1 9 9 2 , ▁Y . S . ▁S emy on ov ▁being ▁already ▁seriously ▁ill , ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁Liv an ov ▁and ▁the ▁unique ▁theatre ▁was ▁closed ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁ownership ▁conflict . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁His ▁wife ▁Ek ater ina ▁Serge ev na ▁was ▁a ▁step - d augh ter ▁of ▁Serge y ▁Vlad im iro v ich ▁Mik h alk ov ▁( the ▁wed ding ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 5 ). ▁Though ▁their ▁family ▁life ▁was ▁quite ▁complicated , ▁Ek ater ina ▁Serge ev na ▁devoted ly ▁kept ▁looking ▁after ▁her ▁husband ▁after ▁the ▁stroke ▁which ▁happened ▁to ▁him ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁They ▁had ▁two ▁daughters ▁– ▁D aria ▁and ▁Ol ga . ▁The ▁elder ▁one , ▁D aria , ▁is ▁an ▁artist , ▁and ▁the ▁younger , ▁Ol ga ▁S emy on ova , ▁is ▁a ▁journalist ▁and ▁a ▁writer , ▁an ▁author ▁of ▁the ▁aut obi ographical ▁books ▁about ▁her ▁father . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁sudden ▁stroke ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁S emy on ov ▁became ▁bed rid den ▁and ▁could ▁not ▁return ▁to ▁work ▁ever ▁again . ▁Y . S . ▁S emy on ov ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁in ▁Moscow . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁Nov ode v ich y ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁The ▁writer ' s ▁disease ▁and ▁death ▁are ▁still ▁the ▁point ▁for ▁express ing ▁the