Deaths in the 1940s

Sergei Bunyachenko

1902–1946 (age 44)

Donskoe cemetery

Sergei Bunyachenko was a Soviet military officer who lived from 1902 to 1946.

Stanislav Redens

1892–1940 (age 48)

Donskoe cemetery

Leon Chwistek

1884–1944 (age 60)

Donskoe cemetery

Leon Chwistek was a Polish mathematician who lived from 1884 to 1944.

Boris Lisunov

1898–1946 (age 48)

Donskoe cemetery

Mikhail Trilisser

1883–1940 (age 57)

Donskoe cemetery

Mikhail Trilisser was a Soviet intelligence officer who lived from 1883 to 1940.

Mikhail Koltsov

1898–1940 (age 42)

Donskoe cemetery

Nikolai Vissarionovich Nekrasov

1879–1940 (age 61)

Donskoe cemetery

Nikolai Vissarionovich Nekrasov was a Russian engineer who lived from 1879 to 1940.

Ivan Katayev

1875–1946 (age 71)

Donskoe cemetery

Nikolai Klich

1895–1941 (age 46)

Donskoe cemetery

Nikolai Klich was a military officer who lived from 1895 to 1941.

Ivan Kravchenko

1905–1942 (age 37)

Donskoe cemetery

Кулишов, Илья Данилович

1902–1948 (age 46)

Donskoe cemetery

Ilya Danilovich Kulishov lived from 1902 to 1948.

Yulian Anisimov

1886–1940 (age 54)

Donskoe cemetery

Pavel Alexandrovich Alexandrov

1866–1940 (age 74)

Donskoe cemetery

Pavel Alexandrovich Alexandrov was a Russian lawyer who lived from 1866 to 1940.

Vadim Bystryansky

1886–1940 (age 54)

Donskoe cemetery

Nikolay Dmitrievitsj Melnikov

1905–1944 (age 39)

Donskoe cemetery

Строганов, Дмитрий Евгеньевич

1910–1948 (age 38)

Donskoe cemetery

Aleksandr Maksimov

1872–1941 (age 69)

Donskoe cemetery

Paweł Malyantovich

1869–1940 (age 71)

Donskoe cemetery

Paweł Malyantovich (1869-1940) was a Russian figure from Vitebsk Governorate who died during the Soviet era and was bur...

Aleksandr Nikanorow

1894–1940 (age 46)

Donskoe cemetery

Aleksandr Nikanorow (1894-1940) was a Moscow-born individual who lived through the Russian Revolution and early Soviet p...

Siergiej Pastuchow

1887–1940 (age 53)

Donskoe cemetery

Siergiej Pastuchow (1887-1940) was a Russian native of Mariupol who died during Stalin's Great Purge era and was interre...

Пикок, Владимир Робертович

1875–1943 (age 68)

Donskoe cemetery

Ivan Vasilyevich Skopin (1875-1943) was a Russian émigré from Penza who died in France during World War II and was bur...

Natan Polyusuk

1922–1945 (age 23)

Donskoe cemetery

Natan Polyusuk (1922-1945) was a young Russian from Rostov-on-Don who died at age 23 near the end of World War II and wa...

Matvej Leont'evič Presman

1870–1941 (age 71)

Donskoe cemetery

Matvej Leont'evič Presman (1870-1941) was a Russian from Rostov-on-Don who lived through the twilight of the Russian Em...

Mikhail Slavutsky

1898–1943 (age 45)

Donskoe cemetery

Mikhail Slavutsky (1898-1943) was a Ukrainian-born Russian from Kremenchuk who died during World War II and was buried a...

Nikolay Ilyich Romanov

1867–1948 (age 81)

Donskoe cemetery

Nikolay Ilyich Romanov (1867-1948) was a Moscow-born member of the Romanov family who survived the Russian Revolution an...

Lev Borisovich Roshal

1896–1940 (age 44)

Donskoe cemetery

Şäygärdän Şäymärdänef

1890–1940 (age 50)

Donskoe cemetery

Dmitry Lestev

1904–1941 (age 37)

Donskoe cemetery

Mikhail Aleksandrovich Bonch-Bruevich

1888–1940 (age 52)

Bogoslovskoe cemetery

Kuzma Vysotsky

1911–1940 (age 29)

Bogoslovskoe cemetery

Каськов, Константин Андреевич

1916–1940 (age 24)

Bogoslovskoe cemetery

Nikolai Konstantinovich Yezhov was a Russian from Yuryevsky Uyezd who died young in 1940 at age 24 and was buried in Gav...

Maria Orbeli

1916–1949 (age 33)

Bogoslovskoe cemetery

Victor Osipov

1871–1947 (age 76)

Bogoslovskoe cemetery

Aleksandr Chernyshyov

1882–1940 (age 58)

Bogoslovskoe cemetery

M. I. Arinkin

1876–1948 (age 72)

Bogoslovskoe cemetery

M. I. Arinkin was a physician whose medical practice touched many lives.

Mikhail Zalessky

1877–1946 (age 69)

Bogoslovskoe cemetery

Aleksandr Maksimov

1893–1946 (age 53)

Bogoslovskoe cemetery

Aleksandr Maksimov was a teacher devoted to educating and inspiring his students.

Platon Tkachenko

1915–1944 (age 29)

Bogoslovskoe cemetery

Georgiy Shejdeman

1867–1940 (age 73)

Donskoe cemetery

Georgiy Shejdeman was a military officer of distinction and dedication.

Yakov Yadov

1873–1940 (age 67)

Donskoe cemetery

Rafail Korf

1893–1941 (age 48)

Donskoe cemetery

Rafail Korf was an accomplished actor known for his theatrical performances.

Rudolf Abich

1901–1940 (age 39)

Donskoe cemetery

Tewje Borissowitsch Geilikman

1870–1948 (age 78)

Donskoe cemetery

Tewje Borissowitsch Geilikman was a writer whose literary works enriched cultural discourse.

Yacov Boyarsky

1890–1940 (age 50)

Donskoe cemetery

Sinaida Slawjanowa

1882–1941 (age 59)

Donskoe cemetery

Sinaida Slawjanowa was a woman whose life touched her community.

Aleksey Ilitsj Plotnikov

1881–1945 (age 64)

Donskoe cemetery

Victor Kolenda

1872–1945 (age 73)

Donskoe cemetery

Victor Kolenda was a scientist whose research advanced knowledge in his field.

Aleksey Lebedev

1883–1941 (age 58)

Bogoslovskoe cemetery

Vladimir Dolganov

1868–1941 (age 73)

Bogoslovskoe cemetery

Vladimir Dolganov was a scientist dedicated to research and intellectual advancement.

Борис Семёнович Дойников

1879–1948 (age 69)

Bogoslovskoe cemetery

Mikhail Mikhailovich Umestnov (1879-1948) was a Russian from Odesa who lived through the Imperial and Soviet periods, bu...