Russian Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is a professional tennis player. Ledovskikh began playing tennis at age 7, one year after moving to

Is a professional tennis player. Ledovskikh began playing tennis at age 7, one year after moving to Sochi with his family. He now lives in Sochi, Russia. Ledovskikh's coach is Alec Baranov, and his manager is Dirk Hordorff. His nickname is Ice.

Was a founder of the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant, which is responsible for many of the well-known Ru

Was a founder of the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant, which is responsible for many of the well-known Russian helicopter models, notably the Mil Mi-24 'Hind'.His successful career at TsAGI began in 1931. He fought in the Great Patriotic War in 1941 near Yelnya, but in 1943, he was called back to continue research and development of military aviation. He completed his dissertations ("Candidate", 1943, Ph.D., 1945) and in 1947 headed the Helicopter Lab at TsAGI, which was later turned into the Moscow Helicopter Plant.

Is a Russian figure skater.

Is a Russian figure skater.

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 Astrakhan.

In Leningrad, is a Russian powered and glider aerobatic pilot.

In Leningrad, is a Russian powered and glider aerobatic pilot.

Is a Russian businessman. He is one of the youngest of Russian oligarchs (Roman Abramovich is younge

Is a Russian businessman. He is one of the youngest of Russian oligarchs (Roman Abramovich is younger). In 2007, Forbes assessed his wealth as $12.6 billion, placing him 45th richest in the world. Along with Peter Aven, Fridman founded the Alfa Group Cons

Is a Russian chess grandmaster of correspondence chess, most famous for being the 13th ICCF World Ch

Is a Russian chess grandmaster of correspondence chess, most famous for being the 13th ICCF World Champion in correspondence chess between 1989 and 1998. He was also USSR Correspondence Champion in 1978. Now he lives in Germany.

Was a Russian philosopher, literary critic, semiotician[1] and scholar who wrote influential works o

Was a Russian philosopher, literary critic, semiotician[1] and scholar who wrote influential works of literary and rhetorical theory and criticism. His works, dealing with a variety of subjects, have inspired groups of thinkers such as neo-Marxists, struc

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 Nara-ShBFR Naro-Fominsk.

Was the 7th Prime Minister of Russia from May 2000 to February 2004. He is the leader of the People'

Was the 7th Prime Minister of Russia from May 2000 to February 2004. He is the leader of the People's Democratic Union and an ex-member of opposition coalition "The Other Russia".

Is a freestyle swimmer from Russia, who won the silver medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 20

Is a freestyle swimmer from Russia, who won the silver medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Was a Russian/Soviet writer. Mikhail Prishvin was born into a family of a merchant in what is now Li

Was a Russian/Soviet writer. Mikhail Prishvin was born into a family of a merchant in what is now Lipetsk Oblast. In 1893-1897, he studied at a polytechnic school in Riga and was once arrested for his involvement with the Marxist circles.

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 Saturn-2 Moscow Oblast.

Is a Russian professional football player. As of September 2009, he is a free agent.

Is a Russian professional football player. As of September 2009, he is a free agent.

Was probably the greatest of Russian reformers in the period between Peter the Great and Alexander I

Was probably the greatest of Russian reformers in the period between Peter the Great and Alexander II. A close advisor to Tsar Alexander I of Russia, he is sometimes called the father of Russian liberalism.

An American actress. She is best known for her roles in the CBS show The Class, in the 2004 film Mea

An American actress. She is best known for her roles in the CBS show The Class, in the 2004 film Mean Girls, and the 2008 film Cloverfield.Caplan began her television acting career in 1999, when she played the minor role of Sara on the short-lived series Freaks and Geeks. She had a series of guest appearances on other shows, and has been a guest on Sharon Osbourne's talk show. Lizzy also appeared in Jason Mraz's music video for "You and I Both". Another of her major television characters came on Smallville. She debuted on that show on November 6, 2001, playing "freak of the week" Tina Greer on the episode "X-Ray". She reprised her role on the show on January 14, 2003

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 Spartak Tambov.

Was the foremost Russian satirist of the Soviet period. Zoshchenko's father was a mosaicist responsi

Was the foremost Russian satirist of the Soviet period. Zoshchenko's father was a mosaicist responsible for the exterior decoration of the Suvorov Museum in Saint Petersburg.

Was a Russian water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1956 Summer Olympics.Ryzhak

Was a Russian water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1956 Summer Olympics.Ryzhak was part of the Soviet team which won the bronze medal in the 1956 tournament. He played one match as goalkeeper.

Was a Russian International Grandmaster and long-time World Chess Champion. As an electrical enginee

Was a Russian International Grandmaster and long-time World Chess Champion. As an electrical engineer, he was one of the very few famous chess players who achieved distinction in another career while playing top-class competitive chess.

Is a retired field hockey player from Russia, who won the bronze medal with the Men's National Field

Is a retired field hockey player from Russia, who won the bronze medal with the Men's National Field Hockey Team from the Soviet Union at the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

Russian football player. He was played in Russian football club such as PFC CSKA Moscow, FC Torpedo

Russian football player. He was played in Russian football club such as PFC CSKA Moscow, FC Torpedo Moscow, FC Tyumen, FC Torpedo-ZIL, FC Spartak-Chukotka Moscow, FK Krasnoznamensk and Ilhwa Chunma in South Korea and FK Liepajas Metalurgs in Latvia.

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 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 Lokomotiv Liski.

Is a Russian professional football player. As of August 2009, he plays for FC Krasnodar. He played f

Is a Russian professional football player. As of August 2009, he plays for FC Krasnodar. He played for the main squads of FC Moscow and FC Rubin Kazan in the Russian Cup.