Moscow Bids Farewell to Teacher-Blogger Kirill Kirichenko as Mother Grieves
A 30-year-old teacher and blogger, Kirill Kirichenko, has died following pneumonia, with mourners gathering in Moscow for his funeral.
Jan 26, 2026 0
A crowd gathers in Moscow for the funeral of teacher-blogger Kirill Kirichenko, who died from pneumonia.
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In Moscow, the farewell has begun for blogger and teacher from school No. 1517 Kirill Kirichenko, who died after suffering from pneumonia. The mourning ceremony is taking place at the Central Clinical Hospital No. 1 of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation.
The funeral ceremony is held at the Central Clinical Hospital No. 1 under the Russian Presidential Administration.
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To see off the 30-year-old educator, his students and relatives came, laying flowers and holding a prayer service. According to a correspondent from MSK1.RU, all those gathered cannot hold back tears. The hardest hit is Kirichenko«s mother, who is mourning her son.
Students and family members of the 30-year-old educator attend his funeral to pay their respects.
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«My Kirill, you will no longer call, my life, my joy,» she says at the coffin.
Attendees at the ceremony are overcome with emotion and unable to hold back tears.
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Kirill Kirichenko became famous for his stories about the teaching profession on social media. On Instagram (which is banned in Russia), he had more than 58,000 subscribers and regularly posted videos with his students.
The mathematics teacher was 30 years old. At the end of 2025, he was diagnosed with depression, and then he was hospitalized with lung damage. On January 9, he said he was preparing for an operation, and on January 17, he passed away.
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