These incredibly gifted people were destined, like comets to rush over the horizon of life, to shine and leave behind us a little warmth with their creativity.
Their life ended in the prime of life, when it seemed to them that everything was just beginning. But now they in the memory of their loved ones and fans will forever remain forever young and talented.
We represent 10 Russian celebrities who died young.
10. Alexey Fomkin
At the age of 13, Alyosha Fomkin took part in the Moscow children's reader competition, for which he was awarded the second degree award. At the same time, the gifted boy joined the children's group, which spoke to the government of the USSR on the day of the victory of the October Revolution.
In addition, Alexei was invited to film screenings in the film "Scarecrow" staged by Rolan Bykov. The boy did not receive this role, but his pictures from the film screenings remained in the file cabinet of the Gorky film studio.
After some time, luck smiled at Alexei - he was invited to take part in the filming of the issue of the children's comedy newsreel "Jumble".
This work brought Fomkin the necessary fame, the boy was noticed by director Pavel Arsenov, who at that time was looking for an actor for the role of Kolya Gerasimov in the new film “Guest from the Future”.
The artist's life ended in the winter of 1996. On the eve of Alexei and his wife came to visit his friends to celebrate the Defender of the Fatherland Day.
It is not known why in the middle of the night a fire appeared in the apartment, which caused the death of Alexei. He was only 27 years old.
9. Egor Klinaev
The life of actor Yegor Klinaev was very short, but this gifted guy managed to leave a bright mark on himself in Russian cinema.
At the age of 18, the guy managed to star in two dozen art films, his career was rapidly going uphill, but suddenly his life was interrupted in the prime of life.
The actor died trying to provide assistance to victims of an accident on the Moscow Ring Road. Yegor stopped his car, noticing a traffic accident involving three cars.
Klinaev parked near the scene and got out of the car. He and two other people were hit by a suddenly emerged Honda car, whose driver could not quickly navigate at dusk.
8. Micah
In the late 90s and early 2000s, this singer, rap artist and songwriter was very popular in our country and throughout the post-Soviet space.
He worked in the styles of rap, reggae and soul. He was a member of the musical groups “Bad Balance” and “Micah and Jumanji”. His songs - “Bitch Love”, “There”, “Mom” - became megahits, and Micah himself was awarded the title of best performer of 1999.
He was young and made grandiose plans for the future, but they were violated by the singer’s illness: at 31, he was diagnosed with a stroke. And after 4 months, when Micah seemed to be recovering, a relapse occurred.
He died as a result of acute heart failure in October 2002.
7. Nikita Mikhailovsky
Nikita performed his first film role at the age of eight in the film “Night on the 14th Parallel”.
Then there were two more films, and in 1980 the film “You Never Dreamed” was released on the screens of the country, which became really stellar for the young actor - he was only 16, and huge popularity already fell upon him.
But in 1990, Mikhailovsky was diagnosed with acute leukemia, so he had to urgently leave for treatment in England. He needed a bone marrow transplant.
However, even a successful operation did not bring positive results. In 1991, Nikita Mikhailovsky died in London, he was only 27 years old ...
6. Julia Nachalova
This talented girl was called the Russian Mariah Kerry because of her incredible vocal abilities. Her fame came in her childhood after winning the famous children's talent show “Morning Star”.
She devoted all her life to music and made many creative and personal plans for the future. In March 2019, the terrible news spread around the media - Julia Nachalova fell into a coma.
It turned out that this beautiful and seemingly quite healthy girl had a whole bunch of chronic diseases. A few days after this alarming message, the whole country found out about the death of the young singer. She was only 39 years old ...
5. Ratmir Shishkov
The life of Ratmir Shishkov was very short and vibrant. This is the story of a gifted boy from a creative gypsy family. Participation in the popular television project “Star Factory - 4” was of great importance in the artistic biography of Shishkov.
There Ratmir met future friends and members of the Banda band - Timati, Dominic Joker, Nastya Kochetkova.
From the very first appearances on the stage, Ratmir acquired a whole army of fans. All the "colleagues" of the guy were also very fond of, speaking of him as a good-natured and honest person.
On the night of March 21-22, a terrible accident occurred at the intersection of Sadovo-Spasskaya Street and Orlikov Lane - Mercedes collided with Volkswagen, the car spun, it hit a curbstone, detonated gasoline, and the car exploded.
At that moment, five people were in Mercedes, none of them survived. One of the victims was 18-year-old Ratmir Shishkov.
4. Cyril Tolmatsky
Who does not know Decl, he probably did not live in the nineties. With his first appearance in the domestic musical horizon, this energetic boy with an unusual appearance broke into the Olympus of popularity.
He stood at the origins of the modern Russian rap movement and his name will forever remain in the annals of hip-hop history.
He was only 35 years old when his heart stopped forever.
3. Vasily Lykshin
Vasily Lykshin is a young and talented Russian actor who became famous thanks to his work in the infamous film “Bastards” and the television series “Gromovs”.
According to critics of the movie, the guy could expect incredible success in Hollywood. He gave great hopes and made grandiose plans for life, but, apparently, fate decreed otherwise.
In 2009, the actor died suddenly. This event shocked millions of people, since no one could even think that this could happen to a young guy who did not complain about his health.
His heart just stopped in a dream. The investigation did not find anything criminal in the circumstances of his death, however, the widow of the artist is still confident that this was a murder.
2. Sergey Bodrov-maddy
Sergey Bodrov Jr. is a well-known Russian actor, screenwriter and director who gained immense popularity after playing the main role in the cult film Alexey Balabanov “Brother”, “Brother 2”. He also played the main roles in the films "Prisoner of the Caucasus", "War".
In 2001, Sergei presented his debut work as a director - the film “Sisters”.
Bodrov Jr. died along with other members of the film crew on the set of his second film “The Messenger” due to a collapse in the Karmadon Gorge. He was only 30 years old.
1. Viktor Tsoi
Viktor Tsoi is considered to be a phenomenon of the Russian rock movement. The leader of the rock band "Cinema", songwriter and actor, he became the idol of a whole generation of perestroika.
The creative legacy that Choi left for his short and vibrant life is still being rethought by contemporary performers.
On August 15, 1990, Viktor Tsoi tragically died in a car accident. He was 28 years old.