Russian Famous Names Starting with Letter N

Was a Russian economist, who was a proponent of the New Economic Policy (NEP) in the Soviet Union. H

Was a Russian economist, who was a proponent of the New Economic Policy (NEP) in the Soviet Union. He was executed at the height of Stalin's Great Purge and "rehabilitated" fifty years later.He proposed a theory that Western capitalist economies have long term (50 to 60 years) cycles of boom followed by depression. These business cycles are now called "Kondratiev waves", or grand supercycles. In 1913, two Dutch economists, J. van Gelderen (1891-1940) and Samuel de Wolff, previously argued for the existence of 50- to 60-year cycles. However, only recently has the work of Wolff and Gelderen been translated from Dutch to reach a wider audience.

Was a Russian football player. Kynin made his debut for Russia on June 30, 1912 in a 1912 Olympics m

Was a Russian football player. Kynin made his debut for Russia on June 30, 1912 in a 1912 Olympics match against Finland.

Was a Soviet Red Army General during the Stalinist era and the Second World War. In 1945 he became t

Was a Soviet Red Army General during the Stalinist era and the Second World War. In 1945 he became the first commander of the Soviet occupying forces in Berlin. Berzarin was born the son of a pipefitter and a seamstress. He had one brother and four sisters. In 1925, he married bank employee Natalja Prosinjuk, with whom he had two daughters, Larissa and Irina.

Was a Russian Orthodox Christian philosopher, who was part of the Russian cosmism movement and a pre

Was a Russian Orthodox Christian philosopher, who was part of the Russian cosmism movement and a precursor of transhumanism. Fyodorov advocated radical life extension, physical immortality and even resurrection of the dead, using scientific methods. Fyodorov's parents were the Rurikid knyaz Pavel Ivanovich Gagarin and Elisaveta Ivanova, a woman of lower-class nobility. He studied at the Richelieu Lyceum in Odessa.

Was a Soviet playwright.Wrote a script for Hostile Whirlwinds.

Was a Soviet playwright.Wrote a script for Hostile Whirlwinds.

Was a Soviet military commander during World War II.Vatutin was born in Voronezh Province (now in Ku

Was a Soviet military commander during World War II.Vatutin was born in Voronezh Province (now in Kursk Province), into a Russian peasant family. Commissioned in 1920 to the Red Army, he fought against the Ukrainian peasant partisans of Nestor Makhno. The following year, he became a member of the Communist party, and served diligently in junior command positions.

Was a Russian realist painter famous for his works on historical and religious motifs. Nikolai Ge wa

Was a Russian realist painter famous for his works on historical and religious motifs. Nikolai Ge was born in Voronezh to a Russian noble family of French origin. His grandfather emigrated to Russia in the 18th century. His parents died when he was still

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 Zelenograd.

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 Metallurg Krasnoyarsk.

Was a ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. Born in Moscow, Soviet Union, he pla

Was a ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. Born in Moscow, Soviet Union, he played for HC CSKA Moscow and SKA St. Petersburg.

Was a Russian pianist and composer. He was the younger brother of Anton Rubinstein and a close frien

Was a Russian pianist and composer. He was the younger brother of Anton Rubinstein and a close friend of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

Is a Russian politician, long time Krasnodar Region Governor, runner-up candidate of the Communist P

Is a Russian politician, long time Krasnodar Region Governor, runner-up candidate of the Communist Party (KPRF) in 2003. Kondratenko was criticized for public antisemitic statements.Kondratenko was a governor of Krasnodar Kray in 1997-2001, a position in

Was a Bolshevik revolutionary and intellectual, and later a Soviet politician. Bukharin was born in

Was a Bolshevik revolutionary and intellectual, and later a Soviet politician. Bukharin was born in Moscow to two primary school teachers. His political life began at the age of sixteen when, together with his lifelong friend Ilya Ehrenburg, he participat

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 Academia Dimitrovgrad.

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.

Is an professional ice hockey goaltender, currently with the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hock

Is an professional ice hockey goaltender, currently with the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League. His abilities have been recognized with four appearances in the NHL All-Star Game and two Olympic medals. He is the first Russian goalie ever to

Was a Russian revolutionary, the main explosive expert for Narodnaya Volya (the People's Will), and

Was a Russian revolutionary, the main explosive expert for Narodnaya Volya (the People's Will), and a rocket pioneer. He was the paternal uncle of revolutionary Victor Serge.

Is a former Russian footballer and coach. He is currently managing FC Rusichi Oryol. He capped 14 ti

Is a former Russian footballer and coach. He is currently managing FC Rusichi Oryol. He capped 14 times for USSR, playing the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

Was a Russian mathematician. Lobachevsky was born in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. His parents were Ivan

Was a Russian mathematician. Lobachevsky was born in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. His parents were Ivan Maksimovich Lobachevsky, a clerk in a landsurveying office, and Praskovia Alexandrovna Lobachevskaya.

Was a Soviet official who became a Russian politician following the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

Was a Soviet official who became a Russian politician following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. He served as the last Chairman of the Council of Ministers or Premier of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991. Responsible for the cultural and economic adm

Was a prominent Russian and Soviet botanist and geneticist best known for having identified the cent

Was a prominent Russian and Soviet botanist and geneticist best known for having identified the centres of origin of cultivated plants. He devoted his life to the study and improvement of wheat, corn, and other cereal crops that sustain the global populat

Was a senior figure in the NKVD (the Soviet secret police) during the period of the Great Purge. His

Was a senior figure in the NKVD (the Soviet secret police) during the period of the Great Purge. His reign is sometimes known as the "Yezhovschina" (or "Yezhovshchina", Russian: ????????, the "Yezhov era").

A former Russian footballer and coach. He is currently managing Saturn Egorevsk.He capped 14 times f

A former Russian footballer and coach. He is currently managing Saturn Egorevsk.He capped 14 times for USSR, playing the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

Is a Russian composer and pianist. Kapustin studied piano with Avrelian Rubakh (pupil of Felix Blume

Is a Russian composer and pianist. Kapustin studied piano with Avrelian Rubakh (pupil of Felix Blumenfeld who also taught Simon Barere and Vladimir Horowitz) and, later, Alexander Goldenweiser at the Moscow Conservatory. During the 1950s he acquired a rep

Was a Russian composer and pianist. he youngest of five children, Nikolai Medtner was born in Moscow

Was a Russian composer and pianist. he youngest of five children, Nikolai Medtner was born in Moscow on the Russian Orthodox Christmas Eve.