Famous Soviet and Russian actress Lydia Fedoseyeva-Shukshina has died at the age of 88.

Axar.az reports, citing Russian media, that Lydia Fedoseyeva-Shukshina was born on September 25, 1938, in Leningrad. She graduated from the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) and appeared in dozens of films throughout her career.

In the last weeks of his life, Fedoseyev-Shukshin was in the hospital. In early October, her health deteriorated sharply: the actress began to breathe hard, it was difficult for her to move around the apartment. However, she did not seek medical help immediately. She was hospitalized in the middle of the month.

Heart problems have bothered the artist before. In October 2025, she underwent stenting, after which her condition briefly stabilized. However, in February 2026 Fedoseyev-Shukshina again complained of severe pain in the heart and shortness of breath. Doctors found her heart failure. Even earlier, in June 2023, the actress suffered a stroke.

During her career, Fedoseyeva-Shukshina starred in more than a hundred films. Among the famous paintings with her participation are “Stoves-benches”, “Kalina Red”, “Dead Souls” and “Peers”.

The actress has been married five times. Her spouses were actor Vyacheslav Voronin, director and writer Vasily Shukshin, cinematographer Mikhail Agranovich, artist Marek Mezhevsky and producer Bari Alibasov.

Fedoseyeva-Shukshina has three daughters – Anastasia Voronina-Franciska, Maria and Olga Shukshina, as well as grandchildren and great-grandchildren.