13 October] 1904 – 10 May 1978) was a Soviet conductor who was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1972.
He studied at the Moscow Conservatory under Nicolai Malko and Konstantin Saradzhev.
Khaikin is noted for his two critically acclaimed recordings of Khovanshchina: a 1946 edition with Mark Reizen, and a 1972 version with Irina Arkhipova.
His record of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's little known early first symphony received good notices.
Khaikin also recorded several operas and ballets by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, notably a Eugene Onegin with Galina Vishnevskaya and Sergei Lemeshev.