Ukrainian Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Was a Uruguay-born Belarusian–Spanish translator, writer, human rights activist and honorary vice-

Was a Uruguay-born Belarusian–Spanish translator, writer, human rights activist and honorary vice-president of the Belarusian PEN Center (a worldwide association of writers, aimed to promote intellectual cooperation and understanding among writers). He translated from Spanish into Belarusian and Russian.

Was a Belarusian-American chess master, of virtually Grandmaster strength at his peak in the 1910s,

Was a Belarusian-American chess master, of virtually Grandmaster strength at his peak in the 1910s, when he was one of the world's top players. Jaffe was also a chess writer.In 1904, he took 7th at St. Louis (7th American Congress), with 5/11, as Frank James Marshall won (CM). Jaffe defeated Jacques Mieses, ranked #17 in the world, by 2-0 in a match at New York 1907 (CM). In 1909, Jaffe took 3rd at Bath Beach, Brooklyn NY (Herbert Rosenfeld won). Also in 1909, Jaffe lost a match to Frank Marshall, ranked #7 in the world, by only 3.5-5.5 (+2 =3 -4) (CM). In 1910, Jaffe took 3rd at New York (Marshall won). In 1911, he tied for 3rd-4th at New York, with 9/12 (Marshall won) (CM). In 1911, he tied for 23rd-26th, with 8.5/25, at Carlsbad, a 26-player round-robin. Richard Teichmann won (CM); this was one of the greatest tournaments in chess history, with 17 of the world's top 25 players. In 1913, he took 3rd at New York (National), with 9.5/13, as José Raúl Capablanca won (CM). In 1913, he lost a match to Capablanca at New York by 0.5-2.5. In that same year, he won matches in New York against Mieses and Oscar Chajes.

Is an alpine skier representing Moldova. He competed for Moldova at the 2010 Winter Olympics. His be

Is an alpine skier representing Moldova. He competed for Moldova at the 2010 Winter Olympics. His best result was a 28th place finish in the slalom.

Was a Moldovan writer and translator. The son of Constantin Stamati, he followed in his father's foo

Was a Moldovan writer and translator. The son of Constantin Stamati, he followed in his father's footsteps as an author of prose, plays, and translations. He served as diplomat at Russia's embassies in Paris, Berlin, and London.