One of the most popular Russian theatrical and cinema actors, Oleg Yankovsky, died at the age of 65 on Wednesday. He died in Moscow after a nearly life-long struggle with pancreatic cancer.
He is survived by his widow, the actress Lyudmila Zorina, and his son Philip, who is also an actor and a film director.
Cinematologist Kirill Razlogov said that "Oleg Yankovsky was an actor from God."
"Oleg Yankovsky was a unique phenomenon, an unbelievably strong and talented actor," said Mark Zakharov, a film director, as quoted by the ITAR-Tass news agency.
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