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10 Notable deaths
 in Moscow

Korney Chukovsky

Russian children's poet (1882–1969).

Born March 31st, 1882 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]

Died October 28th, 1969 at 87 years old in Moscow (hepatitis). [ref]

Yevgeni Preobrazhensky

Russian economist and politician (1886–1937).

Born February 15th, 1886 in Bolkhov.

Died July 13th, 1937 at 51 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).

Galina Vishnevskaya

Russian soprano opera singer and recitalist.

Born October 25th, 1926 in Saint Petersburg.

Died December 11th, 2012 at 86 years old in Moscow.

Vladimir Bekhterev

Russian neurologist.

Born February 1st, 1857 in Saralı.

Died December 24th, 1927 at 70 years old in Moscow.

Bluma Zeigarnik

Soviet psychologist.

Born November 9th, 1900 in Prienai. [ref]

Died February 24th, 1988 at 87 years old in Moscow.

Mikhail Kalatozov

Soviet film director and screenwriter (1903-1973).

Born December 28th, 1903 in Tbilisi.

Died March 27th, 1973 at 69 years old in Moscow.

Meliton Kantaria

Hero of the soviet union (1920-1993).

Born October 5th, 1920 in Jvari.

Died December 27th, 1993 at 73 years old in Moscow.

Matvei Blanter

Soviet composer of jewish origin (1903-1990).

Born February 10th, 1903 in Pochep.

Died September 27th, 1990 at 87 years old in Moscow.

Lyudmila Alexeyeva

Soviet-russian human rights activist (1927–2018).

Born July 20th, 1927 in Yevpatoriia. [ref]

Died December 8th, 2018 at 91 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Sergey Kamenev

Russian military leader.

Born April 16th, 1881 in Kyiv.

Died August 25th, 1936 at 55 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).

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