Zykina’s grave on Novodevichy fell into disrepair: loved ones were driven out of the cemetery

“Lyudmila Georgievna did not deserve this”

The grave of Lyudmila Zykina at the Novodevichy cemetery is in a deplorable state. Snow has not been cleared here since the beginning of winter. As a result, a serious crust was formed. Fans of the legendary actress are horrified by what is happening. They even have nowhere to put flowers: they are forced to simply put them on the snow.

“Zykina didn’t deserve this,” her admirers are indignant.

Singer Julian was friends with the great Zykina for more than ten years. He is also dissatisfied with what is happening. But he says he can’t do anything.

“Everything that happens to the grave of Lyudmila Georgievna, of course, is very sad,” Julian sighs. – But to say that friends and fans forgot about Zykina is wrong. Do you really think that we, people close to her, would not have come and put the grave in order? Of course, everything would be done as it should be. I would personally clear the grave of snow. There is a law at the Novodevichy Cemetery that only heirs can take care of the graves. Lyudmila Georgievna has her nephews. Only they can take care of the grave. Zykina’s niece died not so long ago. And where is the nephew Sergei, who inherited the main inheritance, I do not know. None of my friends know where he is or what is happening to him.

Julian assures that close people have repeatedly tried to clean up the grave of Zykina. For example, the unchanging director of Zykina, Tatyana Svinkova, came to the cemetery in the summer with seedlings: she wanted to plant flowers.

“Tanya, without whom Lyudmila Georgievna could not imagine her life for the last thirty years, was simply not allowed to do anything,” continues Julian. “She didn’t even have time to pull out the seedlings when the guards came up and asked to show documents for the grave. Since Tanya is not an heiress, she, of course, does not have them. “I only want to plant flowers!” She tried to calm the guard down. But they were adamant and asked her to leave. She tried to get angry. And then I realized that it was useless.

– Many artists have heirs – greedy people who take away the inheritance and forget about everything in the world, – Julian continues. – I would really like to see the graves of celebrities taken under state control. It is simply necessary. Because, of course, to watch the desolation of the burial places of recognized stars is simply unbearable. Zykina is not the only one. In my opinion, the graves of Ulanova and Ranevskaya are in an even more deplorable state. This is very, very sad.

Published in the newspaper “Moskovsky Komsomolets” No. 28976 dated February 21, 2023

Newspaper headline:
“Zykina didn’t deserve this!”