Ruslan Taramov obituary: died at age 65
Ruslan Taramov, the Russian Olympic boxer who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, died on August 3, 2026, aged 65. Born on July 13, 1965, in Grozny, then in the…
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Valeriy Tursunov passed away at age 71
Valeriy Tursunov, a Tajikistani football player and manager, died on August 2, 2026, aged 71. Also known as Valeriy Yuldashevich Tursunov, he was born in Kulob on August 3, 1954,…
Igor Yerusalimov dead, Igor Yerusalimov, Russian army officer
Igor Yerusalimov, a Russian army officer who served as head of the Western Military District Headquarters from 2020 to 2024, died on August 1, 2026. Known in full as Igor…
Alexei Murygin passed away at age 39
Alexei Murygin, a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender, died on July 31, 2026, aged 39. Born in Khabarovsk in 1986, he began his professional career with Amur Khabarovsk and made…
Igor Sharapov obituary: died at age 65
Igor Sharapov, a Russian trumpeter and teacher, died on July 30, 2026, aged 65. Born in Leningrad on June 19, 1961, he went on to become a soloist with the…
Ivan Edeshko, died aged 81
Ivan Edeshko, the Belarusian basketball player and coach, died on July 30, 2026, at age 81. Born Ivan Ivanovich Edeshko on March 25, 1945, in Stsiatski in the Byelorussian SSR,…
Vitaliy Dakhivnyk has died at age 53
Vitaliy Dakhivnyk, a Ukrainian sculptor, died on July 25, 2026, aged 53. Born on April 26, 1973, in Uman, Cherkasy region, he graduated from the Ukrainian Academy of Arts and…
Ekaterina Verzilina dies at age 96
Ekaterina Verzilina, a Russian farmer leader and supervisor of the Ilyich Collective Farm in Lipetsk Oblast, died on July 25, 2026, aged 96. Born Ekaterina Sergeyevna Verzilina on December 5,…
Obituary: Leonid Margolin, dead at age 68
Leonid Margolin, a Russian musician, died on July 25, 2026, aged 68. Born on September 5, 1957, in Zhytkavichy, he was a composer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter whose career spanned…
Death of Jury Chaščavacki at age 78
Jury Chaščavacki, the Belarusian film director and screenwriter known for Kalinovski Square, died on July 23, 2026. He was 78. Born on October 18, 1947, in Odesa, he was also…
Vasily Parkhomchuk has died at age 79
Vasily Parkhomchuk, a Russian physicist and specialist in accelerator and charged-particle storage ring physics, died on July 23, 2026. Born on September 1, 1946, in Torchyn, he studied at Novosibirsk…
Oleg Bolotin, died aged 87
Oleg Bolotin, a Russian politician and member of the Volgograd Oblast Duma from 1998 to 2009, died on July 23, 2026, at the age of 87. Oleg Georgievich Bolotin was…
Dmitry Podnozov obituary: died at age 65
Dmitry Podnozov, a Russian actor known for Heart of the World and Seven Invisible Men, died on July 20, 2026. Born on December 17, 1961, in Leningrad, he worked in…
Vladimir Kuznetsov passes away at age 81
Vladimir Kuznetsov, a Russian Olympic cyclist who competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Games, died on July 20, 2026. He was born in Moscow on May 13, 1945, and…
Nikolay Ryabushenko passed away at age 64
Nikolay Ryabushenko, a Russian politician who served in the Altai Krai Legislative Assembly from 2004 to 2008, died on July 19, 2026, at the age of 64. Born Nikolay Alexandrovich…
Sergey Sholokhov dies at 67
Sergey Sholokhov, a film critic, journalist and television presenter, died on July 18, 2026, at the age of 67. Born in Leningrad on September 27, 1958, he built a career…
Sergei Agashkov dead at age 63
Sergei Agashkov, a Turkmen football coach and former player, died on July 18, 2026, at the age of 63. Born in Ashgabat on November 6, 1962, he was known also…
Vladimir Ukhalkin died at age 75
Vladimir Ukhalkin, a Russian politician and mayor of Fryazino from 2001 to 2015, died on July 17, 2026. He was born on February 22, 1951, in Moscow, and was also…
Vladyslav Duyun passes away at age 49
Vladyslav Duyun, a Ukrainian footballer who also held Russian citizenship, died on July 15, 2026, at the age of 49. Born on May 9, 1977, in Izmail, he was known…
Alexander Barsukov death at age 71
Alexander Mikhailovich Barsukov, a Russian politician and member of the Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia, died on July 14, 2026, aged 71. Born on April 30, 1955, in…
Neliana Tersigni obituary: died at age 81
Neliana Tersigni, an Italian journalist born in Rome, died on July 14, 2026, at the age of 81. A freelance reporter from Rome who studied Russian literature, she began her…
Galina Kukleva passed away at age 53
Galina Kukleva, a Russian biathlete who won Olympic and world championship medals, died on July 14, 2026. Born Galina Alekseyevna Kukleva on November 21, 1972, in Ishimbay, she competed for…
Death of Valery Serov at age 86
Valery Serov, a Russian politician and civil engineer who chaired the State Committee for Construction from 1989 to 1991, died on July 11, 2026. He was 86. Born in Moscow…
Yuri Smirnov, died aged 87
Yuri Smirnov died on July 11, 2026. He was a Russian actor. Tags Actors, 11 July 2026, Russia, Scorpio, Smirnov, Yuri, July 11, July 2026
Yuri Smirnov, died aged 87
Yuri Smirnov died on July 11, 2026. He was a Russian actor. Tags Actors, 11 July 2026, Russia, Smirnov, Yuri, July 11, July 2026
Death of Vladimir Okrepilov at age 82
Vladimir Okrepilov died on July 6, 2026. He was a Russian economist and academic. Born in Saint Petersburg on February 23, 1944, Okrepilov worked in economics and taught at several…
Obituary: Boris Chudetsky, dead at age 78
Boris Chudetsky died on July 5, 2026. He was a Russian politician. Tags Politicians, 05 July 2026, Boris, Chudetsky, Russia, Scorpio, July 2026, July 5
Death of Vladimir Stepanov at age 63
Vladimir Stepanov died on July 3, 2026. He was a Russian military pilot. Tags Other, 03 July 2026, Aries, Armavir, Russia, Stepanov, Vladimir, July 2026, July 3
Ekaterina Zhemchuzhnaya dies at age 82
Ekaterina Zhemchuzhnaya died on July 3, 2026. She was a Russian actress. Tags Actors, 03 July 2026, Aries, Ekaterina, Moscow, Russia, Zhemchuzhnaya, July 2026, July 3
Sergei Kulichenko dies at age 48
Sergei Kulichenko, a Russian footballer, died on July 1, 2026, at the age of 48. Born on February 3, 1978, in Karaganda, he played professionally for CSKA Moscow, Lantana Tallinn…
Aleksandr Vysokovsky obituary: died at age 62
Aleksandr Vysokovsky died on July 1, 2026. Tags Actors, 01 July 2026, Aleksandr, Russia, Vysokovsky, July 1, July 2026
Death of Viktor Sagaradze at age 84
Viktor Sagaradze died on June 30, 2026. He was a Russian physicist. Tags Scientists, 30 June 2026, Libra, Russia, Sagaradze, Viktor, June 2026, June 30
Faniya Suleymanova dies at age 87
Faniya Suleymanova died on June 29, 2026. She was a Soviet and Russian singer and journalist. Born on February 18, 1939, she studied at the Ufa State Institute of Arts.…
Death of Gennady Ireykin at age 85
Gennady Ireykin died on June 29, 2026. He was a Russian aviation navigator. Tags Other, 29 June 2026, Gennady, Ireykin, Russia, Sagittarius, June 2026, June 29
Lev Lavrenov passed away at age 93
Lev Lavrenov died on June 29, 2026. He was a Russian architect. Tags Other, 29 June 2026, Lavrenov, Lev, Russia, Virgo, June 2026, June 29
Viktor Tolmachev death at age 75
Viktor Tolmachev died on June 29, 2026. He was a Russian aircraft engineer. Tags Other, 29 June 2026, Gemini, Russia, Tolmachev, Viktor, June 2026, June 29
Death of Alla Chernova at age 82
Alla Chernova, a Russian actress known for her work in film and theater, died on June 28, 2026, at age 82. Born in Moscow on September 26, 1943, she graduated…
Death of Alla Chernova at age 82
Alla Chernova, a Russian actress known for roles in Don’t Forget... Lugovaya Station and Secret of the Blackbirds, died on June 28, 2026. She was 82. Born on September 26,…
Artur Dmitriev death at age 58
Artur Dmitriev, the Soviet and Russian figure skater and coach who won two Olympic pairs titles, died on June 28, 2026. He was 58. Born in Bila Tserkva in 1968,…
Konstantin Khudyakov passed away at age 81
Konstantin Khudyakov, a Russian painter, architect and designer, died on June 27, 2026, at age 81. He was part of the Russian and Soviet art worlds and was educated at…
Konstantin Khudyakov passed away at age 81
Konstantin Khudyakov died on June 27, 2026, at the age of 81. He was a Russian painter, architect and designer. Born on January 2, 1945, in Tsarevshchina, he studied at…
Yuri Novikov passed away at age 89
Yuri Novikov died on June 26, 2026. He was a Russian engineer and politician. Tags Politicians, 26 June 2026, Novikov, Russia, Yuri, June 2026, June 26
Nail Kutlugildin dead at age 79
Nail Kutlugildin, a Russian politician who served as a member of the State Assembly of the Republic of Bashkortostan from 1999 to 2013, died on June 26, 2026, at the…
Nail Kutlugildin dead at age 79
Nail Kutlugildin, a Russian politician and former member of the State Assembly of the Republic of Bashkortostan, died on June 26, 2026, at age 79. Born on September 20, 1946,…
Sergei Ivanov dead at age 73
Sergei Ivanov, the Russian politician who served as minister of defence from 2001 to 2007, died on June 26, 2026. He was 73. Born Sergei Borisovich Ivanov in Leningrad on…
Vyacheslav Pozgalyov passes away at age 79
Vyacheslav Pozgalyov, the Russian politician who served as governor of Vologda Oblast and later as a deputy in the State Duma, died on June 25, 2026, at age 79. Born…
Pyotr Gorovoy obituary: died at age 89
Pyotr Gorovoy died on June 24, 2026. He was a Russian botanist. Tags Other, 24 June 2026, Gorovoy, Pyotr, Russia, Sagittarius, Vladivostok, June 2026, June 24
Pyotr Gorovoy obituary: died at age 89
Pyotr Gorovoy died on June 24, 2026. He was a Russian botanist. Tags Other, 24 June 2026, Gorovoy, Pyotr, Russia, Sagittarius, June 2026, June 24
Rudolf Samusev dead at age 86
Rudolf Samusev died June 23, 2026. He was a scientist. Tags Scientists, 23 June 2026, Rudolf, Russia, Samusev, Virgo, Volgograd, June 2026, June 23
Rudolf Samusev dead at age 86
Rudolf Samusev died on June 23, 2026. He was an anatomist. Tags Other, 23 June 2026, Rudolf, Russia, Samusev, June 2026, June 23
Obituary: Nina Brashkina, dead at age 87
Nina Brashkina, a Russian politician and member of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR from 1971 to 1980, died on June 23, 2026, at the age of 87. Born…
Mikhail Nozhkin has died at age 89
Mikhail Nozhkin died on June 22, 2026, at the age of 89. He was a Russian actor and poet, as well as a songwriter, composer, lyricist and author. Born in…
Viktor Kudriavtsev passed away at age 88
Viktor Kudriavtsev, the Russian figure skating coach and choreographer, died on June 22, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Tula on October 24, 1937, Kudriavtsev began skating at…
Oleksandr Riabeka death at age 66
Oleksandr Riabeka, a Ukrainian politician and former member of parliament, died on June 21, 2026, at age 66. Born in Ovruch on November 26, 1959, he served as a People's…
Ivan Khitskov passed away at age 89
Ivan Khitskov died on June 20, 2026. Tags Scientists, 20 June 2026, Ivan, Khitskov, Pisces, Russia, June 20, June 2026
Ivan Khitskov passed away at age 89
Ivan Khitskov died June 20, 2026. He was a scientist. Tags Scientists, 20 June 2026, Ivan, Khitskov, Pisces, Russia, June 20, June 2026
Yuri Vashchenko passes away at age 85
Yuri Vashchenko died on June 19, 2026, in Moscow. He was 85. Vashchenko was a Russian graphic artist and book illustrator, born in Moscow on June 16, 1941. He studied…
Death of Aleksandr Samokutyaev at age 56
Aleksandr Samokutyaev, a Russian politician and former cosmonaut, died on June 17, 2026, at age 56. Born in Penza on March 13, 1970, he built a career in aviation and…
Michael Kapovich dead at age 63
Michael Kapovich, a Russian-American mathematician who worked at the University of California, Davis, died on June 16, 2026. He was 63. Born in Khabarovsk on March 13, 1963, and also…
Death of Sergey Shashurin at age 69
Sergey Shashurin, a Russian politician and former deputy of the State Duma, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 69. Born in Nizhniye Vyazovye on January 13, 1957,…
Alexander Rabinowitch, died aged 91
Alexander Rabinowitch, an American historian whose scholarship on the Bolsheviks and the Russian Revolution of 1917 made him a leading authority in the field, died on June 16, 2026. He…
Lidia Litvinova obituary: died at age 76
Lidia Litvinova, a Russian politician who served in the Soviet of the Union from 1979 to 1989, died on June 16, 2026, at age 76. Born Lidia Mikhailovna Litvinova on…
Death of Tatyana Pletnyova at age 49
Tatyana Pletnyova died on June 15, 2026. She was an actress. Tags Actors, 15 June 2026, Pletnyova, Russia, Tatyana, June 15, June 2026
Alexander Vinidiktov, died aged 76
Alexander Vinidiktov, a Russian politician and deputy of the 3rd State Duma, died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 76. Born on June 10, 1950, in Kizel, Perm…
Semyon Skrepetsky died at age 45
Semyon Skrepetsky, a Russian artist, activist and blogger, died on June 15, 2026, at age 45. Born Robert Kuzovkov in Altai Krai in 1981, he became known for political caricature,…
Vladimir Gulyamkhaydarov death at age 80
Vladimir Gulyamkhaydarov, a Soviet association football player and coach, died on June 15, 2026. He was 80. Born in Dushanbe on February 26, 1946, Gulyamkhaydarov was a Tajik-Kazakh football figure…
Death of Tatyana Pletnyova at age 49
Tatyana Pletnyova died on June 15, 2026. Tags Actors, 15 June 2026, Pletnyova, Russia, Tatyana, June 15, June 2026
Semyon Skrepetsky died at age 45
Semyon Skrepetsky died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 45. He was a Russian artist known as a painter, musician and blogger. Born in Altai Krai in 1981,…
Felix Kreichman has died at age 77
Felix Kreichman died on June 13, 2026. He was a Russian economist and politician. Born in Tiraspol on June 8, 1949, he studied at Samara State University of Economics. Kreichman…
Felix Kreichman has died at age 77
Felix Kreichman died on June 13, 2026, at the age of 77. He was a Russian economist and politician. Born on June 8, 1949, in Tiraspol, he studied at Samara…
Yevgeny Chen dead at age 92
Yevgeny Chen died June 12, 2026. Tags Other, 12 June 2026, Chen, Russia, Taurus, Yevgeny, June 12, June 2026
Yevgeny Chen dead at age 92
Yevgeny Chen died on June 12, 2026. He was a Russian triple jumper. Tags Other, 12 June 2026, Chen, Russia, Taurus, Yevgeny, June 12, June 2026
Leonid Shchukin has died at age 81
Leonid Shchukin died on June 11, 2026. He was a Russian ice hockey player and coach. Tags Athletes, 11 June 2026, Leonid, Russia, Shchukin, June 11, June 2026
Vladimir Sapozhnikov dead at age 81
Vladimir Sapozhnikov died on June 11, 2026. He was a Russian composer. Tags Musicians, 11 June 2026, Russia, Sapozhnikov, Vladimir, June 11, June 2026
Leonid Shchukin has died at age 81
Leonid Shchukin died on June 11, 2026. He was a Russian ice hockey player and coach. Born on July 12, 1945, in Omsk, Shchukin was a Soviet Union national and…
Vladimir Sapozhnikov dead at age 81
Vladimir Sapozhnikov died on June 11, 2026, in a traffic collision. He was a Russian composer. Sapozhnikov was born on January 20, 1945. Tags Musicians, 11 June 2026, Aquarius, Russia,…
Lyudmila Chursina has died at age 84
Lyudmila Chursina, the Russian actress known for "Virineya," "A Little Crane" and "The Andromeda Nebula," died on June 10, 2026, at age 84. Born Lyudmila Alexeyevna Chursina on July 20,…
Vsevolod Sevastyanov died at age 88
Vsevolod Sevastyanov, a Russian politician and member of the Legislative Assembly of Krasnoyarsk Krai from 1994 to 2016, died on June 7, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in…
David Kaplunov, died aged 91
David Kaplunov died on June 6, 2026. Tags Scientists, 06 June 2026, David, Kaplunov, Russia, June 2026, June 6
Death of Naran Očir-Gorjaev at age 52
Naran Očir-Gorjaev died on June 5, 2026. Tags Other, 05 June 2026, Naran, Russia, June 2026, June 5, Očir-Gorjaev
Death of Naran Očir-Gorjaev at age 52
Naran Očir-Gorjaev died on June 5, 2026, at the age of 52. He was a Russian military officer. Born on October 1, 1973, in Lagan, he received the Hero of…
Georgy Kleiner dies 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…
Valentina Ignatyeva, died aged 77
Valentina Ignatyeva died on June 4, 2026. Tags Actors, 04 June 2026, Ignatyeva, Russia, Valentina, June 2026, June 4
Georgy Kleiner dies 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, died aged 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 dies at 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, died aged 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 has died 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 dies at 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 passed away 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 has died 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 died at age 54
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 died 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 obituary: died 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 passes away 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
Death of Petr Galkin 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 death at age 71
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…
Death of Aleksandr Borovkov at age 95
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.…