“The widower of Inna Churikova was placed in intensive care”: Gleb Panfilov has a stroke 05/11/2023, 17:35

Today the People’s Artist of Russia fell ill. The director’s relatives called an ambulance. The doctors decided to hospitalize Gleb Panfilov.

“The director was transferred to the intensive care unit of the Odintsovo Regional Hospital with a hemorrhagic stroke. There, however, the doctors decided to transfer him to another hospital in Moscow, “reports the Baza Telegram channel.

Panfilov made many famous films, including “The Beginning”, “Vassa”, “In the First Circle”. Two years ago, his drama “Ivan Denisovich” based on the story of Alexander Solzhenitsyn was released. After that, Gleb Anatolyevich suspended his career. Throughout 2022, he took care of his wife – Inna Churikova was often sick, went to the hospital, but dreamed of returning to the stage. The couple tried to protect themselves from the coronavirus, so they rarely appeared in public.

Inna Mikhailovna died on January 14. The legendary theater and film actress was 79 years old. Her death was announced by the director of the Lenkom Theater, Mark Varshaver. The forty-four-year-old son of the People’s Artist of the USSR, Ivan, flew in from London, but did not have time to see his mother before her death.

The movie star was battling cancer, but diligently kept her diagnosis a secret from others. Churikova took care of her husband. “Only theater directors knew about it. It wasn’t talked about and they wanted it so badly and she wanted it so badly. They only knew about the cancellation of the performance… She was very worried about Gleb Anatolyevich. They were lovebirds… And this family, in general, never told anyone about weaknesses, “explained actress Yulia Rutberg.