 Samylovskii died in 1971 and was buried at the Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow.During his lifetime only his diplomatic contribution to Soviet-Chinese relations was appraised, as well as his activities in respect of Afghanistan.His other contributions were less well known, including his role in the Palestine issue during 1944-1947, until a joint publication of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia and of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel ‘Documents on Israeli-Soviet Relations 1941-1953’ was published in 2000.