Russian Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Was a Russian aircraft designer who founded the Ilyushin aircraft design bureau.

Was a Russian aircraft designer who founded the Ilyushin aircraft design bureau.

Is a Russian author of children's books and satirical fables who had the opportunity to write the ly

Is a Russian author of children's books and satirical fables who had the opportunity to write the lyrics of his country's national anthem on three different occasions, spanning almost 60 years.Mikhalkov stemmed from the noble family of Mikhalkovs and had tsarist admirals, governors, and princes among his grandparents. Since the 1930s, he has rivalled Korney Chukovsky and Agniya Barto as the most popular poet writing for Russophone children. His poems about enormously tall "Uncle Styopa" ("???? ?????") enjoyed particular popularity.

Is a former Soviet-Russian biathlete and cross country skier who competed at six Winter Olympics, fi

Is a former Soviet-Russian biathlete and cross country skier who competed at six Winter Olympics, five in biathlon (1988, 1992, 1994, 2002 and 2006) and one in cross country skiing (1998). His last Olympic performance was a silver medal in the 4 x 7.5 km

Is a Russian amateur boxer best known to win gold in bantamweight Class at the 2007 World Amateur Bo

Is a Russian amateur boxer best known to win gold in bantamweight Class at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships?.

Was a Russian-Uzbekistani chess master.In 1906, von Freymann took 2nd, behind Semyon Alapin, in Sank

Was a Russian-Uzbekistani chess master.In 1906, von Freymann took 2nd, behind Semyon Alapin, in Sankt Petersburg. In 1907, he tied for 6-7th in St Petersburg (Eugene Znosko-Borovsky won). In 1907, he took 5th in Lódz (5th RUS-ch). The event was won by Akiba Rubinstein. In 1907/08, he won in St Petersburg. In 1908, he took 2nd, behind Lebedev, in St Petersburg (Quadrangular). In 1908, he tied for 1st with Karl Wilhelm Rosenkrantz in St Petersburg. In 1909, he took 18th in St Petersburg (Chigorin Memorial).

Is a vocalist, dancer and actor based in Moscow, Russia. He is most famous for his singing career, w

Is a vocalist, dancer and actor based in Moscow, Russia. He is most famous for his singing career, when he rose to fame as the dark-haired member of the group Smash!!. The group has since broken up, and Lazarev has carved out a successful solo career.

Is an Kazakhstani weightlifter who competed in the Men's 77 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won

Is an Kazakhstani weightlifter who competed in the Men's 77 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal with 372.5 kg in total.

Is a Kazakhstani high jumper.

Is a Kazakhstani high jumper.

Is a Russian professional racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam Katusha.

Is a Russian professional racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam Katusha.

Is a Russian water polo player who played on the silver medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics and

Is a Russian water polo player who played on the silver medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the bronze medal squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Is a Kazakhstani (ethnic Russian) professional road bicycle racer. He is currently without a team. H

Is a Kazakhstani (ethnic Russian) professional road bicycle racer. He is currently without a team. He turned professional in 1999 and rode for Besson Chaussures for two seasons, then Acqua & Sapone and then he moved to Team Telekom which became T-Mobile. After fellow Kazakhstani Alexandre Vinokourov left T-Mobile at the end of 2005, Yakovlev went with him to Liberty Seguros-Würth team and then the Astana cycling team.

Is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed from the late 1970s and the early 1980s. Competing in two Sum

Is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed from the late 1970s and the early 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals at Montreal in 1976 with a gold in the K-2 1000 m and a silver in the K-2 500 m events.

Is a former Soviet/Ukrainian/Russian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in

Is a former Soviet/Ukrainian/Russian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics. He became the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1976.[2]

Is a Ukrainian football midfielder. He last played for FC Inter Baku. He capped for USSR Youth Team

Is a Ukrainian football midfielder. He last played for FC Inter Baku. He capped for USSR Youth Team in 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Is a former Soviet swimmer and olympic champion. He competed at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, wh

Is a former Soviet swimmer and olympic champion. He competed at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, where he won the gold medal in 200 m butterfly.

A Russian-born Ukrainian professional football player. He is a central midfielder.At the age of 16,

A Russian-born Ukrainian professional football player. He is a central midfielder.At the age of 16, Serebrennikov moved from Ulan-Ude, in the east of Siberia, to Moscow where he would go to a sports school for 5 years. During this period, he played for football teams as Shinnik Yaroslavl, Vympel Rybinsk and Dinamo Vologda.

Is a former football goalkeeper and current goalkeeper coach. During his club career he played for F

Is a former football goalkeeper and current goalkeeper coach. During his club career he played for FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. He was in the USSR national football team for the 1986 FIFA World Cup, but he did not win any caps for the Soviet Union.

Is a retired Kazakh boxer, who represented the USSR at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Un

Is a retired Kazakh boxer, who represented the USSR at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. There he won the silver medal in the light welterweight division (– 63.5 kg), after being defeated in the final by Patrizio Oliva of Italy.

Is a Kazakhstani boxer who won the bronze medal in the men's lightweight (– 60 kg) division at th

Is a Kazakhstani boxer who won the bronze medal in the men's lightweight (– 60 kg) division at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He qualified for the Athens Games by ending up in first place at the 1st AIBA Asian 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Guangzhou, P

Is an amateur boxer from Kazakhstan who won the world title in the light welterweight (-64 kg) divis

Is an amateur boxer from Kazakhstan who won the world title in the light welterweight (-64 kg) division in 2005 and 2007.

Is a Kazakhstani boxer who won the bronze medal at Lightweight (60 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Is a Kazakhstani boxer who won the bronze medal at Lightweight (60 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Is an amateur boxer from Kazakhstan who won the world title in the light welterweight (-64 kg) divis

Is an amateur boxer from Kazakhstan who won the world title in the light welterweight (-64 kg) division in 2005 and 2007.

Is an Uzbekistani professional football midfielder who currently plays for FC Bunyodkor in the Uzbek

Is an Uzbekistani professional football midfielder who currently plays for FC Bunyodkor in the Uzbek League. He was awarded the Asian Footballer of the Year in 2008, for his instrumental roles at FC Bunyodkor and with the Uzbekistan national football team. Djeparov has made 49 appearances and scored 12 goals for the full Uzbekistan national football team since 2002.

Was a Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet First League in

Was a Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet First League in 1980 for FC Dynamo Stavropol.

Is an Russian-Uzbekistani football player. He plays for the IPL club PAS Hamedan as a Striker. Shakh

Is an Russian-Uzbekistani football player. He plays for the IPL club PAS Hamedan as a Striker. Shakhboz Erkinov was a member of Uzbekistan national under-20 football team at the 2004 AFC Youth Championship. He was also with Uzbekistan national under-23 football team, competing in the qualification games for the 2008 Summer Olympics.