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Russian painter
For other people with the same name, see Nikolay Kuznetsov.
Nikolai Efimovich Kuznetsov (1879–1970) was a Russian Empire and later a Soviet painter and theatre designer. His teachers included Valentin Serov and Konstantin Korovin. From 1916 to 1918 he exhibited with the Jack of Diamonds group; from 1915 to 1922 he was a member of the Free Art Society. He began designing for the theatre in 1917. His work continued to be exhibited after the Revolution.