Alexander Afinogenov

4 Apr 1904 – 29 Oct 1941

Playwright. One of the more talented Soviet...

Bella Akhmadulina

10 Apr 1937 – 29 Nov 2010

Poetess. She created several well received...

Sergei Aksakov

1 Oct 1791 – 12 May 1859

Author. His books "The Family Chronicle" (1856)...

Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov

13 Apr 1883 – 8 Jul 1946

Conductor, Composer. Founder of the famed Red Army...

Grigori Alexandrov

23 Feb 1903 – 16 Dec 1983

Motion Picture Director. Best known for his glitzy...

Irina Arkhipova

2 Dec 1925 – 11 Feb 2010

Opera Singer. A mezzo soprano, she was for many...

Boris Babochkin

18 Jan 1904 – 27 Jul 1975

Actor, Director. He won international fame in the...

Eduard Bagritsky

3 Nov 1895 – 16 Feb 1934

Poet. One of the few Soviet authors to write in...

Nikolai Konstantinovich Baibakov

6 Mar 1911 – 31 Mar 2008

Economist, Statesman. The last Stalin-Era Russian...

Vladimir Pavlovich Barmin

17 Mar 1909 – 18 Jul 1993

Scientist. Born Vladimir Il'ich Barmin in Moscow,...

Nikolai Batalov

6 Dec 1899 – 10 Nov 1937

Actor. Charismatic Soviet star of stage and...

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Pavel Fedorovich Batitski

27 Jun 1910 – 17 Feb 1984

Soviet Army General. He was born in the Ukrainian...

Alla Bayanova

18 May 1914 – 30 Aug 2011

Singer. A noted folk and Cabaret artist sometimes...

Demyan Bedny

13 Apr 1883 – 25 May 1945

Poet. Largely forgotten today, he once ranked...

Andrei Bely

26 Oct 1880 – 1 Aug 1934

Author. Real name Boris Nikolayevich Bugayev. A...

Pavel I. Belyayev

26 Jun 1925 – 10 Jan 1970

Cosmonaut. Born in Chelishchevo, Russia, he was a...

Georgi Timofeyevich Beregovoi

15 Apr 1921 – 30 Jun 1995

Cosmonaut. Born Georgi Timofeyevich Beregovoi in...

Mark Naumovich Bernes

21 Sep 1911 – 16 Aug 1969

Actor, Singer. Born of Jewish ancestry, he became...

Anatoly Arkadievich Blagonravov

1 Jun 1894 – 4 Feb 1975

Russian Scientist. He played a key role in the...

Nikita Bogoslovsky

22 May 1913 – 4 Apr 2004

Composer. He composed music for 120 films and 80...