The writer-satirist Anatoly Trushkin died of coronavirus

Died the writer-satirist Anatoly Trushkin. He was 78 years old. The doctors fought for the life of comedian infected with coronavirus, for about a month.

In early may Trushkin was in the hospital. Then the satirist has told RIA Novosti that he had found COVID-19. He said that after hospitalization feel better, but then his condition deteriorated: writer hooked up to a ventilator.

Trushkin participated in many humorous programs on television, in particular, on the channel “Russia 1”. His works in their speeches used by many well-known comedians.