Vasiliy Arsentevich Barabanov (Russian: ??????? ??????????? ?????????) (April 21, 1900 in village Altufyevo, Moscow guberniya, now part of Moscow – 1964 in Moscow) was a Soviet OGPU, NKVD and MVD officer.
He served as a commander of several large prisoner camps set up to build railways and canals in northern parts of Russia.
Unlike many of his peers, he avoided harsh treatment of the inmates.