Nikolay Kirillovich Maksyuta (Russian: Николай Кириллович Максюта; 26 May 1947 – 1 November 2020) was a Russian politician who was governor of Volgograd Oblast from 1997–2010. In 1996 he wonthe election for governor. He won his last re-election in 2004, and left office at the end of 2009. On 1 November 2020, Maksyuta died from COVID-19 in a Moscow hospital. His wife had also died from COVID-19 on 8 October 2020.