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Is a Russian handball player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and in the 2008 Summer Olympic

Is a Russian handball player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and in the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a volleyball player from Russia.

Is a volleyball player from Russia.

Is a Russian wrestler. Mishin won a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, 84 kg division, at the 200

Is a Russian wrestler. Mishin won a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, 84 kg division, at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He is also the 2007 world champion and 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2006 European champion. His personal trainer is Tarakanov Alexander.

Is a Russian-Uzbekistan footballer currently playing for FK Samarqand-Dinamo as a defender. He is an

Is a Russian-Uzbekistan footballer currently playing for FK Samarqand-Dinamo as a defender. He is an ethnic Russian. He is a member of the national team.

Is a former Soviet/Russian handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Is a former Soviet/Russian handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Is a retired male freestyle swimmer. He competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 199

Is a retired male freestyle swimmer. He competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 (Atlanta, Georgia) for Kazakhstan and then for Russia in 2000 (Sydney, Australia). His best Olympic result was finishing in 8th place at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the men's 4×200 m freestyle relay event.

Is a Russian weightlifter.

Is a Russian weightlifter.

Is a Russian hammer thrower. His personal best is 83.43 metres, achieved in February 2002 in Adler.

Is a Russian hammer thrower. His personal best is 83.43 metres, achieved in February 2002 in Adler.

Is a Russian professional football coach and a player. As of 2009, he is a player-coach with FC Loot

Is a Russian professional football coach and a player. As of 2009, he is a player-coach with FC Lootus Kohtla-Järve.

Is an award winning Quaternary geologist. Dreimanis was born in Latvia. He first studied geology at

Is an award winning Quaternary geologist. Dreimanis was born in Latvia. He first studied geology at the Institute of Palaeontology at the University of Latvia in Riga. In 1939, he worked as a lecturer at the University. As World War II was being fought, h

Is a Russian breaststroke swimmer from Novosibirsk.

Is a Russian breaststroke swimmer from Novosibirsk.

Is a Russian figure skater.

Is a Russian figure skater.

Is a female wrestler from Russia.

Is a female wrestler from Russia.

Is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays in the Estonian Meistriliiga for JK Sillamäe Kale

Is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays in the Estonian Meistriliiga for JK Sillamäe Kalev. He plays the position of midfielder and is 1.76 m tall.

Is a former Kazakh professional football player. He played for FC Ekibastuzets in the Soviet Second

Is a former Kazakh professional football player. He played for FC Ekibastuzets in the Soviet Second League and Kazakhstan Premier League.

Was a cartoonist. He contributed weekly drawings to the drama section of The New York Herald Tribune

Was a cartoonist. He contributed weekly drawings to the drama section of The New York Herald Tribune, and was hired to create caricatures of Broadway and other celebrities at Sardi's Restaurant in New York City.Gard created several books of caricatures: B

Is a Kazakh ski jumper. He has a 32nd place as his best result in the World Cup so far. He competed

Is a Kazakh ski jumper. He has a 32nd place as his best result in the World Cup so far. He competed in his first World Cup competition in Willingen, Germany in 2006. He uses skis from Rossignol.

Was a Russian, Soviet handball player, who became president of the USSR Handball Federation (1990–

Was a Russian, Soviet handball player, who became president of the USSR Handball Federation (1990–1992) and a president for the Handball Union of Russia (1992–2004) before being the Honorary President of the Handball Union of Russia (2004–2008). In 1967 Sasha was called up for the national team when he made his first appearance during the Military Spartakiad of the Friendly Armies of the Socialist Countries and a third place finish for the USSR. He also participated in the 1970 World Men's Handball Championship in France, finishing ninth, coming third in group stage after Sweden and East Germany before defeating France (25:14), Iceland (19:15) and finally Japan (28:12) in the Placement Round. Sasha remained as the USSR handball national team head coach until 1992 even after he was elected by the Congress of the Handball Union of the USSR to be the president of the Union until the dissolution of the USSR. In 1992 the second conference of the Handball Union of Russia was held in Volgograd, and Sasha was elected the first president of the Handball Union of the independat Russian Federation following Vladimir Maksimov the president of the Handball Union of RSFSR. In 1993 Sasha became a member of the Executive Committee of the Russian Olympic Committee, till he finally became the Honorary President of the Handball Union of Russia in 2004.

A Russian-American pharmacologist, chemist and drug developer.Shulgin is credited with the populariz

A Russian-American pharmacologist, chemist and drug developer.Shulgin is credited with the popularization of MDMA in the late 1970s and early 1980s, especially for psychopharmaceutical use and the treatment of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. In subsequent years, Shulgin discovered, synthesized, and bioassayed over 230 psychoactive compounds. In 1991 and 1997, he and his wife Ann Shulgin authored the books PiHKAL and TiHKAL on the topic of psychoactive drugs. Shulgin discovered many noteworthy phenethylamines including the 2C* family of which 2C-T-2, 2C-T-7, 2C-E, 2C-I, and 2C-B are most well known. Additionally, Shulgin performed seminal work into the descriptive synthesis of compounds based on the organic compound tryptamine.

A professional Russian super heavyweight kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist, fighting out of

A professional Russian super heavyweight kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist, fighting out of KickFighter Gym in Minsk, Belarus.

A Russian astronomer and historian of science.Gurshtein earned his Candidate of Science from Sternbe

A Russian astronomer and historian of science.Gurshtein earned his Candidate of Science from Sternberg State Astronomical Institute, Moscow in 1966 and a Doctor of Science degree in Physics & Mathematics from Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory in St. Petersburg (1980).In Russia, Gurshtein was active as an astronomer in the space program and held a number of offices in professional organizations, including Head of Council for Astronomical Education and Vice Director of the Institute for History of Science & Technology, both for the Russian Ministry of Education. As a historian of science, he has served as editor-in-chief of the Annual on History of Science, published by the Russian Academy of Sciences, and Deputy Editor-in-Chief for the academic monthly, Nature. He is also the author of several books and articles on planetology, holder of five patents, and contributor to many international forums.

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

Is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC Spartak Moscow with linemates Alexander Yakushev and Vladimir Shadrin. During the 1973 World Ice Hockey Championships Martynyuk scored eight goals against West Germany

Is a Russian official. Between March 21, 1995 and March 24, 1999, he was the Secretary of the Centra

Is a Russian official. Between March 21, 1995 and March 24, 1999, he was the Secretary of the Central Election Commission of Russia. He was the Chairman of the Central Election Commission between March 24, 1999 and March 26, 2007.President Vladimir Putin

Was a Russian composer. He wrote seven operas, twenty musical comedies, more than 200 romances, and

Was a Russian composer. He wrote seven operas, twenty musical comedies, more than 200 romances, and many other pieces. His most famous work is The Nightingale, a romance based on a poem written by Alexander Delvig.

Was a Russian physician, philosopher, economist, science fiction writer, and revolutionary of Belaru

Was a Russian physician, philosopher, economist, science fiction writer, and revolutionary of Belarusian ethnicity whose scientific interests ranged from the universal systems theory to the possibility of human rejuvenation through blood transfusion.