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Mikhail Nikolaevich Zadornov (07/21/1948 - 11/10/2017) - Soviet and Russian satirist, playwright, humorist, actor, also known as the author of hypotheses in the field of the etymology of Russian words and the history of the Slavs, which are sharply criticized by the scientific community.

Biography

Paternal grandfather - Pavel Ivanovich Zadornov (born in Ternovka, Penza region) - worked as a veterinarian, was arrested in Chita on charges of destroying livestock, sentenced to 10 years, died in prison, rehabilitated in 1956. Grandmother - Vera Mikhailovna Zadornova. Father - Nikolai Pavlovich Zadornov (1909-1992), Soviet writer, Honored Cultural Worker of the Latvian SSR (1969), laureate of the Stalin Prize of the second degree for the novel “Cupid the Father” (1952).

Maternal grandfather - Melchior Iustinovich Pokorno-Matusevich - a nobleman, graduated from a military school in Dinaburg, was a tsarist officer from 1903, spent three years in the Gulag, and in the 1960s became an accountant after courses. Mother - Elena Melkhiorovna Zadornova (nee Pokorno-Matusevich; 1909-2003) - was born in Maykop, Polish by nationality, came from the old Polish gentry family of the Pokorno-Matusevichs and the Olizarovsky family, famous in Rus', which dates back to King Stefan Batory, She was married twice, her first husband was a ministerial worker; in 1930, Mikhail Zadornov’s elder half-brother, Lolliy, was born. My mother worked as a proofreader for a Ufa newspaper, and met her second husband at work.

The older sister is Lyudmila Nikolaevna Zadornova (born 1942) - an English teacher at the Baltic International Academy.

Mikhail Zadornov graduated from Riga secondary school No. 10. In one of his speeches he said that he first appeared on stage in the second grade, playing a turnip. Moreover, “he pulled himself out so elegantly that they shouted: “Encore, Bravo, pull him out again!” In 1974 he graduated from the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) with a degree in mechanical engineer. In 1974-1978 he worked at the same institute at department 204 “Aerospace Thermal Engineering” as an engineer, then as a leading engineer.

Began publishing in 1974.

In the 1970-1980s, Zadornov was the artistic director, stage director and actor of the MAI student theater “Russia”. With the propaganda theater team, he traveled to many corners of the USSR and all-Union construction sites, and was awarded the Lenin Komsomol Prize.

In 1984-1985 - head of the department of satire and humor in the magazine "Youth".

He made his debut on television in 1982 with the monologue “A Student’s Letter Home.” Real popularity came in 1984, when Zadornov read his story “The Ninth Car”. Many famous artists read Zadornov’s stories and miniatures from the stage, and starting in the late 1980s, he began performing his works himself. Since the early 1990s, Zadornov has been the author and host of famous television programs such as “Full House,” “Laughing Panorama,” “Satirical Forecast,” and “Mothers and Daughters.”

Mikhail Zadornov is famous for the fact that on December 31, 1991, at 23:45, it was he, and not, as usual, the head of state or the announcer, who gave a New Year’s address to the residents of the country (by that time to the residents of Russia, since the USSR ceased to exist on December 26). In his speech, which was broadcast live, Zadornov got so carried away that he spoke a minute longer, so he had to delay the broadcast of the chimes. However, Boris Yeltsin’s address was also recorded and even broadcast on television, but after Zadornov’s address. In 2010, at the end of December, Mikhail Zadornov again delivered a New Year’s address. This time via the Internet.

Since 1990, books by M. N. Zadornov have been published: “The End of the World”, “I Don’t Understand!”, “The Return”, a one-act comedy “Modern People”, a funny play for a sad movie “Blouse”, a four-volume set - “A Great Country with unpredictable past,” “We are all from Chi-Chi-Chi-Pi,” “Tiny Stars,” “Zadorinka.”

Mikhail Nikolaevich starred in the films: “Genius” (1991), “Depression” (1991), “I Want Your Husband” (1992).

In 1992, he was on the jury of the KVN Major League at two quarterfinals. In 1998, he was a member of the jury at the KVN festival “Voting KiViN 1998” in Jurmala.

Mikhail Zadornov is a laureate of the Golden Calf and Ovation awards. In 1996 he became a laureate of the Arkady Raikin Cup at the international festival “MORE SMEHA”, Riga.

In 1993, Mikhail Zadornov received an apartment in the “nomenclature house” for high-ranking officials at the address: Moscow, Osennaya Street, 4/2, where there were also apartments for B. N. Yeltsin, V. S. Chernomyrdin, A. V. Korzhakov and other.

Alexander Korzhakov wrote in his book “Boris Yeltsin: From Dawn to Dusk”: “Our housemate was the satirist writer Mikhail Zadornov. His friendship with Yeltsin began in Jurmala, during a vacation. Misha knew how to amuse Boris Nikolayevich: he fell funny on the court, deliberately missed, and made jokes. And just like that, half-jokingly, I gained confidence... After the vacation, we continued doubles tennis matches. And suddenly Zadornov quietly turned to me: “Sasha, I found out about the new house. And I live in a very bad area; they set up a toilet in the drunkard’s entrance. An alcoholic actually lives on the floor above. Take it with you." We took…"

In December 2009, Mikhail Zadornov opened a library named after his father, Nikolai Zadornov, in Riga. The opening of the library was timed to coincide with the centenary of the birth of Nikolai Pavlovich. The library is declared public and free.

On May 27, 2010, in the village of Voskresenskoye, Zadornov presented to the public a monument to A. S. Pushkin’s nanny Arina Rodionovna, made by sculptor Valery Shevchenko from bronze to Arina Rodionovna’s height - 160 centimeters. Mikhail Nikolaevich initiated the project, the monument was erected at the expense of his fund. The opening of the monument is timed to coincide with the 25th regional Pushkin holiday, dedicated to the 211th anniversary of the poet’s birth.

Zadornov was active on the Internet through his blog on LiveJournal and a blog on the website of the Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper.

- Good night, Earth. I wish good night to everyone who has darkness outside!, - reads Zadornov’s last entry in LiveJournal, published on the eve of his death.

Also, in the summer of 2010, Mikhail Zadornov registered on the social network “VKontakte” and uploaded to his page unique video recordings of the concert “It’s hard to live easily,” which was shown on the REN-TV channel only at the end of December 2010. In addition, Mikhail Zadornov has his own channel on youtube.com, where he also posted these recordings.

Traditionally, Zadornov performs his performances standing, holding in his hand papers with the texts of his performances. However, recently (since 2007) he has included in his programs performances by gymnasts Irina Kazakova and Dmitry Bulkin, as well as the breakdance team “Yudi,” whom he met at the “Minute of Glory” talent competition, where he was on the jury. With these young people, he does the splits, does stretches, walks on his hands and stands on his head, flapping his legs. Also taking part in Zadornov’s concerts since 2004 is his friend and co-author: satirist writer from Riga Harry Polsky, who since 2010 has been running a regular “Zadornovosti” column at concerts.

Mikhail Zadornov is also the author of musical works. The song “Dadu Vnedrozh” by Mr. Dadud, supposedly performed by Mikhail Gorbachev, is cut from a speech by Mikhail Zadornov, in which he parodied the President of the USSR with his voice, ridiculing his illiteracy. The idea to write a feuilleton was given by Evgeny Petrosyan. As part of the “Fun Day” concerts, Mikhail periodically hums a special musical theme and even sings some monologues to it. The satirist’s official website, zadornov.net, contains mixes of his performances made by Valery Tsarkov (Dj Valer): “The West is a Trap,” “New Year in Russian,” “Kettlebell,” “Pop music.”

Views

Mikhail Zadornov is widely known for his critical statements about modern Western (primarily American) culture and way of life. As a sign of protest against discrimination against the Russian team at the 2002 Winter Olympics, he canceled his American visa (according to other sources, he was deprived of his visa with a ban on entry into the United States).

Since 2006, Zadornov has been actively performing numerous amateur exercises in the etymology of Russian words, which are not consistent with the achievements of science in this area. He received support from the decipherer of the so-called “runic syllabic writing” V. A. Chudinov.

“...How could it happen that such an intelligent people suddenly disappeared from history? Again, a long time ago, a glacier began to creep onto the lands of the Aryans. Our ancestors had to leave their northern homes and follow the sun. So the Aryans scattered - from the word “Scattering” - into many tribes and peoples throughout our present continent from India to Europe. But solar Ra entered other languages. Even in Greek and Latin:

• LITERATURE-RA, CULTURE-RA, G-RA-MOTA AND... SATI-RA
• B-RA, LYUST-RA, RA-MPA, FA-RA..."

Despite the lack of support from professional historians and philologists, Zadornov continues to engage in non-academic research on the history of the Slavs. In 2012, the satirist showed himself in a new role, filming the non-commercial film “Rurik. Lost story." To raise funds for its creation and to discuss the filming process, a special website and forum were opened on May 14, 2012. The film premiered on December 12 on the REN TV channel. Historians criticized the film for its pseudoscientific, one-sided and populist approach to the topic. The filmmaker's anti-Normanist ideas were characterized by archaeologist, cultural anthropologist, philologist and science historian L. S. Klein as “militant amateurism.”

A prominent place in Zadornov’s work is occupied by the reform of Russian education, including the introduction of a mandatory Unified State Exam. Since 2010, he has published a number of critical articles on this topic (“Unified State Examination is a test shot at the education system”, “Narrow-minded, forward - 2”, “Betrayal”), and spoke negatively about the Minister of Education Andrei Fursenko.

In his monologues he has repeatedly said that for several years now he has not voted for anyone on principle. However, he still took part in the 2011 State Duma elections, supporting the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. In the 2012 Russian presidential elections, he supported Gennady Zyuganov. Materials written by Zadornov sometimes appear on the website of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation; they are also published in Pravda and Soviet Russia.

He is a supporter of the Ringing Cedars of Russia movement and spoke very warmly of Vladimir Megre, with whom he is close friends. Some considered Zadornov's support to be actually a hidden irony, but in other interviews Zadornov firmly expressed his support for the movement.

On March 11, 2014, he signed an appeal from cultural figures of the Russian Federation in support of the policies of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine and Crimea. Included in the list of persons prohibited from entering Ukraine.

Personal life

The first wife is Velta Yanovna Kalnberzina (born 1948), daughter of the former first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Latvia, Jan Kalnberzin, studied in a parallel class with Zadornov at the elite Riga school No. 10, and then at the Moscow Aviation Institute, married in March 1971, teacher at the university.

The second wife is Elena Vladimirovna Bombina (born 1964), administrator of the satirist.

Daughter - Elena Mikhailovna Zadornova (born 1990), in 2009 she entered the Russian University of Theater Arts - GITIS.

Criticism

In 2009, Zadornov was accused of plagiarism for retelling the story about Khatul-Madan (cat-scientist) from the blog of LiveJournal user of Israeli writer Victoria Reicher (pseudonym Neivid). The writer apologized and settled the issue with compensation of 100,000 rubles. Zadornov's widely known story "Notes of a Brick Hunter" is an adaptation of an American urban legend, famous on the Internet in the Darwin Award version (1998).

During one of his concerts, broadcast in 2010 on Channel One, Mikhail Zadornov gave a number of negative characteristics to the residents of Vladivostok, in particular women: “All the women are dressed like, well, as advertised in glossy fashion magazines, that is, all the girls in Vladivostok look like prostitutes,” this and some other statements caused outrage in the Internet community of the “seaside capital.” Zadornov responded to criticism in his LiveJournal blog:

“And then it began. There is a wonderful Russian proverb: “The truth hurts the eyes.” Of course, those who recognized themselves were offended first of all. One girl wrote to me: “This is not true, not all of us are prostitutes!” The second wrote: “I am a decent woman. How dare you insult me ​​like that?” I didn’t insult her. I talked about the picture I saw when leaving the hotel. Another one writes: “Actually, we are not prostitutes...” I was pleased with the word “actually.” Moreover, it was written like this - “voopcheto”. More pearls from the letters: “Sorry,” “right now,” “of course,” “there’s no such thing here,” “at Zadorny’s concert” - then it’s not about me at all, I’m Zadornov, not Zadorny)) The word “mother” one girl wrote it like this - “m”, and she moved “ama” to another line. Sparrow is written - “Vayraybey”"
In response to Zadornov’s words, in April 2010, “Bully Bear” and “Paper with a Hitch” toilet paper with the image of the satirist went on sale in Vladivostok.

“You say from time to time “scientists prove.” Where you say “scientists prove”, no scientist has ever said anything like this. This is a complete lie. What you are saying is absolute, complete, blatant nonsense. Are you crazy? It happens.<…>You are an absolute layman. If you don’t know something, you need to look it up in the dictionary and only then fool the population. And you give him this uncooked porridge filled with ignorance. Why do you allow yourself to spread ignorance to the masses? That's what you do, you know? You bring ignorance to the masses - to our unfortunate masses, for whom it is already difficult enough to navigate in this world. And you give them this stinking stew, which you cook from who knows what.”

Based on the results of a popular vote on Facebook and VKontakte, conducted by the newspaper “Trinity Option - Science”, he was announced at the forum “Scientists against Myths - 2” as a corresponding member of the new “Liar Academy of Pseudosciences” in the section of pseudolinguistics.

Sanctions

Zadornov was banned from entering the United States and Ukraine.

Awards

1975 - Lenin Komsomol Prize
1979 - Golden Calf Award
1999 - Ovation Award
2008 - Order of Honor
2011 - Prize “Word to the People”, established by the newspaper “Soviet Russia” for the pamphlet “NATO is a coward, Gaddafi is a man”
2012 - Medal of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation “90th anniversary of the formation of the USSR”
RAMBLER award on behalf of Internet users - “according to Hamburg!”

• An asteroid was named in honor of Mikhail Zadornov.
• He brought Maxim Galkin to the big stage.
• Vegetarian since about 50 years old.

Illness and death

At the beginning of October 2016, it became known that Zadornov was suffering from brain cancer. On October 12, 2016, he announced on his personal page on the VKontakte social network that he would have to undergo chemotherapy, and that because of this, many concerts were canceled (primarily those that require long flights). On October 22, Zadornov was hospitalized in Moscow after he became ill during a concert held at the Meridian cultural and art center. Zadornov refused to talk in more detail about his health problems, not wanting to attract unnecessary media attention.

In November 2016, Zadornov underwent a brain biopsy at the Charité clinic in Berlin, after which he underwent treatment in one of the private clinics in the Baltics. November 10, 2017 at the age of 69.

At the age of 69, the famous Russian satirist and writer Mikhail Zadornov died of brain cancer.

This sad news was officially confirmed by his colleague, TV presenter Regina Dubovitskaya.

Yes, Mikhail Nikodaevich really died. I can’t say anything more, the information is unexpected,” she told the media.

In October 2016, the satirist had an epileptic seizure right during a performance on the stage of the Meridian Palace of Culture; emergency doctors took Zadornov away from the stage.

It was after the incident that the artist’s family revealed some details about the celebrity’s health: it became known that Zadornov had been suffering from cancer for several months and was undergoing treatment in Germany.

The satirist underwent surgery at the end of 2016. Chemotherapy was then given. However, all the efforts of the doctors were in vain, as the disease turned out to be stronger.

At some point, Mikhail Zadornov abandoned traditional methods of treatment, preferring alternative options. Before his death, he also converted to Orthodoxy.

Those close to Zadornov, including his stage colleagues, have recently noted that the satirist’s health is constantly deteriorating and he has little chance of salvation.

Zadornov himself refused to comment on his illness, explaining that he did not want to attract excessive media attention.

Recently, Zadornov underwent rehabilitation in a clinic near Moscow. In the neurology department he had his own comfortable room and a qualified nurse.

Details of the death of Mikhail Zadornov

Detailed details have emerged about the last days of Zadornov’s life, namely the course of his illness. The satirist died yesterday evening, but this information was not initially made public. The artist’s relatives decided not to rush into publishing information about his death. It was too hard for them to comprehend the severity of the loss.

Detailed details about the causes of the satirist’s death indicate that there was no need to talk about any medical care. The fact is that Zadornov had cancer cells in both hemispheres of his brain. In modern realities, it can be stated that medical assistance could not help him at all.

Such monstrous details of the comedian’s condition before his death amazed fans. After all, they hoped until the last moment that he would be able to recover. They rejected such a disastrous outcome.

For more than a year, Mikhail Zadornov tried to cure his cancer. He first underwent surgery abroad and then underwent chemotherapy. At some stage he felt better, but overall the disease did not subside. Gradually, the cancer cells progressed and doctors refused to make predictions.

In the last weeks of his life, Zadornov realized the gravity of his situation. He refused standard treatments. At the same time, he converted to Orthodoxy.

The satirist's funeral will take place in his native land - Latvia. In his will, he described several points that he asked to be observed during the farewell ceremony.

Biography of Mikhail Zadornov

Mikhail Zadornov was born on July 21, 1948 in the Latvian city of Jurmala. His father Nikolai Pavlovich Zadornov was a writer, he specialized in historical topics. The mother of the future satirist, Elena Melkhiorovna Matusevich, came from an old noble family and was a housewife.

While still at school, the future satirist began to get seriously interested in theater. As some of his acquaintances claimed, in one of the children's performances, young Mikhail played the role of a turnip so masterfully that he was repeatedly pulled out for an encore. The next role was a costumed bear in the production of Ostrovsky’s “A Profitable Place” - his character had no words, but Mikhail growled so convincingly that he was invited to the drama club on a permanent basis.

Despite his success in the acting field, after school Mikhail Zadornov decided to enter the Riga Institute of Civil Aviation Engineers, since there was a good handball team there, and the future satirist was fascinated by this game from an early age. However, his further sports career did not work out - one day during training he fell and broke his meniscus.

Mikhail Zadornov: creativity, career

In 1974, Mikhail Zadornov created the student agitation theater "Russia", whose creative activities won fans throughout the post-Soviet space, and also passed the test of strength in government authorities, which resulted in the prestigious Lenin Komsomol Prize.

Along with theatrical creativity, Mikhail also developed his writing activity. After the publication of his bold work, “An Open Letter to the Secretary General,” he began to be recognized not only in Russia, but also in Europe.

Zadornov’s debut on television took place in 1982, but his great popularity came two years later, in 1984, after reading his satirical story “The Ninth Car.”

Since the early 90s, the writer and artist became the author-scriptwriter and host of the famous television programs “Funny Panorama”, “Full House”, “Mothers and Daughters”, “Satirical Forecast”.

The humorist-satirist considers his most famous performance to be the New Year's greetings of the Russians in 1991, because of which the broadcast of the chiming clock had to be shifted by a minute. During that difficult period in the fate of the country, it was he who was entrusted with the main television performance of the year.

Since 1990, Zadornov’s creative career has gained momentum, and many of his books have been published. The legendary works of the satirical writer were “I don’t understand!”, “Zadorinki”, “The End of the World”, “The Return”, “We are all from Chi-Chi-Chi-Pi”.

For his creative work, Mikhail Zadornov received many prestigious awards. He is a laureate of the Ovation, Golden Calf and Arkady Raikin Cup awards.

Thanks to his unique talent, the artist received an apartment next door to high-ranking officials such as Boris Yeltsin, Alexander Korzhakov and Viktor Chernomyrdin.

The achievements of the humorist writer include the library he opened, named after his father, as well as the introduction of Maxim Galkin, who is still friends with Zadornov, to the big stage.

The episodes of the program “Neformat with Mikhail Zadornov”, which air on Humor FM, are extremely popular. The satirist’s sharpest, “unformatted” jokes are heard here.

Mikhail Nikolaevich is also known for his sharp attacks and dislike for America and its inhabitants. He devoted many jokes to this topic, accompanied by the meme “Well, stupid!” There is a whole program called “American Stupidity” dedicated to America. In it, Zadornov discusses the influence of the United States on the culture and psychology of Russians, ridiculing the ridiculous imitation and thoughtless copying of the American way of life.

Several years ago, Mikhail Zadornov met a young musician and performer from Germany, Brandon Stone, at the New Wave competition. He not only sings himself, but also writes songs for many famous European artists. In collaboration with Brandon, Mikhail Nikolaevich performs at many of his concerts. For example, in 2011, at Zadornov’s “Laughter Through Laughter” concert, Brandon Stone performed response lines from new songs, complementing the comedian’s performances.

The friendship of Mikhail Zadornov and Nikita Mikhalkov has long been known, which has grown into cooperation. Often the two stars met to joke together. Many of their meetings appeared on YouTube and became popular among Internet users. The satirist and the director met on Mikhalkov’s author’s channel “Besogon TV”, where they talked about politics and some of the ugly events of modern life.

The famous Russian satirist Mikhail Zadornov has died. According to media reports, the artist died from an incurable disease from which he had been suffering for several years. On October 22, he was hospitalized in one of the Moscow clinics immediately after a concert held at the Meredian center. Why Mikhail Zadornov died, the details of the disease and his biography are now being actively discussed among journalists and numerous fans of the national favorite. At the time of his death he was 69 years old.

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How did the artist die?

For many, it is not news that Zadornov has been suffering from a serious illness for several years: a brain tumor. The neoplasm turned out to be malignant.

The man was prescribed a long and rather difficult course of chemotherapy and other cancer treatment methods. After he underwent only part of the procedures, the artist refused treatment.

This news upset many of his fans and loved ones. But Zadornov commented on his decision by saying that due to difficult and lengthy treatment, he had to completely give up concert activities, and, most importantly, communication with his family.

The artist refused to comment on his illness to the press. It is known that in 2016, right during a concert, he had an epileptic attack, after which he decided to suspend any performances. Then, on his VKontakte page, Mikhail addressed fans with a short message about his illness.

Since then, the artist has stopped all concert activities. For the purpose of treatment, Zadornov went to Europe for some time, but soon returned to Russia in order to be able to spend as much time as possible with his loved ones.

Many were very excited by the fact that literally before his death the satirist converted to Orthodoxy. And two months ago I confessed in the Kazan Cathedral. Let us remind you that today we know why: the cause of death is brain cancer.

Biography

Mikhail Nikolaevich Zadornov was born on July 21, 1948 in Riga (Latvia). It is worth noting that the boy grew up in a creative atmosphere: the father of the future satirist was a writer known not only in Latvia, but throughout the Soviet Union. For a series of his novels, Nikolai Zadornov was awarded the Stalin Prize.

While still at school, the boy became very interested in theater; he took an active part in school productions, distinguished by his bright and talented acting.

But Mikhail decided to connect his profession with a more serious industry, and in 1974 he graduated from the Aviation Institute in Moscow. Zadornov received a degree in mechanical engineering.

Unlike many artists who were educated in fields unrelated to culture, he worked seriously in his position and achieved significant success in it. At the Moscow Aviation Institute, at the Department of Aerospace Technologies, Zadornov first worked as an engineer, and later as a chief engineer. During his student days, Zadornov often took part in KVN games.

Simultaneously with his main activity, Zadornov continued to work in the theater. The future artist held the position of stage director at the student theater of the Moscow Aviation Institute "Russia". Then the band actively toured many cities of the Soviet Union. Short essays of a talented young man, distinguished by his refined manner of expressing his thoughts in a satirical form, began to appear in some publications.

The future celebrity appeared on the screens in 1982 with her only monologue. But “Freshman’s Letter to Parents” was remembered by many viewers.

The fit, handsome artist in an elegant suit stood out from other satirists with his fresh approach and the realism of his monologue. But the young man became truly famous after the feuilleton “Two Ninth Cars,” which he performed in 1084. From then to 1985, he served as head of the humor department in the then famous magazine “Youth”.

During these years, famous satirists often performed Zadornov’s monologues, including Yevgeny Petrosyan. Since 190, the satirist has been a sought-after presenter in famous humorous programs such as “Full House” and “Funny Panorama.” In 1991, Zadornov became the first, and, to date, the only satirist to speak on New Year's Eve with congratulations to the people of Russia instead of the country's president.

It is known that Zadornov often discussed the political life of the country in his monologues. This applies to both domestic and foreign policy of Russia.

A striking example of this is Zadornov’s recent conflict with Ukraine. After the start of hostilities in Donbass, he began to speak very negatively about politics and people living in this country.

It is worth noting that the satirist mainly acted as a patriot, often discussing other countries, which often brought upon himself the general discontent of their inhabitants. Nevertheless, Zadornov constantly ridiculed the weaknesses and habits of Russians, while at the same time admiring their morals and foundations.

Mikhail Zadornov died, and the reason for his death is very sad. But he will always be considered one of the most popular satirists and artists of the USSR and Russia. It should be noted that Mikhail is the author of more than 40 books, most of which are satirical in nature. But they reveal deep political and social problems of the country that Zadornov considered his homeland.

Zadornov managed to distinguish himself as a good actor. In the detective series “Genius,” the artist brilliantly played himself. He managed to star in such famous films as “Depression” and “I Want Your Husband.”

Personal life

Zadornov was married twice. His first wife was Velta Kalnberzina, the daughter of the first secretary of the Central Committee of the Latvian Communist Party. Velta studied with Mikhail in a parallel class in high school, and then at the institute. But the young couple did not live together for long; the relationship soon cooled down and the family broke up.

The satirist’s second wife, Elena Bombina, worked as Zadornov’s administrator. Soon after the official registration of the relationship, the couple had a daughter, Elena. Now Zadornov’s widow and her daughter recall the pleasure with which Mikhail raised the child and took a direct part in her further development.

Unfortunately, the famous artist Mikhail Zadornov died; the cause of death was brain cancer. The artist died at an age when he could still write many monologues and delight the public with his wonderful performances.

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Mikhail Nikolaevich was born on July 21, 1948 in Jurmala. He was known both in the Soviet Union and already in the current Russian Federation. He was a real satirist and playwright. He gathered huge halls and, most importantly, ridiculed the objectionable and ridiculous West with their mentality and misdeeds. Today we will talk about the terrible disease cancer that was found in Mikhail Zadornov.

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Disease

Around the first week of October 2016, the public learned that their idol had brain cancer. As the satirist himself said, this was discovered completely by accident when on October 22 he fell into an epileptic fit right on the stage of the Meridian cultural center.

He was immediately hospitalized in a Moscow clinic. Rumors spread very quickly, but for a long time Mikhail did not want to talk about his then existing illness. Later, during an examination, a rather large tumor was discovered in his head.

Relatives, friends and Mikhail himself decided to go to the Berlin Charité oncology clinic. There he carries out all the necessary examinations and biopsies of the tumor. Doctors soon diagnosed the tumor as malignant cancer.

During the treatment, the idol underwent chemotherapy, which weakened him even more. As relatives say, in the last months of his life the patient became very thin and pale. Doctors tried to fight the disease as vigorously as possible, but the cancer was already large.

Two months before his death, he asked his ex-wife, who was nearby, to go and confess in church. Despite the fact that it was very difficult and difficult for him to take even one step, they brought him to the cathedral and helped him confess. Perhaps Mikhail already felt the end approaching and wanted to do at least something.

On November 10, 2017, at 9:15 a.m., as doctors diagnosed, the idol of the USSR and the Russian Federation was gone, and he died in one of the Moscow hospitals. On November 12, a farewell was announced at the morgue at the Medsi hospital on Pyatnitsky Shosse. The funeral already took place a little later on November 15, 2017 in the city of Jurmala. They buried him next to his father's grave. More than 400 people attended the funeral, including the mayor, as well as his close friends and ex-wife.

Later, there was a farewell to the satirist, where his relatives and friends, as well as work colleagues, expressed and spoke warm words towards the artist.

Family and friends about the artist

After the funeral, relatives and friends criticized the media, as well as some of the artist’s former friends and associates, for starting to discuss and talk about his illness on television. Despite the fact that nothing bad happened, and everyone spoke very warmly and in a familiar manner about the deceased.

The relatives still tried to convey the idea that they did not want the death of the writer, artist and playwright to be taken out of public view. As the ex-wife said, many are only trying to make money on this grief by producing various talk shows and programs about Zadornov’s death. In reality, not many people mourn.

This is a very controversial point, since Zadornov was truly a famous and strong personality. With a large audience. And it would be foolish to believe that after death everyone will simply remain silent about the great man.

Friends and colleagues spoke only positive things about the artist. As many said, he was a breath of fresh air in Soviet times and in the 90s. He lived and tried to convey smart thoughts across different generations.

In the last days of his life, as his relatives mention, he felt very bad. He had frequent symptoms of amnesia, and he sometimes did not recognize his relatives and confused words. The tumor was already impressive in size and was pressing on neighboring parts of the brain.

Why did Zadornov die?

Oncology is a terrible word that the satirist heard and which destroyed him. If you ask: what diagnosis did the doctors make? The only answer I can give is that it’s terrible. A brain tumor is currently the most difficult oncological case, which is very difficult to treat.

The satirist’s health was already in a precarious position at the time the disease was diagnosed. And all this is due to the fact that the tumor was discovered almost at the last stage.

Many people still argue that if the artist had been diagnosed with cancer a little earlier, he would still be alive. But this is a rather controversial issue, since brain cancer itself is a practically incurable disease.

His relatives said that after the first course of chemotherapy he lost a lot of weight. And this is not surprising, since this is a very heavy blow both to the tumor and to the patient’s entire body.

The problem with brain cancer is precisely the difficulty of surgical intervention. You can't just cut out a tumor. If we take another oncology, for example: intestinal or stomach cancer, then doctors usually try to cut out both the tumor itself and most of the nearby tissues, which may already be affected by metastases.

It is impossible to simply cut out a tumor in the brain. Since if the surgeon makes a mistake even by a millimeter, the patient will lose the ability to hear, speak or move any part of the body: arm, leg, etc.

Even if the surgeon was a good one and tried to cut out the tumor correctly, without consequences, metastases would still remain in the nearby tissues. They would subsequently grow into new foci of cancer. Or even worse, they would be transported through the blood or lymphatic vessels to nearby organs.

There is no point in scolding doctors here. It’s just that science and medicine are not yet at the proper level to fight such a terrible disease. Let's hope that cancer will soon be defeated and it will never seriously bother humanity.