Alexander Tikhonovich Pushnin (Morshansk, 1921 – Leningrad, 1991) was a Soviet Russian painter, Doctor of Art Criticism and professor at the Repin Institute of Arts in Leningrad. He is regarded as one of the representatives of the Leningrad school of painting and is best known for his portraits and historical paintings.
Born in Morshansk, in Tambov Province, he entered the painting department of the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in 1943, where he studied under Ivan Stepashkin, Mikhail Avilov, Yuri Neprintsev and Aleksandr Gerasimov. He graduated in 1950 from the personal studio of Rudolf Frentz with a historical painting, Vladimir Lenin at Kazan University, which depicts Lenin's involvement in student demonstrations. From 1948 he took part in group exhibitions, and in 1982 he held a solo show in Leningrad. He joined the Leningrad Union of Artists in 1950, earned his doctorate in art criticism in 1952 and became a professor at the Repin Institute in 1986.
He worked in portraiture, genre and historical compositions, as well as landscapes, drawing and watercolour. His style combines a powerful pictorial language, broad brushwork, strong composition and an interest in unusual viewpoints. His works are held by the State Russian Museum and by museums and private collections in Russia, England, the United States, China, Japan, France and other countries.