The actress Lydia Pedosiva-Shukshina has died The Soviet and Russian actress Lydia Pedosiva-Shukshina has died at the age of 88. The artist's daughter reported her death to TASs on November 7. Fedoseeva-Shukshina was a people's artist of the RSFSR, as well as the widow of the director Vasily Shukshin. During her career, she acted in more than 90 films, including "They Fought for the Motherland", "12 Thrones", "You Never Dreamed of... ” and “Viot, middlemen! Her roles in Shukshin's films "Stoves and Benches" and "Kalina Krasnia" brought her widespread fame.