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The words of support of the chairman of the State Duma are sent to relatives, friends and everyone who was personally acquainted with Andrei Dementiev and for whom his departure from life is a great tragedy. According to Vyacheslav Volodin, the death of the poet, a member of the Writers' Union, an honorary member of the Russian Academy of Arts, is a loss not only for Russian literature, but for the country as a whole. The speaker of the lower house stressed that condolences to Dementiev's relatives and friends are expressed by all parliamentarians. "He made a huge personal contribution to the development of Russian culture - both as a talented poet and as a long-time leader of the literary and art magazine" Youth ". Possessing a poetic gift, Andrei Dmitrievich could touch the souls of readers with simple and understandable words. His poems reflected the love for our country. The creative heritage of Andrey Dementyev will forever remain the property of Russian culture, and the good memory of it will live in our hearts, "said the chairman of the State Duma. Recall, the Soviet poet, radio and TV presenter died today in a Moscow hospital.