The death of Soviet and Ukrainian actor, director, screenwriter and writer Nikolai Sednev became known on October 17.
The talented actor died suddenly at the age of 73.
A message about his death appeared on social media from colleagues, but details were not disclosed.
Nikolai Sednev was born in 1951. He studied at the film actor's studio at the Odessa film studio.
Later he graduated from the film directing department of the Karpenko-Karyi Kazan State Institute of Theatre Arts.
Sednev's film career began in the late 1990s.
He gained wide fame thanks to his roles in the films "The Sniffer", "The Beach", "Odessa-Mama" and "Friendly Family".
In addition to acting, he has also been involved in directing and writing screenplays.
His novel, In the Vicinity of Milena, was longlisted for the Russian Booker Prize.
The news of Sednev's death came as a sad surprise to many fans of his talent.
Nikolai Sednev died at the age of 72. The circumstances of his death are not reported.
