At the age of 61, a literary and theater critic died, as well as one of the founders of Novaya Gazeta, Elena Dyakova. She died in Moscow after a long illness. It is reported by “Kommersant”.
“Elena Dyakova died. Brilliant theater critic, companion of Novaya Gazeta. She had the feeling that she accidentally fell into our explosive time, she belonged to an unreliable beautiful silver past, ”wrote film critic Larisa Malyukova on her social networks.
Elena Dyakova was born on February 8, 1962 in Kyiv. In 1993 she became one of the founders of Novaya Gazeta. In it, she Dyakova was a columnist and head of the cultural department. She was also a member of the Association of Theater Critics, the Union of Russian Journalists, the International Federation of Journalists, and the Moscow Union of Writers.
Dyakova was also engaged in literature. A few months before her death, Elena finished writing a book about her family history.