Sadalsky told what Maslyakov died of

Legendary KVN TV presenter Alexander Maslyakov, who died on Sunday at the age of 83, had inoperable lung cancer, wrote Honored Artist of the RSFSR Stanislav Sadalsky in a social network.

"RIP — Alexander Vasilyevich… In recent years, I have been struggling with an inoperable tumor in my lungs," the actor said.

Sadalsky also called Maslyakov the face of Soviet and Russian entertainment television.