Evgeny Yevtushenko died

Evgeny Yevtushenko died in the United States at the 85th year of his life. About this "Novaya Gazeta" became known from the poet's entourage.

“Five minutes ago, Evgeny Alexandrovich went into eternity,” Yevgeny Morgulis, a close friend of Yevtushenko, confirmed Tassu.

Earlier, Yevtushenko was hospitalized in serious condition.

According to the last will of the poet, he will be buried in Peredelkino near Moscow.

Yevtushenko was born on July 18, 1933. In 1963 he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in literature.

Evgeny Yevtushenko is the author of more than 150 books, many of them are translated into other languages ​​of the world. It was printed in Novaya Gazeta until the very recent time.