Russian Famous Names Starting with Letter Y

Is a Russian political figure. He has served as mayor of Moscow since 1992. Luzhkov is a chairman an

Is a Russian political figure. He has served as mayor of Moscow since 1992. Luzhkov is a chairman and one of founders of the ruling United Russia party.

Is a Russian water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1960 Summer Olympics and in

Is a Russian water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.In 1960 he was a member of the Soviet team which won the silver medal in the Olympic water polo competition. He played six matches

Was a Russian novelist. He is considered to have been one of the greatest Russian novelists of the 2

Was a Russian novelist. He is considered to have been one of the greatest Russian novelists of the 20th-century, one of the few to have succeeded in writing works of lasting artistic value despite the stifling censorship of the era. His works are delicate

Is a former Olympic heavyweight weightlifter for the Soviet Union, a writer and a politician.

Is a former Olympic heavyweight weightlifter for the Soviet Union, a writer and a politician.

Is a Soviet Olympic fencer.

Is a Soviet Olympic fencer.

Is a Soviet Olympic fencer. He won two gold and two silver medals at three different Olympic Games.

Is a Soviet Olympic fencer. He won two gold and two silver medals at three different Olympic Games.

Is a Russian lawyer and politician.From June 7, 2000 to July 7, 2006, he was a First Deputy Prosecut

Is a Russian lawyer and politician.From June 7, 2000 to July 7, 2006, he was a First Deputy Prosecutor General of Russia. Since 2006 he has been a representative of the executive power branch of Nenets Autonomous Okrug in the Federation Council of Russia.

Is a Russian politician who is known for collecting incriminating evidence against Saint Petersburg

Is a Russian politician who is known for collecting incriminating evidence against Saint Petersburg administration, including former Mayor Anatoly Sobchak and his aide at this time Vladimir Putin. Shutov was convicted to life in prison on criminal charges

Is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC Lokomotiv Mo

Is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC Lokomotiv Moscow and Krylya Sovetov Moscow.

Was a famous Soviet/Russian writer, literary critic, translator, scholar and scriptwriter of Jewish

Was a famous Soviet/Russian writer, literary critic, translator, scholar and scriptwriter of Jewish origin.

Is a Kyrgyzstani sprint canoer who has competed in the mid 1990s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atl

Is a Kyrgyzstani sprint canoer who has competed in the mid 1990s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he was eliminated in the repechages of both the K-2 500 m and the K-2 1000 m event.

Is a Russian cosmonaut and a veteran of three space missions.Lonchakov was selected as a test-cosmon

Is a Russian cosmonaut and a veteran of three space missions.Lonchakov was selected as a test-cosmonaut candidate of the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center Cosmonaut Office in December 1997. Lonchakov's first spaceflight was the shuttle mission STS-100 tha

Was a leading representative of the so-called Soviet "urban prose", a 1970s movement inspired by the

Was a leading representative of the so-called Soviet "urban prose", a 1970s movement inspired by the psychologically complicated works of Anton Chekhov and his 20th-century American followers. As one of his critics noted, "Yuri Trifonov's prose may serve

Is a retired Russian freestyle swimmer, who was affiliated with Profsojuzy Samara. Mukhin is best kn

Is a retired Russian freestyle swimmer, who was affiliated with Profsojuzy Samara. Mukhin is best known for winning the gold medal in the Men's 4x200m Freestyle event at the 1992 Summer Olympics at Barcelona, alongside Vladimir Pyshnenko, Dmitry Lepikov,

Was a prominent Ottoman activist and ideologue of the Pan-Turkist or Turanism camp. He was born in S

Was a prominent Ottoman activist and ideologue of the Pan-Turkist or Turanism camp. He was born in Simbirsk (present day Ulyanovsk) in Russia to a Tatar family and lived there until he and his mother emigrated to Turkey when he was seven. He was educated in Istanbul and entered the Harbiye Mektebi (Military College) in 1895, before taking up a post in the Erkan-i Harbiye (General Staff Course), a prestigious training programme for the Ottoman military. He failed to complete this course as he was accused of belonging to a seditious movement and was exiled to Fezzan.

Is an Tajik professional football player. The midfielder is playing for the Tajik Champions Esteghla

Is an Tajik professional football player. The midfielder is playing for the Tajik Champions Esteghlal Dushanbe and is also part of the Tajik national team.

Is a Tajik wrestler, who won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a Tajik wrestler, who won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a retired Russian professional football player.

Is a retired Russian professional football player.