Ivan Dykhovichnyy(1947-2009)

Was married to the daughter of the Soviet Communist Party Politburo member Dmitry Polyansky.

(when asked about his terminal disease) I am a very happy man. I try to enjoy everything in life. I don't pay attention to rubbish - that's my chief talent. I don't feel that I am seriously ill. I treat it like that: any man can die any minute - a brick may accidentally fall on your head. But I do not spend my time thinking how I would die - I don't want to think about that. I know it's inevitable. For all of us. But I want to make another movie. Maybe, I won't be able to, but still, I'll try. I have no fear of death. It's a severe trial, I know. I've been there three times and came back. But it's not scary. It's scary to be dishonest. It's scary to have no friends. It's scary to be alone.