In their obituaries, the film committee of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union and the Union of Soviet Film Makers expressed their sorrow that Tarkovsky had to spend the last years of his life in exile.
ɪn ðɛɹ oʊbˈɪtʃuːˌɛɹiz, ðə fˈɪlm kəmˈɪɾi ʌvðə kˈaʊnsəl ʌv mˈɪnɪstɚz ʌvðə sˈoʊviət jˈuːniən ænd ðə jˈuːniən ʌv sˈoʊviət fˈɪlm mˈeɪkɚz ɛkspɹˈɛst ðɛɹ sˈɑːɹoʊ ðæt tɑːɹkˈɑːvski hædtə spˈɛnd ðə lˈæst jˈɪɹz ʌv hɪz lˈaɪf ɪn ˈɛɡzaɪl.