At the funeral of Pyotr Kucherenko, journalists were threatened for asking the wrong questions

On May 24, the husband of Diana Gurtskaya, Pyotr Kucherenko, was buried at the Troekurovsky cemetery. At the funeral, friends and colleagues spoke of him as a simple guy with a great sense of humor, and noted the main thing: Peter was completely non-conflict. But Kucherenko was buried not as a simple guy, but as a high official, deputy minister of education. With military honors, to the anthem of Russia, the coffin was covered with the Russian flag.

But at the end of the mourning event, one of those present threw at the MK journalist: “I heard you are asking uncomfortable questions. I know it will be bad!”

How was the funeral of the Deputy Minister of Science and Education of the Russian Federation – in the material “MK”.

Relatives of Peter Kucherenko arrived at the Troekurovsky cemetery after the funeral ceremony in the Yelokhovsky Cathedral.

By that time, several hundred people had gathered near the funeral hall. Almost everyone held the same bouquets of burgundy roses. There were no extra people here. All those present were personally acquainted with Peter. Someone studied with him, someone worked, was friends, someone just crossed paths in life.

I tried to find out the official cause of Kucherenko’s death. The mourners shrugged their shoulders: “They didn’t tell us, we learned everything from the media.”

Petra asked her colleagues if he had depression and if he was taking antidepressants. This was mentioned by one of Kucherenko’s acquaintances in his telegram channel.

He didn’t have depression. We do not understand why such rumors are being spread. It’s just that people decided to promote in his name, ”said one of Kucherenko’s colleagues. – And he did not take any antidepressants, would we really not have noticed. He felt great, participated in all events.

The girl, who introduced herself as a close friend of Peter, confirmed the words of the interlocutors: “Everything was fine with his health, he did not complain about anything.”

Classmate Kucherenko also denied this information: “I have not heard of any depression. The only thing I know is that he has lost a lot of weight over the past year. But he wanted to lose weight. Ate very little. He said that for the whole day he could only drink yogurt. But this is because there was a lot of work, I just didn’t have time. ”

Farewell to Peter Kucherenko took place in the funeral hall. Soldiers were standing near the coffin. Diana Gurtskaya sat next to her with her mother-in-law. Quiet music played.

The audience was given the floor. The first to speak was Minister of Education Valery Falkov. He called Kucherenko a simple guy from the outback. He added that Peter was “the soul of the company, he felt life, he was madly in love with Diana.” Not without politics: “Among the priorities for him, family and homeland were in the first place. Peter was a true patriot, you can be sure of that.” The minister concluded his speech by saying: “I can hardly imagine how we can go on without him.”

Andrey Klishas was next to the microphone. The senator said that they had been friends with Peter for a long time, described him as bright, cheerful, sympathetic and trouble-free: “He never crossed the line of personal hostility. He knew how to reconcile everyone through irony and a kind word.

RUDN Rector Vladimir Filippov recalled that Kucherenko was a university man: “Today, his mother and I recalled how he came from the outback to enter the institute. Peter received a law degree, became a candidate of sciences, professor, taught at the department. This is a loss for the entire state that raised this man. And now he’s gone.”

But the performances didn’t end there. Oleg Smolin, an almost blind from birth State Duma deputy from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, shared his emotions: “We were shocked when we learned about the death of Peter. I, as a person with a disability, will say: to marry a blind girl is an act.

They whispered all around: “How can you say such a thing? For what?”

Classmate Kucherenko spoke about the deceased: “Petya was an open, honest, responsible person. He did not allow himself to speak down and with arrogance, although he held a high position. When one of us addressed him by his first name and patronymic and “you”, he asked: let’s do without this nonsense. He was the son of our country.”

The last to remember my uncle was Kucherenko’s nephew. The speech of the young man was the shortest and most poignant: “He was a wall for us, he could solve any problems. And we are so used to it that now we do not know what will happen to us. He always knew what to do. We did not take any decision without his advice. Because they understood that Peter knew better than anyone else. Today we feel that the soul and heart have been taken out of the family.”

Diana Gurtskaya was unable to say anything, like the mother of Pyotr Kucherenko. Diana’s star colleagues were also silent. Katya Lel and Anita Tsoi came to say goodbye.

At the end of the civil memorial service, the funeral procession moved to the cemetery. They decided to bury Pyotr Kucherenko in the new territory of the cemetery, and not in the area where famous people are usually buried.

Diana Gurtskaya slowly walked arm in arm with her brother and mother-in-law, next to her son. All the way, the singer covered her face with a black scarf.

Several dozen wreaths were put up near the grave: from the Federation Council, from the first deputy head of the Presidential Administration Sergey Kiriyenko, from the Public Chamber, the government of the Udmurt Republic, from various universities …

Kucherenko’s body was buried under three gun salvos and the Russian anthem.

– The family invites everyone to a memorial dinner, – the leader of the funeral ceremony announced and gave the address of the restaurant where the memorial service will take place. – The family asks everyone to try to come. And I say goodbye to you. Take care of yourself. Take care of your loved ones.

Close Kucherenko did not disperse. Everyone was waiting for the grave to be covered with flowers.

At that moment, a man in his 50s approached me with threats: “I heard that you are asking the wrong questions here. If I find out, it will be worse.”

I think it is unlikely that Kucherenko would have liked such behavior. According to Peter’s acquaintances, the official was never embarrassed by uncomfortable questions.