Soviet and Russian actress Lidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina has died at the age of 88, after spending her final weeks in hospital, the website infohub.kz reports.
The People's Artist of Russia passed away at 88. The cause of death was acute heart failure.
In the final weeks of her life the actress was under doctors' supervision. In mid-October she was hospitalized after her condition worsened — she was severely short of breath and had difficulty moving around her apartment, but was in no hurry to seek medical help.
In June 2023 the actress was hospitalized with a stroke. In October 2025 she underwent heart surgery — she had stenting performed. The condition of the 87-year-old actress was stabilized only briefly. In February 2026 she again began complaining of severe heart pain and shortness of breath. Doctors found she had heart failure.
Lidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina appeared in more than 100 films, including "Pechki-lavochki," "The Red Snowball Tree," "Dead Souls" and "The Peers." The actress had five husbands: actor Vyacheslav Voronin, director and writer Vasily Shukshin, cinematographer Mikhail Agranovich, artist Marek Mezheyesvky and producer Bari Alibasov. She is survived by three daughters — Anastasia Voronina-Francisco, Maria and Olga Shukshina — as well as grandchildren and great-grandchildren.