Deaths in...
1,954 Notable deaths
in Moscow
Lev Mekhlis
Soviet politician (1889-1953).
Born January 13th, 1889 in Odesa.
Died February 13th, 1953 at 64 years old in Moscow (heart failure).
Faina Ranevskaya
Soviet actresses (1896-1984).
Born August 27th, 1896 in Taganrog.
Died July 19th, 1984 at 87 years old in Moscow.
Aleksei Losev
Russian philosopher and philologist (1893-1988).
Born September 22nd, 1893 in Novocherkassk.
Died May 24th, 1988 at 94 years old in Moscow.
Boris Moiseev
Russian dancer, choreographer, singer, and actor.
Born March 4th, 1954 in Mogilev.
Died September 27th, 2022 at 68 years old in Moscow.
Yakov Blumkin
Russian revolutionary and spy (1900-1929).
Born March 11th, 1900 in Odesa.
Died November 3rd, 1929 at 29 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Arne Treholt
Norwegian politician and spy (1942–2023).
Born December 13th, 1942 in Brandbu. [ref]
Died February 12th, 2023 at 80 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Nahum Eitingon
Soviet intelligence officer (1899–1981).
Born December 6th, 1899 in Škłow.
Died May 3rd, 1981 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Grigory Romanov
Soviet politician (1923-2008).
Born February 7th, 1923 in Zikhnovo.
Died June 3rd, 2008 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Georgy Pyatakov
Bolshevik revolutionary leader (1890-1937).
Born August 18th, 1890 in Kyiv.
Died February 1st, 1937 at 46 years old in Moscow (ballistic trauma).
Grigori Aleksandrov
Soviet film director (1903-1983).
Born January 23rd, 1903 in Yekaterinburg.
Died December 16th, 1984 at 81 years old in Moscow (urinary tract infection).
Deaths 341 to 350 of 1954
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon