Vyacheslav Zaytsev was born on March 2, 1938 in Ivanovo, Ivanovskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was a costume designer and set decorator, known for
Dead Mountaineer's Hotel (1979),
Zhazhda nad ruchyom (1968) and
Fokusnik (1968). He was married to Marina Vladimirovna Zaitseva. He died on April 30, 2023 in Shchyolkovo, Moscow Oblast, Russia.