Pyotr Kucherenko will be buried in Moscow at the Troekurovsky cemetery
On May 20, Pyotr Kucherenko, the 46-year-old deputy head of the Ministry of Education and Science and the husband of singer Diana Gurtskaya, died. He was returning from a business trip to Cuba, he became ill on the plane. The man could not be saved.
Pyotr Kucherenko will be buried in Moscow at the Troekurovsky cemetery.
MSK1.RU collected memories of Peter’s loved ones and everything that is known about his life and death.
Cause of death
Kucherenko’s death was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Education and Science. Representatives of the department said that the plane on which the official was returning from Cuba was urgently landed in Mineralnye Vody and they tried to save the man.
— Doctors boarded immediately after landing and began to carry out resuscitation. The doctors did everything possible to save the patient, but, unfortunately, he died, – the press service of the Ministry of Health of the Stavropol Territory reported.
The official cause of death of the official has not yet been reported. One of Kucherenko’s friends wrote on his social media page that Diana Gurtskaya’s husband had been feeling unwell lately.
— I drink antidepressants and tranquilizers at the same time. Handfuls, – Peter Kucherenko told his friend. “And that doesn’t help much. I hardly sleep. I feel terrible.
Where and when will Pyotr Kucherenko be buried
Pyotr Kucherenko will be buried on Wednesday, May 24. From 11:00 to 12:00 a memorial service will be held at the Epiphany Cathedral in Yelokhovo. The farewell ceremony and burial at the Troekurovsky cemetery will take place from 13:00 to 15:00. The location of the memorial service, which will begin at 4:00 pm, is being specified.
“According to preliminary information, everything will be held behind closed doors,” said Mikhail Shitikov, spokesman for the Ritual State Budgetary Institution.
How relatives and colleagues remember Pyotr Kucherenko
The son of Peter Kucherenko and Diana Gurtskaya, 15-year-old Konstantin, wrote a post dedicated to his father and thanked everyone for their support.
On May 20, my dad died. He was too young. I have nothing to say. Thanks to everyone for the support they wrote to me. This is all very important. I love all. Appreciate your loved ones and tell them right now that you love them. Appreciate every moment with them, life is a cruel thing. Nobody knows what might happen,” Konstantin wrote. – Thank you dad. I love.
The brother of Diana Gurtskaya and part-time producer Robert Gurtskaya shared his feelings about the tragedy.
“I can’t appreciate reality,” Robert wrote. – You are not, and there is no happiness. You have been a light to our family. You made Diana happy and us all. With the advent of Kostya (the son of Diana Gurtskaya and Pyotr Kucherenko. – Approx. ed.), happiness became limitless … And on May 20, everything went dark. Dot. Everything is over.
“The entire staff of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation mourns and expresses its condolences to the families and friends of the late Pyotr Alexandrovich Kucherenko,” they wrote on the official website of the department.
“The memory of a good leader, a qualified specialist and a responsive comrade will remain forever”
Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation
“He was an amazing person! Sensitive, kind, educated, – TV presenter Elena Malysheva recalls Peter. – Truly free and able to love. And what a family they had with Diana! How much sensitivity and love was in Pete! How he knew how to be friends and help! How much inner nobility was in him! It is impossible to believe that everything is irrevocable. I’m crying.
Colleagues of Kucherenko’s wife Diana Gurtskaya also expressed support for the family.
“My dear friend, Dianochka, my heart is breaking with grief,” singer Jasmine wrote on her blog. – You and your son Kostya lost your beloved husband and father Peter. I am with you with all my heart and soul. As no one understands, I myself not so long ago experienced the loss of people close to me. My family shares your grief. We pray for you. Strength to you and your son.
“This is some kind of horror. The news was shocking. Strength to Dianochka and the whole family “
Valeria, singer
Kucherenko’s wife herself, singer Diana Gurtskaya, has not yet commented on her husband’s death. Her brother Robert told MSK1.RU about her condition.
What comment will she give now? You understand, she herself is now “dead,” the artist’s brother Robert told MSK1.RU.
What is known about Peter Kucherenko
Petr Kucherenko was 46 years old. He was born on May 3, 1977 in the town of Dudinka in the Taimyr (Dolgano-Nenets) Autonomous District of the Krasnoyarsk Territory. In 2001 he graduated from the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia with a degree in jurisprudence.
He began his political career in the early 90s – then he worked as an assistant to deputies of the State Duma and members of the Federation Council. He also worked as an assistant to the deputy from St. Petersburg Galina Starovoitova. “He was a good man, smart, pleasant, very purposeful. I am very sorry that this happened, after all, he and Diana (Gurtskaya. – Approx. ed.) left a child, ”Deputy Vitaly Milonov, who worked with him, said in an interview with news.ru.
Kucherenko became Deputy Head of the Ministry of Education and Science in March 2020, and a year later he was appointed Secretary of State.
From 2001 to 2006, he headed a number of public structures, was involved in public-state partnership projects in the social and educational spheres. Then he worked as a lawyer in the Moscow Regional Bar Association and taught at the Department of Constitutional and Municipal Law at the People’s Friendship University of Russia.
In 2012, he headed the apparatus of the committee on constitutional legislation, legal and judicial issues, the development of civil society in the Federation Council, and from 2014 to 2020 he headed the apparatus of the committee on constitutional legislation and state building.
According to Fontanka’s interlocutors, Kucherenko worked on the main bills tightening Russian legislation, which were prepared by Andrey Klishas’ committee during this period. In 2014, he also worked on a bill giving the president the right to send troops to Ukraine.
On September 21, 2005, Pyotr Kucherenko married singer Diana Gurtskaya. Together with his wife, he created a fund for helping blind children “At the call of the heart.” In 2007, the couple had a son, Konstantin.
He was awarded the medal of the Order “For Merit to the Fatherland” II degree and a certificate of honor of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.
