Famous People with Name Vasily

Vasily Ivanovich Agapkin            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Vasily Ivanovich Agapkin: was a Soviet Russian military orchestra conductor, composer, and author of the well-known march "Farewell of Slavianka" (written 1912). Agapkin was born in Tambov in 1884. In 1912-15 he studied at the Tambov musical school and later served in the army. After the revolution of 1917, Agapkin became a functionary of the NKVD. He was the leader of the NKVD's orchestra.

Vasily Pavlovich Butusov            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Vasily Pavlovich Butusov: was a Russian amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Russian Olympic squad and played one match in the main tournament as well as one match in the consolation tournament. He scored the only goal for Russia in this competition. In fact that this was also the first ever international game for Russia, he became the first goal scorer for Russia ever.

Vasily Frolov            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Vasily Frolov: a Russian football (soccer) goalkeeper. He currently plays for FC Dynamo Moscow. He is the grandson of the legendary Soviet goalkeeper Lev Yashin on his mother's side. He started football in club Torpedo (then Torpedo-ZIL, currently – FC Moscow), but then quit because of conflict with the coach. He switched to Dynamo when he was fourteen.

Vasily Georgievich Zhitarev            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Vasily Georgievich Zhitarev: was a Russian amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Russian Olympic squad and played one match in the main tournament as well as one match in the consolation tournament.

Vasily Nikolayevich Panov            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Vasily Nikolayevich Panov: was a Soviet chess player, author, and journalist. Winner of the Moscow City Championship in 1929, he also played in five USSR Chess Championships from 1935 to 1948. His greatest tournament victory was Kiev, 1938. Awarded the International Master title by