Alexei Fedorovich Pakhomov (2 October 1900 [O.S. 19 September 1900] – 14 April 1973) was a Russian avant-garde painter. He is widely renowned as a master of lithography*. Early in his career, he was a successful illustrator for children's books. His work during World War II earned him the State Stalin Prize. He later became a professor of art and was named a People's Artist of the USSR.

Pakhomov was born into a peasant family in a small village. Because Pakhomov's father was elected as village head, Alexei had access to paper and began to draw himself. People came to see his drawings, and soon a local landlord, Zubov, invited him to visit. During those visits Zubov gave him drawing paper and crayons, and showed him works of Surikov ...