Russian Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Was a Soviet football player.Ivanov made his debut for USSR on July 15, 1952 in an Olympics game aga

Was a Soviet football player.Ivanov made his debut for USSR on July 15, 1952 in an Olympics game against Bulgaria. He allowed 5 goals in his next game against Yugoslavia (5:5), 3 more in a replay against Yugoslavia and never played for the national team again.

Is a vice president of the Academy on Geopolitical Affairs and former Joint Chief of Staff of the Ru

Is a vice president of the Academy on Geopolitical Affairs and former Joint Chief of Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, general-colonel.Between 1976 and 1984 he worked as a senior aid to the Soviet Minister of Defense Dmitriy Ustinov. In 1987 he became chief of the department for general affairs in the Soviet Union

Is a prominent chess master and trainer, now living in New York City.Arguably his most impressive in

Is a prominent chess master and trainer, now living in New York City.Arguably his most impressive international tournament success occurred at León in 1993, where he won ahead of Vyzmanavin, Topalov, Karpov and a young Peter Leko.

Was a Russian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual foil event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a Russian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual foil event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Is a philosopher of history and sociologist. Born in Kamyshin (the Volgograd Region), Grinin attende

Is a philosopher of history and sociologist. Born in Kamyshin (the Volgograd Region), Grinin attended Volgograd Pedagogical University, where he got an M.A. in 1980.

Was General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (and thus political leader of the U

Was General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (and thus political leader of the USSR) from 1964 to 1982, serving in that position longer than anyone other than Joseph Stalin. He was twice Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet

Is one of the most popular Soviet comedy directors, enjoying immense popularity and broad public rec

Is one of the most popular Soviet comedy directors, enjoying immense popularity and broad public recognition in the former USSR & modern Russia. His movies broke theatre attendance records and are still some of the top-selling DVDs in Russia.

Was a Russian/Soviet physicist of Jewish background. Mandelshtam was born in Mahilyow, Belarus.

Was a Russian/Soviet physicist of Jewish background. Mandelshtam was born in Mahilyow, Belarus.

Was a former Soviet Union weightlifter who set 17 world records in the superheavyweight class, and w

Was a former Soviet Union weightlifter who set 17 world records in the superheavyweight class, and won gold medals at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics.

Was an outstanding Soviet weightlifter who set 17 world records in the superheavyweight class, and w

Was an outstanding Soviet weightlifter who set 17 world records in the superheavyweight class, and won gold medals at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics. He was born in village Uspenka, Sumy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR.

He is famous for his theory and development of techniques for the optimal allocation of resources. H

He is famous for his theory and development of techniques for the optimal allocation of resources. He was the winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1975 and the only winner of this prize from the USSR.

Is the first and as of 2005[update] the only astronaut of independent Ukraine. He made his flight on

Is the first and as of 2005[update] the only astronaut of independent Ukraine. He made his flight on NASA's Columbia in 1997 as part of the international mission STS-87. Kadeniuk holds the rank of Ukrainian Air Force Major General.

Is a retired Russian professional football player. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League i

Is a retired Russian professional football player. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 1993 for PFC CSKA Moscow.

Was a Russian Olympic fencer. He competed in three events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a Russian Olympic fencer. He competed in three events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was one of the most notable Soviet novelists, styled the 20th-century Dostoyevsky for the deep psych

Was one of the most notable Soviet novelists, styled the 20th-century Dostoyevsky for the deep psychological torment of his prose. During the Russian Civil War, he worked as a reporter. His dark novel The Thief (1927), set in the criminal underworld of th

Is a Russian professional football player. As of August 2009, he plays for FC Pskov-747 Pskov.

Is a Russian professional football player. As of August 2009, he plays for FC Pskov-747 Pskov.

Is a Russian professional football player. In 2009, he played in the Russian Second Division for FC

Is a Russian professional football player. In 2009, he played in the Russian Second Division for FC Nika Moscow.

Is a retired Russian professional football player. As of July 2009, he works as an administrator wit

Is a retired Russian professional football player. As of July 2009, he works as an administrator with PFC Spartak Nalchik.

Was a Russian lieutenant-general (awarded posthumously in 1915) and designer of the modern, man-port

Was a Russian lieutenant-general (awarded posthumously in 1915) and designer of the modern, man-portable mortar.

Was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who led the Expressionist movement in the national l

Was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who led the Expressionist movement in the national literature. He was active between the revolution of 1905 and the Communist revolution which finally overthrew the Tsarist government.

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of April 2009, he plays for FC Krasnodar-2000. He made his

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of April 2009, he plays for FC Krasnodar-2000. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2007 for FC Kuban Krasnodar.

Was a Russian Impressionist painter. Leonid Pasternak was born in Odessa to the family of a Jewish i

Was a Russian Impressionist painter. Leonid Pasternak was born in Odessa to the family of a Jewish innkeeper on April 4, 1862.

Was a famous Soviet jazz singer and comic actor, who became the first pop singer to be awarded the p

Was a famous Soviet jazz singer and comic actor, who became the first pop singer to be awarded the prestigious title of People's Artist of the USSR (1965). Leonid Utyosov was brought up in Odessa and attended the Faig School of Commerce, from which he dro

Is a former field hockey player from the Soviet Union, who won the bronze medal with his national te

Is a former field hockey player from the Soviet Union, who won the bronze medal with his national team at the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

Was a Russian football player.Smirnov made his debut for Russia on July 3, 1912 in a friendly agains

Was a Russian football player.Smirnov made his debut for Russia on July 3, 1912 in a friendly against Norway. He was selected for the 1912 Olympics squad, but did not play in any games at the tournament.