Shainsky's composer will be buried a month after his death

Vladimir Shainsky with his wife Svetlana.
Photo: TASS

The funeral of Russian composer Vladimir Shainsky will take place on January 22 at the Troekurovsky cemetery in Moscow. This was announced by Deputy Minister of Culture Alexander Zhuravsky, writes Look.

“To date, an agreement has been reached that the farewell to the outstanding Russian composer, as well as the civil funeral service, will be held on January 22 from 11.00 to 13.00 in the Moscow House of Composers. The funeral will be held at 14.00 at the Troekurovsky cemetery, ”Zhuravsky said.

He explained that the date of the funeral was appointed so late, as the composer’s relatives could not quickly obtain a death certificate in the United States. It also took time to obtain permission to export the body of Shainsky from the United States.

“The coffin with the body of Vladimir Yakovlevich should fly to Russia this coming Friday,” said Zhuravsky.

Recall composer Shainsky died December 26 aged 93 years in the USA. The composer was seriously ill after surgery related to oncology. Musician's widow Svetlana explained that Shainsky's body transportation process in Russia it was delayed, both due to financial difficulties and the fact that officials left for the Christmas holidays and the resolution of issues was delayed.

She also said that Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin insisted that Shainsky was buried at the Troekurovsky cemetery, and not at Novodevichy.

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