Russian Famous Names Starting with Letter M

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 Abinsk.

Was a Soviet politician. He was Chairman of Moscow City Executive Committee and head of Moscow in 19

Was a Soviet politician. He was Chairman of Moscow City Executive Committee and head of Moscow in 1950–1956.In 1956–1957 he was the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Russian SFSR. Between 1957–1966 he was First Deputy Chairman of the Council of

Was a well-known Russian revolutionary whose political philosophy was the revolutionary doctrine kno

Was a well-known Russian revolutionary whose political philosophy was the revolutionary doctrine known as collectivist anarchism.

Is a Russian former handball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Is a Russian former handball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1988 Summer Olympics.

A goalkeeper who plays for the Russian First Division team FC Volga Ulyanovsk. He is the brother of

A goalkeeper who plays for the Russian First Division team FC Volga Ulyanovsk. He is the brother of striker Aleksandr Kerzhakov who also played for Zenit and currently plays for Dynamo Moscow.

Is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his debut in the Soviet Top League in 1982 for

Is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his debut in the Soviet Top League in 1982 for FC Spartak Moscow.

Was a Russian general prominent during the Napoleonic wars. Mikhail came from a Miloradovich family

Was a Russian general prominent during the Napoleonic wars. Mikhail came from a Miloradovich family which was Russian royalty and originally of Serbian origin, from the Miloradovic-Hrabren noble family from Herzegovina.

Was a Soviet statesman, communist theoretician and ideologist, and a member of the Politburo and Sec

Was a Soviet statesman, communist theoretician and ideologist, and a member of the Politburo and Secretariat of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Initially a professor of economics at Moscow State University, Suslov became the most prominent intellectual in the Soviet leadership under Joseph Stalin and held considerable sway over political decision making in the Soviet Union and beyond during the post-Stalin era. Known as "the Red Eminence", Suslov led the October 1964 coup d'etat that replaced Nikita Khrushchev with Leonid Brezhnev and is credited for promoting future Soviet leaders Yuri Andropov and Mikhail Gorbachev to top positions in the party and KGB.

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of May 2009, he plays for FC Khimki. He made his profession

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of May 2009, he plays for FC Khimki. He made his professional debut in the Russian Second Division in 2006 for FC Spartak Shchyolkovo.

A Russian footballer. He currently plays for FC Baltika Kaliningrad in Russia.

A Russian footballer. He currently plays for FC Baltika Kaliningrad in Russia.

Is a Soviet-born Russian American dancer, choreographer, and actor, often cited alongside Vaslav Nij

Is a Soviet-born Russian American dancer, choreographer, and actor, often cited alongside Vaslav Nijinsky and Rudolf Nureyev as one of the greatest ballet dancers of the 20th century. After a promising start in the Kirov Ballet in Leningrad, he defected t

Is a Russian businessman and politician. He is a member of the Kostroma regional Duma, Chairman of t

Is a Russian businessman and politician. He is a member of the Kostroma regional Duma, Chairman of the Federation of Trade Unions of the Kostroma region, Chairman of the Board of the NGO "For Increasing Life Expectancy", and Chairman of the Board of the N

Is a junior Russian tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking was 1063. On the 21th of August,

Is a junior Russian tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking was 1063. On the 21th of August, Mikhail, representing Russia, won the singles silver medal in the inaugural Youth Olympic Games held in Singapore with Victor Baluda. Mikhail and Victor we

A former Komsomol activist who became one of Russia's oligarchs at a very early age. He was later co

A former Komsomol activist who became one of Russia's oligarchs at a very early age. He was later convicted for fraud and tax evasion and received an 8-year sentence. As of 2004, Khodorkovsky was the wealthiest man in Russia, and was the 16th wealthiest m

A retired Soviet football player and a current Russian coach.Gershkovich made his debut for USSR on

A retired Soviet football player and a current Russian coach.Gershkovich made his debut for USSR on 16 June 1968 in a friendly against Austria and scored on his debut. He scored a goal in each of his 3 first games for USSR. He played in the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, but was not selected for the final tournament squad.

Is a Russian cross country skier who has competed since 2003. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouv

Is a Russian cross country skier who has competed since 2003. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finish eighth in the individual sprint event. Devyatyarov, Jr. also finished 15th in the individual sprint at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

Was a Russian general famous for his conquest of Central Asia and heroism during the Russo-Turkish W

Was a Russian general famous for his conquest of Central Asia and heroism during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78. Dressed in white uniform and mounted on a white horse, and always in the thickest of the fray, he was known and adored by his soldiers as th

Was a Soviet journalist. He was the son of a Jewish shoemaker and the brother of Boris Efimov. Kolts

Was a Soviet journalist. He was the son of a Jewish shoemaker and the brother of Boris Efimov. Koltsov participated in the Russian Revolution of 1917, became a member of the Bolshevik party in 1918 and took part in the civil war.

A Russian-Belgian classical pianist.As he showed exceptional talent, he was sent in 1962 to sit for

A Russian-Belgian classical pianist.As he showed exceptional talent, he was sent in 1962 to sit for entrance examinations at the Central Music School of Moscow. He was admitted to the class of Evgenia Yarmonenko.He entered the Moscow State Conservatory of Music [1] at the age of 17 and studied there from 1972 to 1977 with distinguished Professor Jacob Flier.

Was a Russian Field Marshal prominent in the Catherinian wars and the Napoleonic campaigns Mikhail K

Was a Russian Field Marshal prominent in the Catherinian wars and the Napoleonic campaigns Mikhail Kamensky served as a volunteer in the French army in 1758-1759.

Was a pianist, violinist, teacher and composer of string quartets, violin duets, orchestral and litu

Was a pianist, violinist, teacher and composer of string quartets, violin duets, orchestral and liturgical compositions. There are some operas attributed to him:

Was an avant-garde Russian painter. Born at Tiraspol, near Odessa. In 1898 he entered the Moscow Sch

Was an avant-garde Russian painter. Born at Tiraspol, near Odessa. In 1898 he entered the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture under Isaac Levitan and Valentin Serov.

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 Volga Ulyanovsk.

Was a Soviet politician and for a short period of time, the Chairman of the All-Russian Central Exec

Was a Soviet politician and for a short period of time, the Chairman of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee. He was in office from March 16, 1919 to March 30, 1919. He was also Deputy of Chairman of Gosplan (the State Committee for Planning) of th

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 PFC CSKA-2 Moscow.