Family says Kashpirovsky funeral will be held in closed format
In short
The funeral of psychotherapist and television presenter Anatoly Kashpirovsky, who died on 3 October at the age of 87, will be held in a closed format, TASS reported, citing his family. Producer Sergei Dvortsov said the family decided not to disclose the burial place, even to Kashpirovsky’s friends and colleagues. A farewell ceremony is planned for 8 October at 12:00 Moscow time at the Troekurovskoye cemetery in Moscow, a date his nephew Yuri Mamaev confirmed to the agency.
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The funeral of psychotherapist and television presenter Anatoly Kashpirovsky will be held in a closed format, TASS reported, citing his family. Kommersant and RBC carried the same account, attributing the information to TASS. Producer Sergei Dvortsov said the family decided not to disclose the burial place even to Kashpirovsky’s friends and colleagues. Kommersant said which cemetery will be used for the burial was not specified. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
A farewell ceremony is planned for 8 October at 12:00 Moscow time in the farewell hall of the Troekurovskoye cemetery in Moscow. RIA Novosti had reported earlier, citing Kashpirovsky’s circle, that the farewell would take place in the Grand Hall of the Troekurovskoye cemetery, and Kommersant reported that his nephew, Yuri Mamaev, confirmed those details to the agency. [ 2 ]
Kashpirovsky died on 3 October at the age of 87. Kommersant wrote that he became widely known in 1989 with the television programme “Sessions of health of the doctor-psychotherapist Anatoly Kashpirovsky”, in which he “charged” water and gave suggestions for health, wealth and prosperity, and was said to heal gastrointestinal and heart conditions. His methods were criticised in the scientific community and the broadcasts were eventually stopped, the outlet wrote. Kashpirovsky was born on 11 August 1939 in Ukraine and graduated from the Vinnitsa Medical Institute in psychotherapy; he began his television career as a campaigner against excess weight, according to Kommersant. [ 2 ]
The three outlets published the family’s decision within two hours of one another on 4 October, all basing the account of the closed funeral on the family’s wishes as relayed by TASS. No cause of death was given in the reports. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Why it matters
Kashpirovsky became a mass television figure in the late Soviet period through health sessions that were criticised in the scientific community, so his death and funeral draw attention in Russia and the former Soviet Union. The family’s decision to keep the burial site undisclosed means there will be no public farewell at the grave. Beyond the arrangements themselves, the documents describe no wider consequences.
Key facts
- Psychotherapist and television presenter Anatoly Kashpirovsky died on 3 October at the age of 87. [ 2 ]
- His funeral will be held in a closed format, according to TASS, citing his family. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Producer Sergei Dvortsov said the family decided not to disclose the burial place even to Kashpirovsky’s friends and colleagues. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- A farewell ceremony is planned for 8 October at 12:00 Moscow time in the farewell hall of the Troekurovskoye cemetery in Moscow. [ 2 ]
- RIA Novosti earlier reported, citing Kashpirovsky’s circle, that the farewell would be held in the Grand Hall of the Troekurovskoye cemetery, and his nephew Yuri Mamaev confirmed the date to the agency. [ 2 ]
- Kommersant wrote that which cemetery will be used for the burial was not specified. [ 2 ]
- Kashpirovsky became known in 1989 through the television programme “Sessions of health of the doctor-psychotherapist Anatoly Kashpirovsky”, in which he “charged” water and gave suggestions for health, wealth and prosperity; his methods were criticised in the scientific community and the broadcasts were stopped. [ 2 ]
- Kashpirovsky was born on 11 August 1939 in Ukraine and graduated from the Vinnitsa Medical Institute in psychotherapy. [ 2 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- Which cemetery or site will be used for the burial. Kommersant says the cemetery is not specified, and the family’s decision not to disclose the burial place is all the documents report.
- The name of the hall at the Troekurovskoye cemetery where the farewell will take place. Kommersant cites RIA Novosti referring to the Grand Hall, while the confirmed details it reports refer to the farewell hall; only one document covers this.
- The cause of death. None of the documents states it.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- TASS reports that Kashpirovsky’s funeral will be held in a closed format, citing his family. [ 1 ]
- Kommersant reports the closed funeral, the family’s decision not to disclose the burial place, and the 8 October farewell date confirmed by Kashpirovsky’s nephew. [ 2 ]
- RBC reports that the family will hold the funeral in a closed format, citing producer Sergei Dvortsov. [ 3 ]
- Farewell ceremony planned for 8 October at the Troekurovskoye cemetery in Moscow. [ 2 ]