Russian Famous Names Starting with Letter V

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 Volochanin-Ratmir Vyshny Volochyok.

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 Bashinformsvyaz-Dynamo Ufa.

Is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays for FC Volga Tver.

Is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays for FC Volga Tver.

Is a retired Soviet and Ukrainian football player and currently a manager. Hrachov played his only g

Is a retired Soviet and Ukrainian football player and currently a manager. Hrachov played his only game for USSR on May 15, 1984 in a friendly against Finland.

Was the Soviet Interior Minister in 1991 and Russia Minister from 1992 to 1993.

Was the Soviet Interior Minister in 1991 and Russia Minister from 1992 to 1993.

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 Avangard Podolsk.

Is a former Soviet/Russian handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Is a former Soviet/Russian handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second Le

Is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1985 for FC Mayak Kharkiv.

Is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC

Is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Druzhba Maykop.

Flew as Flight Engineer on Soyuz T-4, Soyuz T-13 and Soyuz TM-5.Has spent 252 days 17 hours 38 minut

Flew as Flight Engineer on Soyuz T-4, Soyuz T-13 and Soyuz TM-5.Has spent 252 days 17 hours 38 minutes in space. Viktor Savinykh has been decorated twice as Hero of the Soviet Union (May 26, 1981 and December 20, 1985).

Was a Russian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He wa

Was a Russian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the Soviet team, which won the silver medal. He trained at Dynamo in Moscow.

Was a Russian writer, journalist and editor. Nekrasov graduated with a degree in architecture in 193

Was a Russian writer, journalist and editor. Nekrasov graduated with a degree in architecture in 1936. Between 1937 and 1941, he was an actor and set designer with the Kiev Russian Drama Theater. During World War II, he served in the Red Army (1941-1944)

Is a Soviet equestrian and Olympic champion.

Is a Soviet equestrian and Olympic champion.

Is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s. Pusev also finished ni

Is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s. Pusev also finished ninth in the K-1 500 m event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

Was an Estonian military commander (Colonel) during the Estonian War of Independence. In 1911 he gra

Was an Estonian military commander (Colonel) during the Estonian War of Independence. In 1911 he graduated from Vilnius Military Academy. Puskar participated in World War I, joining the Estonian national units in 1917.

Was a famous Soviet artist and leader of the rock group Kino. Tsoi was born to a Korean father and R

Was a famous Soviet artist and leader of the rock group Kino. Tsoi was born to a Korean father and Russian mother on June 21, 1962 in Leningrad, USSR (now St. Petersburg, Russia).

Is an Estonian figure skater.

Is an Estonian figure skater.

A Russian football defender, the all-time cap leader for the Russian national team.In his club caree

A Russian football defender, the all-time cap leader for the Russian national team.In his club career that started in 1988, Onopko played for Shakhtar Donetsk, Spartak Moscow, Real Oviedo, Rayo Vallecano, and Alania Vladikavkaz. He most recently played for FC Saturn, from 2004 to 2006.

Was a high level Soviet security organs official, from 1943 to 1946 the head of GURK (Chief Counteri

Was a high level Soviet security organs official, from 1943 to 1946 the head of GURK (Chief Counterintelligence Directorate) well known as SMERSH by the USSR People's Commissariat of Defense, and from 1946 to 1951 minister of State Security or MGB (ex-NKG

Is a Russian politician.In the 2007 elections, Abramov was elected into the State Duma on the list o

Is a Russian politician.In the 2007 elections, Abramov was elected into the State Duma on the list of candidates nominated by United Russia.

Is a Soviet astronomer who was one of the first to put forward a consistent picture of how the plane

Is a Soviet astronomer who was one of the first to put forward a consistent picture of how the planets formed from a disk of gas and dust around the Sun.

Was a Soviet athlete of Ukrainian descent who competed mainly in the javelin throw, training at the

Was a Soviet athlete of Ukrainian descent who competed mainly in the javelin throw, training at the Armed Forces sports society in Kiev. He competed for the USSR in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia in the javelin throw where he won the bronze medal. He returned four years later to Rome, Italy where he finally took the gold medal.

Is a retired Russian footballer.

Is a retired Russian footballer.

A retired Soviet and Russian football player and a current coach.Samokhin played his only game for U

A retired Soviet and Russian football player and a current coach.Samokhin played his only game for USSR on November 21, 1979 in a friendly against West Germany.

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 Okean Nakhodka.