On which path is Anna Samokhina buried? They burned a cross at the grave with samokhina and stole the photo.

(PHOTO) Russian actress Anna Samokhina, who died on February 8 from stomach cancer, during her lifetime forbade her friends to come to her funeral.

The artist did not want anyone to see her in the state to which her illness had brought her.

47-year-old Anna Samokhina spent her last days in one of the St. Petersburg hospices.

She also forbade friends who were going to visit her at the hospice to come see her.

The actress’s last wish was a request not to organize any farewell ceremonies after her death, NEWSru.co.il reports.

Referent of the Union of Cinematographers Irina Pann told reporters that the family categorically refused a civil memorial service.

On February 10, a funeral service for the actress will take place in the Church of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God in St. Petersburg. Anna Samokhina will be buried on the same day at the Smolensk cemetery.

A few days before her death, the actress was awarded the title of Honored Artist of Russia.

The latest film with the participation of Anna Samokhina, “An Alias ​​for a Hero,” will be released in five months.

Anna Samokhina, the first beauty of Soviet cinema, was an ugly duckling as a child.

She was born in 1963 in the city of Guryevsk Kemerovo region. A poorly dressed provincial girl from a poor factory family—that’s what she was like at age 14.

Anna's childhood did not promise her bright prospects: for the whole Podgorny family ( maiden name Samokhina) had a room in the factory dormitory.

The father drank, there was nothing to spoil the children with new clothes (Anya grew up with her sister). Living conditions were gradually improved: the family first moved from the hostel to a communal apartment, then the Podgornys saved up for a cooperative.

Anya’s mother dreamed for herself and for the girls: her daughters definitely had to study music and find a military husband, so that they would have a separate apartment, and in such a favorable situation it would be possible to work, for example, as a music teacher in a kindergarten.

Anna did not oppose her mother’s plans, she studied with straight A’s. Having matured, she decided to become an artist. At the age of 14, after eighth grade, the girl entered the Yaroslavl Theater School.

Anna at that time considered herself ugly, she couldn’t show off her outfits, and it was difficult to outdo her classmates: all the beautiful girls, confident in their charms, had an advantage of 2-3 years.

But the first guy on the course, Alexander Samokhin, saw the “ugly girl”. At the age of 16, Anya and Sasha had already started a family.

Happy family life Samokhins will last 15 years. After graduating from college, the guys were assigned to the Rostov theater, and their daughter Sasha was born. Anna was not spoiled with roles; her husband’s profession, instead of a separate apartment, only required a room in a dorm.

At 20, Anna seemed to have returned to the past: the same shared kitchen, no prospects in the near foreseeable future.

She had every chance of living in obscurity, but at the age of 24, luck finally turned to the girl, they write Dni.Ru.

In the hallway of the hostel she met assistant director Georgy Yungvald-Khinkevich, author of The Three Musketeers.

Since 1988 - after the release of the film "The Prisoner of the Chateau d'If", where Samokhina played the beautiful Mercedes - directors raced to recruit the actress into their projects.

Anna Samokhina in the film "The Prisoner of the Chateau d'If"

“Thieves in Law”, “Don Cesar de Bazan”, “The Royal Hunt” - Anna did not leave the posters; Samokhina’s beauty had no equal in her generation.

But Soviet cinema was living its last days, and Russian cinema had not yet been born - the actress’s star was gradually fading. She acted here and there, but without previous success.

Anna’s last film roles will be remembered for “The Chinese Service” (1999), the TV series “Black Raven” and “Gangster Petersburg”.

In 2009, she managed to star in two films - “Love is not what it seems” and “House with no exit.”

The illness came into her life suddenly. Anna Samokhina has always had enormous power will. She didn’t give up and didn’t fall into despair when there was no work either in the theater or in the cinema.

And now her loved ones believed that the terrible diagnosis would not break her and she would recover. Directors and colleagues were waiting for her return. But Anna Samokhina “burned out” within a few months.

Anna Samokhina in the film "Thieves in Law"

Relatives of actress Anna Samokhina will bury her next to her mother-in-law’s grave. The place where today the body of the popular Soviet and Russian actress, beloved by millions in our country, is located at the intersection of the Moscow and Kadetskaya lines of the Smolensk cemetery in St. Petersburg.

The mother of the actress’s first husband, Alexandra Nikolaevna Samokhina, died in 2007 from cancer.

Mom will be buried next to her grandmother at the Smolensk cemetery,” says the daughter of the actress Alexandra.

Crowds of fans are already gathering at the church where Anna Samokhina's funeral service will be held.

Despite the 15-degree frost, people are already standing near the temple to say goodbye to their beloved actress. Funeral service in the Church of the Smolensk Icon Mother of God was scheduled for 2 p.m., but Samokhina’s fans came earlier to pay tribute to the memory of the star of the Soviet screen.

This is a huge grief,” says Natalya, who arrived at the cemetery at 9 am. – Anna Samokhina was for everyone the personification of femininity and beauty, may she rest in heaven!

At night, cemetery employees prepared a grave where the coffin with the body of the great actress would be lowered. Now the burial masters are finishing necessary work, so that after the funeral service Anna Vladlenovna could be buried next to the Chapel of Xenia the Blessed, whose image the actress so dreamed of portraying on screen.

Anna Samokhina's daughter decided to bury her in open coffin. Despite the fact that at the end of her life Anna Vladlenovna avoided contact with loved ones in every possible way, fearing that she would be seen sick and weak, Alexandra Samokhina intends to say goodbye to her mother for all Orthodox traditions. According to the morgue staff at City Hospital No. 2, upon seeing her mother in the coffin, Alexandra said that, even despite the suffering she had endured, she looked very peaceful.

“Mom died with a smile on her face,” says Alexandra Samokhina. “When I saw her, I realized that she died peacefully.” This is the only thing that somehow keeps me strong.

As far as I know, Anna Samokhina will be buried in an open coffin,” Alexander Elkin, the morgue orderly on duty, told Life News. - Now we are preparing the body of the deceased for tomorrow's funeral. They will start at 14.00.

According to church customs, it is believed that if a person dies with a smile on his face, this means that before his death he saw angels and will definitely go to heaven.

In general, it’s not customary to talk about this,” says Father Alexander from the Church of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God. - We can definitely say that this is very good sign, it means that the person passed away with a happy soul.

The actress’s body will not be cremated; a place in the cemetery has already been chosen,” says Vladimir Filippov, burial master at the Smolensk Cemetery. -About whether she will be buried in the open or closed coffin, no decision has been made yet.

On Monday, Anna Samokhina’s daughter admitted that in her last days of life, the actress refused to communicate with loved ones because she did not want anyone to see her sick. One of the most beautiful women in Russian cinema could not come to terms with the deplorable state to which she was brought serious illness. Shortly before her death, Anna Vladlenovna asked Alexandra not to organize any farewell ceremonies after her death, other than the usual funeral service in the church.

Mom before last days“I hoped that I would get better and be able to delight the public with my roles again,” says 26-year-old Alexandra. “She wanted to be remembered as young and beautiful.” She even treated this tragic situation with a smile and did not take everything that was happening seriously. So it burned literally before our eyes - in a matter of days. We only learned about the disease at the end of 2009. No one could have imagined that she would be gone so quickly. We are all shocked, we still don’t believe it, despite the fact that now I’m standing in line for documents for the funeral...

There will be no civil memorial service,” Irina Pann, assistant at the Union of Cinematographers, told Life News. - The family refused on principle. Anna Vladlenovna herself ordered this - she did not want anyone to see the beautiful Samokhina sick and weak.

According to the workers of St. Petersburg hospice No. 3, the actress last minute I tried to take care of my appearance.

After chemotherapy, Anna did not take off her scarf to hide the consequences of the procedure, doctors say. - But she could often be seen with impeccable makeup...

The funeral service for the famous artist, who died at the age of 48, will be held on February 10 in the Church of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God in St. Petersburg. Anna Samokhina will be buried on the same day at the Smolensk cemetery.

The actors of the Millennium Theater House and I were going to fly to her in St. Petersburg today,” Alla Dovlatova told Life News. - Anna really asked us not to come. But we decided to fly anyway. It's a shame we didn't get to say goodbye...

The death of Anna Samokhina from cancer shocked many with its suddenness and transience. The actress left in her prime - at the peak of her life. She left with dignity - without scandals, curses, without offending anyone. Anna believed in God's providence and, when she realized that there was no turning back, she took her fatal diagnosis for granted. But not everyone appreciated the courage of this small, fragile woman. Theater producer Konstantin Kuleshov now claims that Samokhin could have been saved, but was not allowed to do so elder sister actresses - Margarita. Kuleshov calls himself last love actresses. Relatives and close friends of Anna Samokhina turned to the editorial office of “MK” in St. Petersburg with one goal - to stop the flow of dirty speculation and false revelations. For the sake of the blessed memory of this wonderful woman, they told the whole truth about the last months of her life.

Furtseva's grandson throws accusations

“We are ready to testify against Kuleshov in court,” say St. Petersburg friends of Anna Samokhina. “He poured a tub of mud on Anna. The fact that she was the godmother of his children didn’t even stop him. During her lifetime, Anna was inaccessible to gossips and spiteful critics. And now, in those days when all that remains is to pray for her soul, this man gargles her name, invents fables, and outright lies.

Konstantin Kuleshov produced the entreprise play “Hero of the Event,” in which Anna and her daughter Alexandra played. He is 39 years old. “My great-uncle Lev Kuleshov is a famous director who invented MONTAGE. My great-aunt is Ekaterina Furtseva, Minister of Culture of the USSR,” Konstantin introduces himself on his social page (the author’s style has been preserved).

“It’s a pity that the time of duels is in the past, but meanness and baseness are still alive. Fortunately, the concepts of Honor and Dignity, Love and Loyalty, Respect and Compassion have not been lost. Guided by these convictions, we, those who were next to Anna, express to you, Mr. Kuleshov, our disrespect and dare to evaluate your actions,” signed an open letter in defense of Anna, her daughter Sasha, sister Margarita, friends of the actress Irina Lykova, Konstantin Vissarionov, Gerida Bondarenko, Galina Vissarionova, Alexander Tsaregorodtsev, Denis Tsaregorodtsev, Elena Marchuk, Elena Tokacheva... They all witnessed how Anna Samokhina fought for life.

IN Last year enjoyed life

Now they say that Samokhina’s cancer could have been triggered by severe depression, which the actress experienced due to the lack of roles in cinema and theater. Both diet and “beauty injections” using stem cells were cited as the cause of the disease. They also said that Anna became a victim of black realtors, lost a lot of money, and was very worried about it. Information also appeared in the press that a year ago Anya’s mother died of cancer, and this greatly undermined her health (in fact, Samokhina lost her mother at the age of 25).

One lie was layered on top of another, painting a gloomy portrait of an actress with a failed personal life, with financial problems who was at a creative impasse. But all this is not true! In the last year, Anna has starred a lot in TV series. The actress played a big role in the film by Stanislav Govorukhin and was very proud of this work. All problems with housing were also resolved. According to the court, the actress had to get her money back for the unbuilt townhouse. Therefore, for the last six months Anna has been renting an apartment.

She was on the rise, say everyone who watched her this year.

“Together with her sister Margarita, Anya was going on vacation to Goa,” says dentist Irina Lykova, a close friend of Anna. “She always made her own decisions in her life.” This applied to both men and the profession. Even in relations with her sister, Anya was the leader, despite the fact that Rita was older than her. Anya called the travel agency, made an order, found out about the weather forecast in India for December... And a few days later she felt a sharp pain in the hypochondrium. I contacted the doctors.

Irina now keeps in her archives an application for a trip to Goa, and that’s all medical documents Ani. Results of ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, biopsy, histology... At the end of November the final diagnosis was made. Stage 4 gastric cancer with metastases.

Psychic made me starve

Official medicine The actress immediately refused treatment. Anna's friends sent her medical history to clinics in Germany and Israel. But even from there the answers came disappointing.

“With this diagnosis, German doctors give a prognosis: 30 percent of patients can count on an extension of life from 3 to 12 months with the possibility of surgery,” says Irina Lykova. “Anya’s condition deteriorated so rapidly that not a single surgeon would undertake to operate on her.

The situation was stalemate from the very first days. Relatives and friends rushed around the city in complete despair, trying to find at least some way out. Everyone tried to help in any way they could.

“In such a situation, you will believe Grabovoy,” sighs Konstantin Vissarionov, a long-time friend of Anna Samokhina.

The actress’s first husband, Alexander Samokhin, took her to a psychic in Karelia. Clairvoyant aunt, looking internal organs Ani in “three-dimensional space,” reassured the actress: “Who told you that you were dying? You should be operated on in Germany!” After this visit, Anna felt even better - because there was hope. But on the eve of the actress’s birthday (she was born on January 14), things got worse. The temperature rose sharply.

“This psychic “put” Anya on hunger,” says Irina Lykova. - Like, food feeds cancer cells. Therefore, we must starve so that they die on their own. Anya took only dietary supplements and concentrated juices (this was a severe blow to the stomach, which was already affected by the tumor).

On the advice of a psychic, Anna Samokhina had to fast for a week. But the sick actress survived for three days. Hellish pain began. “That’s how it should be!” - said the psychic, stubbornly insisting on fasting.

The herbalist prescribed lousy compresses

Samokhina spent some time in a private clinic on Fontanka. The actress underwent chemotherapy. But there was no improvement. Painkiller injections no longer helped - a drug was required. But the clinic did not have a license for narcotic drugs. Samokhina had to return home. This is the procedure - the patient needs to register with the oncology clinic in order to receive prescriptions for medications.

“People didn’t come to Anya’s house unless absolutely necessary, understanding that she needed peace,” says Irina Lykova. “But then a certain herbalist Lyudmila appeared, whom, as we later found out, was sent by Mr. Kuleshov (he himself did not enter Samokhina’s house). Here the theater of the absurd began again. The herbalist “prescribed” Anya “living” and “dead” water, hunger, hydrogen peroxide with soda, enemas, and horseradish compresses. Anyuta tried all this, but, as a reasonable person, she understood that the drugs brought her only one harm.

“The worst thing is that Anina’s daughter Sasha came under the influence of Kuleshov, which is why we had conflicts with her,” says the actress’s sister Margarita Vladlenovna. “He made a disgusting impression on me the first time I met him.” “Why do you want your sister dead?” - he asked me. I was ready to hit him for these words.

Anna's family and friends rang the bells, no longer able to watch as she was actually killed by would-be healers. But the herbalist Lyudmila stuck to her guns, declaring that Anna needed to be tied with a rope so that she would endure the wild pain, then the body would release special painkillers...

Then Samokhina simply demanded that they call her “ ambulance” and sent to hospice No. 3 in Pargolovo. In this place, Anna finally received the long-awaited peace. I have an appetite. She began to eat. Lunch, breakfast, dinner. “We should have pampered our Anechka, and not tormented her with self-medication,” close people now say.

“The newspapers write that Samokhin was placed in a hospice - in a gloomy place, supposedly from the window of the ward the wall of the opposite house is visible,” says Konstantin Vissarionov. - But in reality everything was not like that: it was quiet cozy place, under the pine windows. Yes, Anya herself told me that she really likes it there.

“In this hospice she really received help, Anechka looked peaceful,” Irina Lykova also testifies. — Our deepest gratitude to all employees.

Kuleshov promised to bring Juna

By that time, information about the actress’s illness had already hit the press. Television crews were on duty at the entrance to the hospice for several days. According to relatives, Anya was categorically against making a show out of her drama. She forbade her friend, artist Sergei Koshonin, from going to Andrei Malakhov’s “Let Them Talk” program.

“But she heard all the words of support that people wrote to her on forums on the Internet,” says Irina Lykova. — We specially printed out several sheets and read them to her. We cried with her over these letters.

Konstantin Kuleshov appeared on the threshold of Anna Samokhina’s hospital room on February 2, five days before her death. This was his first and last visit. To the hospice staff he called himself “Doctor Konstantin.” Irina Lykova is Anya’s relative.

“That’s when I saw him for the first time,” says Irina. “For the entire hospital corridor, he loudly reprimanded Margarita and me with indignation: “These are sadists here, not doctors!” They kill here!” I went to Anya and said: “The comrade there introduces himself as your godfather.” “Kuleshov,” she just winced.

It turned out that Kuleshov had come to take Anna away... to a certain VIP room. “Yes, I had VIP rooms everywhere, but what’s the point?” — the actress said to this. “This is a dying place. Even a healthy person will die here. You will die in this aura!” - Kuleshov continued to insist. “And I like this aura,” Anna defended herself. Mr. Producer, having promised to finally bring Samokhina Juna and the academicians, left, setting Anya the condition: “No injections or food! You must starve!” This visit greatly traumatized Samokhina.

— On February 3, for the first time in the entire period of her illness, Anna experienced clouding of consciousness. It seemed to her that she had been stolen, taken to an unknown place, and most importantly, she would be scolded for eating. Together with the doctors, we barely managed to calm her down,” Anna’s friends say.

She died to the sound of bells

Anna Samokhina managed to receive unction before her death. She did this on her birthday, January 14th. The actress took communion and confessed. Father told her then that everything would go differently now. Back then everyone still believed that a miracle would happen. Friends say that God had mercy on her - with such a diagnosis, the torment could have been much worse. But Anna looked great until her last second. “The most important thing is to have time to say words of love to those you love during your lifetime,” the actress admitted to her older friend, 80-year-old Galina Vissarionova, who Lately actually replaced her mother. All three ex-husbands came to the actress.

Anna died on the night of February 8th. The nurses who were on duty at the hospice that night said that they suddenly heard a bell ringing, and a clear male voice said: “Anna Samokhina has died.” In a hospice, where people die regularly, they are already accustomed to such mysticism...

Now that Samokhina is no more, it is very easy to describe a non-existent novel. There is no one to refute it. As proof of his words, Kuleshov now shows everywhere a photograph in which he is depicted together with Anna. The producer, with an unwavering hand, cut off two more people in this group photo - the satirical writer Konstantin Melikhan and Yuri Filippov (son famous actor Filippova). The result was a photograph of “lovers.” “MK” in St. Petersburg” contacted Konstantin Kuleshov and asked him a few questions.

- Do you really think that Anna Samokhina could have been saved?

- Yes, I think so. There are several unconventional cancer treatments. Herbal infusion. Solzhenitsyn was cured with the help of chaga infusion. My colleague Natalya Kolesnik, when she was 25 years old, got cancer and was also cured with the help of herbs. There is also a fasting method - with its help my first wife was cured of blood sarcoma.

— Anna did not resist such treatment?

- No, she didn’t even let Dima Nagiyev into her place, telling him that she was trying unconventional methods of treatment. She hid her diagnosis for a long time and thereby lost time. I think she could still be saved. But she only fasted for four days. And her sister was still pissing her off: “Why are you making fun of her? Let the man die in peace." After chemotherapy she became much worse, the tumor doubled in size and was the size of egg. Time was lost.

— Have you often visited Samokhina?

- Almost every day. I was a relative, albeit a newly acquired one. She is the godmother of my children.

— You already stated in one interview that you were connected romantic relationship…

- It's too personal. I'm not ready to comment on this. I was shocked by her death and said too much.

The news that Anna SAMOKHINA died of cancer on the night of February 8 shocked her family and fans. The actress was only 47 years old. Her close friend, producer Konstantin KULESHOV, is sure that the beauty had a chance for salvation, but it was not taken advantage of.

I learned too late that Anna was in the hospital with the fourth, inoperable stage of cancer. Mutual friends accidentally saw her at the clinic,” Konstantin Kuleshov began the story. - She and her daughter hid the diagnosis, saying she just had an ulcer. Sasha later made excuses, as if her mother did not want to be seen in such a state! Anya's hair began to fall out, so she was shaved. But even in the clinic she took care of herself: she always had lip gloss, manicure files, and nail polish with her. Because of these secrets, so much time was lost! It was possible to use non-traditional methods of treatment, attract people from all over the country who are treating this terrible disease herbs.

I have friends who have overcome stage 3 and 4 cancer. My wife was cured of leukemia by fasting under the supervision of the wonderful Belarusian professor Evgeniy Lappo. He uses his own technique: taking “living water”, various herbs, horseradish compresses - the substances in it are able to find cancer cells and kill them. Samokhina was a strong-willed person, she would have managed it. But they didn’t give it to her. First of all, my sister. Rita, of course, will be offended by me for telling the truth and will spit in my direction, but the facts that I will tell you about are blatant. I don’t condemn anyone, God is the judge of us all. But Rita constantly interfered with the treatment, telling her sister that everything was useless and that it was not worth trying. And she told Sasha and me: “Don’t torture her, let her die in peace.”

- But have you tried non-traditional treatment?

Yes, the cure is by starvation. Anna immediately began to feel better, she was able to walk, we even took her from the clinic. But on the fourth day, Anya drank the juice and stopped fasting. Rita constantly slipped her meat products. Explaining this: let a person eat before dying. What a death if we did everything for Anya’s recovery! Why deprive a person of a chance? I forbade giving the patient meat, Rita continued to feed her broth. Although it is known that tumors develop in an acidic environment, meat-eaters have an acidic blood reaction. Vegetarians have an alkaline reaction, in which tumors do not develop and are even rejected. It has long been a known fact in medicine that observing fasts is a preventive measure to prevent the development of malignant tumors in the body. Rita also did not allow Samokhin to be treated with herbs. She wailed: let us pour out this bitter grass. And we'll pour you some soup. I somehow couldn’t stand it and asked: do you have a personal interest in your sister’s death? She, of course, was indignant. But I myself heard her say: “I need to return to Moscow, so that everything can be resolved with Anya.”

This whole situation reminded me of a famous joke. An orderly takes a patient on a gurney to the morgue. “Maybe we should still go to intensive care?” - the patient asks. "No. The doctor said to the morgue, that means to the morgue.”

Deadly apathy

- Was Anna really calm about the fact that she would be taken to a hospice?

For the last two years she has generally been in apathy. I didn't want anything from life. She refused to run her own restaurant - they say no one needs it. I was on a destructive diet: five days on coffee and cigarettes. By the way, together with my daughter, she has a predisposition to be overweight. I suggested that Anya go on vacation, relax, and finally have a child. "For what?" - she said indifferently. It seems that her career was going well: she played in six plays and acted. But little made her happy. Sasha says that her mother increasingly spoke out on the topic: what is the meaning in this life, what is the benefit of all this? I am sure that apathy was the cause of the onset of the disease.

- What do you have in mind?

There is a book by the writer Vladimir Zhikarentsev “The Path to Freedom”. That we attract all diseases with our thoughts. The author assures that cancer causes disappointment in life and reflection on the topic “why is this all for?” You need to get rid of this kind of thing. Anya should put her brain back in place. But after a series of troubles - the death of her mother-in-law, the driver of her car crashed, problems with real estate - she decided that it was her time to stand before God...

It was a huge mistake to place Samokhin in a hospice! “Mom was injected with morphine here,” Sasha confessed to me in a panic. After chemotherapy, Anya felt much worse. Within a week, the tumor doubled in size - it became the size of a chicken egg and gave extensive metastases, seriously damaging the liver. Sasha asked me to bring a cot to protect my mother from the doctors. On that last Sunday, she and I begged the nurse not to go to the patient with a morphine syringe. Anya herself said: “Why stab me? Nothing hurts me." But the nurse replied that at the hospice they were supposed to inject morphine three times. I suspect that when we left, she was injected with a dose. But her liver couldn’t cope with cleaning the blood anyway.

- When did you see Anya in last time?

On Sunday, February 7th. We read a prayer with Sasha, I kissed Anya and said that tomorrow I would take her from the hospice. She smiled and replied - we love you, Kostya. Seven hours later she was gone.

pink cloud

- Did you love Samokhina?

And I don’t hide it. My wife knew about our relationship and didn't blame me. “I understand you,” my wife said, “it’s impossible to resist a woman like Samokhina.” By the way, Anya became the godmother of my children.

We met her in 2006 at a restaurant where she was the owner. I brought her the play. From the first minutes of communication we felt mutual sympathy. There are many beautiful women, but none equal to Anya. Graceful and sexy, with manners and gestures similar to a panther. The energy of love emanated from her. Being next to her involved me in an amazing atmosphere. When she touched you, you felt like you were in a pink cloud. She was simply super as a woman! I can say this with complete certainty, because I had a lot of them, just like Anya had men. For all her fame, she had a big kind soul and no hint of stardom. Anya was worth a hundred women!

-Have you confessed your feelings to her?

One day on a plane. Anya fell asleep - she always drank two hundred grams for courage. I leaned over to her and said one phrase, you can probably guess what it was. Without opening her eyes, she answered: I don’t believe it. I was embarrassed to show her my feelings, she did not show hers. She was a reserved person; she didn’t even open up to her daughter completely.

- Weren’t you embarrassed by the age difference?

It wasn't felt. Anya looked about 30 years old with a ponytail. Her age was revealed only by life experience. In the conversation it became clear that this is a woman who has experienced a lot in her lifetime, has been married several times, has adult daughter. The closer we got, the more I liked her human qualities. I can't believe we lost her. Every time the phone rings, I subconsciously expect to hear her low, soulful, hoarse voice...

Modest funeral

Fans of the artist were surprised that in last way it was carried out very modestly. Due to cramped conditions and overcrowding, many were unable to say goodbye to SAMOKHINA. I was also struck by the talk that Anna did not want Mikhail BOYARSKY to be present at her funeral. Konstantin KULESHOV told the reason.

Regarding the funeral, I told my daughter Samokhina Sasha: “Mom - famous actress, millions love her, many will want to say goodbye to her,” says Konstantin. “She answered that people should remember my mother as young and beautiful.” They say that she would not want to be looked at in a coffin, and she herself would be against a civil memorial service. My proposal is to arrange a farewell and funeral service in the spacious Kazan Cathedral of the Shoal. Sasha and her father decided to hold a funeral service in the church at the Smolensk cemetery. - As for Boyarsky, I knew that she was always afraid of him. In their youth, they had some kind of conflict on the set, but then they settled everything. By the way, I tried to call him to the hospital. Anya needed psychological help, and he was just the person who could shake her up. I called Mikhail and asked him to come, but he never found the time. I think that's why he was so depressed at the funeral.

Photo by Ruslan VORONOY

The actress did not want Mikhail Boyarsky to attend her funeral

Last Wednesday, the beautiful actress Anna SAMOKHINA found her final resting place at the Smolensk cemetery on Vasilyevsky Island in St. Petersburg. She rested next to the graves of Saint Blessed Xenia of Petersburg, Pushkin’s nanny Arina Rodionovna, mother legendary musician Viktor TsOYA - Valentina.

There were no problems with the burial place in the prestigious cemetery: Anna’s first husband Alexandra Samokhina parents are buried here. Despite the divorce, the ex-spouses remained warm friendly relations, because they had a common daughter, Alexandra. That's why ex-husband, who has long had another family, is now experiencing what happened as a personal drama.

Anya’s mom and dad are buried in Cherepovets,” Alexander told us. - She was left without parents very early: her dad died in his early 30s, and her mother died at 52. This is rock! And Anya left very young, at 47 years old, and Sashenka was left without herself dear person. We all try to support her. Next to Sasha is her beloved person, I hope they get married soon. I really want to see her happy, recent months My daughter had a terrible ordeal.

Sasha told me that when her mother was taken to the hospice, she lost sleep. Literally every day I went there so that Anya would not feel abandoned.

Left enlightened

Anna Samokhina died on the night of Monday, February 8. And just the day before, a ray of hope flashed among the relatives. On Sunday evening Anna suddenly said that she felt much better. She was even able to sit up on the bed on her own, although before that she was unable to even move her leg.

“Her voice has become cheerful again,” says Alexander Samokhin, “we haven’t seen her like this for a long time.” Sasha went to the hospice and called me. “Dad, she’s better, mom is smiling,” the daughter rejoiced. And a few hours later everything happened. And she also left with a smile on her beautiful face.

I am sure that before her death Anya saw something very good, probably angels. It couldn’t be otherwise, because she herself was a bright person. I have had another wife for a long time, but Anya has become like a sister to me.

Refused help

The farewell ceremony was somewhat delayed due to the delay in the arrival of the actress’s older sister, Margarita, from another city. Only at one o'clock in the afternoon the body was transported from the morgue on the Vyborg side to Vasilyevsky Island to the temple. And before that, people stood in separate groups, waiting. Everyone remembered the last time they saw the actress and what exactly they talked to her about.

Anya categorically did not want to see Boyarsky, - I heard, stopping next to one of the companies. “But he’ll probably still come, because it’s impossible not to let someone go to a funeral.”

Just at these words, Mikhail Sergeevich appeared in the distance with a scarf wrapped over his eyes.

Look,” they whispered in the crowd, “Boyarsky!” He disguised himself so that you wouldn’t recognize him right away.

Without greeting or communicating with anyone, Boyarsky entered the temple, stayed there for several minutes and just as quickly left the cemetery territory.

We nevertheless decided to stop the star, asking him to say a few words about the deceased, and asked why she categorically refused the financial assistance he offered.

“I won’t say anything,” Boyarsky snapped. “She refused not only my help, but help in general.” By the way, she asked that there be no journalists at her funeral. I will follow the example of this smart woman and will not talk to you. Turning sharply, he quickly walked away.

I dreamed of playing a saint

All the other St. Petersburg celebrities were at the funeral until the very end. Couldn't hold back my tears Semyon Strugachev, Evgeniy Sidikhin, Olga Orlova, Sergey Selin, Alexander Polovtsev, Yulia Sobolevskaya, Sergey Migitsko, Evgeniy Leonov-Gladyshev. Hundreds came to the cemetery ordinary people- fans of Samokhina’s talent. The temple could not accommodate everyone, and people waited for the end of the funeral ceremony on the street, not paying attention to the 11-degree frost. Both women and men cried. Actor Sergei Koshonin I brought special equipment to the cemetery in advance, and there was an audio broadcast of the church ceremony on the street.

It is no coincidence that Anna Vladlenovna rested next to Saint Xenia of St. Petersburg,” Father, the priest of the Church of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God, shared with us Victor, who performed the funeral service for the star. - They say that she really dreamed of playing this saint in a movie, she was even already thinking through the script. It is a very difficult task and a huge responsibility to play a holy man. Only a spiritually strong actor can do this. She would have succeeded. We will always pray for Anna and love her.

The friend of his youth did not have time to say goodbye

We managed to talk on the phone with the man who was Anna Samokhina’s first love. German Volgin I was very sorry that I could not come to the funeral.

I was not able to say goodbye to Anya, but I will certainly come to St. Petersburg to bow to her grave for nine or 40 days. We did not communicate with her for many years; I saw her daughter Sashenka only as a baby. I want to express my deepest condolences to her. When I read on the Internet that Anna had passed away, I couldn’t believe my eyes. She was at school Anechka Podgornaya. We studied in parallel classes and loved each other. Anya has always been a strong-willed person. She succeeded in everything at school, no matter what she set her mind to, and she had huge plans. She dreamed of being an actress and became one. She would make a great director. But I didn’t have time... I can’t come to terms with it! After all, who, if not Anya, was supposed to defeat the disease?! She has always been a fighter by nature. Most likely, we broke up because we were both very ambitious. Alas, I could not hold her back then. All my life I had been planning to come to her performance, but I never got around to it. But I know that she was always looking for me with her eyes in the hall. I didn’t have the courage to meet her, and now I can only regret...

knew how to be different

Assistant director Georgiy discovered Anna Samokhina for cinema Yungvald-Khilkevich Alexander Prosyanov. Here's what he said:

- Throughout the Union, Khilkevich searched beautiful actress for the film "The Prisoner of the Chateau d'If". My task was not easy - to look through all the young actresses in several cities. Rostov-on-Don was last on this list. The boardwalk, dilapidated stage of the Rostov Youth Theater struck me so much that I wanted to immediately turn around and leave. But they told me in time that there was a very beautiful young actress working in the theater and she would certainly suit me. I headed to the actors' dormitory. “How do actors live here?” - I was surprised, walking along the gloomy corridors of the dorm. I met Anya in the common kitchen. She stood at the stove in a simple, old robe and curlers. “Come on, what kind of Mercedes is this?!” - I thought. But Anya herself showed persistence.

Wait, I’ll show you my album now, and you’ll see that I know how to be beautiful! When I saw the pictures, I was literally dumbfounded and realized that it was not in vain that I had traveled all over Russia. Anna knew how to be different! The kingdom of heaven to her!