Georgy Kleiner dead at age 80
Georgy Kleiner, a Russian economist,
died on June 4, 2026, at the age of 80. Born Georgy Borisovich Kleiner on May 8, 1946, in Ivanovo, he trained at the Moscow…
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Valentina Ignatyeva dead at age 77
Valentina Ignatyeva
died on June 4, 2026. Tags Actors, 04 June 2026, Ignatyeva, Russia, Valentina, June 2026, June 4
Georgy Kleiner dead at age 80
Georgy Kleiner
died on June 4, 2026. He was an economist. Tags Scientists, 04 June 2026, Georgy, Kleiner, Russia, Taurus, June 2026, June 4
Valentina Ignatyeva dead at age 77
Valentina Ignatyeva
died on June 4, 2026. She was 77. Ignatyeva was a Russian actress, singer, director and theater teacher whose career began in 1970. Born in Tver on January…
Nina Marushina dead at age 91
Nina Marushina
died on June 2, 2026. She was a Russian actress known for her work in film and television, including Day by Day. Her death was reported by the…
Alexey Panteleev dead at age 67
Alexey Panteleev, a Russian politician and senator from 2009 to 2012,
died on June 2, 2026, at the age of 67. Born Alexey Borisovich Panteleev on February 2, 1959, in…
Aleksandr Ivanchenko dead at age 80
Aleksandr Ivanchenko, a Russian writer born on June 1, 1945,
died on June 1, 2026. Born in Krasnoturyinsk, in the Sverdlovsk region, he studied at the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute…
Larisa Zhukovskaya dead at age 88
Larisa Zhukovskaya
died on June 1, 2026. She was a Russian actress known for her work in War and Peace, Anna Karenina and The Black Monk. Tags Actors, 01 June…
Nemesio Pozuelo dead at age 85
Nemesio Pozuelo, a footballer who played for Torpedo Moscow, Spartak Moscow and Zenit Saint Petersburg,
died on May 28, 2026. He was 85. Born on July 7, 1940, in Kharkiv,…
Jevgenij Shuklin dead at age 40
Jevgenij Shuklin, a Lithuanian sprint canoeist and politician who served as a member of parliament from 2024,
died on May 28, 2026, at age 40. Born on November 23, 1985,…
Vladimir Matyukhin dead at age 81
Vladimir Matyukhin, a Russian general,
died on May 27, 2026, at the age of 81. Born in Moscow on February 4, 1945, he studied at the Moscow Power Engineering Institute,…
Taymuraz Akhokhov dead at age 54, юрист, социолог
Taymuraz Akhokhov
died on May 24, 2026. He was a Russian politician and served as mayor of Nalchik from 2018. He was 54. Tags Politicians, 24 May 2026, Akhokhov, Cancer,…
Khizri Shikhsaidov dead at age 78
Khizri Shikhsaidov
died on May 24, 2026. He was a Russian politician who served as speaker of the People's Assembly of the Republic of Dagestan from 2013 to 2021. Tags…
Sergei Rozhkov dead at age 83
Sergei Rozhkov
died on May 23, 2026. He was a Russian football player and manager, known for his time with Spartak Moscow and the Soviet Union national team. Rozhkov later…
Vadim Pokrovsky dead at age 71
Vadim Pokrovsky
died on May 20, 2026. He was a Russian epidemiologist. Tags Other, 20 May 2026, Capricorn, Pokrovsky, Russia, Vadim, May 20, May 2026
Petr Galkin dead at age 67
Petr Galkin, a Russian boxer,
died on May 20, 2026, at the age of 67. Galkin competed at the 1983 European Amateur Boxing Championships, where he won the gold medal…
Hieromonk Roman dead at age 71, Russian hieromonk, poet, and singer
Hieromonk Roman, a Russian hieromonk, poet, and singer,
died on May 19, 2026, at the age of 71. Born Alexander Ivanovich Matyushin on November 16, 1954, he was a Russian…
Aleksandr Borovkov dead at age 95, Russian mathematician, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Aleksandr Borovkov, a Russian mathematician and member of the Russian Academy of Sciences,
died on May 15, 2026, at age 95. Borovkov was born in Moscow on March 6, 1931.…
Zoya Boguslavskaya dead at age 102
Zoya Boguslavskaya, a Russian poet and writer,
died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 102. Born in Moscow on April 16, 1924, she was a Soviet and Russian…
Liah Greenfeld dead at age 71
Liah Greenfeld
died on May 13, 2026. She was a Russian-born Israeli-American sociologist and anthropologist. Greenfeld, born on August 22, 1954, wrote on nationalism and related subjects. Tags Scientists, 13…
Vladimir Ovchinnikov dead at age 88, Russian painter, ethnographer and social activist
Vladimir Ovchinnikov, the Russian painter, ethnographer and social activist,
died on May 13, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Dushanbe in 1938, he graduated from Moscow State University…
Vladimir Molchanov dead at age 75
Vladimir Molchanov, the Russian television host and journalist,
died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 75. Born in Moscow on October 7, 1950, he was a Soviet and…
Vadim Alexandrov Russian actor, head injury from a fall dead at age 88
Vadim Alexandrov
died on May 8, 2026, after a head injury from a fall. He was a Russian actor known for Kin-dza-dza!, The Woman who Sings, and We Are from…
Valery Denisov dead at age 84
Valery Denisov, a Russian diplomat who served as ambassador to North Korea from 1996 to 2001,
died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 84. Born on November 1,…
Georgy Golitsyn dead at age 91
Georgy Golitsyn, a Russian scientist known for his work in atmospheric physics,
died on May 6, 2026. He was a full member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR…
Anatoly Rusanov dead at age 94
Anatoly Rusanov, a Russian chemist,
died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 94. Born in Leningrad on April 20, 1932, he was a member of the Russian Academy…
Viktor Kuzmenko Ukrainian rescuer, Hero of Ukraine dies
Viktor Kuzmenko
died on May 5, 2026. He was a Ukrainian rescuer and was named a Hero of Ukraine in 2025. Viktor Kuzmenko, Ukrainian rescuer, Hero of Ukraine (2025). Tags…
Valeri Zhabko dead at age 58
Valeri Zhabko, a Russian footballer and defender,
died on May 5, 2026, at the age of 58. Born Valeri Nikolayevich Zhabko on August 18, 1967, he made his professional debut…
Konstantin Tolkachyov Russian politician dead at age 73
Konstantin Tolkachyov, a Russian politician,
died on May 4, 2026. Konstantin Tolkachyov [ru], 73, Russian politician. Tags Politicians, 04 May 2026, Konstantin, Russia, Tolkachyov, 2026-05-04, May 2026, May 4
Herman Branover dead at age 94
Herman Branover, a Russian-Israeli physicist and Jewish educator,
died on May 4, 2026, at age 94. He was known in the scientific community as a pioneer in magnetohydrodynamics and in…
Tat’jana Ljubeckaja dead at age 85
Tat'jana Ljubeckaja
died on May 4, 2026. She was a Russian fencer. Tags Athletes, 04 May 2026, Ljubeckaja, Russia, May 2026, May 4, Tat'jana
Boris Volodin dead at age 94
Boris Volodin, a Russian politician and member of the Soviet of the Union from 1984 to 1989,
died on May 3, 2026, at the age of 94. Born Boris Mikhailovich…
Stanislav Petrov dead at age 87, Russian military officer, chief of the Russian NBC Protection Troo…
Stanislav Petrov
died on May 2, 2026, in an apparent suicide. He was a Russian military officer and served as chief of the Russian NBC Protection Troops from 1992 to…
Vladimir Bayunov dead at age 73, Engineer, politician
Vladimir Bayunov, a Russian politician and engineer who served as a member of the State Duma from 1993 to 1999,
died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 73.…
Yevgeniy Duleyev dead at age 70
Yevgeniy Duleyev, the Russian rower and Olympic silver medallist,
died on May 1, 2026. Born in Moscow on April 5, 1956, he competed for the Soviet Union at the 1976…
Vladimir Voevodin Russian computer scientist dead at age 63
Vladimir Voevodin, a Russian computer scientist,
died on April 29, 2026. He was 63. Born in Moscow on May 25, 1962, Voevodin studied at Moscow State University, where he graduated…
Maya Belenkaya Russian figure skater dead at age 94
Maya Belenkaya, a Russian figure skater,
died on April 27, 2026, at the age of 94. Born in Leningrad on May 1, 1931, she was a Soviet figure skater who…
Lev Shimelov Russian director and actor dead at age 96
Lev Shimelov, a Russian director and actor, died April 26, 2026. Lev Shimelov [ru], 96, Russian director and actor. Tags Actors, 26 April 2026, Lev, Russia, Shimelov, 2026-04-26, April 2026,…
Vladimir Grachev Russian scientist and politician dead at age 84
Vladimir Grachev, a Russian scientist and politician,
died on April 26, 2026, at the age of 84. He was also an ecologist, a professor, and a corresponding member of the…
Rudolf Plyukfelder dead at age 97
Rudolf Plyukfelder
died on April 24, 2026. Tags Athletes, 24 April 2026, Cancer, Plyukfelder, Rudolf, Russia, April 2026, April 24
Aleksey Pimanov Russian television presenter, journalist and film director dead at age 64
Aleksey Pimanov
died on April 23, 2026. He was a Russian television presenter, journalist and film director, known for Eleven Silent Men. His work spanned television, journalism and film directing.…
Jean-Bernard Pommier French pianist and conductor dead at age 81
Jean-Bernard Pommier, French pianist and conductor,
died on April 23, 2026, at the age of 81. Born in Béziers, France, on August 17, 1944, he began playing the piano at…
Musa Akhmadov Russian playwright, poet and writer dead at age 70
Musa Akhmadov
died on April 23, 2026. He was a Russian playwright, poet and writer. No other details about his life or work were provided. Musa Akhmadov [ru], 70, Russian…
Nikolai Romanov Russian politician, mayor of Saratov, traffic collision dead at age 76
Nikolai Romanov
died on April 21, 2026, in a traffic collision. He was a Russian politician and served as mayor of Saratov from 2006 to 2007. The death was reported…
Sergei Stadler Russian violinist and conductor dead at age 63
Sergei Stadler, Russian violinist and conductor,
died on April 20, 2026, at the age of 63. He was born in Leningrad, now Saint Petersburg, on May 20, 1962. Stadler served…
Viktor Zaidenberg Russian football manager dead at age 76
Viktor Zaidenberg
died on April 19, 2026. He was a Russian football manager who worked with Dynamo Kirov, Khimik Dzerzhinsk and Nizhny Novgorod. No cause of death was given. Viktor…
Vladimir Shinkaryov Russian artist, painter, and writer dead at age 72
Vladimir Shinkaryov
died on April 19, 2026. He was a Russian artist, painter, and writer. His death was reported without additional details. Shinkaryov's work spanned visual art and writing. Vladimir…
Oleksandr Polovkov public figure dead at age 46
Oleksandr Polovkov, a Ukrainian former professional football defender,
died on April 19, 2026. He was 46. Polovkov played for different clubs in the Ukrainian Premier League. He last played for…
Ivan Rebernik Slovenian diplomat dead at age 86
Ivan Rebernik, a Slovenian diplomat and librarian,
died on April 16, 2026, at the age of 86. He served as Slovenia’s ambassador to the Vatican and as Chancellor of the…
Kevin Klose American broadcast executive, president of NPR, complications from Alzheimer’s disease…
Kevin Klose, the American broadcast executive who served as president of National Public Radio from 1998 to 2008,
died on April 15, 2026, of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. He was…
Lyudmila Shevtsova retired Russian-Ukrainian athlete dead at age 91
Lyudmila Shevtsova, a Russian-Ukrainian athlete,
died on April 13, 2026, at the age of 91. She competed mainly in the 800 metres and set a world record in the event…
Arkady Yanenko Russian physicist and politician, people’s deputy of the Soviet Union dead at…
Arkady Yanenko
died on April 9, 2026. He was a Russian physicist and politician who served as a people's deputy of the Soviet Union from 1989 to 1991. Arkady Yanenko…
Valery Rukhledev Russian sports activist dead at age 78
Valery Rukhledev, a Russian sports activist and six-time Deaflympics wrestling gold medalist,
died on April 9, 2026, at the age of 78. Born on January 18, 1948, in Rybinsky District,…
Sherig-ool Oorzhak Russian politician dead at age 83
Sherig-ool Oorzhak, a Russian politician,
died on April 8, 2026, at the age of 83. Born on July 24, 1942, in Shekpeer, in the Tuvan People's Republic, he was a…
Viktor Kravchenko dead at age 84
Viktor Kravchenko
died on April 7, 2026. Tags Other, 07 April 2026, Cancer, Kravchenko, Russia, Viktor, April 2026, April 7
Valentina Savostyanova Russian politician, MP dead at age 77
Valentina Savostyanova, a Russian politician and lawyer who served as a member of the State Duma from 2000 to 2007,
died on April 7, 2026, at the age of 77.…
Anatoly Dolmatov Russian politician, member of the Soviet of the Union dead at age 75
Anatoly Dolmatov, a Russian politician and farmer,
died on April 7, 2026, at the age of 75. He was a member of the Soviet of the Union from 1987 to…
Valery Skrylev Russian martial arts coach dead at age 71
Valery Skrylev, a Russian martial arts coach,
died on April 3, 2026. Valery Skrylev [ru], 71, Russian martial arts coach. Tags Athletes, 03 April 2026, Russia, Skrylev, Valery, 2026-04-03, April…
Robert Pal Russian poet, translator and writer dead at age 87
Robert Pal
died on April 2, 2026. He was a Russian poet, translator and writer. Robert Pal [ru], 87, Russian poet, translator and writer. Tags Writers, 02 April 2026, Pal,…
Fuze Russian rapper dead at age 46
Fuze, a Russian rapper, died April 1, 2026. Fuze [ru], 46, Russian rapper. Tags Musicians, 01 April 2026, Fuze, Russia, 2026-04-01, April 1, April 2026
Sergey Selemenev Russian theatre actor and director dead at age 64
Sergey Selemenev, a Russian theatre actor and director,
died on April 1, 2026. Sergey Selemenev [ru], 64, Russian theatre actor and director. Tags Actors, 01 April 2026, Russia, Selemenev, Sergey,…
Fuze Russian rapper, traffic collision dead at age 46
Fuze, the Russian rapper known for his work with KREC,
died on April 1, 2026 in a traffic collision. He was identified publicly by the name Fuze and was associated…
KREC Russian rapper, traffic collision dead at age 46
KREC, the Russian rap band from Saint Petersburg,
died on March 31, 2026, in a traffic collision. Founded in 2001 by Fuze, the group was led by Artyom Andreyevich Brovkov,…
Eduard Koksharov Russian handball player and coach, Olympic champion and bronze medalist dead at ag…
Eduard Koksharov, the Russian handball player and coach who was an Olympic champion in 2000 and a bronze medalist in 2004,
died on March 31, 2026. Born in Krasnodar on…
Mykola Pinchuk public figure dead at age 79
Mykola Pinchuk, a Ukrainian and Soviet footballer who played as a defender,
died on March 30, 2026, at the age of 79. Born Mykola Ivanovych Pinchuk on July 25, 1946,…
Kim Bukhantsov Russian Olympic discus thrower dead at age 94
Kim Bukhantsov, a Soviet athlete and Russian Olympic discus thrower,
died on March 29, 2026, at the age of 94. He competed in the men's discus throw at the 1956,…
Rosa Salikhova Russian volleyball player, Olympic champion dead at age 81
Rosa Salikhova, a Russian volleyball player and Olympic champion,
died on March 26, 2026. Born on September 24, 1944, in Nizhny Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast, in the Russian SFSR, Soviet Union,…
Nikolai Liutsianovich Orlov Studies of Southeast Asian herpetofauna, especially northern Annam dead…
Nikolai Liutsianovich Orlov, a Russian herpetologist,
died on March 25, 2026, at age 73. He was a Soviet and Russian researcher of Southeast Asian herpetofauna, particularly that of northern Annam.…
Yury Shvytkin Russian politician, deputy dead at age 60
Yury Shvytkin, a Russian politician and deputy in the State Duma,
died on March 23, 2026. He was 60. Born in Krasnoyarsk on May 24, 1965, Shvytkin served at the…
Vladimir Zantaria Abkhazian poet and politician, chairman of the State Television and Radio Broadca…
Vladimir Zantaria, an Abkhazian poet and politician who served as chairman of the State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company from 1993 to 1994 and as minister for culture from 1999…
Vladimir Shumny Geneticist dead at age 92
Vladimir Shumny, a Russian geneticist,
died on March 20, 2026, at the age of 92. Vladimir Konstantinovich Shumny was a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Academia Europaea,…
Khamid Gizatullin Economist dead at age 94
Khamid Gizatullin, a Russian economist,
died on March 19, 2026, at the age of 94. Khamid Nurislamovich Gizatullin was a Russian Bashkir economist and a member of the Russian Academy…
Alevtina Yelesina Russian cross-country skier, Paralympic champion dead at age 71
Alevtina Yelesina, a Russian cross-country skier and Paralympic champion,
died on March 19, 2026, at the age of 71. Born on August 22, 1954, in Aleksandrovskoye in the Mozhginsky District…
Ilia II of Georgia Georgian Orthodox hiearch, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, gastrointestinal…
Ilia II of Georgia, the Georgian Orthodox hierarch who served as Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia since 1977,
died on March 17, 2026, at age 93. Born Irakli Gudushauri-Shiolashvili on January…
Nikolay Garo
Russian production manager
Died on Sunday March 15th 2026
Lyudmila Arinina Actress dead at age 99
Lyudmila Arinina, the Russian actress,
died on March 14, 2026, at the age of 99. Born Lyudmila Mikhailovna Arinina on November 8, 1926, in Sinodskoye Village, Saratov Oblast, she graduated…
Aleksandr Karin
Russian actor and stuntman (Peter the Great)
Died on Friday March 13th 2026
Petro Hasiuk School administrator dead at age 75
Petro Hasiuk, a Ukrainian politician and former member of parliament,
died on March 12, 2026. He was 75. Hasiuk, a member of Batkivshchyna, served in the Verkhovna Rada from 2006…
Natalya Vetoshnikova Russian tennis player dead at age 104
Natalya Vetoshnikova, a Russian tennis player,
died on March 11, 2026, at the age of 104. Born on September 26, 1921, in Petrograd, Russian SFSR, she was a Soviet tennis…
Valentin Gneushev Russian circus director and choreographer dead at age 74
Valentin Alexandrovich Gneushev, a Russian circus director and choreographer,
died on March 11, 2026. Born in Nizhny Tagil in the Sverdlovsk Oblast, he studied to be a clown at the…
Sergei Nekrasov Russian football player dead at age 53
Sergei Nekrasov, a Russian football player,
died on March 10, 2026. He was 53. Nekrasov, whose full name was Sergei Vladimirovich Nekrasov, played as a defender and midfielder. He made…
Viktor Shreyder Engineer dead at age 74
Viktor Shreyder, a Russian politician,
died on March 10, 2026, at the age of 74. Born on February 23, 1952, in Tatarsky District, Novosibirsk Oblast, in the Russian SFSR, Soviet…
Eduard Apalkov Russian former football player dead at age 56
Eduard Apalkov, a Russian former football player and defender,
died on March 9, 2026. He was 56. Born Eduard Ivanovich Apalkov on January 30, 1970, he is identified in the…
Heorhij Halenčanka Belarusian historian dead at age 90
Heorhij Halenčanka, a Belarusian historian,
died on March 9, 2026. He was 89. Born in Petrozavodsk on February 28, 1937, he spent most of his childhood in Minsk. Halenčanka graduated…
Aleksandr Dulichenko Russian-Estonian Esperantist dead at age 84
Aleksandr Dulichenko, a Russian-Estonian Esperantist, linguist and expert in Slavic microlanguages,
died on March 8, 2026. Born in Krasnodar in 1941, he lived in Estonia and served as a professor…
Curzia Ferrari Italian writer dead at age 96
Curzia Ferrari, an Italian journalist, writer and translator of Russian poetry,
died on March 8, 2026, in Milan at the age of 96. Born in Milan in May 1929, she…
Ninel Petrova Ballerina dead at age 101
Ninel Petrova, a Russian ballet dancer and ballerina,
died on March 7, 2026, at the age of 101. Born on March 15, 1924, she performed in Leonid Yakobson’s ballets "Spartacus"…
Ekaterina Vedunova Russian actress dead at age 45
Ekaterina Vedunova, a Russian theatre and film actress known for her work in "Sklifosovsky,"
died on March 7, 2026. Vedunova, whose full name was Ekaterina Viktorovna Vedunova, was born on…
Uladzimir Karyzna Belarusian poet dead at age 87
Uladzimir Karyzna, a Belarusian poet who co-wrote the lyrics of Belarus’s current national anthem, My Belarusy,
died on March 6, 2026. Born in Zakruzhka, Minsk District, on May 25, 1938,…
Nikolay Kondakov Engineer dead at age 76
Nikolay Kondakov, a Russian politician,
died on March 6, 2026, at the age of 76. Born on December 1, 1949, in Povorot, Buryat ASSR, in the Russian SFSR of the…
Boris Podkorytov Kyrgyzstani football player and manager dead at age 77
Boris Podkorytov, a Kyrgyzstani football player and manager,
died on March 4, 2026. Born Boris Petrovich Podkorytov on May 3, 1948, he began his professional career with Lokomotiv Moscow in…
Alexander Guts Russian mathematician dead at age 78
Alexander Guts, a Russian mathematician,
died on March 4, 2026. Born on August 30, 1947, in Berlin, then part of the Soviet occupation zone, he published more than 500 works…
Valentin Shcherbakov Farmer dead at age 89
Valentin Shcherbakov, a Russian politician,
died on March 3, 2026, at the age of 89. A member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, he served in the Soviet…
Sergey Duvakin Veterinarian dead at age 97
Sergey Duvakin, a Russian politician,
died on March 3, 2026, in Chelyabinsk, Russia, at the age of 97. A member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, he served…
Umar Dzhabrailov Russian political advisor dead at age 67
Umar Dzhabrailov, a Russian businessman and politician,
died on March 2, 2026, at the age of 67. Of Chechen descent, he served as the representative to the Federation Council of…
Nikolay Kolyada Russian playwright dead at age 68
Nikolay Kolyada, a Russian playwright, theatre director, actor and teacher,
died on March 2, 2026. He was 68. Born on December 4, 1957, in Presnogor'kovka in the Kostanay Region of…
Vladimir Charlot
Russian writer and literacy critic
Died on Sunday March 1st 2026
Lidia Erokhina Russian economist dead at age 70
Lidia Erokhina, a Russian economist,
died on March 1, 2026. Born on December 13, 1955, in Penza Oblast, she was a member of the Komsomol. In 1978, she graduated with…
Konstantin Bogdanov Russian anthropologist and philologist dead at age 62
Konstantin Bogdanov, a Russian anthropologist and philologist,
died on March 1, 2026. He was born on March 30, 1963, in Leningrad, USSR, later Saint Petersburg, Russia. Bogdanov studied classical philology…