Deaths in the 1950s

Ekaterina Kovalevskaya-Zazerskaya

1874–1958 (age 84)

Bogoslovskoe cemetery

Volf Khatskevych

1908–1959 (age 51)

Donskoe cemetery

Volf Khatskevych was a military officer whose service spanned the mid-twentieth century.

Ada Chumachenko

1887–1954 (age 67)

Donskoe cemetery

Lew Szwarcman

1907–1955 (age 48)

Donskoe cemetery

Lew Szwarcman was a military officer active in the mid-twentieth century.

Il'ya Shlepyanov

1900–1951 (age 51)

Donskoe cemetery

M. Ėgart

1901–1956 (age 55)

Donskoe cemetery

M. Ėgart was a Russian writer of the twentieth century.

Oleg Erberg

1898–1956 (age 58)

Donskoe cemetery

Abram Markovich Efros

1888–1954 (age 66)

Donskoe cemetery

Abram Markovich Efros was a prominent Russian writer and cultural figure of the twentieth century.

Abram Yampolsky

1890–1956 (age 66)

Donskoe cemetery

Sergei Komarov

1891–1957 (age 66)

Donskoe cemetery

Sergei Komarov was a Russian screenwriter whose work shaped twentieth-century Soviet cinema.

Manoeil Isaakovitsj Pevzner

1872–1952 (age 80)

Donskoe cemetery

Yevgeny Yegorov

1891–1950 (age 59)

Donskoe cemetery

Yevgeny Yegorov was a military leader active during the early-to-mid twentieth century.

Yakov Serebryansky

1891–1956 (age 65)

Donskoe cemetery

Leonid Michaylovitsj Smorgonskiy

1901–1952 (age 51)

Donskoe cemetery

Leonid Michaylovitsj Smorgonskiy was a Russian teacher whose educational work spanned the mid-twentieth century.

Aleksey Vasilevitsj Filippov

1882–1956 (age 74)

Donskoe cemetery

Nikolai Kogout

1891–1959 (age 68)

Donskoe cemetery

Russian painter Nikolai Kogout (1891–1959) was an artist of the early Soviet era.

Samoeil Akimovitsj Margolin

1893–1953 (age 60)

Donskoe cemetery

Samoeil Akimovitsj Margolin (1893-1953) was a Russian figure buried at Donskoe Cemetery in Moscow.

Рублёв, Георгий Львович

1916–1955 (age 39)

Donskoe cemetery

Georgy Lvovich Rublyov (1916-1955) was a Russian individual from Baku who was buried at Donskoe Cemetery.

Andriej Burilin

1906–1950 (age 44)

Donskoe cemetery

Andriej Burilin (1906-1950) was a Russian figure from Kaluga Uyezd who was interred at Donskoe Cemetery.

Lazar Berenzon

1898–1956 (age 58)

Donskoe cemetery

Lazar Berenzon (1898-1956) was a Russian Empire-born individual buried at Donskoe Cemetery in Moscow.

Vsevolod Kurdyumov

1892–1956 (age 64)

Donskoe cemetery

Vsevolod Kurdyumov (1892-1956) was a Saint Petersburg-born Russian figure laid to rest at Donskoe Cemetery.

Boris Ilyin

1889–1958 (age 69)

Donskoe cemetery

Boris Ilyin (1889-1958) was a Russian individual buried at Donskoe Cemetery in Moscow.

Выставкина, Екатерина Владимировна

1877–1957 (age 80)

Donskoe cemetery

Ekaterina Vladimirovna Vystavkina (1877-1957) was a Russian woman from Greshnevo, Yaroslavl Oblast, buried at Donskoe Ce...

Vladimir Grigorevitsj Odintsov

1902–1957 (age 55)

Donskoe cemetery

Vladimir Grigorevitsj Odintsov (1902-1957) was a Russian figure from Brasovo who was buried at Donskoe Cemetery.

Veniamin Vishnevsky

1898–1952 (age 54)

Donskoe cemetery

Veniamin Vishnevsky (1898-1952) was a Russian individual from Soldybaevo buried at Donskoe Cemetery in Moscow.

Yakov Ulitsky

1891–1956 (age 65)

Donskoe cemetery

Yakov Ulitsky (1891-1956) was a Russian figure from Berestyn who was laid to rest at Donskoe Cemetery.

Nikolay Volkov

1892–1959 (age 67)

Donskoe cemetery

Nikolay Volkov (1892-1959) was a Russian individual from Sim buried at Donskoe Cemetery in Moscow.

A. B. Khessin

1869–1955 (age 86)

Donskoe cemetery

A. B. Khessin (1869–1955) was a Russian musician of the late Imperial and Soviet eras.

Boris Yurtsev

1900–1954 (age 54)

Donskoe cemetery

Irma Mikhailovna Golodyaevskaya

1931–1956 (age 25)

Troyekurovskoye cemetery

Irma Mikhailovna Golodyaevskaya (1931–1956) was a Soviet singer.

Yevgeny Aleksandrov

1888–1953 (age 65)

Donskoe cemetery

Александр Иванович Бердников

1883–1959 (age 76)

Donskoe cemetery

Александр Иванович Бердников (1883–1959) was a Russian figure of the Imperial and Soviet per...

Janosj Galgotsi

1891–1956 (age 65)

Donskoe cemetery

Prokofiy Petrovitsj Melnikov

1892–1956 (age 64)

Donskoe cemetery

Prokofiy Petrovitsj Melnikov (1892–1956) was a Russian figure of the Soviet era.

Скворцов, Владислав Иринархович

1879–1959 (age 80)

Donskoe cemetery

Moisej Nappelbaum

1869–1958 (age 89)

Vostryakovo Cemetery

Moisej Nappelbaum was a pioneering Russian photographer whose innovative work profoundly influenced the development of p...

Nadezjda Evseevna Dobitsjina

1884–1950 (age 66)

Vostryakovo Cemetery

Mikhaïl Stepanov

1920–1952 (age 32)

Rogozhskoye Cemetery

Mikhaïl Stepanov was a skilled aircraft pilot whose dedication to aviation exemplified the courage of those who advance...

Evgeniy Pavlovitsj Grossman

1910–1954 (age 44)

Vostryakovo Cemetery

Gerontius

1872–1951 (age 79)

Rogozhskoye Cemetery

Gerontius was a spiritual figure whose life embodied the traditions and values of the Russian Orthodox faith.

Irinarh (Parfenov)

1881–1952 (age 71)

Rogozhskoye Cemetery

Joann (Kalinin)

1868–1956 (age 88)

Rogozhskoye Cemetery

Joann (Kalinin) was a devoted priest whose pastoral ministry and spiritual leadership served his community with unwaveri...

Alexander Goedicke

1877–1957 (age 80)

Vvedenskoye Cemetery

Nikolai Luzin

1883–1950 (age 67)

Vvedenskoye Cemetery

Nikolai Luzin was a distinguished mathematician whose theoretical contributions significantly advanced mathematical scie...

Lidiia Seifullina

1889–1954 (age 65)

Vvedenskoye Cemetery

Mikhail Prishvin

1873–1954 (age 81)

Vvedenskoye Cemetery

Mikhail Prishvin was a celebrated photographer and writer whose artistic vision captured the beauty of nature and the Ru...

Roza Tamarkina

1920–1950 (age 30)

Vvedenskoye Cemetery

Yakov Chernikhov

1889–1951 (age 62)

Vvedenskoye Cemetery

Yakov Chernikhov was a talented writer whose literary contributions enriched Russian cultural life and explored the comp...

Sergei Vasilenko

1872–1956 (age 84)

Vvedenskoye Cemetery

Jakob Suritz

1882–1952 (age 70)

Vvedenskoye Cemetery

Jakob Suritz was a skilled diplomat whose career in international relations reflected his commitment to fostering unders...