After a long illness at 69 year of life has died the national actor of Russia Alexey Zharkov. This was reported on the website of the Union of cinematographers.

“Went amazingly talented artist, humble, kind man. In the biography of Alexei Dmitrievich more than 130 movie roles, each of which conquers the inner strength, identity, loyalty transfer human characters and beautiful game” — it is told in Suite.
In recent years Alexei’s condition was poor: in 2012, he suffered a first stroke, and in March of this year, it happened again.
Bury Zharkova June 7, Tuesday at Naro-Fominsk cemetery in the suburbs. The official farewell with the artist will not.