Russian Famous Names Starting with Letter V

Is an Estonian composer, regarded to be one of the greatest living choral composers[1] [2] and one o

Is an Estonian composer, regarded to be one of the greatest living choral composers[1] [2] and one of the most important composers of the 20th century in Estonia[3]. Internationally, his fame arises chiefly from his extensive body of choral music, which e

Was a Russian writer. Erofeev was born in the small settlement Poyakonda in Murmansk Oblast. His fat

Was a Russian writer. Erofeev was born in the small settlement Poyakonda in Murmansk Oblast. His father was imprisoned during Stalin's purges but survived after 16 years in the gulags.

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 Gazovik Orenburg.

Was a Soviet writer associated with the early 1920s movement of the Serapion Brothers. The immunolog

Was a Soviet writer associated with the early 1920s movement of the Serapion Brothers. The immunologist Lev Zilber was his older brother, and the critic Yury Tynyanov was his brother-in-law.

A Russian professional football goalkeeper currently playing at FC Tom Tomsk.Mandrykin trained at th

A Russian professional football goalkeeper currently playing at FC Tom Tomsk.Mandrykin trained at the youth academy at FC Alania Vladikavkaz and in 1997 turned professional aged seventeen.In 1998, he made his Russian Premier League debut and made 46 first-team appearances for FC Alania Vladikavkaz over the next three years before joining PFC CSKA Moskva in Moscow in 2002

Was a Soviet professional ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC

Was a Soviet professional ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC CSKA Moscow.

Is a Russian volleyball player. She was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the

Is a Russian volleyball player. She was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 2010 World Championship.

Was a notable Russian ballet dancer, choreographer and actress during the early years of the twentie

Was a notable Russian ballet dancer, choreographer and actress during the early years of the twentieth century.

A Ukrainian and Russian pop-singer and television presenter.She was raised in an ordinary family. He

A Ukrainian and Russian pop-singer and television presenter.She was raised in an ordinary family. Her father, Viktor, worked in a chemical factory located by the Dnieper River. Her mother, Tamara, who had graduated from a medical school, worked in the same place. Vera has got 3 sisters - one older (Galina) and two younger (Nastya and Vika, twins). Currently she has gained a new flat for her parents in Borispol, nearby Kiev. The father of Vera's daughter (Sonia) is Vitaliy Voychenko, to whom Vera was married for a few years (after a civil wedding). She graduated from the Rail Engineering Instutute of Dnipropetrovsk as an economist.

Was a Soviet Russian writer.Vera was born to the family of an impoverished merchant (later an accoun

Was a Soviet Russian writer.Vera was born to the family of an impoverished merchant (later an accountant) in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. When she was five, her father drowned in the Don River. Before the October Revolution she took four years of a private gymnasium, then her formal education was stopped because of money problems in her family.

Was a prominent Soviet sculptor. She was born in Riga into a wealthy merchant family, she lived at T

Was a prominent Soviet sculptor. She was born in Riga into a wealthy merchant family, she lived at Turgeneva st. 23/25. In the memory of this, a memorial plaque was placed at this house.

A professional tennis player from Russia. She was introduced to tennis at the age of six and turned

A professional tennis player from Russia. She was introduced to tennis at the age of six and turned professional in 2000. As of August 25, 2008, she is ranked World No. 10. The highest ranking of her career was World No. 9, first achieved on August 9, 2004.Zvonareva has won six WTA Tour singles titles, four WTA Tour doubles titles and two ITF Women's Circuit singles titles. In her first few years on the professional tour, she became known for her fragile psyche, often breaking down in tears during matches. Critics cited her unstable emotions as a reason why her results may have fallen short of her expectations. Her first Grand Slam quarterfinal came at the 2003 French Open after defeating Venus Williams in the fourth round. Of her six singles titles

Is a Russian speed skater who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1972 Winter Olympics and in the 1

Is a Russian speed skater who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1972 Winter Olympics and in the 1976 Winter Olympics.

Is an equestrian from Ukraine and Olympic champion.

Is an equestrian from Ukraine and Olympic champion.

Is a Russian chess player with the title Woman Grandmaster (WGM).She was raised near Tomsk in wester

Is a Russian chess player with the title Woman Grandmaster (WGM).She was raised near Tomsk in western Siberia, but nowadays her family reside in Novosibirsk. Her mother Tatiana taught the infant Nebolsina the basic moves at the age of four and introduced

Is a Russian diver who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1996 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olymp

Is a Russian diver who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1996 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics.

Was a Russian pianist. Vera Viktorovna Timanova was born into a well-to-do family in Ufa, Bashkortos

Was a Russian pianist. Vera Viktorovna Timanova was born into a well-to-do family in Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia, where she spent her childhood.

Is a former speed skater who competed for the Soviet Union.Skating for Dynamo Kiev, Vera Bryndzei wo

Is a former speed skater who competed for the Soviet Union.Skating for Dynamo Kiev, Vera Bryndzei won a silver medal at the Soviet Sprint Championships in 1975. One week earlier, she had finished seventh at the Soviet Allround Championships. She would eve

Was an influential Russian ballet dancer and dance teacher. Born in Tomsk but trained in Petrograd a

Was an influential Russian ballet dancer and dance teacher. Born in Tomsk but trained in Petrograd as a dancer at the philosopher Akim Volynsky's School of Russian Ballet, she was important in spreading the teaching methods of Agrippina Vaganova in the We

Is a Russian pair skater. She competes with Yuri Larionov. They are the 2010 Russian bronze medalist

Is a Russian pair skater. She competes with Yuri Larionov. They are the 2010 Russian bronze medalists and 2007 World Junior silver medalists.

Is a Russian professional female tennis player. She was born in Moscow but now resides in Khimki, Ru

Is a Russian professional female tennis player. She was born in Moscow but now resides in Khimki, Russia.In 2005 she reached her first WTA singles final at Eastbourne where she finished runner up to former World No. 1 Kim Clijsters of Belgium. Two years later, she reached her second at the Nordea Nordic Light Open, losing in straight sets to Agnieszka Radwanska. In 2006, she changed her family name into Dushevina.

Was a Russian-American composer/songwriter. He is best known for "Taking a Chance on Love" with lyri

Was a Russian-American composer/songwriter. He is best known for "Taking a Chance on Love" with lyrics by Ted Fetter and John Latouche, "I Can't Get Started" with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, "April in Paris" with lyrics by E. Y. ("Yip") Harburg (1932), and "W

Is a Russian figure skater.

Is a Russian figure skater.

Is a Russian professional tennis player.Manasieva began competing on the ITF women's circuit in Sept

Is a Russian professional tennis player.Manasieva began competing on the ITF women's circuit in September 2005, soon after her sixteenth birthday, and had risen to World No. 152 by January 28, 2008.

Is a retired professional ice hockey defenseman. He played for HC CSKA Moscow for 11 seasons before

Is a retired professional ice hockey defenseman. He played for HC CSKA Moscow for 11 seasons before joining the National Hockey League (NHL), where he played with the New Jersey Devils and won back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Detroit Red Wings.