People Who Died or are Buried in Moscow

1968

34

First man in space

1974

77

He was the most important and most successful Russian general in World War II

1975

68

This composer renowned particularly for his 15 symphonies, many of them written under the pressures of government-imposed standards of Soviet art

1950

48

He is noted in particular for his silent films "Strike", "Battleship Potemkin" and "October"

1990

60

Known as the "Black Spider" for his choice of all-black kit, he is widely considered to be one of the greatest football goalkeepers of all time

1924

53

A mausoleum was built in Red Square, Moscow over his body so that people could see it

2007

80

Two days after the official fall of the Berlin Wall, he staged an impromptu performance of Bach's cello suites at the frontier

1940

48

Author of "The Master and Margarita"

1966

59

He was a lead Soviet rocket engineer and spacecraft designer during the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union

1953

74

Chief architect of Soviet totalitarianism and led the Soviet Union into the nuclear age

1953

54

He was responsible for organizing purges such as the Katyn massacre

1966

76

Described as the "Tragic Queen" of Russian poetry and considered among the country's most significant poets of 20th century

1997

75

He was the main star of "The Diamond Arm"

1994

74

This film director is known for his sweeping period dramas, including the internationally acclaimed four-part adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace.

2007

76

He was the first President of Russia and the country's first elected leader

1900

39

He was one of Russia’s most influential landscape artists and the founder of what has been called the “mood landscape.”

1904

44

Author of "The Cherry Orchard" and "Uncle Vanya"

1980

42

The raspy-voiced actor and performer who was considered “the voice of the heart of a nation.”

1968

60

He received the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on superfluidity

2022

91

Last leader of the Soviet Union