Russian Famous Names Starting with Letter I

Was a Russian novelist and playwright. His novel Fathers and Sons is regarded as one of the major wo

Was a Russian novelist and playwright. His novel Fathers and Sons is regarded as one of the major works of 19th-century fiction. Turgenev was born into a landed and wealthy family in Oryol, Russia, on October 28, 1818.

Was a Russian/Soviet sculptor who took his pseudonym after his hometown of Shadrinsk.Shadr studied a

Was a Russian/Soviet sculptor who took his pseudonym after his hometown of Shadrinsk.Shadr studied at the Artistic Industrial School in Yekaterinburg from 1903 to 1907, and from 1907 to 1908 at the drawing school of the Society for the Encouragement of th

Is a Russian sprint canoer who has competed since 2004.

Is a Russian sprint canoer who has competed since 2004.

Is a former Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He finished seventh in the K-1 100

Is a former Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He finished seventh in the K-1 10000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

Was a Soviet military commander, who led Red Army forces on the Eastern Front during World War II, l

Was a Soviet military commander, who led Red Army forces on the Eastern Front during World War II, liberated much of Eastern Europe from occupation by the Axis Powers, and helped in the capture of Germany's capital, Berlin. Later, as the Commander of Warsaw Pact forces, Konev led the suppression of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 by Soviet armed divisions.

Cossack Hetman of the Hetmanate in Left-bank Ukraine, in 1687–1708. Mazepa was born circa 1639 nea

Cossack Hetman of the Hetmanate in Left-bank Ukraine, in 1687–1708. Mazepa was born circa 1639 near Bila Tserkva, then a part of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, into a noble family. He was educated first in the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, then at a Jesuit colleg

A Russian football (soccer) defender. He currently plays for Krylia Sovetov.Spotted playing at a foo

A Russian football (soccer) defender. He currently plays for Krylia Sovetov.Spotted playing at a footballing school in Prokhladny, Taranov was spirited away to a boarding school by Black Sea side FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk where he spent two years learning his craft. After a season in the Novorossiysk side's reserve team in 2001 Taranov opted to move on to Moscow to join CSKA's reserves

Was a joint tsar of Russia (with his younger half-brother Peter I) who co-reigned between 1682 and 1

Was a joint tsar of Russia (with his younger half-brother Peter I) who co-reigned between 1682 and 1696. He was the youngest son of Alexis I of Russia and Maria Miloslavskaya. His reign was only formal, since he was an invalid, both physically and mentall

Was a Russian basketball player who won gold with the Soviet basketball team in Basketball at the 19

Was a Russian basketball player who won gold with the Soviet basketball team in Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He trained at VSS Trud in Sverdlovsk.

Was a Russian weightlifter and Olympic champion who competed for the Soviet Union.

Was a Russian weightlifter and Olympic champion who competed for the Soviet Union.

Is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. Currently, he manages FC Baltika Kalin

Is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. Currently, he manages FC Baltika Kaliningrad.

Was a Russian general and Hero of the Soviet Union 1942 (posthumously). During the Battle of Moscow

Was a Russian general and Hero of the Soviet Union 1942 (posthumously). During the Battle of Moscow in November 1941 Panfilov, commander of the Soviet 316th Rifle Division, died in fierce self-sacrificial infantry combat against German tanks.

Was a Ukrainian and Soviet football player. Privalov made his debut for USSR on November 16, 1924 in

Was a Ukrainian and Soviet football player. Privalov made his debut for USSR on November 16, 1924 in a friendly against Turkey along with Oleksandr Shpakovsky from FC Sturm Kharkiv (the Soviet Union won 3:0). He also participated in six other unofficial games against Turkey amateurs from 1925-1933.

Was a Russian football player.Yegorov played his only game for Russia on May 4, 1913 in a friendly a

Was a Russian football player.Yegorov played his only game for Russia on May 4, 1913 in a friendly against Sweden.

Is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays for FC Salyut Belgorod.

Is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays for FC Salyut Belgorod.

Reigned as Emperor of Russia 1740 - 1741. He was born in Saint Petersburg to Prince Antony Ulrich of

Reigned as Emperor of Russia 1740 - 1741. He was born in Saint Petersburg to Prince Antony Ulrich of Brunswick-Lüneburg and the princess Anna Leopoldovna of Mecklenburg.

Is a Russian professional football player. As of September 2009, he plays in the Russian First Divis

Is a Russian professional football player. As of September 2009, he plays in the Russian First Division for FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast.

Is a Russian professional football player. As of July 2009, he plays for FC Chita.

Is a Russian professional football player. As of July 2009, he plays for FC Chita.

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of April 2009, he plays for FC Fakel-Voronezh Voronezh. He

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of April 2009, he plays for FC Fakel-Voronezh Voronezh. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2001 for FC Fakel Voronezh.

Is a Russian professional footballer. Currently, he plays for FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast. He made his

Is a Russian professional footballer. Currently, he plays for FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast. He made his professional debut in the Russian Premier League in 2007 for FC Saturn Moscow Oblast.

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of April 2009, he plays for FC Baltika Kaliningrad. He made

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of April 2009, he plays for FC Baltika Kaliningrad. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2004 for FC Rubin Kazan.

Is a Russian professional football player. As of September 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Divi

Is a Russian professional football player. As of September 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Bashinformsvyaz-Dynamo Ufa.

Is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second Le

Is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1988 for FC Torpedo Naberezhnye Chelny. He played 5 games and scored 1 goal in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 1996 for FC KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny.

Is a Russian cross-country skier who has competed since 2002. Alypov's best finish at the Nordic sk

Is a Russian cross-country skier who has competed since 2002. Alypov's best finish at the Nordic skiing World Championships was 34th in the Sprint event in 2005. He won a 30 km event in Italy in 2003 and is Russian national champion at 50 km in 2006.

Is a Russian professional football player. As of August 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Divisio

Is a Russian professional football player. As of August 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Istra. He played for the main squad of FC Moscow in the Russian Cup.