Russian Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Was a Russian, Soviet football goalkeeper. Known for his superior athleticism in goal, imposing stat

Was a Russian, Soviet football goalkeeper. Known for his superior athleticism in goal, imposing stature, amazing reflex saves and inventing the idea of goalkeeper sweeping. He was voted the best goalkeeper of the 20th century by the IFFHS

Was a Jewish Russian writer. In his novels and short stories, Lev Kassil, wrote about contemporary R

Was a Jewish Russian writer. In his novels and short stories, Lev Kassil, wrote about contemporary Russian and Soviet life, about teenagers and their world, about school, sports, cultural life and the war.

Is a Soviet Olympic fencer.

Is a Soviet Olympic fencer.

Was a Soviet major-general and a Hero of the Soviet Union (1941). At the start of the German invasio

Was a Soviet major-general and a Hero of the Soviet Union (1941). At the start of the German invasion of the Soviet Union, he was posted as Chief of Staff of the Red Army's 36th Cavalry Division. He soon became the commander of a cavalry group, and in Aug

Was an ethnic Armenian-born Russian revolutionary and a Soviet diplomat. A member of the RSDLP(b) fr

Was an ethnic Armenian-born Russian revolutionary and a Soviet diplomat. A member of the RSDLP(b) from 1917.In October 1917, he was member of the Revolutionary Military Council; then served as secretary of the Soviet delegation at the Brest-Litovsk peace

Was a Russian historian. His unorthodox ideas on the birth and death of ethnoses (ethnic groups) hav

Was a Russian historian. His unorthodox ideas on the birth and death of ethnoses (ethnic groups) have given rise to the political and cultural movement known as "Neo-Eurasianism".

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 Gastello Ufa.

Was a Russian pianist. He was the winner of the first International Frederick Chopin Piano Competiti

Was a Russian pianist. He was the winner of the first International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition in 1927.The family moved a lot during his early childhood. When they settled down in Moscow in 1914, he was sent to music school. He studied with Yelena Gnessin, a pupil of Ferruccio Busoni. At the same time, he studied composition with Alexander Gretchaninov and achieved admirable results.

Was a Russian writer – novelist, essayist, dramatist and philosopher – as well as paci

Was a Russian writer – novelist, essayist, dramatist and philosopher – as well as pacifist Christian anarchist and educational reformer. He was the most influential member of the aristocratic Tolstoy family.

Was a Soviet football player and an Ukrainian coach. Brovarskyi played his only game for USSR on Apr

Was a Soviet football player and an Ukrainian coach. Brovarskyi played his only game for USSR on April 28, 1971 in a friendly match against Bulgaria.

Was a Soviet Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1952 Summer

Was a Soviet Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1952 Summer Olympics and the team event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Was a Soviet Russian mathematician. He was born in Moscow and lost his eyesight in a primus stove ex

Was a Soviet Russian mathematician. He was born in Moscow and lost his eyesight in a primus stove explosion when he was 14. Despite his blindness he was able to become a mathematician due to the help of his mother Tatyana Andreevna who read mathematical books to him. He made major discoveries in a number of fields of mathematics, including the geometric parts of topology.

Russian Jewish developmental psychologist and the founder of cultural-historical psychology.

Russian Jewish developmental psychologist and the founder of cultural-historical psychology.

Was a leading Soviet geographer and biologist who served as President of the Soviet Geographical Soc

Was a leading Soviet geographer and biologist who served as President of the Soviet Geographical Society between 1940 and 1950.

Is a Russian professional footballer. Currently, he plays for FC SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk. He made hi

Is a Russian professional footballer. Currently, he plays for FC SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk. He made his professional debut in the Russian Second Division in 2006 for FC Okean Nakhodka.

Was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 15 mission. Dyomin gained a doctoral degree in engineer

Was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 15 mission. Dyomin gained a doctoral degree in engineering from the Soviet Air Force Engineering Academy and the rank of Colonel in the Soviet Air Force.

Was a Russian experimental physicist who worked in Russia, the Netherlands and Ukraine.Shubnikov was

Was a Russian experimental physicist who worked in Russia, the Netherlands and Ukraine.Shubnikov was born into the family of a Saint Petersburg accountant. After graduating from a gymnasium he entered Leningrad University. This was the first year of the Russian Civil War and he was the only student of that year attending the physics department. While yachting in the Gulf of Finland in 1921, he accidentally sailed from Saint Petersburg to Finland, was sent to Germany and could not return to Russia until 1922. He then continued his education in the Leningrad Polytechnical Institute, graduating in 1926. During his university training he worked with Ivan Obreimov, developing a new method for growing monocrystals of metals.

Is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Russian First Division for FC

Is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Russian First Division for FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi.

Was a Russian filmmaker and film theorist who taught at and helped establish the world's first film

Was a Russian filmmaker and film theorist who taught at and helped establish the world's first film school (the Moscow Film School).

Was a Soviet Russian author and a dissident. Kopelev was born in Kiev, Ukraine, to a middle-class Je

Was a Soviet Russian author and a dissident. Kopelev was born in Kiev, Ukraine, to a middle-class Jewish family. In 1926, his family moved to Kharkov.

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

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

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 Nika Moscow.

Was the First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Kazakh SSR from December 5, 1936 to May 3, 193

Was the First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Kazakh SSR from December 5, 1936 to May 3, 1938.

Was one of the greatest and best-loved performers of Russian folk songs.[1]Ruslanova gave her first

Was one of the greatest and best-loved performers of Russian folk songs.[1]Ruslanova gave her first concert at the age of 16, to a military audience, where she sang everything she knew.[5] She first started singing for Russian soldiers during the Russian Civil War, and debuted as a professional singer in Rostov-on-Don in 1923.[4] She was noted for her peculiar singing voice and timbre, which was a revival of old traditions in which female soloists would perform on festive occasions.[1] Until 1929, she lived with a Cheka official, then she married again, this time to Vladimir Kryuchkov.[7]

Is the most successful Olympic speed skater in terms of Olympic gold medals. Representing the USSR O

Is the most successful Olympic speed skater in terms of Olympic gold medals. Representing the USSR Olympic team during the Olympic Winter Games in 1960 and 1964, she won a total of six gold medals, still a record number for a speed skater. She also won 25