Son of late TV psychotherapist Kashpirovsky will not attend funeral, family says
Version 2: RBC has now corroborated the family's account that Kashpirovsky's son will not fly in from the United States for the funeral; no other facts in the case changed.
In short
Anatoly Kashpirovsky, the Soviet and Russian psychotherapist known for his television sessions, died on 3 October at the age of 87, Vedomosti reported, citing his director Sergei Rudykh, who said the cause was cardiac arrest. His son Sergei, who has lived in the United States for many years, refused to fly in for the funeral, his nephew Yuri Mamaev told RIA Novosti. The funeral is to be held on 8 October at the Troekurovskoye cemetery in Moscow, according to the same family account.
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Anatoly Kashpirovsky, the Soviet and Russian psychotherapist and television host, died on 3 October at the age of 87, Vedomosti reported. His director, Sergei Rudykh, said the cause of death was cardiac arrest, the newspaper said. The funeral will be held on 8 October at the Troekurovskoye cemetery in Moscow, according to Yuri Mamaev, a relative quoted in the same report. [ 2 ]
Kashpirovsky's son Sergei, who has lived in the United States for many years, refused to fly in for the funeral, Mamaev said, in an account he gave to RIA Novosti. “Sergei will not be at the funeral. Sergei refused to fly to the funeral. He is currently in America,” Mamaev was quoted as saying. RBC reported that the son would not come from the United States for the funeral. No comment from Sergei Kashpirovsky himself appears in the reports. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Kashpirovsky became widely known in the late 1980s through his television sessions. Vedomosti noted that the period is described in Natalia Konradova's book “Archeology of the Russian Internet” as a time of mass enthusiasm for parapsychology, when viewers “charged” water with Alan Chumak and watched Kashpirovsky's appearances. [ 2 ]
Why it matters
Kashpirovsky was a mass-television figure of the late Soviet period, and his death closes a chapter of that era's parapsychology boom that Russian media still revisit. Coverage so far centres on the family's public statements about the funeral, including the absence of his son from the United States, rather than on official tributes or medical detail.
Key facts
- Psychotherapist and television host Anatoly Kashpirovsky has died at the age of 87, with his funeral being arranged. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- His director Sergei Rudykh said the cause of death was cardiac arrest. [ 2 ]
- Kashpirovsky died on 3 October. [ 2 ]
- His son Sergei, who has lived in the United States for many years, refused to fly in for the funeral, according to his nephew Yuri Mamaev. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Mamaev said the funeral will be held on 8 October at the Troekurovskoye cemetery in Moscow. [ 2 ]
- Kashpirovsky became widely known in the late 1980s through his television sessions. [ 2 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- The cause of death is given only by his director, Sergei Rudykh, in one report. Single-source claim; the documents contain no medical or official confirmation.
- The funeral date and cemetery are stated in only one report. Single-source claim attributed to a family member through RIA Novosti.
- No direct comment from Kashpirovsky's son Sergei appears in the documents. His position is known only through his relative's account, so his own reasons are not given.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- RIA Novosti publishes the family's account that Kashpirovsky's son refused to attend his father's funeral. [ 1 ]
- Vedomosti publishes its report, citing the nephew on the son's refusal and the funeral arrangements, and the director on the cause of death. [ 2 ]
- RBC reports that Kashpirovsky's son will not fly in from the United States for the funeral. [ 3 ]