philosopher, psychologist and sexologist. April 28 - Yulia Rumyantseva, 42, Russian editor and film producer, suicide by jumping. April 29 - Vladimir Krainev, 67, Russian pianist, People's Artist of the USSR, aortic aneurysm. May May 2 - Alexander Lazarev, 73, Russian actor. Leonid Abalkin, 80, Russian economist. May 8 - Galina Urbanovich, 93, Russian Olympic gold and silver medal-winning (1952) gymnast. May 19 - Vladimir Ryzhkin, 80, Russian Olympic gold medal-winning (1956) footballer. May 22 - Nina Yablonskaya, 46, Russian businesswoman and beauty salon director. June June 7 - Maksud Sadikov, 48, Russian Islamic scholar and theologian, shot. June 10 - Yuri Budanov, 47, Russian military officer and war criminal, shot. June 15 - Pavel Stolbov, 81, Russian gymnast, 1956 Olympic gold medalist. June 18 - Yelena Bonner, 88, Russian human rights activist, after long illness. June 20 - Magomet Isayev, 83, Russian Esperantist, translator and linguist. Vladimir Pettay, 38, Russian football referee, plane crash. June 23 - Vladislav Achalov, 65, Russian general and activist. July July 7 - Yuri Kukin, 78, Russian singer-songwriter. July 14 - Vladimir Kosinsky, 66, Russian swimmer, 1968 Olympic silver and bronze medalist. July 19 - Karen Khachaturian, 90, Russian composer. July 21 - Yevgeny Lopatin, 93, Russian Olympic silver medal-winning (1952) weightlifter. July 22 - Dmitri Furman, 68, Russian historian and philosopher, after long illness. July 27 - Eduard Rozovsky, 84, Russian cinematographer (Amphibian Man, White Sun of the Desert), car accident. August August 2 - Asadullo Gulomov, 58, Tajik politician, Deputy Prime Minister (since 2006). Andrey Kapitsa, 80, Russian geographer and explorer, discovered and named Lake Vostok. August 3 - Nikolai Arnoldovich Petrov, 68, Russian pianist. August 14 - Yekaterina Golubeva, 44, Russian actress. August 27 - Iya Savvina, 75, Russian actress, People's Artist of the USSR. August 30 - Alla Bayanova, 97, Russian singer, People's Artist of Russia, cancer. August 31 - Valery Rozhdestvensky, 72, Soviet cosmonaut. September September 29 - Tatyana Lioznova, 87, Russian film director (Seventeen Moments of Spring), People's Artist of the USSR. Vera Popkova, 68, Russian athlete, Olympic bronze medalist (1968). December December 24 - Vitaly Tseshkovsky, 67, Russian chess Grandmaster. See also List of Russian films of 2011 References Years of the 21st century in Russia 2010s in Russia Russia Russia Russia