Nadezhda Babkina demanded that Vyacheslav Zaitsev be reburied

“Creates an initiative group”

For many days now, scandals have not subsided around the name of Vyacheslav Zaitsev. Immediately after the funeral of the fashion designer, a new one happened. Celebrities, dissatisfied with the fact that Vyacheslav Mikhailovich found the last shelter at the rural cemetery in Shchelkovo, demand that he be reburied. According to MK, Zaitsev’s colleague Nadezhda Babkina insists on this. People’s Artist of Russia Nikas Safronov has already supported her initiative.

– It is not surprising that so few celebrities came to Slavochka’s funeral, – Nikas Safronov complains. – The cemetery is very far from Moscow. And, of course, many do not agree that the great fashion designer, the pride of Russia, Slava Zaitsev, found his last refuge there. Nadya Babkina called me today, she is outraged that Slava was buried outside of Moscow. Nadya is going to create an initiative group, apply to high authorities to have him reburied.

– What are you doing!

– Yes. I supported her in this matter. He said that I would sign all the necessary documents.

– Is that possible?

– I think so. Zaitsev has a huge number of fans who want to come to his grave. It is inconvenient to do this in Shchelkovo – it is very far away. And, to tell the truth, it is unfair that such a great, iconic person for Russia rests so far away. If Slava himself had said publicly during his lifetime that he wanted to rest, it would be one thing there. But no one heard about this, that he wants to lie in Shchelkovo. And a person does not always belong to himself. Lenin, I think, would also not want to lie in the Mausoleum for so long.

When do you think reburial should take place?

– I think it can be done after some time. Vyacheslav Mikhailovich should find his shelter at the Novodevichy or Vagankovsky cemetery. Of course, not tomorrow – the day after tomorrow, but after memorable dates have passed: 9 days, 40 days. Glory must lie in a worthy place.

From the MK dossier: the decision to bury Vyacheslav Zaitsev in the Shchelkovsky district of the Moscow region, at the Zhegalovsky cemetery next to his country estate, was made by the son of the fashion designer Yegor. In recent years, they did not communicate with their father. The conflict also exists between Yegor and his daughter Marusya, the granddaughter of a fashion designer. She was also against the burial of her grandfather not in Moscow – at the funeral, the father and daughter did not say a word to each other.

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