of Mikhail Zadornov
Zadornov's last muse was actress Marina Orlova. Actress, singer, screenwriter, composer and producer, and also the last muse of Mikhail Zadornov: all this is about 31-year-old Marina Orlova, who has been working with the satirist recently.
The passing of Mikhail Zadorny attracted attention to another person - his muse Marina Orlova. The 31-year-old actress, who became famous thanks to the series on TNT and STS, has worked a lot with the satirist in recent years. “Gazeta.Ru” is about Zadornov’s ally.
After the death of Mikhail Zadornov, the media, despite the requests of the artist’s family, could not resist the hype - a figure too important for the Russian stage had left. Actress Marina Orlova, who is called the satirist’s last muse, suddenly attracted special attention.
The 31-year-old artist - singer, screenwriter, producer and composer - has worked with Mikhail Zadornov over the past years, performing with him on stage and participating in tours. They met in 2013 on the initiative of a satirist. Having heard a song performed by Orlova on the radio, Zadornov called her and offered to work together. “We sang in his humorous concerts. Mikhail Nikolaevich made my dream come true. He was my real, great, smart friend, whom I will miss,” Orlova shared her memories in an interview.
Despite the fact that the majority of the public knows Marina as an actress in youth TV series, her musical talent manifested itself much earlier than her acting talent - Orlova began to sing even before she began to speak. At the age of three, she already wrote her first song “Lullaby” (which 20 years later she performed in the TV series “Native People”).
During my school years, my interest in music began to manifest itself even more actively. The future actress preferred the assembly hall, where she could perform songs of her own composition, to changes with classmates. At one of these concerts, the director of a music school once noticed her, after which he took Marina to his music school without exams in the middle of the school year.
It became known what Zadornov asked his relatives before he stopped speaking and lost consciousness
As it turned out, the satirist had amnesia for several weeks; he did not recognize his relatives, who were constantly nearby. The last week before his death, Zadornov could not speak, then he completely lost consciousness.
A friend of the family told what Mikhail Zadornov’s dying will was, Rossiyskiy Dialog reports with reference to KP. “Shortly before leaving, Zadornov said that he wanted to go to Jurmala.
I told my relatives: they say, we tried everything possible in treatment - nothing helps. I just want to live out as long as God wills, next to you, and not within hospital walls,” said a worker at the clinic where the humorist writer spent the last days of his life.
Relatives intended to fulfill the last will of the patient, but due to a sharp deterioration in his health, they were unable to take him home.
Farewell to Mikhail Zadornov: Both wives of the satirist saw him off on his last journey
Early in the morning, in the Alexander Nevsky Church on Brivibas Street in Riga, farewell to Mikhail Zadornov began. At first, anyone could go into the church and say the last “forgive and farewell” to the person loved by many people. From 11 to 12 am the temple was closed so that relatives and friends could be with him without witnesses. Then the doors opened again. Of course, both wives of Mikhail Nikolaevich were in the hall.
First wife, 69-year-old Velta Yanovna Kalnberzina, whom he married in 1971. And 53-year-old Elena Bombina, who became the writer’s muse and in 1990 gave birth to his daughter, Elena. The relationship between the two women was smooth - they did not intersect, and they did not throw scenes of jealousy at each other. The press reported that their common grief united them and they took care of the ill Mikhail Nikolaevich hand in hand. Therefore, it is not at all surprising that when they said goodbye to the man they loved, they were together.
About a thousand people came to say goodbye to Mikhail Zadornov. While people were waiting for the temple doors to open, tea and coffee were poured for them so that they could warm up. Among those who came we saw the mayor of Riga Nil Ushakov, businessman Alexander Shekman, local deputies and entrepreneurs.
Mikhail Zadornov’s sister, Lyudmila Nikolaevna, held on with all her might. The woman's neighbors told us that she was in a very depressed state. Almost all her life she lived with her mother. She died about fifteen years ago, and so did her brother. When the ambulance arrived at the church, they whispered that Lyudmila Nikolaevna had become ill.
After saying goodbye, loved ones took a special bus to the Jurmala cemetery to say their last words to Mikhail Zadornov. The writer will be buried next to his parents.
Fans of Mikhail Zadornov in Riga saw him off with applause
The car with the body of satirist Mikhail Zadornov, whose funeral service was held in the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Riga, drove to the cemetery in Jurmala. Hundreds of people greeted her with long applause, a RIA Novosti correspondent reports.
When the car left the territory of the cathedral, it was surrounded by fans of the writer. Many could not hold back their tears.
In Russia, they said goodbye to the satirist on November 12 in one of the clinics near Moscow. At first, the ceremony took place behind closed doors, but about a hundred people gathered around the clinic and later they were allowed to say goodbye to their beloved artist.
People stand in line at the Alexander Nevsky Church in Riga to say goodbye to satirist Mikhail Zadornov. November 15, 2017
Zadornov was born in July 1948. He made his debut on television in 1982, but real popularity came to him two years later. Zadornov wrote more than ten books, among his works are lyrical and satirical stories, humoresques, essays, travel notes and plays. Winner of the Golden Calf and Ovation awards.
In Riga, a line lined up outside the church before Zadornov's funeral service
More than 100 people lined up outside the Alexander Nevsky Church in Riga, where the funeral service for the late satirist Mikhail Zadornov will take place, reports a Gazeta.Ru correspondent.
It is noted that space in the church itself has already run out, and people continue to arrive on the street in front of the building.
The funeral service should begin at 12.00 Moscow time.
After the funeral service and farewell, Zadornov’s body will be taken to Jurmala and buried in the Jaundubulti cemetery.
Enraged Panin took revenge for Zadornov
The infamous actor Alexei Panin decided to take revenge on Mikhail Zadornov’s offenders. He sharply responded to video blogger Yuri Khovansky.
The artist called the Internet star an idiot and a nonsense. In this way he reacted to the blogger’s provocative statements about the death of the famous satirist. “Some pet guy from the ass of Leningrad is sitting with a bottle of beer and talking about Mikhail Nikolaevich. Who the f*** are you, nonsense? Where is Zadornov and where are you? And the worst thing is that these people have their own audience and have access to the media space,” Panin was indignant during a live broadcast on the Hype application, life.ru reports.
The actor said that Khovansky just wants to promote himself on the death of a celebrity. Panin admitted that he learned about the blogger precisely after his offensive statements about Mikhail Zadornov. The artist assures that he had never heard anything about the popular Internet figure before. Let us recall that earlier Dni.Ru wrote that Khovansky allowed himself to insult the deceased satirist several times. On his Twitter, he wrote that he does not feel sorry for Zadornov at all. According to the blogger, the artist was engaged in propaganda of hatred.
“Khokhols, gays, Americans, liberals - he considered everyone subhuman and harshly dismissed them, passing them off as jokes. So the little god “joked” at Michal Nikolaich - all according to the facts,” Khovansky said. When the blogger’s subscribers began to point out to him that such phrases were unacceptable, he began to justify himself: “The point was not that I was mocking death, but that I refused to show empathy towards a person who experienced this very empathy extremely selectively . In response to the misfortunes of the same crests or Americans, he always grinned and said: “they deserved it themselves.” So he deserves it."
Khovansky did not stop there, and began to say unpleasant things about journalists. The blogger claimed that the media distorted his words and cast him in an unfavorable light. “It’s funny to see how the media rushed to selectively quote my tweet about Zadornov’s death. In fact, they are making me out to be an Instagram model who smiled during a selfie and wrote that she doesn’t feel sorry for anyone,” Khovansky was indignant on his Twitter.
Maxim Galkin spoke about the family of Mikhail Zadornov and his refusal of treatment
On the morning of November 10, it became known about the death of 69-year-old Mikhail Zadornov. Soon after this, the comedian’s wife Elena Bombina and his older sister Lyudmila sought medical help. The other day, 41-year-old Maxim Galkin told what was happening in the satirist’s family, and also revealed the truth about his religion and refusal of treatment.
In 2016, the public learned about the terrible diagnosis of Mikhail Zadornov. The famous satirist struggled with a brain tumor for more than a year, but on November 10, 2017, he died.
Soon after this, news appeared in the media that the writer’s wife Elena Bombina and his older sister Lyudmila needed medical assistance.
The other day, Maxim Galkin appeared in the studio of the “Let Them Talk” program and talked about what was happening in the satirist’s family. According to Alla Pugacheva’s husband, Zadornov always tried to protect his family from the annoying attention of the press, because he was worried about them.
“He always protected his family from prying eyes.
Now that he was ill, his family found themselves face to face with the annoying attention of paparazzi and journalists. They were not ready for this; they are quiet, intelligent, modest people. They don’t want this, and he didn’t want it either,” Maxim explained.
“Let Them Talk” is about the life and death of the satirist Mikhail Zadonov. Video
Galkin denied the information that Zadornov refused treatment. The Diva's husband stated that Mikhail actually turned to alternative medicine, but all this time he took a course under the supervision of doctors.
Maxim also said that,
Contrary to popular belief, Mikhail actually studied paganism while remaining an Orthodox Christian.
According to Galkin, Zadornov was baptized more than twenty years ago.
The comedian emphasized that the writer’s family now dreams that the public does not exaggerate the details of his illness, but remembers his work.
In an episode of the talk show “Let Them Talk,” Maxim Galkin spoke about the last days in the life of satirist Mikhail Zadornov. He emphasized the desire of the deceased to find a way to be cured. The TV presenter asked the public to leave the writer’s fond memory alone.
In a recent episode of the popular talk show on Channel One, “Let Them Talk,” the topic of the program was the death of the popular satirist and writer Mikhail Zadornov. Those present discussed many facts from the life of the deceased. Many good words were said in support of the family. They partially talked about the treatment of Mikhail Nikolaevich.
Maxim Galkin told the public about Mikhail Zadornov’s desire to fight cancer to the last for the opportunity to live. Galkin also confirmed the fact that the satirist turned to unconventional methods of treatment.
In memory of the writer, Pugacheva’s husband asked everyone to stop disturbing Zadornov’s family with new publications and looking for unknown details. According to Galkin, the family and relatives are grieving the bitter loss.
The famous showman and Comedy Club resident was very outraged by the opus of journalist Yuri Soprykin, which was released half an hour after the death of satirist Mikhail Zadornov. Soprykin named Zadornov, who was greatly influenced by Russia's clash with the West, as the author of one theme. That is why Zadornov, in his speeches, ridiculed the Americans and extolled the ingenuity of the Russian people. Slepakov praised journalist Soprykin for his efficiency, toughness, bitingness, and also for the content of the article. Because it is very easy to criticize a person who cannot answer.
Semyon Slepakov admitted that he is not a fan of Mikhail Zadornov. But at one time, the satirist’s speeches caused laughter not only from him, but also from his parents and their entourage. Semyon called Mikhail Nikolaevich a really cool satirist, and his performances were a real event. Zadornov never joked vulgarly and he did not ridicule the Americans, but talked about how resilient the Russian people are, finding themselves in the most difficult living conditions. Slepakov says that Zadornov was not trolling the Americans, but us. However, he did it in such a way that it would not offend us.
Of course, the Americans also got it well, but the satirist turned out to be wrong here, because America is our “guiding star,” a sacred cow that cannot be touched at all. And here only a narrow-minded person could think that Zadornov is proud of the fact that Russian residents store onions in tights.
Semyon Slepakov also noted that Mikhail Nikolaevich’s humor was of high quality, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with the fact that he borrowed some ideas. The main thing here was the presentation, because many tried to do the same thing, but it turned out not funny at all.
The date and place of Mikhail Zadornov’s funeral have become known
The satirical writer Mikhail Zadornov, who passed away on November 9, will be buried on November 15 next to his father at the Jaundubulti cemetery in Jurmala, Latvia. Zadornov’s family reported this on his page on the VKontakte social network.
The relatives expressed gratitude to everyone who supported them in “these difficult days.”
“Thank you for your kind words, sympathy, and delicacy you showed. We always knew that Mikhail had an intelligent viewer,” the message says.
It is also specified that the funeral service will take place on Wednesday at 11:00 in the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Riga.
Fans are outraged by the actions of Zadornov’s relatives
Not everyone will be able to say goodbye to the satirical writer. Relatives do not want noise and prying eyes.
Farewell by the satirical writer Mikhail Zadornov is scheduled for 13:00 on Sunday, November 12. But not everyone will be able to pay their last respects to the artist. And this greatly angers the artist’s fans.
There are a lot of decent halls in Moscow where the coffin could be displayed - the House of Writers on Bolshaya Nikitskaya Street. Variety Theater on Bersenevskaya Embankment. Zadornov visited and spoke there more than once. But the relatives chose the ritual hall of the morgue of the private Medsi clinic, located in the Moscow region, for their farewell. From the final metro station you still need to get there by minibus.
However. Even if you manage to get there, they are unlikely to be allowed into the hall itself - the clinic, as they say, is heavily guarded. Relatives wished that only a narrow circle of people – the closest and relatives – would be present. Journalists will not be allowed to attend the funeral ceremony. They say that Zadoronov treated his popularity with irony and therefore there is no need to make a social event out of his farewell. In addition, during his illness he changed a lot, lost weight, and his relatives do not want Mikhail Nikolaevich to be seen like this.
After the funeral service, Zadornov’s body will be transported exclusively by land, as he wanted, to Latvia. There the writer will be sung in the Church of St. Alexander Nevsky in Riga. In this very temple in which the satirist was baptized 30 years ago. Zadornov will be buried in his native Jurmala in his father’s grave. This was the last wish of the satirist.
“The mouthpiece of the era”: how Russia says goodbye to Zadornov
“Part of our culture”: how fans said goodbye to Mikhail Zadornov
Fans were able to say goodbye to the writer Mikhail Zadornov, despite the closed nature of the ceremony, which took place on Sunday, November 12, in one of the clinics near Moscow. The farewell itself was quiet and modest, as the writer’s family wanted. Meanwhile, passions are already boiling in the Russian media space over how to evaluate the literary heritage of the famous satirist.
During a closed farewell ceremony for Mikhail Zadornov, which took place today in one of the Moscow clinics, fans gathered near the building were allowed to say goodbye to the artist.
About a hundred people came to the hospital building. According to RIA Novosti, people had to wait at least an hour and a half - a representative of the artist’s family first told those present that, at the request of Mikhail Nikolaevich himself and his family, the ceremony would be held behind closed doors.
According to the satirist’s relatives, Zadornov “was ironic about publicity” and always protected the lives of loved ones from “other people’s annoying interference.”
A message from his family was published on Zadornov’s official page on the VKontakte social network: “You all know about Mikhail’s ironic attitude towards publicity. He always protected his and our lives from the annoying interference of others. Please respect his wishes not to make a fuss about his death,” the post reads.
Also, Mikhail Zadornov’s relatives emphasized that they did not give consent to “public discussions of his life and death in various talk shows and other television programs, in print media and on radio.”
The event turned out to be closed not only to fans of Zadornov’s talent and creativity, but also to journalists - security did not allow the press to enter the farewell ceremony.
The ceremony lasted almost two hours.
After friends and relatives said goodbye to the artist, fans were allowed to honor the memory of the deceased.
The open part of the ceremony, at the request of the relatives, was very modest and took about 20 minutes, ITAR-TASS reports. Those who came laid flowers at the photograph of Mikhail Zadornov, after which the hall was closed and everyone was asked to leave the territory of the hospital complex.
“For me, he was such a person who sank into my heart. He was always close to the people, understood the problems, presented them in a satirical form, and did not offend anyone. He was the people's favorite. Probably no one else will have such humor. “I considered it my duty to come here,” one of the admirers of Zadornov’s work, a young man named Mikhail, told RIA Novosti.
The desire of fans to see the artist for the last time was expected.
In cases where we are talking about the death of a personality of this magnitude, the farewell ceremony is usually held in the Central House of Writers (Central House of Writers): in April the poet Evgeny Yevtushenko was seen off here on his last journey, in May - journalist and blogger Anton Nosik, in July - film critic Daniil Dondurei .
Unlike the satirist’s devoted fans who came to the hospital building, representatives of the creative community reacted to Zadornov’s death differently.
Thus, the famous journalist Yuri Saprykin called Zadornov the author of one topic.
“He was overcome by the trauma of a collision with the West, not military, but psychological, the shock of “going on a trip abroad.” There are 100 varieties of sausage, the streets are washed with shampoo, the entrances are clean and the light bulbs are on,” Saprykin wrote in his article.
According to him, the satirist’s mockery of Russian crookedness “is replaced by admiration for Russian ingenuity - the conventional “Americans” who fanatically follow instructions and laws look dull compared to her.”
Saprykin also recalls one dialogue from an old story in the magazine “Yunost”: “How a patient in a mental hospital imagines that he is being interviewed as an intelligence officer: “Do you speak the language? - In excellence! “You will stick stamps on envelopes!” “It looks very much like a brief summary of all Zadornov’s ‘geopolitical research’,” the journalist writes.
For his part, the author of humorous songs and Comedy Club star Semyon Slepakov reacted sharply to Saprykin’s article, expressing the opinion that the journalist hardly understands Zadornov’s jokes.
"Well done. First of all, quickly. Secondly, it’s biting, tough and meaningful. Without any snot there. Died? Well, here you go!” - Slepakov wrote on his Facebook page.
According to him, “Zadornov was a really cool satirist.” “His concerts were an event that gathered the whole country in front of the screens and eight years ago, on the hundredth repeat, they gave good ratings to the Ren-TV channel.” He wasn't vulgar. He was witty. He had the coolest serve. He wrote a huge amount of quality material. He was very different from his fellow comedians, whose names I will not take in vain,” the actor noted.
Slepakov clarified that Zadornov criticized the United States in the 90s, when “Russia “terribly wanted” to be friends with the Americans, and they “have fun... on our heads.” According to the comedian, “maybe it’s not because of people like Zadornov that we have problems, but because we don’t at all appreciate what we have? This is part of our culture, after all. Not Gogol, of course, but the mouthpiece of the era.”
“It’s somehow hard for me to imagine that after the death of George Carlin, an article like this would be published about him in America. The only good news is that after the death of Yuri Saprykin, no article will be published at all, unless, of course, he commits a suicide bombing in a crowded place. God forbid. I apologize for the harshness,” Slepakov wrote.
The post caused a mixed reaction from users: some remembered Zadornov’s unsuccessful performances, others thanked Slepakov for defending the satirist.
Mikhail Zadornov died at the age of 70. For a long time he was treated for cancer. According to the will, Zadornov's body will be delivered to Latvia, where he will be buried in the grave of the satirist's father - at the Jaundubult cemetery in Jurmala.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev expressed condolences to the Zadornov family in connection with the death of the writer.
“Mikhail Nikolaevich was a talented writer, a master of sharp words and instant improvisation. He had his own position, value system, and a very personal view of what was happening. All this was in his books, stories, miniatures and monologues,” according to the government website
Several dozen Zadornov fans gathered at the hospital where the farewell ceremony is taking place
The farewell ceremony takes place near a hospital in the Moscow region.
Several dozen fans of Mikhail Zadornov gathered at a hospital in the Moscow region, where the farewell ceremony for the artist was taking place. The ceremony takes place behind closed doors.
As TASS reports, residents of Moscow and other cities arrived at the hospital to say goodbye to Zadornov.
“When I found out that today would be a farewell to Mikhail Zadornov, I decided to come here. I listened with great pleasure to Zadornov’s performances on television and radio, and attended his concerts several times,” said Klin resident Sergei Ananyev.
People present at the ceremony admitted that the satirist’s speeches had a serious impact on their lives.
According to the satirist's last will, his body will be taken to Latvia, where he will be buried next to his father.
A closed farewell ceremony for satirist Mikhail Zadornov will be held in Russia today
Today in Russia there will be a closed farewell ceremony for the satirical writer Mikhail Zadornov, who died on November 10 at the age of 69, TASS reports.
According to the message, the farewell will begin at 13:00 (Moscow time) in the ritual hall of the morgue of the MEDSI clinical hospital, where the satirist lived his last minutes.
Security guards at the medical center are already on full alert and are not allowing journalists into the facility.
“At the request of Mikhail Nikolaevich himself and his family, the farewell ceremony will be held behind closed doors. Only close friends and relatives will take part in it,” a representative of the clinic’s security service, on duty at the entrance, told the publication.
As is known, after the farewell ceremony, Zadornov’s body, according to his last will, will be delivered to Latvia, where he will be buried next to his father.
“You all know about Mikhail’s ironic attitude towards publicity. He always protected his and our lives from the annoying interference of others. We ask you to respect his desire not to create a fuss around his death,” the publication quotes a message from the satirist’s family on his official page on VKontakte.
In addition, Zadornov’s relatives noted that they did not consent to “public discussions of his life and death in various talk shows and other television programs, in print media and on radio.”
Let us remind you that Zadornov died on the morning of November 10 after a long battle with cancer. Subtle irony made him the most popular and recognizable comedian in the Soviet Union, whose monologues did not stop even for the President’s New Year’s greetings, but with the beginning of the 2000s his popularity began to fade.
Public opinion: Zadornov was the most effective remedy against the depression of the 1990s
Writer and satirist Mikhail Zadornov died at the age of 70 after a long battle with cancer. Social network users and colleagues remember the comedian.
Evgeny PETROSYAN, comedian, TV presenter: Mikhail Nikolaevich Zadornov is a unique phenomenon in the genre of humor. Besides being one of the wittiest people in the genre, I believe he was a philosopher of humor who helped people practically navigate life.
His humor helped us understand the meaning of the current moment in one area or another of our lives. As an artist, he did not die, he will remain useful to people for many decades, so he will live.
Semyon ALTOV, writer, satirist: I remember the time when we were close. They performed together and acted in films. He was a man with enormous energy. None of us, people working in this genre, had it. He gave his energy to people. Millions of people. It's probably over.
Nikolai KAMNEV, businessman, blogger: It’s interesting that by the time Mikhail Zadornov left, Russia had become, in many everyday features, similar to the West, which struck him 30 years ago, and American institutions really look lackluster. Bright memory. To a man and satirist whom I remember from the time of the “Around Laughter” program with Ivanov.
Mikhail KOVALEV, political analyst: The greatest merit of the satirist Zadornov was the fight against the curse “Russia is for the sad.” He put his personal “I” into this, not just his acting one.
Emma LAVRINOVICH, director of the Oktyabrsky Concert Hall: We worked with Mikhail Nikolaevich for a very long time. We had a unique history when we held creative meetings with Zadornov for several years in a row, every month.
When we offered him this format, he was very surprised: “How is this? Once a month? Will there be spectators?!” I answered: “Don’t worry, Mikhail Nikolaevich! I feel like they will..."
And once a month he came to St. Petersburg, always drawing full houses. Very, very sorry. You can’t help but think that the best of the best are leaving. And it's very sad.
By the way, when coming to St. Petersburg, even on his own personal matters, Mikhail Nikolaevich still called our administrators. And we booked him a hotel, met him... In general, we always found time to chat with him.
Alexey BOGOSLOVSKY, blogger: We all knew that he was dying of cancer. The death was not unexpected. It's still a shame that he passed away. We are used to having someone to turn to us, make us laugh with our jokes, talk about the serious problems of life, but now he is gone. Zadornov was a phenomenon on the Soviet and later Russian stage, and a self-sustaining phenomenon that could not be closed by denying him other people’s texts. He had his own texts, his own images, his own thoughts.
Therefore, any attempts to compare him, for example, with Khazanov, simply humiliate Zadornov. For the last two decades, he, in fact, was the only satirist and humorist; the rest of those vying for the first row (except for the murdered anti-corruption fighter Evdokimov) simply became shriveled and cringed under the pressure of perestroika. It’s hard to remain human and be in the forefront at the same time in our time, but Zadornov managed to do it.
Egor KHOLMOGOROV, publicist: It seems that he was the only one of the galaxy of late Soviet satirists who belonged to the national majority: moreover, he was the son of a famous Soviet writer, author of novels about Nevelsky and Muravyov-Amursky.
Posterity will undoubtedly appreciate his role both in the scathing ridicule of Soviet reality and, to an even greater extent, in the formation of Putin’s anti-American consensus.
His “Well, Americans are stupid” was perhaps the most effective remedy against the nationwide Russian depression of the 1980s–1990s. After Zadornov’s ridicule of the Americans, ordinary TV viewers again wanted to live, and live in Russia.
Then he became interested in Rodnoverie, encouragement and folk etymology. The latter was a shame, but in search of the ancestral home of Rurik, although I am skeptical about encouragement, there is nothing wrong with it, on the contrary, it is very useful.
Zadornov died as a good Orthodox Christian, having received unction and communion. May the Lord rest him in peace, not punish him for his sins and reward him for his good deeds, in particular for putting his ambiguous talent at the service of the Russian people.
Alexey ZHIVOV, public figure: The only Russian – that’s how I would call this outstanding writer, thinker, and humorist. Yes, Zadornov wrote books.
Where, in the midst of sparkling humor, the grin of the angry and sharp social philosophy of the Russian person always appeared. And these books are worth reading.
The inquisitiveness of Zadornov's Russian mind led the ship of his life to different harbors. He is the first and only one who shaped Russian civilizational discourse on the mass stage. He singled out our Russian specialness and difference into a sweet attractiveness that you can laugh at, but you can’t help but love.
Zadornov's life is love. Love for your father, for your homeland, for the Russian people. On Russian history.
Zadornov single-handedly encroached on the Norman theory, again not as a dusty and unpopular historian, but as one of the most famous Russian humorists. And it caused a stir throughout the entire historical and cultural world.
Galkin spoke about his last meeting with Zadornov
According to Galkin, Zadornov called him a year ago and told him about the illness.
TV presenter Maxim Galkin spoke about his last meeting with Mikhail Zadornov. The satirist said he wanted to say goodbye. Galkin wrote about this on his Instagram page.
“A year ago he called me and told me about his diagnosis, with a chuckle he said that he was calling everyone who was dear to him to talk and say goodbye, even in such moments he was true to himself,” Galkin wrote.
Galkin said that he had a personal meeting with Mikhail Zadornov about a month ago. Then Galkin visited him. According to the TV presenter, they talked and joked. Galkin added that Zadornov asked him to tell him something “funny” after his death, but, as the TV presenter noted, it’s hard to do that at such a moment.
A “farewell” video about Zadornov appeared online - If there is Russia, then I will be there too!
A touching “farewell” video about Russian comedian Mikhail Zadornov has appeared on the Internet.
A close friend of Mikhail Zadornov, Harry Polsky, published a touching “farewell” video about the artist. The video “White Snow is Coming” was posted by Polsky on his VKontakte page.
The video footage shows moments from the life of the Russian satirist. Also, Mikhail Zadornov himself in the video reads Yevgeny Yevtushenko’s poem “The White Snows Are Coming.”
It is noted that the video also features Beethoven’s classic composition “Moonlight Sonata.” The Russian comedian performs it on the piano.
Mikhail Zadornov died on November 10 at the age of 69 after a battle with cancer. Farewell to the artist will take place on November 12, in Latvia.
Zadornov's family made an appeal
The family of Mikhail Zadornov asked “not to create a fuss around his death.”
The report says that the satirist’s relatives “did not give their consent to anyone for public discussions of his life and death in various talk shows and other television programs, in print media and on radio.
Zadornov's family also thanked everyone who supported the artist during a difficult period of his life. Mikhail Zadornov died on November 10 at the age of 69 after a serious illness.
“Symbol of folk humor”: Mikhail Zadornov is remembered on social networks
After a long battle with cancer, Russian satirist and writer Mikhail Zadornov died last Friday at the age of 70. The artist was remembered by the audience for his famous monologues about Americans, but in his youth he dreamed of becoming a nuclear physicist or spaceship designer, managed to address the Russians with New Year's greetings instead of Boris Yeltsin and made friends with the president.
“This is a man who knew how to joke without vulgarity and below-the-radar topics,” writes Twitter user Evgeny Kareev.
I'm very sorry for Mikhail Zadornov. This is a man who knew how to joke without vulgarity and below-the-radar topics. An undoubted Russophile who values the individuality of our people, their culture and language. May you rest in peace. :( #Zadornov
"Thank you for the emotions! For laughter. For joy. For part of the sense of humor. This cannot be forgotten,” noted Dmitry Petrunin.
I've watched it since childhood. As shown - straight to the TV. Yes, I almost know his monologues and concerts by heart. Thanks for the emotions. For laughter. For joy. For part of the sense of humor. This is not to be forgotten. #Zadornov
“Mikhail Nikolaevich is now above the clouds... I often thought that the old Soviet slogan could quite rightly be applied to him: “The mind, honor and conscience of our era.” A man who remained true to himself and his people, no matter what. There will be no more like them,” wrote Eugene Zhukov.
Mikhail Nikolaevich is now above the clouds... I often thought that the old Soviet slogan could quite rightly be applied to him: Mind, Honor and Conscience of our era. A man who remained true to himself and his people no matter what. There won't be any more like this. Alas #Zadornov pic.twitter.com/RjrwGTRz4O
Others recalled his most famous aphorisms and sayings.
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Mikhail Zadornov became famous for his monologues ridiculing the Western way of life and comparing residents of Western countries with Russians. Born in July 1948 in Jurmala. In 1974 he graduated from the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI), specialty - “mechanical engineer”. The same year he began publishing. For some time he worked at the institute as an engineer.
He was also the artistic director of the student propaganda theater of the Moscow Aviation Institute "Russia". Then he became the head of the satire and humor department at the Yunost magazine. He made his debut on television in 1982, but real popularity came to him two years later. Zadornov wrote more than ten books, among his works are lyrical and satirical stories, humoresques, essays, travel notes and plays. Winner of the Golden Calf and Ovation awards. Blogged on the Internet.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Russian politicians and cultural figures expressed condolences to the family and friends of the satirist.
Mikhail Zadornov, as his family reported, will be buried in Latvia.
The Internet condemned a blogger who rudely commented on Zadornov’s death
27-year-old video blogger and stand-up comedian Khovansky, who has more than four hundred thousand followers on Twitter, was criticized after he “commented” on the death of writer Mikhail Zadorny.
As the person named stated, he personally does not feel sorry for Zadornov, since the writer harshly ridiculed certain groups of citizens - for example, Americans, Ukrainians and gays. Thus, according to the comedian, “in recent years, promoting only hatred.”
This position did not find understanding among some readers of Khovansky’s blog, who pointed out to the stand-up comedian that such statements are controversial. At the same time, some criticized the blogger in an extremely rude, expressive manner.
He then continued his thought with a number of posts. In particular, noting that it was “funny for him to watch how the media rushed to selectively quote” his “tweet” about Zadornov’s death. “Basically, exposing” him as “an Instagram model who smiled during a selfie and wrote that she didn’t feel sorry for anyone.”
As blogger Khovansky explained, the point was not that he was mocking death, but that he refused to “show empathy towards a person who experienced this very empathy extremely selectively.”
To which the blogger was immediately pointed out that he seemed to be starting to make excuses. And that kicking the dead is much safer than kicking the living. Some suggested that the blogger would also soon end badly - from cirrhosis of the liver.
Inspirer of the Nation: On the Death of Mikhail Zadornov
That is why Zadornov was so popular, and his jokes became proverbs. He was inspiring. He didn't lower it, he raised it. His humor was uplifting.
Mikhail Zadornov died. He died at the age of 69, the cause of death was a brain tumor, he refused treatment in June, deciding before his death to simply be with his family.
Is that all with the facts? All. Now - not about death, but about life.
As the gray-haired old people remember, there was a time, back in the 90s, when there was neither a “Comedy Club”, nor large-scale comedy shows like “Ural Dumplings” with a whole mobile theater, nor other “humor producers” familiar to us. And there was only KVN and comedians from the programs “Around Laughter” and “Laughter Panorama”, whose work was also distributed on audio cassettes. Who would think of listening to “Comedy Club”? I think there are few such brave souls. And then humor was different - related not to acting, but, first of all, to literature. And where there are words, there, in addition to playing with them, there will always be a place for meaning.
Zadornov understood this one hundred percent. And therefore he took a special place in that difficult time.
For example, with Petrosyan everything was clear - well, he is a humorist and a humorist: facial expressions, antics, winks, intonations. Even the verb arose “petrosyanit”. And Zadornov? A serious face, no antics, a voice that’s not that serious, but certainly not a clown’s. Yes, of course, it wasn’t the voice or the behavior – it was the texts themselves.
Probably, a strange thing happened with Zadornov, in our national spirit - on the one hand, he was, of course, a humorist, and on the other, a social philosopher or something. Someone who reflected on our identity - albeit using humor as a method for this. But, characteristically, it turned out very well: we all remember what a mixed feeling of shame and pride you feel when he lists “Only our people can think of this...”. In ten years, a phrase of this type will become an introduction to the series of “Our Russia”, but will lose its important emphasis - that resilient pride of savvy people who neither drown in water nor burn in fire will disappear from it. What will remain is only evil sarcasm without light irony.
But what else could we be proud of in the 90s - in troubled times, when we, the people, the country, suddenly suddenly lost almost everything? Only because it didn’t kill us, didn’t bring us to our knees, didn’t make us whine and cry. Zadornov cheerfully said with every phrase: you won’t break us! We can’t swallow and digest anything like that! And it really boosted my self-confidence. That is why Zadornov was so popular, and his jokes became proverbs. He was inspiring. He didn't lower it, he raised it. His humor was uplifting. He argued: such a cheerful, inventive and restless people like ours cannot remain in distress for a long time. And they believed him! And many other comedians, by the way, did the opposite: boorishly poking around at the people’s shortcomings, diligently creating an image of the people as stupid, inert, and lazy.
And, of course, about “stupid Americans.” Those who remember those speeches by Zadornov in which he played on this topic will not let you lie: when he spoke of “stupid”, he did not mean idiots, imbeciles and fools, but simply ordinary, too straightforward and boring-minded people. And in contrast to them, he brought out the image of the Russian “Ivan the Fool”, who will find an extremely non-standard solution for every difficult situation. Yes - crazy, yes - similar to “Hindu code” in programming, but workable! We cannot do otherwise - we have such a life that patterns, even the most correct ones, cannot be trusted, just like driving a miracle car on autopilot along our miracle roads.
And when the country rose from its knees, recovered from the shock of “wild capitalism” and gradually began to live better, Zadornov lost popularity. It’s logical: as a comedian, he was a “crisis manager.” The crisis is a thing of the past - and the uniqueness of his talent turned out to be no longer relevant.
It is probably necessary to mention in a few words about his “corrals” in the field of “non-traditional philology”. This, of course, will not be said in front of children - quiet horror. It is better not to remember this side of Mikhail Nikolaevich. But, in spite of everything, there was patriotism in this - extremely bizarre, of course, but still active and sincere. Man built his fantastic picture of the world around his native language and native land.
It's a shame that Zadornov became a victim of this deadly tumor. Already at the age of 60, he easily did the splits, was a fit, athletic person, cheerful and cheerful. He should live to be a hundred years old...
Sleep well, Mikhail Nikolaevich! You have done a lot of good!
Satirist Mikhail Zadornov may be buried in Latvia. RIA Novosti reports this with reference to the artist’s inner circle.
“It is not yet known for sure, but most likely he will be buried in Latvia next to his father,” the agency’s interlocutor said.
Earlier it became known that comedian Mikhail Zadornov died at the age of 70 in a Moscow clinic after a long illness.
In October, he reported that due to health reasons he was forced to cancel a number of concerts until the New Year.
The last will of satirist Mikhail Zadornov has been made public
Shortly before his death, Russian satirist and humorist Mikhail Zadornov expressed his last will.
1 Financially support and prevent the Russian-language library named after Nikolai Zadornov from closing in Riga.
2 To be buried in the same grave as your father.
3 Transport the body after death only by land transport,” says the satirist’s last will.
Mikhail Zadornov died
On November 10, humorist writer Mikhail Zadornov died. A few days before his death, he converted to Orthodoxy and underwent the rite of unction. A member of the Russian Writers' Union has been seriously ill in recent years; he had a brain tumor. In 2016, Zadornov underwent surgery, which helped temporarily improve the artist’s condition.
Mikhail Zadornov was 69 years old, TASS recalls. In the summer of 2016, due to an exacerbation of the disease, the satirist canceled his tour.
The satirist was married twice; in his second marriage he has a 27-year-old daughter.
Zadornov was born in 1948 in Jurmala. He is the author of a dozen books in the genre of lyrical and satirical stories, travel notes, and essays. Since the early 1990s, Zadornov has been the author and host of various television programs, such as “Full House”, “Funny Panorama”, “Satirical Forecast”, “Mothers and Daughters”. In 2017, Mikhail Zadornov was banned from entering Ukraine.
The date and place of farewell to the artist has not yet been announced.
TV channels changed their broadcast schedule due to Zadornov's death
Russian TV channels have changed their broadcast schedule due to the death of satirist Mikhail Zadornov, RIA Novosti reports.
In particular, today’s program “Andrey Malakhov. Live" on "Russia-1".
“They changed the topic of Malakhov, the entire program is dedicated to (Zadornov),” said the press service of VGTRK.
REN TV, which has collaborated with the satirical writer since 2005, will show the documentary “In Memory of Mikhail Zadornov” and his project “Prophetic Oleg. Found reality." This was stated in the press service of the channel.
Putin expressed condolences over the death of Zadornov
Mikhail Zadornov has recently suffered from serious cancer.
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed words of condolences in connection with the death of Mikhail Zadornov. The death of the satirist at the age of 70 became known on the morning of November 10.
“The President expressed deep condolences in connection with the death of Mikhail Zadornov,” RIA Novosti quotes the press secretary of the head of state, Dmitry Peskov.
Mikhail Zadornov has recently suffered from serious cancer. Some time ago, the satirist decided to cancel all concerts.
Vladimir Vinokur suggested not to rush with reports of the death of Mikhail Zadornov
Actor, parodist and teacher Vladimir Vinokur suggested not to rush with reports about the death of the satirist writer Mikhail Zadornov, the radio station “Moscow Speaks” reports.
Earlier, TV presenter Regina Dubovitskaya told the Moscow city news agency that Zadornov “really” died.
Vinokur, for his part, stated that he talked with Dubovitskaya a few seconds before the radio station’s correspondent called, and she did not know the details of what happened.
“I will never trust television and radio. Twenty seconds ago I spoke with Regina Dubovitskaya. She has no idea,” said the artist.
He recalled that opera singer Dmitry Hvorostovsky was recently “buried,” but “thank God, he’s alive.”
“Even NTV has just reported, but I think that this is a competition to see who is faster. I can’t reach his wife yet, or anyone,” Vinokur added.
It was also reported that Zadornov’s representative neither confirmed nor denied information about the writer’s death.
Kobzon spoke about the death of Mikhail Zadornov
People's Artist of the USSR Joseph Kobzon confirmed the report of the death of satirist Mikhail Zadornov. RT reports this.
According to the famous performer, Zadornov died on the evening of November 9. Kobzon said that the satirist had damage to both hemispheres of his brain.
“He was completely incurable, both hemispheres of his brain were affected. He passed away last night. It's a pity. He was an honest voice, without any politics. It's tragic that people like this leave.", - said Kobzon.
Previously, the famous TV presenter Regina Dubovitskaya commented REN TV news about the death of satirist Mikhail Zadornov.
The satirist was treated for cancer for a long time. In the summer of 2016, he was forced to cancel all tours due to an exacerbation of the disease.
Zadornov was born in 1948 in Jurmala, Latvia. He was a member of the Russian Writers' Union. During his life, he wrote more than ten books in the genre of lyrical and satirical stories, travel notes, and essays.
“The whole country knew and loved him”: humorist Lukinsky about the death of Mikhail Zadornov
The famous humorist Nikolai Lukinsky expressed his condolences to the family and friends of Mikhail Zadornov, who died at the age of 70 after a long illness.
According to Lukinsky, the whole country loved Zadornov.
« We express our deepest condolences. The whole country knew and loved him. Kingdom of heaven, eternal memory! It is, of course, difficult to express in words the extent of his talent. This is, of course, an immeasurable loss“- said Lukinsky.
Cancer patient Zadornov made a statement
Satirist Mikhail Zadornov accused the media of speculation, lies and distortion of facts regarding his health. He wrote about this on his official page on the VKontakte social network.
Zadornov thanked his readers and viewers for their support, and accused some media outlets of publishing incorrect information about his health.
According to the satirist, none of his friends will discuss his health on television or talk in the press, and those who do this are accused of PR.
Zadornov recalled that last fall he himself announced his illness, as well as the need for serious treatment and the cancellation of all performances. In his opinion, the source of all such statements should only be himself, since the patient’s condition is his personal matter, which should not become the subject of discussion in the press.
“This is unpleasant for both me and my family. For normal treatment, I need peace of mind, and I would like to be heard,” the comedian wrote.
Zadornov also said that the treatment in a German clinic was successful. Now he continues to be treated in a Moscow clinic.
In October 2016, Mikhail Zadornov canceled all concerts due to illness. He explained that he was diagnosed with a “serious illness.” Zadornov did not talk about his character. Later information appeared that the artist was suffering from brain cancer.
The Russian comedian’s illness turned out to be incurable.
The condition of one of the most famous Russian satirical writers of the Russian Federation, Mikhail Zadornov, who is sick with a serious oncological disease - brain cancer, is hopeless. The comedian refused the help of medical staff because the treatment had ceased to be beneficial.
At the moment, Mikhail Zadornov is in his home in Latvia on the shores of the Riga Sea in the city of Jurmala. In this city he underwent surgery, a course of chemotherapy, and recovery procedures.
Relatives and friends of the Russian comedian report that the satirist’s health is gradually deteriorating, despite the help of doctors from European countries. Zadornov has refused intravenous medication and is spending time with his loved ones.
Doctors say that they did everything they could, but Zadornov’s condition is not improving, but, on the contrary, it is getting worse and worse every day, a close person from the comedian’s circle noted to one of the Russian publications.
“Misha is melting before our eyes. Neither European technology nor the luminaries of medicine helped. Everyone just shrugs and sighs heavily. They say they did everything in their power,” said a source from Zadornov’s close circle.
Mikhail Zadornov is dying: the latest news about the satirist’s health was announced by Kobzon
The state of health of Mikhail Zadornov today does not bode well, admitted the famous singer Joseph Kobzon.
On the Ukrainian website “Peacemaker” there appeared another attack on Russian artists included in the “black list” of enemies of Ukraine. This time, rabid authors linked the cancer of Joseph Kobzon and Mikhail Zadornov with their patriotic position.
“Still don’t believe that supporting Russian aggression and ending up in purgatory is the first step towards a difficult and painful death? Don't you have enough examples? Ask Zadornov and Kobzon,” says the site page.
MOSCOW, November 10- RIA News. Satirist writer, playwright, humorist and actor - Mikhail Zadornov died at the age of 70 after a long battle with cancer. Viewers and readers remembered him for his satire on the Western way of life, especially for his “American jokes.” RIA Novosti has collected the most striking statements of the comedian.
About Russians
- “Only our man, stepping on the rake for the second time, is glad that it has not yet been stolen.”
- “Only a Russian person, if he is allowed to do whatever he wants, will do nothing at all.”
- “Only in Russia can a person drink tea at night, and then spend half the night thinking: should I go to the toilet now or should I wait until the morning?”
- “Only in Russia, if you drive into the oncoming lane, you can get hit in the ass...”
- “Only in Russia can people fighting together beat someone who wants to separate them.”
About Americans
- “The famous painting by the Russian artist Malevich “Black Square” went to New York for an exhibition. However, politically correct Americans, so as not to offend the black population of America, exhibited it under the name “Afrosquare.”
- “All over Russia there are signs in English: “Shop”, “Foot”, “Hot Dog”, “Perlovka Trading”.
- “I wonder why Americans show the middle finger, and Russians show their hand up to the elbow?”
- “An American thinks on the move, a German thinks while standing, an Englishman thinks while sitting, and a Russian thinks later.”
About international relations
- “As it became known, not everyone in England calls the Queen Mother the Queen Mother. For example, Prince Charles calls her “Queen Grandmother,” Elizabeth II’s husband calls her “Queen Mother-in-Law,” Elizabeth’s cousin calls her “Queen Aunt.” , and the little son of the gardener at Buckingham Palace calls her “Aunt Queen.”
- "The Japanese love sushi very much. They especially love the Kuril Islands for sushi."
- "A curious case in Mozambique. The country's President Samuel Itoo, while in his country residence, resigned and went for a swim. When he got out of the pool, the powers no longer existed. It turned out that Prime Minister Zabe Onoo took them over and assumed them. , to whom these powers were fitting."
About men and women
- “How could you call the weaker sex, which takes so much strength?”
- “Many men were ruined by drunkenness, gluttony, smoking, and unwillingness to take care of the house... But even more men were ruined by the desire to quit drinking, smoking and start taking care of the house.”
- “They say that women love with their ears. You can imagine how lucky the crocodile Gena would have been if Cheburashka had been a woman.”
- "A true defender of the Fatherland should celebrate his holiday from February 23 to May 9."