Aleksey Devotchenko died

The actor who opposed the policy of the authorities was found dead in Moscow

Russian theater and film actor Alexei Devotchenko was found dead in the apartment, which he rented in the north of Moscow. According to the metropolitan administration of the Investigative Committee of Russia, there were no signs of violent death on the body of Devotchenko, a pre -investigation check is carried out. According to one of the version unconfirmed versions, he died as a result of an accident , according to the other from a heart attack . However, actor Stanislav Sadalsky in his "live magazine" writes that they could kill Devotchenko .

Since the 1990s, the artist worked in many St. Petersburg theaters, and from 2011 to 2012-at the Moscow Theater of Young Spectators, from 2012-in the troupe of the Moscow Art Theater named after Chekhov.

Devotchenko starred in television series and feature films - he was widely known to him in the series "Gangster Petersburg". In 2011, Devotchenko abandoned the title "People's Artist of Russia" and two state awards, saying that he did not want to receive awards from the hands of Vladimir Putin.

Alexey Devotchenko was known for his active civil position : he was a member of the United Civil Front in St. Petersburg. Member of the RPR-Parnas party, journalist Yevgeny Litvinova met Alexei Devotchenko at rallies:

- Before I saw him precisely as a participant in protests, I did not know him as an actor. And this was a long time ago, because he had long begun to cooperate with the "United Civil Front". I was not in it, but I was nearby and participated in the shares held by the OGF. It is quite difficult to gather a lot of people on them, but when bright people, actors participate in the action, this attracts attention. Alexei was a man who attracted attention, people gathered at him. So it was, because a bright talented person with such a very clear and tough civilian position. This attracted people to him. And then I saw him in the performances, Alexey Devotchenko as an actor made a huge impression, ”recalls Litvinova.

Alexey Devotchenko took part in many opposition shares: this year, in particular, in the convening of the intelligentsia congress "against the war with Ukraine and propaganda hysteria", in "Marsh of Pravda" for the freedom of the media and against propaganda:

Alexey Devotchenko - About the "Marche of the World":

"What can I say when the Patriarch calls for Praying for Medvedev and Putin during Easter worship, and they perceive it for granted? What can we talk about when a thirst for power, a thirst for a strong hand in our people is so great that he is ready to vote for anyone who will indicate a finger of the outgoing dictator? What can we talk about when the majority in our state Duma is such an alkyd, malicious and vicious political majority under the name of "United Russia"? You do not need to be seven spans in the forehead, so as not to see all the unconstitutionality and illegitimacy of the current regime "-the performance of Alexei Devotchenko at the opposition campaign in St. Petersburg on May 1, 2008

In early 2012, it was reported that Alexey Devotchenko was beaten by unknown in the Moscow metro.

Alexei Devotchenko was highly appreciated by many of his colleagues. This is what, in particular, in an interview with Radio, Freedom was told about this actor film director Andrei Khrzhanovsky - after the premiere of the play "Notes of the Madman" (director - Kama Ginkas), in which Alexey Devotchenko played the main role:

- Just a grand actor of a rare temperament and a rare technical apparatus, which is now extremely rare - incredibly plastic, musical and poetic in essence of his work.

In 2011, Alexei Devotchenko gave a great interview to Radio Liberty to Tatyana Voltskaya - after the premiere of the play “Waltz goodbye”. The director of the Small Drama Theater - the Theater of Europe, the artistic director of the author’s theater, actor Oleg Dmitriev, is convinced that Alexey Devotchenko was a brilliant actor:

- Alyosha is a unique artist, an extremely gifted person. To a certain extent, like many people who are extremely gifted, can even somehow be generally gifted with respect to what will be in demand, and to what is generally considered a measure if it exists in this profession. Of course, Alyosha is inclined (I can’t even say now that “Alyosha was inclined”) to a certain extent to self-expulsion, to self-destruction, to some excessive and extreme spending of himself in life and in art. I always believed and knew that Alyosha was that exceptional person, and remains for me, who is one for a million. What he managed or did not have time to do is more than bitterness for me. Because I know for sure that Alyosha was able to have time to do much more than he had.

According to the deputy of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg, Boris Vishnevsky , Alexey Devotchenko was a brilliant actor and impeccable citizen:

- Lesha was one of the symbols of our civilian resistance to the uglies of the authorities. He participated in all protest rallies, performed, read poetry, called for resistance, was always very sharply expressed, never afraid of anything, was not afraid to call the bastards, evil - evil, monstrous - monstrous. He was not afraid to call for the overthrow of distraught authorities. Therefore, this is how his death is perceived now. We do not know exactly what happened there, but the overall impression is shock, devastation, shock. Lesha was a brilliant artist, Lesha was an amazing citizen, an example of courage, fearlessness. At the same time, he was always like a big child, he was pursued by some life troubles all the time, he was by no means in demand as it was supposed to correspond to his talent, he was not afraid of him, something happened to him all the time. We all tried to help him, we understood that this is a genius living next to us, we must support him and somehow protect him.

According to the poet, the observer Radio Freedom Elena Fanailova , the fate of Alexei Devotchenko was in a certain sense of Hamlets:

- It is strange that Devotchenko never played Hamlet. It seems that the last scenes of the Shakespearean tragedy amazingly describe what happened, rhyme even with interpretations of the LifeNews channel and other "plums" from law enforcement officers. The final story of Devotchenko turned out to be a deadly duel with the device of life itself, a duel could not be avoided, the century was dislocated, and the bad thing that was born to restore it. The blade turned out to be poisoned. The hero lies in a pool of blood. More precisely, now it has already been covered with mourning banners. The enlightened viewer knows that Fortinbrais should soon appear with his military. Next is silence.

As Arkady Babchenko wrote, “it doesn’t matter if it is the murder of, or an accident, everyday life or politics.” For the horror and longing of the viewer, it really doesn’t matter who physically inflicted these blows, although with ordinary knowledge of anatomy it is difficult to believe in the version of alcohol self -torture spread by the consequence. Death of Devotchenko is symbolic; The network, which responded with an instant almost biological groan, is phonit, and this is the fear of the political murder of an actor-activist. The fate of Devotchenko in Russia is the fate of the genius and Anfan-Terrieb, a sharp and consistent critic of the authorities, the favorite of the public and the best directors. You even sympathize with the latter: probably in the necrologists they will have to somehow very carefully mention the actor’s political position, as well as his alcoholism, as well as his position on the rights of sex minorities.

If you can imagine a modern Russian remake of Hamlet, Kozintsev, then in the place of the Prince-Kamtunovsky, it is easy to see Devotchenko; It belongs to the same nervous and rare type of Russian actors-intellectuals, for which, for example, Viktor Abvvvoditsky belonged to. In all three, there is a broken and at the same time natural drawing, reflecting the life of the soul. This impression struck me in the “Examiner”: Devotchenko did not play Khlestakov, he played the monstrous Russian Hamlet.

One of the last videos on the Web: on the “Marche of the World”, Devotchenko reads a fragment of “Poems about the unknown soldier” by Mandelstam. Popures of the classic, we have to say: in the real tragedy, the hero dies with the choir.