Yevgeni Menshov

Yevgeni Menshov
Born
Yevgeni Aleksandrovich Menshov

(1947-02-19)19 February 1947
Died19 May 2015(2015-05-19) (aged 68)
Nationality Soviet Union
 Russia
Years active1972–2015
SpouseOlga Groznaya
AwardsOrder of Honour
Merited Artist of the Russian Federation

Yevgeni Aleksandrovich Menshov (Russian: Евге́ний Алекса́ндрович Меньшо́в; 19 February 1947 — 19 May 2015) was a Soviet and Russian actor and presenter. An actor of the Moscow Gogol Theatre, he was a Meritorious Artist of Russia (1993).[1] For many years he was the host of the leading TV music festival Pesnya goda. People's Artist of Russia (2005).[2]

Menshov died on 19 May 2015 at the age of 68 after a brief illness.[3]

References

  1. ^ Указ Президента Российской Федерации Бориса Ельцина от 22 декабря 1993 года No. 2237 // graph.document.kremlin.ru
  2. ^ Presidential Decree by 23 February 2005 No. 204 on awarding state awards of the Russian Federation Archived 25 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine // graph.document.kremlin.ru
  3. ^ "Евгений Меньшов скончался в Москве". ITAR TASS (in Russian).