Russian Famous Names Starting with Letter K

Is a Russian professional football player. As of September 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Divi

Is a Russian professional football player. As of September 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Stavropol.

Is a Russian professional football player. As of September 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Divi

Is a Russian professional football player. As of September 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Mordovia Saransk. He also holds Ukrainian citizenship.

Was a politician and the first President of Estonia. Päts' surname, which means a loaf of bread in

Was a politician and the first President of Estonia. Päts' surname, which means a loaf of bread in Estonian, came from an ancestor who was a miller by profession.

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

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

Was the first Governor-General of Russian Turkestan. His family was Austrian in origin, but had been

Was the first Governor-General of Russian Turkestan. His family was Austrian in origin, but had been in the service of the Tsars for over 100 years, and had long since converted to Orthodoxy.

Is a cosmonaut and space engineer. Feoktistov served in the Red Army in World War II and narrowly av

Is a cosmonaut and space engineer. Feoktistov served in the Red Army in World War II and narrowly avoided death after being captured by the Wehrmacht. Commanded to stand at the edge of a pit, he was to be executed by firing squad along with other prisoner

Is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. As of June 2009, he is an assistant co

Is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. As of June 2009, he is an assistant coach with FC Druzhba Maykop. He made his professional debut in the Russian First Division in 1993 for FC Druzhba Maykop.

Was a Russian jurist, statesman, and adviser to three Tsars.[1] Usually regarded as a prime represen

Was a Russian jurist, statesman, and adviser to three Tsars.[1] Usually regarded as a prime representative of Russian conservatism, he was the "gray cardinal" of imperial politics during the reign of his disciple Alexander III of Russia, holding the posit

Is a Kazakh professional ice hockey player currently playing for Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Konti

Is a Kazakh professional ice hockey player currently playing for Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Pushkarev was drafted in the second round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings, but traded to the Dallas Stars late in the 2006–07 NHL season in the deal involving former Kings captain Mattias Norström. He played one game for the Kings in the 2005–06 NHL season and earned an assist; he split the 2006–07 NHL season with the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League and the Kings.

He was born in Latvia. Konstantin's parents were Belarus and Estonian. He married his first wife in

He was born in Latvia. Konstantin's parents were Belarus and Estonian. He married his first wife in Latvia and had 4 children. During the war they had lived in Germany until they were able to leave from Bremerhaven on August 19th 1950 on the USS General H

Is a Russian chess International Grandmaster, from St Petersburg, a title he obtained in 1992. He is

Is a Russian chess International Grandmaster, from St Petersburg, a title he obtained in 1992. He is also a chess writer. Sakaev is on the staff of the Grandmaster Chess School in St. Petersburg and has assisted Vladimir Kramnik and Nana Ioseliani while preparing for World Championship Candidates'

Was a prominent Russian biologist and botanist active mainly around Kazan, whose research on lichens

Was a prominent Russian biologist and botanist active mainly around Kazan, whose research on lichens led him to propose the theory of symbiogenesis - that larger, more complex cells evolved from the symbiotic relationship between less complex ones.

Was a Russian critic and writer, one of the earliest and most notable Slavophiles. He wrote plays, s

Was a Russian critic and writer, one of the earliest and most notable Slavophiles. He wrote plays, social criticism, and histories of the ancient Russian social order.[1] His father Sergey Aksakov was a writer, and his younger brother Ivan Aksakov was a j

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 SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk.

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 Volga Tver.

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of May 2009, he plays for PFC Spartak Nalchik. He made his

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of May 2009, he plays for PFC Spartak Nalchik. He made his professional debut in the Russian Second Division in 2008 for FC Rusichi Oryol.

Is a Russian professional football player. As of January 2010, he plays for FC Spartak Moscow youth

Is a Russian professional football player. As of January 2010, he plays for FC Spartak Moscow youth squad.

Was a Soviet/Russian author. His full name was Konstantin (born Kirill) Mikhailovich Simonov. He was

Was a Soviet/Russian author. His full name was Konstantin (born Kirill) Mikhailovich Simonov. He was a well-known war poet who wrote a popular poem called "Wait for me", about a soldier in the war asking his beloved to wait for his return. The poem was ad

Was Russian singer. Sokolsky was born in Saint-Petersburg, Russia, but for most of his life lived in

Was Russian singer. Sokolsky was born in Saint-Petersburg, Russia, but for most of his life lived in Riga, Latvia (his father came from the Ludzas county, which is where the family moved to after the revolutionary turmoil of 1917 began in Saint-Petersburg

Is a Russian professional football player. As of September 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Divi

Is a Russian professional football player. As of September 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Chelyabinsk.

Was a Russian architect and painter. His architectural work, compressed into a single decade (1923-1

Was a Russian architect and painter. His architectural work, compressed into a single decade (1923-1933), placed Melnikov on the front end of 1920s avant-garde architecture. Although associated with the Constructivists, Melnikov was an independent artist,

Is a retired butterfly swimmer from Russia, who won silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in free

Is a retired butterfly swimmer from Russia, who won silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in freestyle relay. He also competed for Kyrgyzstan at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Was a Soviet politician and General Secretary of the CPSU. He led the Soviet Union from February 13,

Was a Soviet politician and General Secretary of the CPSU. He led the Soviet Union from February 13, 1984, until his death just thirteen months later on March 10, 1985. Chernenko was also Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet from April 11, 1984

Is a Latvian figure skater who has represented the Soviet Union and his native Latvia in competition

Is a Latvian figure skater who has represented the Soviet Union and his native Latvia in competition. Representing the Soviet Union, he is the 1992 World Junior silver medalist. Following the dissolution of that country, he began to compete for Latvia. He

Is a Russian professional football player. As of September 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Divi

Is a Russian professional football player. As of September 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Volga Ulyanovsk.