The famous Soviet and Russian showman Yuri Nikolaev died: what he said about the war in Ukraine

Nikolaev was awarded the titles of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (1994) and People's Artist of the Russian Federation (1998). He was also awarded the "Certificate of Honor of the President of the Russian Federation" — received from the hands of Putin in 2018. In 2007, Nikolaev was diagnosed with colon cancer. In November 2024, it was reported that he was hospitalized with pneumonia.

Yuriy Nikolaev was born in Chisinau in a family of employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the NKVD. His own grandfather was repressed. He was married twice. Gravis lived with Eleonora until his death. The couple had no children. In 2022, Yuriy Nikolaev complained about the anti-Russian sanctions he experienced. Previously, he often visited Spain and Italy, but apparently he is not upset that he can no longer go there. "Not that much. But no, no. . .

My favorite Western countries are Spain and Italy. If we are talking about Russia, then it is Moscow suburbs, Sochi. There are a lot of beautiful places in our country that you can discover for yourself," said Nikolaev. The TV presenter also said that Russia will "cope with everything" despite the sanctions. "I don't care about the sanctions. We need to sing, dance, give concerts. Moreover, we have a big country. . . I can't go abroad, nobody can do it now. . . " - said the artist.

About his colleagues who left the Russian Federation because of Putin's aggressive policy, Nikolaev said that there is "no way back" for them: "Whoever left is against us, so he or she has no way back to Russia, all concert venues here should be closed. Work there, and there can be no way back for him or her. I am a patriot.

" And receiving the Order of Honor from the hands of Putin in 2015, Nikolaev said that he was very happy and congratulated the then Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Sergei Shoigu, on his birthday, calling him a "worthy man. " Nikolaev supported the adoption of a law prohibiting "propaganda of homosexuality" in the Russian Federation. It will be recalled that at the end of October, the Russian actor of Ukrainian origin, Roman Popov, died.