Russian Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is a Kazakhstani wrestler. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the Men's Freestyl

Is a Kazakhstani wrestler. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the Men's Freestyle Flyweight (48-52 kg) category.

Is a Russian wrestler who competed in the men's freestyle 55 kg category at the 2004 Summer Olympic

Is a Russian wrestler who competed in the men's freestyle 55 kg category at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal. His ethnic is Avar.

Was a linguist, specializing in Yiddish, and the father of the linguist Uriel Weinreich. Weinreich f

Was a linguist, specializing in Yiddish, and the father of the linguist Uriel Weinreich. Weinreich founded the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research (originally called Yiddish Scientific Institute (YIVO)) in Vilnius (Vilna) in 1925, and was its director from

A football defender from Russia. His current club is FC Alania Vladikavkaz.

A football defender from Russia. His current club is FC Alania Vladikavkaz.

Is an athlete from Russia, who competes in sprint canoeing. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he h

Is an athlete from Russia, who competes in sprint canoeing. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he has won a complete set of medals in the C-1 500 m event (gold: 2008, silver: 2000, bronze: 2004).

Is a Russian biathlete.He debuted in the Biathlon World Cup in the 2004/05 season and has since been

Is a Russian biathlete.He debuted in the Biathlon World Cup in the 2004/05 season and has since been a regular member of the Russian team.

Is a Russian ice dancer.

Is a Russian ice dancer.

Is a Russian ice dancer. With former partner Oxana Domnina, he won the bronze medal at the 2002 Russ

Is a Russian ice dancer. With former partner Oxana Domnina, he won the bronze medal at the 2002 Russian Junior Figure Skating Championships, placed 7th at the 2002 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

Is a Russian orienteering competitor.

Is a Russian orienteering competitor.

Is a Kazakhstani professional road bicycle racer. He rides for the A-Style Somn team.

Is a Kazakhstani professional road bicycle racer. He rides for the A-Style Somn team.

Is a Kazakh road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTour team, Team Astana, who he joined in 2007.

Is a Kazakh road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTour team, Team Astana, who he joined in 2007. Iglinsky turned professional in 2005 with Domina Vacanze and rode for Team Milram in 2006. Iglinsky won stage 6 of the 2007 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

Is a professional ice hockey player currently playing for SKA Saint Petersburg of the KHL. Kuznetsov

Is a professional ice hockey player currently playing for SKA Saint Petersburg of the KHL. Kuznetsov was drafted 1st (26th overall) by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft.

Born into the family of Lev Rafailovich Kontsevich – Soviet orientalist and author of the Kontsevi

Born into the family of Lev Rafailovich Kontsevich – Soviet orientalist and author of the Kontsevich system. After ranking second in the All-Union Mathematics Olympiads, he attended Moscow State University but left without a degree in 1985 to become a res

Was a Russian revolutionary and prominent Soviet diplomat. Born Meir Henoch Mojszewicz Wallach-Finke

Was a Russian revolutionary and prominent Soviet diplomat. Born Meir Henoch Mojszewicz Wallach-Finkelstein (simplified into Max Wallach, Russian: ???? ??´????) into a wealthy Jewish banking family in Bialystok in Congress Poland (some sources say a poor J

Is a volleyball player from Russia.

Is a volleyball player from Russia.

Is a Kazakhstani Ice hockey defenceman who plays for Atlant Moscow in the KHL.Maxim Semenov is a Kaz

Is a Kazakhstani Ice hockey defenceman who plays for Atlant Moscow in the KHL.Maxim Semenov is a Kazakhstan native who got his start in big hockey as a 19 year old skating for HC Lada during the 2003-04 season. The young player stuck in the lineup and was noticed by the NHL scouts and the Toronto Maple Leafs picked up this overage prospect late in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft with the 220th overall selection.

Is a professional ice hockey player. Maxim Afinogenov was a forward for HC Dynamo Moscow of the Russ

Is a professional ice hockey player. Maxim Afinogenov was a forward for HC Dynamo Moscow of the Russian Hockey Super League for four seasons.

Is a Russian born figure skater who competes for Israel. Shipov represented Russia until the 2004/20

Is a Russian born figure skater who competes for Israel. Shipov represented Russia until the 2004/2005 season, After switching to Israel and sitting out the mandatory wait period, he began competing for Israel in 2007.

Is a Bulgarian ice dancer. With partner and fiancée Albena Denkova, he is a former two-time World C

Is a Bulgarian ice dancer. With partner and fiancée Albena Denkova, he is a former two-time World Champion, two-time European silver medalist, and Grand Prix Final champion. Denkova & Staviski are the first Bulgarian figure skaters to medal at the World F

At age 15, Vengerov won the Carl Flesch International Violin Competition in London,[4] including Fir

At age 15, Vengerov won the Carl Flesch International Violin Competition in London,[4] including First Prize, Interpretation Prize and the Audience Prize and two others.[5] He taught his first masterclass at the University of California, Los Angeles. In 1993, the Hennessey organisation in France loaned Vengerov a Stradivarius violin, the "Reynier".Vengerov won a recording contract with Warner/Teldec, which included recordings with Mstislav Rostropovich. These included a 1994 recording of the first violin concerti each of Shostakovich and Prokofiev (with the London Symphony Orchestra), which won the Gramophone award for æBest Record of the YearÆ and æBest Concerto RecordingsÆ, two Grammy nominations and an Edison award. Further recordings included the second violin concerti by Shostakovich and Prokofiev, and the Brahms concerto with Daniel Barenboim and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Is a retired pair skater. With partner Tatiana Totmianina, he is the 2006 Olympic Champion.

Is a retired pair skater. With partner Tatiana Totmianina, he is the 2006 Olympic Champion.

Is an undefeated Russian professional boxer in the Super Middleweight division.

Is an undefeated Russian professional boxer in the Super Middleweight division.

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of 2009, he plays for MYPA.

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of 2009, he plays for MYPA.

Was a Russian poet. He was one of the significant representatives of the Symbolist movement in Russi

Was a Russian poet. He was one of the significant representatives of the Symbolist movement in Russian culture and literature. He became famous as a poet and a critic of literature and the arts, being published in many contemporary magazines of the early

Is a retired Russian ballet dancer, frequently cited as the greatest ballerina of modern times. Maya

Is a retired Russian ballet dancer, frequently cited as the greatest ballerina of modern times. Maya Plisetskaya is a naturalized Spanish citizen.