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These incredibly gifted people were destined, like comets, to sweep over the sky of life in order to shine and leave behind us a little warmth with their creativity.
Their life was cut short in the prime of life, when it seemed that everything was just beginning for them. But now they will forever remain young and talented in the memory of their loved ones and fans.
Here are 10 Russian celebrities who died young.
10 Alexey Fomkin
At the age of 13, Alyosha Fomkin took part in the Moscow children’s reading competition, for which he was awarded the second degree. At the same time, the gifted boy joined the children’s group, which spoke to the government of the USSR on the day of the victory of the October Revolution.
In addition, Alexei was invited to screen tests in the film “Scarecrow” staged by Rolan Bykov. The boy did not get this role, but his screen test pictures remained in the file cabinet of the Gorky Film Studio.
After some time, luck smiled at Alexei – he was invited to take part in the filming of the release of the children’s humorous film magazine “Yeralash”.
This work brought Fomkin the necessary fame, the boy was noticed by director Pavel Arsenov, who at that time was looking for an actor for the role of Kolya Gerasimov in the new film “Guest from the Future”.
The artist’s life was cut short in the winter of 1996. The day before, Alexei and his wife came to visit their friends to celebrate Defender of the Fatherland Day.
It is not known why, in the middle of the night, a fire broke out in the apartment, which caused the death of Alexei. He was only 27 years old.
9. Egor Klynayev
The life of the actor Yegor Klinaev was very short, but this gifted guy managed to leave a bright mark on Russian cinema.
At the age of 18, the guy managed to star in two dozen feature films, his career was rapidly going uphill, but suddenly his life was interrupted in the prime of life and opportunities.
The actor died while trying to help victims of an accident on the Moscow Ring Road. Yegor stopped his car after noticing a traffic accident involving three cars.
Klinaev parked near the scene and got out of the car. He and two other people were hit by a suddenly appeared Honda car, the driver of which could not quickly orient himself in the twilight.
8. Micah
In the late 90s – early 2000s, this singer, rap artist and songwriter was very popular in our country and throughout the post-Soviet space.
He worked in the styles of rap, reggae and soul. He was a member of the musical groups “Bad Balance” and “Micah and Jumanji”. His songs – “Bitch Love”, “There”, “Mom” – became mega hits, and Mikhey himself was awarded the title of best performer in 1999.
He was young and made grandiose plans for the future, but they were broken by the singer’s illness: at 31, he was diagnosed with a stroke. And 4 months later, when Micah seemed to be on the mend, there was a relapse.
He died as a result of acute heart failure in October 2002.
7. Nikita Mikhailovsky
Nikita performed his first film role at the age of eight in the film Night on the 14th Parallel.
Then there were two more films, and in 1980 the film “You never dreamed” was released on the screens of the country, which became really stellar for the young actor – he was only 16, and huge popularity had already fallen on him.
But in 1990, Mikhailovsky was diagnosed with acute leukemia, so he had to urgently leave for treatment in England. He needed a bone marrow transplant.
However, even a successful operation did not bring positive results. In 1991, Nikita Mikhailovsky died in London, he was only 27 years old …
6. Julia Nachalova
This talented girl was called the Russian Mariah Kerry because of her incredible vocal abilities. Glory came to her already in her childhood after winning the famous children’s talent show “Morning Star”.
She devoted her whole life to music and made many creative and personal plans for the future. In March 2019, terrible news spread around the media – Yulia Nachalova fell into a coma.
It turned out that this beautiful and apparently healthy girl had a whole bunch of chronic diseases. A few days after this disturbing message, the whole country learned about the death of the young singer. She was only 39 years old…
5. Ratmir Shishkov
The life of Ratmir Shishkov was very short and bright. This is the story of a gifted boy from a creative gypsy family. Participation in the popular television project “Star Factory – 4” was of great importance in Shishkov’s artistic biography.
There Ratmir met future friends and members of the Banda group – Timati, Dominik Joker, Nastya Kochetkova.
From the very first appearances on stage, Ratmir acquired a whole army of fans. All the “colleagues in the shop” also loved the guy very much, speaking of him as a good-natured and honest person.
On the night of March 21-22, a terrible accident occurred at the intersection of Sadovo-Spasskaya Street and Orlikov Lane – a Mercedes collided with a Volkswagen, the car spun, it hit a curb, gasoline detonated, and the car exploded.
There were five people in the Mercedes at that moment, none of them survived. One of the dead was 18-year-old Ratmir Shishkov.
4. Kirill Tolmatsky
Who does not know Decl, he probably did not live in the nineties. With his first appearance on the domestic musical horizon, this energetic boy with an unusual appearance broke through to the Olympus of popularity.
He stood at the origins of the modern Russian rap movement and his name will forever remain in the annals of hip-hop history.
He was only 35 years old when his heart stopped forever.
3. Vasily Lykshin
Vasily Lykshin is a young and talented Russian actor who became famous for his work in the infamous film “Bastards” and the television series “Gromovs”.
According to movie critics, the guy could expect incredible success in Hollywood. He showed great promise and made grandiose plans for life, but, apparently, fate decreed otherwise.
In 2009, the actor died suddenly. This event shocked millions of people, since no one could even think that this could happen to a young guy who did not complain about his health.
His heart just stopped in his sleep. The investigation did not find anything criminal in the circumstances of his death, but the artist’s widow is still sure that it was a murder.
2. Sergei Bodrov Jr.
Sergei Bodrov Jr. is a famous Russian actor, screenwriter and director who gained immense popularity after playing the lead role in Alexei Balabanov’s cult film “Brother”, “Brother 2”. He also played the main roles in the films “Prisoner of the Caucasus”, “War”.
In 2001, Sergei presented his debut work as a director – the film “Sisters”.
Bodrov Jr. died along with other members of the film crew on the set of his second film “The Messenger” due to a collapse in the Karmadon Gorge. He was only 30 years old.
1. Viktor Tsoy
Viktor Tsoi is rightfully considered a phenomenon of the Russian rock movement. The leader of the rock group “Kino”, songwriter and actor, he became the idol of a whole generation of perestroika.
The creative legacy that Tsoi left during his short and vibrant life is still being rethought by modern performers.
August 15, 1990 Viktor Tsoi tragically died in a car accident. He was 28 years old.