Russian Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Is a Russian aerobatic pilot. She started flying in 1988. In 1995 she graduated from Kaluga aeronaut

Is a Russian aerobatic pilot. She started flying in 1988. In 1995 she graduated from Kaluga aeronautical technical school.

Is a Russian ice dancer. She has competed with Arseni Markov and Vitali Novikov. She teamed up with

Is a Russian ice dancer. She has competed with Arseni Markov and Vitali Novikov. She teamed up with Markov in 1996 and competed with him on the junior and senior level.

She was called the "Belarusian Swan" and the "Goddess of Gymnastics" due to her height, balletic gra

She was called the "Belarusian Swan" and the "Goddess of Gymnastics" due to her height, balletic grace, and long lines. She is especially renowned for the drama and artistry she displayed on floor exercise. Boginskaya is a three-time Olympic Champion, winning individual gold medals in Vault at the 1988, and team golds in 1988 and 1992.Boginskaya was a figure skater for several years, but began gymnastics at age eight. Two years later, she moved from Minsk to train full-time at the Moscow Round Lake Gymnastics Center. By age fourteen she was a member of the Soviet national team. She won her first medal, a bronze for balance beam, during the 1987 World Championships. She became one of the best gymnasts on the Soviet team and was expected to place very well at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea.

Is a Kazakhstani cross country skier who has competed since 1995. Her best World Cup finish was thir

Is a Kazakhstani cross country skier who has competed since 1995. Her best World Cup finish was third in a 10 km event in China in 2007. Malahova-Shishkina also competed in four Winter Olympics, earning her best finish of 10th in the 4 x 5 km relay at Van

Is a chess player from Russia. She is a Woman Grandmaster and an International master.She had a surp

Is a chess player from Russia. She is a Woman Grandmaster and an International master.She had a surprise result in the Women's World Chess Championship 2008 when she knocked out the defending champion, Xu Yuhua, in the second round.

Is a Russian speed skater who specialises in sprint.

Is a Russian speed skater who specialises in sprint.

Is a Russian basketball player who has played in college, the Olympics, and in professional leagues.

Is a Russian basketball player who has played in college, the Olympics, and in professional leagues. She currently plays for the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA. She is usually called by her nickname, "Svet" or "Sveta".

Has, according to Guinness World Records, the longest legs of any woman in the world.While she is no

Has, according to Guinness World Records, the longest legs of any woman in the world.While she is not the world's tallest woman, her legs are 132 centimetres (4 ft 4 in) long. Because her upper body is of much more typical dimensions, she is 196 centimetr

Is a television reporter in Moscow who gained international attention for her practice of stripping

Is a television reporter in Moscow who gained international attention for her practice of stripping during newscasts. Before becoming a television journalist, Pesotskaya was an actress and model.

Is a Kazakh weightlifter of Russian descent.

Is a Kazakh weightlifter of Russian descent.

Is a Russian woman chess player.Prudnikova has the title Woman Grandmaster. Her Elo rating in Octobe

Is a Russian woman chess player.Prudnikova has the title Woman Grandmaster. Her Elo rating in October 2006 was 2355, but has been over 2400. She played for the Russian olympic team in 1996, contributing to a 3rd place finish.

Is a Russian handball player who competed for the Unified Team in the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Is a Russian handball player who competed for the Unified Team in the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Is a Russian professional snowboarder based in Tashtagol. Boldikova has to date competed in one Wint

Is a Russian professional snowboarder based in Tashtagol. Boldikova has to date competed in one Winter Olympic Games in 2006 where she would finish 8th along with several world cups but has to date only achieved one podium position a third placing in 2007

Is a Russian speed skater.Svetlana Zhurova has been competing internationally since 1989 [1], took p

Is a Russian speed skater.Svetlana Zhurova has been competing internationally since 1989 [1], took part in four Olympics, but did not win her first Olympic medal until her fourth Olympics, winning Olympic gold in Turin in 2006, two years after mothering a

Is a Russian weightlifter. At the 2005 World Weightlifting Championships she won the silver medal in

Is a Russian weightlifter. At the 2005 World Weightlifting Championships she won the silver medal in the 63 kg category, with a world record clean and jerk of 139 kg, which was surpassed in the same contest by Pawina Thongsuk with 140 kg.

A Russian rock musician, singer, poet and lesbian icon. She was a founding member of the popular Rus

A Russian rock musician, singer, poet and lesbian icon. She was a founding member of the popular Russian rock band Nochnye Snaipery, vocalling and playing violin.Murakami, Surganova's popular song, is widely considered to be a lesbian anthem.Svetlana Surganova is an open lesbian, occasionally mentioned by mainstream Russian media as an example of dedicated lesbian celebrity. NTV's documentary on Russian lesbians named Surganova as such, and included her brief comment on the issue while standing drunk next to her girlfriend.

Is a Kazakhstani race walker. She was born in Almaty.

Is a Kazakhstani race walker. She was born in Almaty.

Is a Russian weightlifter. She won the 2006 Women's Junior World Championships in the 58 kg category

Is a Russian weightlifter. She won the 2006 Women's Junior World Championships in the 58 kg category, with a total of 231 kg.

Is a former Soviet fencer, two times olympic champion in foil team competitions and fencing coach in

Is a former Soviet fencer, two times olympic champion in foil team competitions and fencing coach in Estonia. She was awarded with Medal For Distinguished Labour , classified as a Master of Sport of the USSR in 1972 and was classmate to Georgi Zažitski, a

Is a Russian weightlifter.

Is a Russian weightlifter.

Is a former speed skater.Svetlana Bazhanova married Vadim Sayutin, a fellow speed skater in 1994. In

Is a former speed skater.Svetlana Bazhanova married Vadim Sayutin, a fellow speed skater in 1994. In 2000, they moved to the Netherlands and lived there for several years, because of the much better training facilities. A funny thing happened while she wa

Is a popular Russian gymnast and seven-time Olympic medalist. With an unprecedented nine gold, eight

Is a popular Russian gymnast and seven-time Olympic medalist. With an unprecedented nine gold, eight silver, and three bronze World Championships medals, she is one of the most successful female gymnasts of her era and has been cited as a fan favorite in

Is an athlete who specialises in the shot put. In a long and distinguished career Krivelyova's highl

Is an athlete who specialises in the shot put. In a long and distinguished career Krivelyova's highlights were the Summer Olympics gold medal in 1992 whilst representing the Unified Team where she beat the reigning world champion Huang Zhihong of China an

Is a Russian water polo player, who won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Is a Russian water polo player, who won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Was a Soviet female aviator and cosmonaut who flew the Soyuz T-7 in 1982, becoming the second woman

Was a Soviet female aviator and cosmonaut who flew the Soyuz T-7 in 1982, becoming the second woman in space some 19 years after Valentina Tereshkova. She is the daughter of a Soviet military commander Yevgeniy Savitskiy.