Russian Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Was a Russian artist, designer, photographer, typographer, polemicist and architect. He was an impor

Was a Russian artist, designer, photographer, typographer, polemicist and architect. He was an important figure of the Russian avant garde, helping develop suprematism with his mentor, Kazimir Malevich, and designing numerous exhibition displays and propaganda works for the former Soviet Union.

Was a Soviet politician and administrator and a close associate of Joseph Stalin. Kaganovich was bor

Was a Soviet politician and administrator and a close associate of Joseph Stalin. Kaganovich was born in 1893 to Jewish parents in the village of Kabany, Radomyshl uyezd, Kiev Gubernia, Russian Empire (now in Ukraine)

Was a Soviet Russian classical pianist.Berman was born to Jewish parents in Leningrad. His mother, A

Was a Soviet Russian classical pianist.Berman was born to Jewish parents in Leningrad. His mother, Anna Lazarevna Makhover, had played the piano herself until ear problems stopped her. She introduced the boy to the piano, and he entered his first competition at the age of three, and recorded a Mozart fantasia and a mazurka that he had composed himself at the age of seven, before he could even read music. Emil Gilels described him as a "phenomenon of the musical world". When Lazar was nine

Was a Russian Navy Admiral of Armenian descent. He participated in the Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829,

Was a Russian Navy Admiral of Armenian descent. He participated in the Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829, serving in the Black Sea and Baltic fleets, commanding battleships. In 1838, he laid the foundation of the city of Novorossiysk. He also held top command

Was an Estonian chess master. He was Estonian Champion in 1932 (4th EST-ch), and took 3rd in 1935, b

Was an Estonian chess master. He was Estonian Champion in 1932 (4th EST-ch), and took 3rd in 1935, behind Paul Keres, and Gunnar Friedemann.

Was an Estonian chess Grandmaster.He was Estonian Champion in 1982, was awarded the International Ma

Was an Estonian chess Grandmaster.He was Estonian Champion in 1982, was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1983, and the Grandmaster (GM) title in 1992. Personal problems led him to take his own life in Tallinn in 1999.

Is a former Estonian professional footballer. He was playing the position of striker. He won a total

Is a former Estonian professional footballer. He was playing the position of striker. He won a total of 26 international caps for the Estonia national football team.

Was a talented Russian football full-back of Tatar origin who played for FC Rubin Kazan and the Russ

Was a talented Russian football full-back of Tatar origin who played for FC Rubin Kazan and the Russia Under-21 team.

Is an Estonian musician, singer, songwriter, and a member of the girl group Vanilla Ninja. Born to R

Is an Estonian musician, singer, songwriter, and a member of the girl group Vanilla Ninja. Born to Rain and Anne Kuurmaa, she has one brother, Raido, who is 3 years older.

In the Krootuse (Kõlleste) rural municipality in the Võru County of Estonia. He died on August 2,

In the Krootuse (Kõlleste) rural municipality in the Võru County of Estonia. He died on August 2, 2004 in Stockholm, Sweden.

He and his family left the Soviet Union in 1989, to look for new opportunities in the United States.

He and his family left the Soviet Union in 1989, to look for new opportunities in the United States. They settled in Los Angeles. Here Krayzelburg's family suffered from financial difficulties. He had to commute by bus and foot 45 minutes each way to swimming practice, and didn't get home before 9:30 in the evening. In addition, Lenny had to cope with language problems, and to study English rapidly in order to understand his coaches' instructions.

Was a pianist born in Kamianets-Podilskyi, Podolskaya Guberniya, Russian Empire, now Ukraine. Leo Si

Was a pianist born in Kamianets-Podilskyi, Podolskaya Guberniya, Russian Empire, now Ukraine. Leo Sirota began studying piano at the age of five. By the age of nine he was already giving concerts and came to the attention of Paderewski, who invited the bo

Is a former Latvian football player.Leonards Andžans was a defensive midfielder who all his profess

Is a former Latvian football player.Leonards Andžans was a defensive midfielder who all his professional career played for FK Daugava Riga. He joined Daugava in 1958 but he didn't get a chance to play with the main squad until 1963 when the team had been relegated to the first Soviet league. Between 1963 and 1968 he made 161 appearances with Daugava, scoring one goal.

Was a chess Grandmaster, and a chess writer.He was born in a Jewish family in Rostov-on-Don in Russi

Was a chess Grandmaster, and a chess writer.He was born in a Jewish family in Rostov-on-Don in Russia. He became a Grandmaster in 1965 and won several tournaments, with his best victory coming at Sochi in 1967, where he tied for first place with Nikolai K

Was a Russian football player. He was the brother of Pavel Zolkin. Zolkin played his only game for R

Was a Russian football player. He was the brother of Pavel Zolkin. Zolkin played his only game for Russia on May 4, 1913 in a friendly against Sweden.

Was a Russian animator and animation director.He was born on July 8, 1905 in Moscow. He graduated fr

Was a Russian animator and animation director.He was born on July 8, 1905 in Moscow. He graduated from the State college of cinema (now VGIK) in 1928. From 1926, he worked in Mezhrabpom-Rus studio (first as a scene painter assistant, and then as an animator). In 1936 he moved to the newly created Soyuzmultfilm studio. Initially he worked in a genre of politic satire, and then became keen on modern fairy tales (together with Vladimir Polovnikov). The first cartoon that he directed himself was Arrow Flies into a Fairy Tale (Russian: ?????? ??????? ? ??????, Strela uletayet v skazku). His last was Terem-Teremok (Russian: ?????-???????, 1971).

Was a Soviet and Russian actor, director, poet, pamphleteer, who shot to fame while a member of trou

Was a Soviet and Russian actor, director, poet, pamphleteer, who shot to fame while a member of troupe at Taganka Theatre under director Yury Lyubimov. Despite severe illness that haunted him in the 1990s, he received many awards, including the Russian Fe

Was a Soviet Lativian footballer player and manager.Ostrovskiy made his debut for USSR national foot

Was a Soviet Lativian footballer player and manager.Ostrovskiy made his debut for USSR national football team on November 18, 1961 in a friendly against Argentina (he was selected for the 1958 FIFA World Cup squad, but did not play in any games at the tournament).

Is a Soviet Olympic fencer.

Is a Soviet Olympic fencer.

Was a violin virtuoso, and one of the 20th century's most famous Soviet violinists. Together with Da

Was a violin virtuoso, and one of the 20th century's most famous Soviet violinists. Together with David Oistrakh, he ranked among the greatest representatives of the Russian-Jewish tradition of violin playing.

Is a Russian-Israeli businessman. In November 2001 - March 2003 Nevzlin represented Mordovia as a se

Is a Russian-Israeli businessman. In November 2001 - March 2003 Nevzlin represented Mordovia as a senator in the Federation Council of Russia. From June to November 2003 he served as the Rector of the Russian State University for the Humanities.

Is a former Soviet cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent, twice Hero of the Soviet Union (December 10, 1980

Is a former Soviet cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent, twice Hero of the Soviet Union (December 10, 1980 and October 2, 1984).He was selected as a cosmonaut on October 23, 1965. Kizim flew as Commander on Soyuz T-3, Soyuz T-10 and Soyuz T-15, and also served

He was the first economist that brought up the objective rules of the socialist economy by with his

He was the first economist that brought up the objective rules of the socialist economy by with his work: The Methodology of the Socialist Economy Theory, which was published in 1930.

Was a Soviet clown and actor.

Was a Soviet clown and actor.

Was a Russian politician. He was elected the 2nd Governor of Kaliningrad Oblast in 1996, serving in

Was a Russian politician. He was elected the 2nd Governor of Kaliningrad Oblast in 1996, serving in that office until 2000.Vladimir Putin became Russia's second president in May 2000. Putin, who was dissatisfied with Leonid Gorbenko's policies, openly sup