Russian Stars Who Survived the Death of Their Children

Irina Ponarovskaya

In 1986 Irina Ponarovskaya buried her son Anthony.

While in the United States, 23-year-old Anthony died in a car crash.

Anthony was driving a moped and, unfortunately, crashed into a wall.

Natalya Varley

Natalya Varley is best known for her role in the popular 1960’s comedy, “Prisoner of the Caucasus.”

In 1989 her son Vasily, born from actor Leonid Filatov, died at the age of three.

Vasily died due to an inflammation of the middle ear and mastoid bone.

Yelena Proklova

Yelena Proklova buried her 22-year-old son, Andrei Trishin, in 2001.

Andrei died in a car accident on a rural road outside Moscow, where he was driving drunk and speeding when his car careened off the highway and overturned.

Andrei, whose father is artist and sculptor Alexander Deryabin, was Proklova’s only child.

Irina Allegrova

Irina Allegrova buried her only child, Igor, in 1995.

Igor died from a heart attack at the age of 23.

Igor was in excellent health, but later an autopsy showed that he had gotten a bad shot of an antibiotic, which caused the heart attack.

Maya Kristalinskaya

Maya Kristalinskaya buried her son, Alexei, in 1985.

34-year-old Alexei died by suicide.

Alexei committed suicide in the car of his friend and lover, who was a member of the gypsy ensemble, Romen.