Actor Alexei Batalov died at the age of 89 in a Moscow hospital. This is reported by " TVNZ"with reference to Vladimir Ivanov, a close friend of the actor. Ivanov also confirmed this information to Interfax.
According to Ivanov, Batalov will most likely be buried at the Preobrazhenskoye cemetery in Moscow. Also, a friend of the actor’s family clarified that he died in one of the boarding houses in the Moscow region.
Komsomolskaya Pravda notes that Batalov has been undergoing treatment over the past five months. He broke his hip in January and had surgery in February. Komsomolskaya Pravda writes that Batalov died “quietly in his sleep.” “I went to bed in the evening and didn’t wake up in the morning,” the publication reports.
Director Nikita Mikhalkov will organize a civil memorial service for Alexei Batalov, the Moscow agency reports, citing Ivanov.
“Nikita Sergeevich will give orders and do something, because he loved Alexei Vladimirovich,” he said.
Batalov’s most memorable film role was the role of locksmith Georgy Ivanovich (Goshi) in the film “Moscow Doesn’t Believe in Tears.” His work in the films “The Cranes Are Flying”, “Nine Days of One Year”, “Star of Captivating Happiness”, “Running” is also known. In total, Batalov has more than 30 film roles, as well as work in dubbing cartoons and documentaries. The actor began his film career in 1944.
From 2007 to 2013, Batalov headed Russian Academy cinematic arts "Nika". Since 1975, Batalov taught theater at VGIK.
In Moscow on Thursday, June 15, at the age of 88, People's Artist of the USSR Alexei Batalov died. The actor died in one of the Moscow hospitals. The artist’s close friend Vladimir Ivanov reported this to the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper. Information about the death of the actor was confirmed by Batalov’s relatives to the radio station “Echo of Moscow”. Ivanov also confirmed TASS reports about the actor’s death.
“Yes, we confirm that Alexey Vladimirovich died tonight,” the actor’s family told RIA Novosti. Lately Alexey Batalov has been seriously ill. Earlier, the artist’s wife Gitana Leontenko said that he was in the hospital for two months after a double leg fracture. Batalov was later transferred to a rehabilitation center.
The actor broke his hip in January and had surgery in February. The artist was diagnosed with complications after joint replacement. Doctors assessed his condition as “moderate.” He has been undergoing rehabilitation since May. The day before, a priest came to Batalov’s room and gave him communion.
As Vladimir Ivanov told KP, Alexei Batalov died quietly in his sleep - he went to bed in the evening and did not wake up in the morning. RBC Ivanov also reported that Batalov died “early this morning, in his sleep.” At the request of the artist’s family, he did not disclose details.
The farewell to Alexei Batalov will take place at the Moscow House of Cinema, Klim Lavrentyev, deputy chairman of the Union of Cinematographers of Russia, told TASS. "We have not yet determined the date. The funeral service will take place in the church of the icon Mother of God on Ordynka, funeral - at the Preobrazhenskoye cemetery," he said.
Earlier, Vladimir Ivanov told Interfax that Batalov would most likely be buried at the Preobrazhenskoye cemetery in the capital. “Alexey Vladimirovich died today between one in the morning and six in the morning in one of the boarding houses where he was in Lately"- said Ivanov, noting that the relatives asked not to indicate the name of the institution. "Yesterday Alexey Vladimirovich took communion. He passed away calmly, in his sleep,” said Ivanov. According to him, the head of the Union of Cinematographers of the Russian Federation, Nikita Mikhalkov, who will help organize Batalov’s farewell and funeral, has already been informed about the death of the legendary actor. “Alexey Vladimirovich himself asked to bury him at Preobrazhensky cemetery next to my mother,” said Ivanov.
Alexey Batalov was born on November 20, 1928 in the city of Vladimir in the family of actors Vladimir Batalov and Nina Olshevskaya. His stepfather was satirist, playwright and screenwriter Viktor Ardov. The family often visited the house famous people, including the famous poetess Anna Akhmatova who stayed for a long time.
Batalov first appeared on stage at the age of 14 in Bugulma, where his mother created her own theater during evacuation. A year later he made his film debut, starring in a cameo role in Leo Arnstam's film Zoya.
Alexey Batalov played in more than 40 films, including five films by Joseph Kheifitz: “Big Family”, “The Rumyantsev Case”, “My Dear Man”, “Lady with a Dog”, “Day of Happiness” - as well as in films “The Cranes Are Flying”, “Nine Days of One Year”, “Running”, “The Star of Captivating Happiness”, “A Purely English Murder”, “The Bridal Umbrella”.
One of the most famous films with his participation is “Moscow Doesn’t Believe in Tears” by Vladimir Menshov, where he played the role of locksmith Gosha. In 1981, the film was awarded an Oscar in the category Best movie on foreign language" and the USSR State Prize.
As a production director, Alexey Batalov made three films - “The Overcoat” based on Nikolai Gogol, “Three Fat Men” based on Yuri Olesha together with Shapiro, “The Gambler” based on Fyodor Dostoevsky.
In 1950-1953, the actor worked at the Central Theater of the Russian Army, in 1953-1957 - at the Moscow Art Theater. Gorky (now the Moscow Art Theater named after A.P. Chekhov).
Batalov worked a lot on radio. Among his radio plays: “Cossacks” by Leo Tolstoy, “White Nights” by Fyodor Dostoevsky, “The Duel” by Alexander Kuprin, “Hero of Our Time” by Mikhail Lermontov, “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare.
In 1975, Alexey Batalov became a teacher at the All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK). Since 1980 - professor at VGIK. In 1963 for Feature Film"9 days of one year" Batalov was awarded the State Prize of the RSFSR. Lenin Komsomol Prize for creating images young man in the films “My Dear Man”, “9 Days of One Year”, “The Cranes Are Flying” and others was awarded to the actor in 1967. Vasiliev Brothers Prize - in 1968. In 1976, Alexey Batalov was awarded the honorary title People's Artist THE USSR.
In 1979, Batalov was awarded the title of Hero Socialist Labor. The actor was awarded two Orders of Lenin and the Slavic Order of Culture "Cyril and Methodius". Winner of the Juno Prize for 1997, the Kinotavr Prize in the category "Prizes for creative career"for 1997.
In 2002, Batalov was awarded the country's main film award, “Nika,” in the “Honor and Dignity” category. In 2008, he became the first winner of the "Recognition of a Generation" prize, awarded to him at the VGIK film festival.
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The famous actor, theater and film director Alexei Batalov has died. One of Batalov’s most famous roles is Gosha in the film “Moscow Doesn’t Believe in Tears.” According to a family friend, he died in the morning of June 15, in his sleep.
Alexey Batalov died early in the morning in the central clinical hospital for rehabilitation treatment of the Goluboe sanatorium in the Moscow region. Death was recorded at six o'clock in the morning.
Relatives of actor Alexei Batalov confirmed that the artist died on the night of Thursday, June 15.
“Yes, we confirm that Alexey Vladimirovich died tonight,” the actor’s family said.
Actor Alexey Batalov bequeathed to bury himself at the Preobrazhenskoye cemetery next to his mother. This was reported by a friend of the Batalov family, Vladimir Ivanov.
The famous Soviet and Russian actor died tonight at the age of 89. According to a family friend, he died peacefully in his sleep.
“Yesterday the priest came to him, we talked, and received communion. Batalov was quite cheerful and chatted. In the evening I fell asleep peacefully,” said the artist’s relatives.
So far the cause is listed as sudden death. An autopsy has not yet been scheduled; it will be carried out if Batalov’s relatives want it.
People's Artist of the USSR Alexei Batalov in his film roles was the embodiment of the Russian intellectual, his presence was very important to society. This opinion was expressed by the special representative of the President of the Russian Federation for international cultural cooperation, Mikhail Shvydkoy.
“Batalov’s departure is a huge loss. He was an outstanding Soviet and Russian artist, an absolutely wonderful, subtle, refined person. IN Soviet time When brutal heroes triumphed, he personified incredible human subtlety and even fragility. At the same time, in the fragility of the intelligentsia there was unconditional firmness, masculinity and the highest romanticism,” Shvydkoy emphasized.
Outstanding artist Alexey Batalov in last years was seriously ill. He rarely appeared in public, in his native VGIK, where he was artistic director acting department.
People's Artist of the USSR Joseph Kobzon expressed condolences on the death of Alexei Batalov, who passed away early in the morning of June 15 in a Moscow hospital. According to the State Duma deputy, he was lucky enough to repeatedly see and communicate with such a wonderful person as Batalov.
He was an outstanding artist, he was a wonderful person. “I was lucky enough to communicate with him several times,” Kobzon told Life.
He thought about his daughter Masha. He said that he didn’t want to die because Masha would be left without her father’s support,” the State Duma deputy explained.
In January 2017, Batalov seriously injured his leg and underwent surgery. In February, the actor was hospitalized and was diagnosed with complications after joint replacement. Batalov underwent rehabilitation, but in early May he was again admitted to the Central Clinical Hospital.
Actor Alexei Batalov was one of the last romantics, said the president of the Golden Mask, actor Igor Kostolevsky.
“This is very sad news. Alexey Vladimirovich was probably one of the last romantics, last representative fantastic generation of the Moscow Art Theater school, a man of enormous culture, a very big soul,” he said.
Kostolevsky spoke about his years of working with Batalov. “I had the opportunity to work with him on the radio, I will never forget it: we did Romeo and Juliet, I played Mercutio. “I was a young artist, I remember with what respect, with what delicacy he treated me, and everyone,” he said. “It was some kind of unforgettable time.”
Note that about the death folk actor The USSR informed Mikhalkov, who in the coming days will be organizing a memorial service and farewell to Alexei Batalov. Friends also provide the family with the necessary support, for example, lawyer Mikhail Tsivin helps relatives with solving burial issues.
Alexey Batalov is a talented Soviet and Russian actor, screenwriter, director and teacher. He became famous thanks to his brilliant roles in the films “The Cranes Are Flying” and “Moscow Doesn’t Believe in Tears.” His movie characters became the pride of Russian cinema.
People's Artist of the USSR Alexey Vladimirovich Batalov was born on November 20, 1928 in the city of Vladimir in the family of actors of the Moscow Art Theater Vladimir Batalov and Nina Olshevskaya. Apart from parents famous actors there was an uncle - my father's brother Nikolai Batalov and his wife Olga Androvskaya.
“The parents of my mother, actress Nina Olshevskaya, are wonderful doctors, honorary citizens of the city of Vladimir. Unfortunately, in 1937 they were arrested. My grandfather ended up in the Vladimir Central Prison and died there, and my grandmother served ten years. Then, of course, I did not understand what was happening in the country. I was an ordinary happy child.
My uncle, Nikolai Batalov, was invited to Moscow by Stanislavsky back in 1916. Art Theater. It was thanks to my uncle that other relatives got there, including my father, Vladimir Batalov.
Stanislavsky first drew attention to him thanks to the charm of his older brother, Nikolai. But then it was Vladimir Batalov who became Stanislavsky’s assistant and was next to him all the time. My father met my mother at the theater. When I was supposed to be born in 1928, she went to her parents’ home. Therefore, the place of my birth is the city of Vladimir,” he said.
In the 30s, the marriage of Vladimir Batalov and Nina Olshanskaya broke up. Alexei's mother married a second time, and at the age of five the boy entered the family of Viktor Ardov. A woman and her son move to Victor, but live in new family it’s hard, because he lives behind the wall ex-wife Ardova. Nevertheless, Alexei’s mother managed to purchase an apartment and move with her son to the house of writers, where the Mandelstam family was neighbors.
Thanks to this apartment and his famous neighbors, Aleksey Batalov, already in childhood, was in the company of the Soviet intelligentsia, prominent representatives of Russian culture, whose strength of spirit and talent he admired. Great writers and poets visited their house: Anna Akhmatova, Boris Pasternak, Joseph Brodsky and others.
The Second began in 1941 World War, which left a big imprint on the soul of thirteen-year-old Lyosha. He and his mother were evacuated to the small Tatar town of Bagulma. There the mother, true to her profession, organized a theater. It was on the stage of this theater that Lesha first tried himself as an actor.
After the war, the guy returned to Moscow. There, in 1950, he graduated from the Moscow Art Theater School and for 3 years after graduation he worked in Central Theater Soviet army. Since 1953 he played on the stage of the Moscow Art Theater, then from 1957 to 1975 he worked at the Lenfilm film studio.
Alexey Vladimirovich Batalov first appeared on the screen while still a schoolboy. These were the first roles in the biography of young Lesha Batalov. After his debut in the film Zoya, there was a ten-year break, after which the young actor played his first leading role in the film Big Family.
Further biography and personal life Alexei Batalov are not developing so rapidly. I had to wait a whole decade for my next role. After leaving the Army Theater, Batalov took part in the work of I. Kheifits “Big Family”. Here he appeared before the viewer in the role of a worker. Subsequently, the director invites the hero to play roles in several more of his films. Judging by the actor’s filmography, this collaboration can be considered productive.
In 1957, the dramatic film “The Cranes Are Flying” was released. Her appearance at the Cannes Film Festival caused a storm of positive comments. The result was first prize and the Palme d'Or. Batalov's partner in the film was Tatyana Samoilova. The war melodrama made Batalov a movie star of the time and significantly increased his army of fans.
Subsequently, Batalov played a variety of roles - ordinary students, workers, soldiers. However, all of his heroes had common feature- intelligence and fortitude. The only thing worth mentioning is the main role in the film “The Lady with the Dog,” based on the story of the same name by Anton Chekhov. The film deservedly won many awards, but it was not easy for the actor to cope with the image of Gurov.
Among famous roles Alexei Batalov – Mark Donskoy’s film “Mother” (1956) based on the story of the same name by Maxim Gorky; Mikhail Romm’s film “9 Days of One Year” (1961); “The Living Corpse” (1969) by Vladimir Vengerov based on the play of the same name by Leo Tolstoy; “Running” (1970) by Alexander Alov and Vladimir Naumov based on the works of Mikhail Bulgakov; “A Purely English Murder” (1974) by Samson Samsonov; “The Star of Captivating Happiness” (1975) by Vladimir Motyl.
A new wave of popular love poured into the artist in 1980 after the release of the film “Moscow Doesn’t Believe in Tears.” The mechanic Gosha brought back the character of a worker-intellectual created by the artist to the screens and became a legend of Soviet cinema. Still proud and independent, “Gosha, maybe Goga,” masterfully embodied by Batalov in the Oscar-winning film directed by Vladimir Menshov, is a sex symbol of Russian cinema.
Also, since 1975, Batalov has been teaching acting at VGIK, and since 1980 he has become a professor and head of the department.
In 2006, Batalov last time appeared on film set. Then the actor took part in the filming of the musical film “Carnival Night 2, or 50 Years Later!” Since then, the artist has reincarnated as a writer, presenting a collection of memoirs.
Alexey Vladimirovich first showed himself as a director in 1960, when he took on the film adaptation of Gogol’s story “The Overcoat.” The next work was a film adaptation of the book “Three Fat Men”. Last job Batalov as a director was the film “The Gambler” based on the story by Dostoevsky. Alexey himself explains the end of his directorial career by moving from St. Petersburg to Moscow.
Even in his old age, Alexey Batalov studied teaching activities. He was always very demanding about his work and was firmly convinced that an actor should play heroes who are capable of teaching and improving society. Reports sometimes appeared in the press about Batalov's rather limited financial capabilities. The actor worked all his life not so much for money as for the love of art, and therefore did not accumulate huge capital. But the actor did not worry about himself and did not complain, because he lived a bright, interesting and worthy life.
Alexei Batalov's first marriage was early. And that’s why it didn’t last long. The actor’s chosen one was a girl he had known since childhood. Her name was Irina Rotova. The young people got married secretly from their parents. But when daughter Nastya was born, Batalov’s acting career began to rapidly gain momentum. There was less and less time for family and personal life. Ultimately, Irina and Alexey divorced.
Alexey Batalov and his daughter do not communicate, which is clear from the biography, descriptions of his personal life and his photo in the public domain. The artist himself openly admits that he considers himself a terrible father for Nadezhda, which was the reason for his cool relationship with ex-family. Several years ago, publications appeared that the actor bequeathed all his property to his wife and youngest daughter. Alexey Vladimirovich responded to the indignant remarks by saying that Nadezhda has her own life and that he does not participate in it. Meetings with eldest daughter- This is rare, they occur no more than once a year.
The second wife in Batalov’s personal life was a circus performer. The marriage with Gitana Leontenko turned out to be long and strong. However, grief did not escape this artistic family. In 1968, daughter Masha was born, who became disabled due to a birth injury. The actor's wife left her job and devoted her entire life to her sick daughter. For Alexey Vladimirovich terrible diagnosis child became a difficult test.
Increased care for the youngest daughter brought results. She was able to become a full-fledged member of society. Alexey Batalov himself is an honorary member of the board of an organization that helps disabled people with cerebral palsy. Maria Alekseevna actively participates in the lives of disabled children, which happened in the personal life and biography of Alexey Batalov important fact. Because this indicates that all his efforts were not in vain. Maria studied at VGIK to be a screenwriter, wrote a book, and created a script based on which the film was made. After which she became a member of the Writers' Union.
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IN big list galaxies of talented Russian actors Alexey Batalov occupies a special place. He was original, intelligent and talented. Its Gosha from cult film“Moscow doesn’t believe in tears” by Vladimir Menshov has become the embodiment of everything for many women manhood. But the actor loved only one woman all his life. Alexey Batalov died at the age of 88 on June 15, 2017.
The environment that formed the talent
Alexey Batalov was born in the city of Vladimir, Moscow region, on November 20, 1928. When the boy was 5 years old, his parents divorced. Mother Nina Olshevskaya eventually married the satirist Viktor Ardov and moved with her son to him in Moscow. At first it was not easy - Ardov’s ex-wife lived in the apartment nearby. Over time, they purchased their own apartment and moved to the house of writers, where they often met with Boris Pasternak and Anna Akhmatova.
With the start of the war, Lesha and his mother were evacuated to Tatarstan. There Nina organized a small theater, and 14-year-old Alexey helped her with everything. He played his first small roles there. When the war ended, they returned to Moscow, where Batalov finished school and entered the Moscow Art Theater - creative environment family predetermined this choice. In 1950, his studies were behind him and the young actor entered the Theater Soviet army and worked there for three years. In 1954, he made his film debut - the film “Zoya”. The next role had to wait until Joseph Kheifits invited him to star in his film “Big Family”. Later they met again on the set of the films “The Rumyantsev Case”, “Day of Happiness”, “The Lady with the Dog.” For the last role of Gurov, Batalov was awarded many Russian and foreign awards.
Gosha, aka Goga, aka Zhora
But real success and fame came after the film “The Cranes Are Flying.” The film "Nine Days of One Year" in 1966 became an occasion to receive State Prize RSFSR. After this, Alexey Vladimirovich began to devote more time to dubbing and directing. In the 70s he returned to the screens again. The films “Running”, Star of Captivating Happiness” allowed the audience to meet their favorite actor on the screen again. And in 1980, a landmark film for him, “Moscow Doesn’t Believe in Tears,” was released, which received an Oscar in the category “Best Foreign Language Film.” Then there was the USSR State Prize. But this was not the culmination - such grandiose works awaited ahead, such as the films “Stalin’s Funeral”, “Speed”, a remix of “ Carnival night”, where Batalov played himself.
Batalov’s personal life: two wives, two daughters
There were two marriages in the life of Alexei Vladimirovich. The first one was fleeting - he was only 16 when the decision came to marry his childhood friend Irina. She was the daughter of K. Rotov, famous painter. They had a daughter, Nadya. But this period coincided with the beginning of active acting career. The young husband could not be torn and devote time to the theater, cinema and his wife and daughter. Batalov himself admitted that he was a useless father for Nadenka. The marriage predictably ended after 3 years. And the relationship no longer worked out - Batalov did not communicate with his wife and daughter. They met once a year at most.
Perhaps as punishment or as an opportunity to correct this mistake, Batalov had a second daughter, Mashenka. She was born married to circus rider Gitana Leontenko. They married in 1963 and the couple had a daughter diagnosed with cerebral palsy. They say this is a consequence medical error. The girl demanded increased attention and Gitana soon retired from her career, completely devoting herself to raising her daughter. Father also tried to devote as much time as possible to Masha. And it bore fruit. Despite such a terrible diagnosis, she was able to become a full-fledged member of society, graduate from VGIK, and become a writer and screenwriter. She was accepted into the Russian Writers' Union.
What did Batalov die from?
Alexey Batalov died at the age of 88 in his sleep. And although the age was considerable, no one expected this. 5 months before, Alexey Vladimirovich underwent joint replacement surgery after a leg injury, underwent rehabilitation at the central clinical hospital for rehabilitation treatment at the Goluboe sanatorium and was on the mend.
On the night of June 15, 2017, Batalov died calmly in his sleep. Reason - sudden death. Friends said that the priest had come to see him the day before. They talked for a long time, the actor received communion after confession. But he fell asleep and did not wake up - death in a dream is considered easy and a gift for a life well lived. The farewell to the people's favorite took place on June 19 with the participation and help of Nikita Mikhalkov. Alexey Vladimirovich was buried next to his mother at the Preobrazhenskoye cemetery.
