January 23 — Vasily Vikulov (Russian: Викулов Василий Иванович), Russian soviet painter (born 1904).
May 8 — Lev Britanishsky (Russian: Британишский Лев Романович), Russian soviet painter and graphic artist (born 1897).
August 20 — Alexander Samokhvalov (Russian: Самохвалов Александр Николаевич), Russian soviet painter, graphic artist, book illustrator, Honored Art worker of the Russian Federation (born 1894).
October 12 — Alexander Segal (Russian: Сегал Александр Израилевич), Russian soviet painter and theatre artist (born 1905).
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