Russian Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Is a Russian pair skater. With partner Nodari Maisuradze, she is the 2009 World Junior Champion, 200

Is a Russian pair skater. With partner Nodari Maisuradze, she is the 2009 World Junior Champion, 2008 World Junior silver medalist, and 2009 Russian bronze medalist.

Is a female wrestler from Russia.

Is a female wrestler from Russia.

Was a Latvian-American artist and painter. Born in Latvia, raised in Sweden, France and Canada, Luci

Was a Latvian-American artist and painter. Born in Latvia, raised in Sweden, France and Canada, Lucija Rudzitis was educated in Canada and the United States, before marrying Andrew Peka. They worked and resided in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania until her death,

A curler from Russia.At the 2006 Winter Olympics, in Turin, Italy, she was the skip for the Russian

A curler from Russia.At the 2006 Winter Olympics, in Turin, Italy, she was the skip for the Russian team. Apart from the national team, she plays for the Moskvitch Curling Club, from Moscow. She won the World Junior Curling Championships in Jeonju, Korea

Is a Russian figure skater.

Is a Russian figure skater.

Was a Slovak astronomer.She specialized in solar astronomy, and also discovered a number of comets,

Was a Slovak astronomer.She specialized in solar astronomy, and also discovered a number of comets, including periodic comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusáková, and the non-periodic C/1946 K1 (Pajdušáková-Rotbart-Weber), C/1948 E1 (Pajdušáková-Mrkos), C/1951 C1 (Pajdušáková) and C/1953 X1 (Pajdušáková).She may have been married to Antonín Mrkos. In a 1951 "Comet Notes" article in Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific [PASP 63 (1951) 209], Leland E. Cunningham in discussing comet C/1951 C1 refers to her as "Miss Pajdušáková (Mrs. Mrkos)", and there was an astronomy book published in 1956 by Ludmila Mrkosová-Pajdušáková, as well as various scientific papers under this name from approximately 1952–1958. However, their respective biographies do not seem to mention any such marriage.

Is a critically acclaimed modern Russian novelist and short-story writer. She was born in the town o

Is a critically acclaimed modern Russian novelist and short-story writer. She was born in the town of Davlekanovo in Bashkiria in 1943. She grew up in Moscow where she studied biology at the Moscow State University

Is a Russian theoretical physicist and mathematician. He is famous for the discovery of Faddeev-Popo

Is a Russian theoretical physicist and mathematician. He is famous for the discovery of Faddeev-Popov ghosts and Faddeev equations. His work led to the invention of quantum groups. Faddeev was born in Leningrad to a family of mathematicians. His father, D.K. Faddeev, was a well known algebraist, professor of Leningrad University and member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Faddeev went to Leningrad University where he was a student of Olga Ladyzhenskaya and Vladimir Fock.

Was an ophthalmologist, philologist, and the inventor of Esperanto, a constructed language designed

Was an ophthalmologist, philologist, and the inventor of Esperanto, a constructed language designed for international communication.

Is a Lithuanian professional basketball player, currently playing for Lietuvos Rytas.

Is a Lithuanian professional basketball player, currently playing for Lietuvos Rytas.

Was a Russian poet, known leader of the Constructivist movement; as such, implemented "a scientific

Was a Russian poet, known leader of the Constructivist movement; as such, implemented "a scientific approach into the realm of poetry."

Was the pen name of Lydia Emilie Florentine Jannsen, an Estonian poet. Her sobriquet, Lydia Koidula,

Was the pen name of Lydia Emilie Florentine Jannsen, an Estonian poet. Her sobriquet, Lydia Koidula, meaning ‘Lydia of the Dawn’ in Estonian, was given her by the writer Carl Robert Jakobson. She is also frequently referred to as Koidulaulik – ‘Singer of

Was a famous Russian ballerina dancer during the early 20th-century. She is known also as Lady Keyne

Was a famous Russian ballerina dancer during the early 20th-century. She is known also as Lady Keynes, the wife of the economist, John Maynard Keynes. Lopokova was born in St. Petersburg, where her father was a theatre usher. All his four children became

Was an Estonian artist who specialized in watercolors and still lifes. Born on the Estonian island o

Was an Estonian artist who specialized in watercolors and still lifes. Born on the Estonian island of Hiiumaa, Lydia Mei was the middle child of the three daughters of a ship's captain. All three sisters would become artists, with Lydia and Natalie Mei ac

Also known as Lydia Litviak or Lily Litviak, was a female fighter pilot in the Soviet Air Force duri

Also known as Lydia Litviak or Lily Litviak, was a female fighter pilot in the Soviet Air Force during World War II. With 12 solo victories and either two[1] or four shared,[2] she is one of the world's only two female fighter aces, along with Katya Budan

A Russian football player who played midfield for FC Torpedo Moscow.Kantonistov played his first (an

A Russian football player who played midfield for FC Torpedo Moscow.Kantonistov played his first (and so far, only) game for Russia on October 9, 2004 in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Luxembourg.

Is a Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer In 1976 she was a crew membe

Is a Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer In 1976 she was a crew member of the Soviet boat which won the silver medal in the eights event.

Is a Russian former cross-country Olympic ski champion, many times world champion (first time in 199

Is a Russian former cross-country Olympic ski champion, many times world champion (first time in 1991), winner of the World Cup (1993) and Hero of Russia. Lyubov Yegorova is an honorary citizen of Seversk (1992), Saint Petersburg (1994), and Tomsk Oblast

Is a Russian politician.Since January 2000, she has been a deputy of the State Duma and a First Depu

Is a Russian politician.Since January 2000, she has been a deputy of the State Duma and a First Deputy Speaker of it (Unity and later United Russia faction).

Was the first recognized star of Soviet cinema, famous theatre actress and a gifted singer. She was

Was the first recognized star of Soviet cinema, famous theatre actress and a gifted singer. She was born to a middle class family in Zvenigorod near Moscow and grew up in Yaroslavl. When she was seven, Fyodor Shalyapin predicted her future as a famous act

Is a Russian politician, a member of the Federation Council of Russia, representing Tyva Republic.Ly

Is a Russian politician, a member of the Federation Council of Russia, representing Tyva Republic.Lyudmila Narusova entered Russian politics then she was elected to the State Duma in 1995. She was a member of "Our Home – Russia" faction. Since 2000, Lyudm

Is a former speed skater.She trained at Burevestnik and later at Zenit sports societies. Skating for

Is a former speed skater.She trained at Burevestnik and later at Zenit sports societies. Skating for the Soviet Union, Lyudmila Titova made her international debut at the World Allround Championships of 1966. She finished 18th, not having qualified for th

Is a female skier from Kazakhstan. She competed in the Alpine skiing events in the 2010 Winter Olymp

Is a female skier from Kazakhstan. She competed in the Alpine skiing events in the 2010 Winter Olympics. She also competed in the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009. Fedotova competed in the woman's downhill, woman's super-G and woman's giant slalom

Is a Russian team handball player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team.[1] She won

Is a Russian team handball player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team.[1] She won gold medal with the Russian winning team at the 2005 World Women's Handball Championship in Saint Petersburg, Russia, again at the 2007 World Women's Hand

Is a Russian handball player who competed for the Unified Team in the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Is a Russian handball player who competed for the Unified Team in the 1992 Summer Olympics.