Sergei Avksentyevich Kolyada (Russian: ?????? ???????????? ??????) (18 June 1907 – 16 August 1996) was a Soviet portraitist, still life and landscape artist.Most notable amongst the artist's work is the "Old Moscow" series which is considered an important historical record and faithful witness of the landscapes of "Old Moscow" that are increasingly disappearing under the tide of modern development.
Each of the subjects of Kolyada's works in this series were painstakingly researched using archival records and other sources.