Russian Famous Names Starting with Letter V

A retired Soviet football player.Basalayev made his debut for USSR on June 16, 1968 in a friendly ag

A retired Soviet football player.Basalayev made his debut for USSR on June 16, 1968 in a friendly against Austria.

Is a Russian football right winger who currently plays for FC Zenit St. Petersburg and Russia.Bystro

Is a Russian football right winger who currently plays for FC Zenit St. Petersburg and Russia.Bystrov made a big impact in the seven Euro 2008 qualifiers he played in, with his two goals so important to the Russian cause. His displays have not gone unnoticed in the last couple of years and he has been linked with moves to both the English Premier League and Germany's Bundesliga. Bystrov was included in Guus Hiddink's Euro 2008 squad.

Is a professional Russian footballer. Currently, he plays for PFC Spartak Nalchik on loan from FC Ru

Is a professional Russian footballer. Currently, he plays for PFC Spartak Nalchik on loan from FC Rubin Kazan. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2007 for FC Rubin Kazan.

Is a Russian footballer currently playing for PFC Spartak Nalchik.

Is a Russian footballer currently playing for PFC Spartak Nalchik.

Is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays for FC Salyut Belgorod.

Is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays for FC Salyut Belgorod.

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

Is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Russian First Division for FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan.He played for the main squad of FC Rostov in the Russian Cup.

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 Amur Blagoveshchensk.

Was a Soviet/Russian speed skater.Shilykovsky competed internationally from 1956 to 1960, and took p

Was a Soviet/Russian speed skater.Shilykovsky competed internationally from 1956 to 1960, and took part in two Winter Olympics, both times in the 10,000 m. His best season was 1958, when he won the overall silver medal in both the European Championships a

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 Dynamo Bryansk.

Is a Russian professional football player. As of August 2009, he plays for FC Lokomotiv-2 Moscow.

Is a Russian professional football player. As of August 2009, he plays for FC Lokomotiv-2 Moscow.

Is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC Spartak Mosc

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

Is an Uzbekistani sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlant

Is an Uzbekistani sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he was eliminated in the repechages of the C-2 500 m event and the semifinals of the C-2 1000 m event.

Is a Russian former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Is a Russian former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Was a Russian Grandmaster of chess. He was three times Moscow champion (1947, 1956, and 1959), helpe

Was a Russian Grandmaster of chess. He was three times Moscow champion (1947, 1956, and 1959), helped to train Vasily Smyslov to the World Championship, and made many significant contributions to chess openings. He died of a heart attack while playing in

Is a Russian weightlifter.

Is a Russian weightlifter.

Was a Russian–American chess master.In 1896, he lost a match to Frank James Marshall (+2 –7 =2)

Was a Russian–American chess master.In 1896, he lost a match to Frank James Marshall (+2 –7 =2) in New York. He played at Ostend 1906 (elim.), took 19th at St Petersburg 1911 (Stepan Levitsky won), and tied for 14-15th at Vilna 1912 (B tournament, Karel H

A former Soviet Russian footballer.He earned 5 caps for the USSR national football team, and partici

A former Soviet Russian footballer.He earned 5 caps for the USSR national football team, and participated in the 1964 European Nations' Cup, where the Soviets were the runners-up.

Was a former Russian weightlifter, World champion, and Olympic medalist, who competed for the Soviet

Was a former Russian weightlifter, World champion, and Olympic medalist, who competed for the Soviet Union.

Is a Russian professional footballer. Currently, he plays for FC Beslan-FAYUR Beslan.

Is a Russian professional footballer. Currently, he plays for FC Beslan-FAYUR Beslan.

Was a Russian short story writer and novelist. He was born at Makorovskaya near Vologda in 1923. His

Was a Russian short story writer and novelist. He was born at Makorovskaya near Vologda in 1923. His father was a civil servant. He studied at the Gorki Literary Institute in Moscow.

Is a retired diver from Russia, who is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's 10 m plat

Is a retired diver from Russia, who is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's 10 m platform at the 1991 European Championships in Athens, Greece.

Is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Trainikov also finished s

Is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Trainikov also finished seventh in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

Is a Russian journalist, historian and politician. He studied in Great Britain at the John Lyon Scho

Is a Russian journalist, historian and politician. He studied in Great Britain at the John Lyon School in Harrow, London, and graduated with an B.A. and M.A.(Cantab.) in History (First Class) from Cambridge University (Trinity Hall). He is a member of the

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of April 2009, he plays for FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan. He

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of April 2009, he plays for FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 1999 for FC Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don. He played 3 games in UEFA Intertoto Cup 1999 for FC Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don.

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

Is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. As of June 2009, he works as an assistant coach with FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1983 for FC Uralmash Sverdlovsk.