Actor Valery Zolotukhin died

Valery Zolotukhin died in the hospital. Taganka Theater actor Felix Antipov told the Kommersant FM radio station about this.

Valery Zolotukhin underwent examination at the Institute of X-ray Radiology. His condition was stable and serious. Doctors discovered Zolotukhin had Alzheimer's disease and a brain tumor. During the examination, he fell into a coma.

Until his last days, Zolotukhin was conscious and managed to say goodbye to his family. Doctors did not dare to perform surgery on the actor. Symptoms of the disease appeared last year, but Zolotukhin continued to work and did not think about treatment.

In January 2013, Zolotukhin’s condition worsened, doctors hospitalized the artist and began conducting examinations. When doctors discovered Zolotukhin had a brain tumor, he continued to think and talk only about work.

Only in March 2013 Zolotukhin left the post of artistic director of the Taganka Theater for health reasons.