Deaths in the 1940s

О’Рурк Александр Николаевич

1883–1942 (age 59)

Bogoslovskoe cemetery

Vasily Mikhailovich Bocharov (1883-1942) was a Russian émigré who died in France and was buried at Sainte-Geneviève-d...

Konstantin Tsvetkov

1895–1949 (age 54)

Bogoslovskoe cemetery

Каппер, Вольдемар Густавович

1885–1942 (age 57)

Bogoslovskoe cemetery

Каппер, Вольдемар Густавович was a scientist devoted to research and discovery.

Южаков, Михаил Ильич

1870–1948 (age 78)

Bogoslovskoe cemetery

Stanisław Świętochowski

1899–1940 (age 41)

Donskoe cemetery

Polish athletics competitor of the early twentieth century.

Fedir Balavenskyi

1865–1943 (age 78)

Donskoe cemetery

Ivan Shishov

1888–1947 (age 59)

Donskoe cemetery

Russian composer whose works enriched the musical heritage of his time.

Filaret Chernov

1878–1940 (age 62)

Donskoe cemetery

Rafail Gikov

1905–1946 (age 41)

Donskoe cemetery

Soviet camera operator who contributed to the development of Russian cinema.

Александр Александрович Дешин

1869–1945 (age 76)

Donskoe cemetery

Рудбах, Владимир Николаевич

1876–1945 (age 69)

Donskoe cemetery

Russian scientist whose research advanced knowledge in his academic field.

Mikhail Voyevodskiy

1903–1948 (age 45)

Donskoe cemetery

Emmanuel Luhanovsky

1885–1940 (age 55)

Donskoe cemetery

Individual whose life spanned the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Vasily Drovyannikov

1890–1941 (age 51)

Donskoe cemetery

Варвара Александровна Монина

1894–1943 (age 49)

Donskoe cemetery

Russian writer whose literary works enriched the cultural heritage of her time.

Alexander Konstantinovich van der Bellen

1891–1944 (age 53)

Donskoe cemetery

Алексенко-Сербин, Тихон Михайлович

1869–1941 (age 72)

Donskoe cemetery

Russian scientist whose research advanced knowledge in his academic discipline.

Zawen Ałmazow

1898–1940 (age 42)

Donskoe cemetery

Stefan Krivtsov

1885–1943 (age 58)

Donskoe cemetery

Russian historian whose scholarly work advanced historical understanding.

Pyotr Krasnov

1869–1947 (age 78)

Donskoy Monastery

Карпов, Борис Григорьевич

1870–1940 (age 70)

Donskoe cemetery

Russian chemist whose research advanced the field of chemistry.

Paul Försterling

1899–1949 (age 50)

Donskoe cemetery

Maria Ushakovskaya

1871–1947 (age 76)

Donskoe cemetery

Russian photographer whose artistic work documented and shaped visual culture.

Березинский, Лев Самойлович

1902–1943 (age 41)

Donskoe cemetery

Aleksandr Shcherbakov

1925–1944 (age 19)

Troyekurovskoye cemetery

Military officer who served during World War II.

Nikolay Lavrentyevich Mikhaylov

1897–1944 (age 47)

Vostryakovo Cemetery

Sofiya Ivanchina-Pisarevna

1861–1946 (age 85)

Vostryakovo Cemetery

Russian writer whose literary career extended across the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Abram Yefimovich Gutman

1872–1947 (age 75)

Vostryakovo Cemetery

Fayvl Sito

1909–1945 (age 36)

Vostryakovo Cemetery

Writer active during the early twentieth century.

Feodosy Krasovsky

1878–1948 (age 70)

Vvedenskoye Cemetery

Sergius

1889–1943 (age 54)

Vvedenskoye Cemetery

Deacon who served in the Orthodox Church.

Timofey Klimov

1889–1946 (age 57)

Vvedenskoye Cemetery

Pavel Pilipenko

1877–1940 (age 63)

Vvedenskoye Cemetery

Scientist whose research contributed to early twentieth-century intellectual advancement.

Скорняков, Евгений Евгеньевич

1876–1946 (age 70)

Vvedenskoye Cemetery

A. N. Novikov

1866–1940 (age 74)

Vvedenskoye Cemetery

Architect whose designs influenced the built environment of his period.

Ильин-Миткевич, Александр Фёдорович

1889–1947 (age 58)

Vvedenskoye Cemetery

Андреев, Павел Васильевич

1898–1947 (age 49)

Vvedenskoye Cemetery

Russian politician active during the Soviet period.

Alexander Shorygin

1896–1948 (age 52)

Vvedenskoye Cemetery

Grigori Shtern

1900–1941 (age 41)

Rogozhskoye Cemetery

Military officer who served during the Soviet period and World War II.

Arseniĭ Alʹving

1885–1942 (age 57)

Rogozhskoye Cemetery

Yury Artyomenko

1906–1948 (age 42)

Rogozhskoye Cemetery

Individual who lived through the early and mid-twentieth century.

Zinaida Morozova

1867–1947 (age 80)

Rogozhskoye Cemetery

Brilliantov Mikhail

1858–1941 (age 83)

Rogozhskoye Cemetery

Individual whose life spanned the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Boris Fomin

1900–1948 (age 48)

Vvedenskoye Cemetery

Nikolai Koltsov

1872–1940 (age 68)

Vvedenskoye Cemetery

Nikolai Koltsov was a pioneering Russian biologist whose work in experimental embryology and genetics shaped the develop...

Stepan Skitalets

1869–1941 (age 72)

Vvedenskoye Cemetery

Gerrit van der Waals

1920–1948 (age 28)

Vvedenskoye Cemetery

Gerrit van der Waals was a military officer who served during World War II and the postwar period.

Jean Tulasne

1912–1943 (age 31)

Vvedenskoye Cemetery

Vladimir Tsybin

1877–1949 (age 72)

Vvedenskoye Cemetery

Vladimir Tsybin was a Russian composer who contributed to the nation's musical heritage.

Sergey Tolstoy

1863–1947 (age 84)

Vvedenskoye Cemetery