Russian Famous Names Starting with Letter Y

Was an extremely popular Soviet author of the 1920s and 1930s, who worked in collaboration with Ilya

Was an extremely popular Soviet author of the 1920s and 1930s, who worked in collaboration with Ilya Ilf. He is the brother of Valentin Kataev. See Ilf and Petrov for more info.

A footballer who currently plays for CSKA Moscow.Pomazan previously played for FC Kuban Krasnodar. H

A footballer who currently plays for CSKA Moscow.Pomazan previously played for FC Kuban Krasnodar. He was part of the Russian Under 17 squad that won the 2006 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.[1][2] In 2007 he represented Europe at the UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup,[3] which the European team won 10-1 on aggregate over two games.

A Russian footballer, who currently plays for Dinaburg FC.

A Russian footballer, who currently plays for Dinaburg FC.

Was a Soviet/Russian cross-country skier who competed in the 1970s and 1980s, representing the USSR

Was a Soviet/Russian cross-country skier who competed in the 1970s and 1980s, representing the USSR at the international level. Belyayev trained at VSS Trud in Leningrad until 1981 and at Dynamo in the same city since then. He won the 15 km silver and the

Was a Soviet/Russian speedskater. Grishin trained for the largest part of his speedskating career at

Was a Soviet/Russian speedskater. Grishin trained for the largest part of his speedskating career at CSKA Moscow. He became European Champion in 1956, and won Olympic gold in the 500 meter and 1,500 meter events in both 1956 and 1960 (sharing the 1,500 me

Is a Russian sprint canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. Salakhov also competed in two Sum

Is a Russian sprint canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. Salakhov also competed in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh twice (K-2 1000 m, K-4 1000 m: both 2000).

Is a Russian concert pianist. Born in St. Petersburg, he studied at the St. Petersburg Conservatory

Is a Russian concert pianist. Born in St. Petersburg, he studied at the St. Petersburg Conservatory and the Hochschule Hanns Eisler in Berlin. His education has also included lessons with Murray Perahia, Claude Frank, Leon Fleisher, Stephen Kovacevich, Dmitri Bashkirov, Fou Ts'ong, Stephen Hough, Alexander Satz, and Maria Curcio. He has been hailed as "one of the most important pianistic talents of our time", (Harriett Smith, International Record Review) and as "a pianist of uncommon sensitivity and refinement" by The Independent (UK).

Is a footballer who currently plays for FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast.Pomazan previously played for FC K

Is a footballer who currently plays for FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast.Pomazan previously played for FC Kuban Krasnodar. He was part of the Russian Under 17 squad that won the 2006 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship. In 2007 he represented Europe at the UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup, which the European team won 10-1 on aggregate over two games.

Is a retired Russian freestyle swimmer who won three gold medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics at Barc

Is a retired Russian freestyle swimmer who won three gold medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics at Barcelona and was subsequently chosen by Swimming World magazine as the Male World Swimmer of the Year.

Was a prominent sculptor and artist of the Soviet Union. He is known for his heroic monuments, often

Was a prominent sculptor and artist of the Soviet Union. He is known for his heroic monuments, often of allegoric style.Vuchetich was of Montenegrin Serb descent, born in Yekaterinoslav (now Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine).

Is a retired professional footballer from Kazakhstan. He is currently coach of FC Esil Bogatyr.

Is a retired professional footballer from Kazakhstan. He is currently coach of FC Esil Bogatyr.

Is a Kazakhstani sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics, he was el

Is a Kazakhstani sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics, he was eliminated in the repechages of both the K-1 500 m and the K-2 1000 m events.

Was a Russian graphic artist (painter, sculptor, mosaicist, illustrator) associated stylistically wi

Was a Russian graphic artist (painter, sculptor, mosaicist, illustrator) associated stylistically with the World of Art, a Russian magazine (initiated 1899 in St. Petersburg) and the artistic movement it inspired.

Is a Russian swimmer from Moscow.

Is a Russian swimmer from Moscow.

The stage name of the russian singer Maria Kats who is most known for represanting Russia in the Eur

The stage name of the russian singer Maria Kats who is most known for represanting Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 held in Dublin.In 1994 she represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest [1] with the song Vyechniy stranik . Dressed in a marvellous costume, Maria performed 24th at the final night and ranked 9th with 70 points, making a great debut for her home country. Later that year she will publish her first album entitled Magic Word.

Was a Soviet classical pianist. Born in Kazan, USSR, Youri Egorov studied music at the Kazan Conserv

Was a Soviet classical pianist. Born in Kazan, USSR, Youri Egorov studied music at the Kazan Conservatory from the age of 6 until age 17. One of his early teachers was Irina Dubinina, a former pupil of Yakov Zak.

Is a Russian foil fencer.

Is a Russian foil fencer.

Is a retired Ukrainian and Soviet football player and coach. Betsa is ethnic Magyar. In December 200

Is a retired Ukrainian and Soviet football player and coach. Betsa is ethnic Magyar. In December 2006 he was denied the invitation to accept a medal from the President of the Union of the Russian football veterans, Alexander Bagratovich Mirzoyan with the explanation that he has to reside in the Russian Federation. Betsa made his debut for USSR on October 23, 1955 in a friendly against France.

Is a Japanese-Russian pair skater, who has represented Japan, the USA, and Russia in international c

Is a Japanese-Russian pair skater, who has represented Japan, the USA, and Russia in international competition. She competes with Alexander Smirnov, representing Russia.

Was a Russian-born Academy Award-winning Broadway and Hollywood actor. He appeared in many movies an

Was a Russian-born Academy Award-winning Broadway and Hollywood actor. He appeared in many movies and stage productions in the United States. He is best known for his portrayal of the Siamese king in the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical The King and I on the

Is a Soviet Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1952 Summer Ol

Is a Soviet Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Is a Russian speed skater who specialises in sprint.

Is a Russian speed skater who specialises in sprint.

Is a Russian volleyball player.

Is a Russian volleyball player.

Is a Russian diver. Competing in the 2004 Summer Olympics. She also competed in the 2008 Summer Olym

Is a Russian diver. Competing in the 2004 Summer Olympics. She also competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is one half of the Russian music duo t.A.T.u., the other being Lena Katina.

Is one half of the Russian music duo t.A.T.u., the other being Lena Katina.