Ivan Nikolayevich Smirnov (Иван Николаевич Смирнов, Moscow, 9 September 1955 - November 15, 2018) was a Russian guitarist. Regarded as one of the greatest guitar players in Russia, Ivan Smirnov played many different styles like fusion, world, Russian folk, folk-jazz, and new flamenco on acoustic and electric guitar. Smirnov lived in Russia and played with musicians such as Michael Smirnov, Sergey Klevensky, Dmitry Safonov, and Aleksei Kozlov. Read more on Last.fm