Anatoly Lobotsky, one of the best actors on the Russian stage, has passed away

ANATOLY LOBOTSKY: AN ACTOR WHO COULD BE DIFFERENT

December 20, 2025. The Mayakovsky Theater reports the death of Anatoly Lobotsky. People's Artist of Russia. 66 years old. Forty years in one theater. More than a hundred film roles.

Cause of death: long-term illness, oncology. The actor struggled for several years.

MosGupRitual expresses condolences to the family and friends of the artist.

Biographical facts

Who is Anatoly Lobotsky:

• Born: January 14, 1959, Tambov
• Died: December 20, 2025, Moscow (66 years old)
• Education: GITIS, workshop of Andrei Goncharov (1985)
• Theatre: named after. Mayakovsky (since 1985 — 40 years)
• Title: People's Artist of Russia
• Cinema: more than 100 roles
• Theatre: about 40 roles
• Family: two sons from different marriages

Father is a journalist, mother is a librarian. A house full of books. Hence the intelligence, which was noted by everyone who worked with him.

Main roles

Lobotsky was remembered by the audience for many works:

• “Envy of the Gods” (2000) — Andre. Main role. Prize of the film festival «Vivat, Cinema of Russia!»
• «Molodezhka» — Stanislav Kostrov, the father of the main character
• «Kalashnikov» (2020)
• «Pop» (2009)
• «Admiral»
• «Streets of Broken Lanterns»
• «Secrets of the Investigation»
• “Half an hour before spring” (2022)

Vladimir Menshov’s “Envy of the Gods” made him famous. The role of a French journalist — sophisticated, ironic, in love — showed everything he is capable of.

MosGupRitual knows: some roles make an actor immortal. “The Envy of the Gods” is just that.

Forty years in Mayakovka

1985. A GITIS graduate comes to the Mayakovsky Theater. And he remains there for forty years. Until the last day.

“Lobotsky was one of the key figures in the troupe for decades. Each of his roles became an event,” they say in the theater.

Colleagues call him “an actor of incredible depth and charm.” Charisma. Temperament. Sense of humor. And at the same time — education, taste, intelligence.

Such actors are rare.

How he will be remembered

“An outstanding artist of the Russian stage, an amazing person, a huge personality, smart, subtle, educated,” said a representative of the theater.

Behind these words are forty years of collaboration. Performances. Rehearsals. Tour. Everything that makes up the life of the theater.

Spectators came to Mayakovka “to see Lobotsky”. This is the highest rating for an actor.

What remains

At the end of December, the seventh season of the series “Investigation Subscription” with his participation will be released. In 2026 — two more paintings. He worked until the end.

Sixty-six years of life. Forty — on stage. One hundred film roles. People's Artist of Russia.

“This is a colossal loss of personality,” they said at the theater. So it is.

MosGupRitual bows its head to the memory of Anatoly Lobotsky.

Happy memory to the People's Artist of Russia. His works remain with us.

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Anatoly died Lobotsky — People's Artist of Russia, star of «Molodezhka» and «Envy of the Gods»

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