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1990s movie star Valery Garkalin died of coronavirus on November 20 at the age of 67. He was vaccinated first with KoviVac and then with Sputnik, but ended up in that percentage of people who do not form antibodies.

Literary critic Marietta Chudakova fell ill with coronavirus on November 3, despite the fact that she did not leave home for a year and a half. On November 21, she died in intensive care at a hospital in Kommunarka, she was 84 years old.

Igor Kirillov. The Soviet television announcer caught the coronavirus in the hospital, where he successfully survived the amputation of his leg. But the body of an 89-year-old man could not cope with covid.

Peter Mamonov. The musician, poet, actor, one of the most extravagant characters in Russian culture, died in intensive care on a ventilator at the age of 71 in July.

Colin Powell. The former US Secretary of State died at the age of 85 from the effects of covid in October 2021.

Vladimir Menshov. The director of the film “Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears” died from the effects of covid in July 2021 at the age of 82.

Glory to Se. Latvian writer (real name – Vyacheslav Soldatenko), who became famous in the 2000s. thanks to his LiveJournal, died at the age of 52 in June 2021.

Vasily Lanovoy. People’s Artist of the USSR, who made his film debut in 1954 in the film “Certificate of Maturity”, died in intensive care from covid complications on January 28, 2021. He was 87 years old.

Boris Grachevsky. The creator of the Yeralash newsreel fell ill at the end of 2020 and was initially treated at home, then he was taken to intensive care. On January 14, the director was put into an artificial coma, from which he never came out. He was 71 years old.

Irina Antonova. President of the Pushkin Museum im. Pushkin, who for many years headed one of the main museums in the country, did a lot for Russian art and for cultural exchange between countries. The coronavirus claimed her life on December 1 – she was 98 years old.

Kim Ki Duk. The iconic Korean director died of covid complications on December 11, 2020 in Latvia. He came there to shoot a new film – or, according to another version, to choose his own housing. Since 59-year-old Kim Ki-duk spoke neither English, nor Latvian, nor Russian, he disappeared for several days before his death, and he was not immediately recognized in the hospital.

Larry King. The permanent host of the evening talk show, trendsetter in the genre of television interviews, which once inspired Vladislav Listyev, was hospitalized before the New Year and died of coronavirus on January 23 at the age of 87.

Boris Plotnikov. The performer of the role of Dr. Bormental in Heart of a Dog and Sotnikov in Ascension died in a coronavirus hospital on December 2. Like Boris Grachevsky, he was in his 72nd year.

Roman Viktyuk. The theater director, a radical innovator of the Russian theater, died from the effects of the coronavirus on November 17 at the age of 85.

Kenzo Takada. The Japanese fashion designer and creator of the Kenzo brand died of coronavirus on October 4 at the age of 81.

Valerie Giscard d’Estaing. The ex-president of France (1974–1981) fell ill with coronavirus at the end of December, and the immune system of the 94-year-old politician, weakened by numerous chronic diseases, could not cope with an unfamiliar infection.

Mikhail Kokshenov. The performer of dozens of various roles in Soviet and Russian cinema, as well as the cult director of the 1990-2000s, was 83 years old when she died of coronavirus on June 4.

Sergio Rossi. The Italian shoe designer passed away from the effects of covid on April 3 at the age of 84.

Vladimir Korenev. “Amphibian Man” was 80 years old when his life was interrupted by the coronavirus: it happened on the second day of 2021.

Boris Alexandrov. A rare example when an entrepreneur in Russia could be considered a celebrity – largely due to “nominal” products. He passed away on November 30, 2020 at the age of 73.