Russian Famous Names Starting with Letter V

Was a Russian writer of children's books and professor of biology.

Was a Russian writer of children's books and professor of biology.

Was a Russian football player.Markov played his only game for Russia on June 30, 1912 in a 1912 Olym

Was a Russian football player.Markov played his only game for Russia on June 30, 1912 in a 1912 Olympics match against Finland.

Was a Soviet-Azerbaijani-Latvian Grandmaster of chess, a chess author, and a chess trainer. He playe

Was a Soviet-Azerbaijani-Latvian Grandmaster of chess, a chess author, and a chess trainer. He played in ten USSR Championships, with his best result fourth place in his debut in 1960. Bagirov was World Senior Champion in 1998. He died of a heart attack while playing a tournament game in Finland.

Was a Russian neurophysiologist and psychiatrist who noted the role of the hippocampus in memory aro

Was a Russian neurophysiologist and psychiatrist who noted the role of the hippocampus in memory around 1900. He founded the field of psycho reflexology, transferring Ivan Pavlov's work on dogs to humans. From his writings we can tell that he and Pavlov a

S a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Bobrezhov also competed for

S a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Bobrezhov also competed for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona in the K-4 1000 m event, but was eliminated in the semifinals.

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.

A Russian football goalkeeper of Ossetian ethnicity. He plays for FC Amkar Perm and Russia national

A Russian football goalkeeper of Ossetian ethnicity. He plays for FC Amkar Perm and Russia national football team. In May 2008, FC Dynamo Moscow general director Dmitry Ivanov has announced that Gabulov will return to Dynamo for a second stint with the club, as the transfer has been arranged with his rights holders, FC Kuban Krasnodar (he was on loan to Amkar). The transfer has not been officially finalized as of May 26th. [1]

Is a Russian chess grandmaster and was the World Chess Champion from 2000 to 2007.

Is a Russian chess grandmaster and was the World Chess Champion from 2000 to 2007.

Was a Russian and Ukrainian petroleum and coal geologist.Porfiryev was one of the major proponents o

Was a Russian and Ukrainian petroleum and coal geologist.Porfiryev was one of the major proponents of the theory of the origin of Abiogenic petroleum, that is, that petroleum was formed by primordial non-biological processes rather than from the decaying remains of plant and animal life.In 1945, Porfiriev began a new phase of his career, beginning with his relocation to Lviv in the Western Ukraine. There he organized the Lviv Branch of the Institute of Geological Sciences, the Lviv Seological Society, the Physical Geology Deptartment at Lviv State University and established the Oil and Gas Fields Geology and Exploration Department at Lviv Polytech Institute, the first Ukrainian college for petroleum engineers.

Was a Russian and Ukrainian petroleum and coal geologist.Porfiryev was one of the major proponents o

Was a Russian and Ukrainian petroleum and coal geologist.Porfiryev was one of the major proponents of the theory of the origin of Abiogenic petroleum, that is, that petroleum was formed by primordial non-biological processes rather than from the decaying

Is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. As of 2009, he works as an assistant c

Is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. As of 2009, he works as an assistant coach for the reserves team of FC Saturn Moscow Oblast. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1990 for FC Zarya Kaluga.

Is a retired Soviet Russian professional football player.

Is a retired Soviet Russian professional football player.

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

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

A Russian football player, who was once regarded as one of the most promising players in Europe.At 1

A Russian football player, who was once regarded as one of the most promising players in Europe.At 16, But joined Borussia Dortmund from Chernomorets Novorossiysk. During his first season with the German club, But won the Champions League, but left the club after falling out with Matthias Sammer. In 2000, But joined Freiburg, where he stayed for the next three seasons, but yet again fell out with the coach and left Freiburg for Hannover 96.

A Russian football right winger who currently plays for Spartak Moscow and Russia. Before that, he p

A Russian football right winger who currently plays for Spartak Moscow and Russia. Before that, he played for Zenit Saint Petersburg. He is renowned for his electrifying pace being one of the fastest players in Europe (interesting that his last name translates to "fast" in English). Bystrov is the most fouled upon player in the Russian Premier League largely due to how hard he is to stop.

Was a Russian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1912 Summer

Was a Russian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Is a conductor and virtuoso pianist. He has been a citizen of Iceland, the home of his wife

Is a conductor and virtuoso pianist. He has been a citizen of Iceland, the home of his wife

Was a Russian Olympic fencer. He competed in three events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a Russian Olympic fencer. He competed in three events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a Russian water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1960 Summer Olympics.In 196

Was a Russian water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1960 Summer Olympics.In 1960 he was a member of the Soviet team which won the silver medal in the Olympic water polo tournament. He played one match.

Is a Russian chess grandmaster with an Elo-rating of 2598. He was one of the assistants (seconds) to

Is a Russian chess grandmaster with an Elo-rating of 2598. He was one of the assistants (seconds) to Anatoly Karpov during the late stages of Karpov's career (from 1987 to 1996).

Is a Russian retired competitive ice dancer.

Is a Russian retired competitive ice dancer.

A former Soviet football striker who holds all-time record of caps for CSKA Moscow. Son of famous So

A former Soviet football striker who holds all-time record of caps for CSKA Moscow. Son of famous Soviet football and ice hockey player, Grigory Fedotov. He currently works as FC Moscow sporting director.His only professional club was CSKA (1960-1975, 382 caps and 92 goals in the Soviet Top League), also he made 22 appearances for USSR national football team between 1970 and 1975, scoring 4 goals. After Fedotov ended his playing career, he became a manager.

A Russian American classical pianist. Mr. Feltsman debuted with the Moscow Philharmonic at age 11. H

A Russian American classical pianist. Mr. Feltsman debuted with the Moscow Philharmonic at age 11. He studied at the Moscow Tchaikovsky, Moscow, and Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) Conservatories and went on to win the Grand Prix at the Marguerite Long International Piano Competition in Paris.

Is a Russian long distance swimmer and the current world champion at the 10 km open water. His achi

Is a Russian long distance swimmer and the current world champion at the 10 km open water. His achievement was made even greater by the fact that he won the race despite suffering wide 10-inch long lacerations on both of sides of his rib cage, caused by a

Was a Russian statesman. He held the posts of the Governor of Moscow Guberniya and the Governor-Gene

Was a Russian statesman. He held the posts of the Governor of Moscow Guberniya and the Governor-General of Moscow (August 6, 1908 - January 25, 1913).In 1908 he was appointed Governor-General of Moscow. Dzhunkovskiy's governorship was marked by the bloom