Russian Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League and 2 games in th

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League and 2 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the SKA St. Petersburg and San Jose Sharks.

Was a Russian architect who practiced a sober, restrained Petrine Baroque style, which he learned fr

Was a Russian architect who practiced a sober, restrained Petrine Baroque style, which he learned from his Swiss peer Domenico Tresini.

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 Rusichi Oryol. He played for the main squad of FC Kuban Krasnodar in the Russian Cup.

Is a Russian professional footballer, who currently plays for FC Dynamo Bryansk.

Is a Russian professional footballer, who currently plays for FC Dynamo Bryansk.

Was the Russian Field Marshal popularly credited with halting Napoleon's invasion of Russia and savi

Was the Russian Field Marshal popularly credited with halting Napoleon's invasion of Russia and saving it from certain defeat.

Was a Russian statesman and diplomat, who laid foundations for the fortunes of the Vorontsov family.

Was a Russian statesman and diplomat, who laid foundations for the fortunes of the Vorontsov family.

Was a Russian football player and manager.As a player he played for Moscow clubs STS (1928-1929), SK

Was a Russian football player and manager.As a player he played for Moscow clubs STS (1928-1929), SKiG (1931-1933), and Dynamo (1933-1944). He played in 3 unofficial matches for USSR in 1935, scoring 1 goal.As a manager he coached Dynamo Moscow from 1944 to 1950 and from 1953 to 1960, winning six Soviet titles (1945, 1949, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959). He served as the head coach of the USSR national football team in 1959 and from 1967 to 1968.

Was a Russian composer, conductor and teacher. Born in 1859 at Gatchina, near St. Petersburg, where

Was a Russian composer, conductor and teacher. Born in 1859 at Gatchina, near St. Petersburg, where his father was a mechanic employed at the palace, Ippolitov-Ivanov studied music at home and was a choirboy at the cathedral of St. Isaac, where he also ha

Was a Russian ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League.

Was a Russian ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League.

Was a leading Russian chess player. He served as a major source of inspiration for the "Soviet schoo

Was a leading Russian chess player. He served as a major source of inspiration for the "Soviet school of chess," which dominated the chess world in the middle and latter parts of the 20th century.

Was the first Russian composer to gain wide recognition inside his own country, and is often regarde

Was the first Russian composer to gain wide recognition inside his own country, and is often regarded as the father of Russian classical music. Glinka's compositions were an important influence on future Russian composers, notably the members of The Five,

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 Yelets.

Was a Russian Neoclassical sculptor active during the Age of Enlightenment.Beginning his training at

Was a Russian Neoclassical sculptor active during the Age of Enlightenment.Beginning his training at the Imperial Academy of Arts with Anton Losenko in 1764, he went to Rome in 1774 and then to Paris in 1779. Although his early works harked back to the Ba

Was the President of the Altai Republic in Russia from 2002 to 2006.He became President of the Altai

Was the President of the Altai Republic in Russia from 2002 to 2006.He became President of the Altai Republic in January 2002. He defeated incumbent Semyon Zubakin in the December 2001 elections with 68% of the vote. In the first round of the elections, L

Was a Russian painter. Lebedev was born in Tartu into the family of an impoverished serf. In the 182

Was a Russian painter. Lebedev was born in Tartu into the family of an impoverished serf. In the 1820s, serfdom was abolished in his region and the young Lebedev got an opportunity to study at a nearby school.

Is a retired Russian professional footballer.

Is a retired Russian professional footballer.

Was one of the world's strongest Russian gymnasts, who competed for the USSR in the late 1960s-early

Was one of the world's strongest Russian gymnasts, who competed for the USSR in the late 1960s-early 1970s.He won gold, silver and bronze medals in the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics. He became 1966 World Champion in the all-around and at rings. Participating in European Championships in 1967, 1969 and 1971, he became a champion in the all-around (1967, 1969), at rings (1967, 1969, 1971), on parallel bars (1967, 1969) and on pommel horse in 1967.

Was an Estonian sprint canoer who competed in 1950s. He won a silver medal in the K-2 1000 m event a

Was an Estonian sprint canoer who competed in 1950s. He won a silver medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. In 1964, he became coach for the Dynamo Leningrad biathlon and cross country skiing. Kaaleste's wife, Anna, finish

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of May 2009, he plays for FC Anzhi Makhachkala. He made his

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of May 2009, he plays for FC Anzhi Makhachkala. He made his professional debut in the Russian Second Division in 2003 for FC Avtodor Vladikavkaz.

Is a Kazakhstani middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 and 1500 metres.In the 1500 metre

Is a Kazakhstani middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 and 1500 metres.In the 1500 metres he finished twelfth at the 2003 Universiade, tenth at the 2005 Universiade and fifth at the 2005 Asian Championships. His personal best time is 3:45.65 minutes, achieved in June 2006 in Tula.

A famous Soviet Russian sculptor. Among his most famous works are a monument to Alexander Pushkin at

A famous Soviet Russian sculptor. Among his most famous works are a monument to Alexander Pushkin at Pushkinskaya Station of the Saint Petersburg Metro (1954), a monument to Alexander Pushkin at Arts Square in Saint Petersburg (1957), a monument to Vladim

Is an anthropologist and historian. Born in Moscow, Kryukov attended Moscow Institute of Oriental St

Is an anthropologist and historian. Born in Moscow, Kryukov attended Moscow Institute of Oriental Studies, where he received a B.A. in 1954.

Is a professional Kazakh tennis player from Russian origin. In 2009, he came through qualifying to r

Is a professional Kazakh tennis player from Russian origin. In 2009, he came through qualifying to reach the main draw of a Masters Series 1000 tournament for the first time at the Miami Masters. He beat Tommy Haas in the first round, but lost to Dmitry T

Was a leading missile designer in the Soviet Union His career started as an aviation engineer, after

Was a leading missile designer in the Soviet Union His career started as an aviation engineer, after graduating from Moscow Aviation Institute in 1937

Was an outstanding Soviet mathematician and hydrodynamicist. Lavrentiev was born in Kazan, where his

Was an outstanding Soviet mathematician and hydrodynamicist. Lavrentiev was born in Kazan, where his father was an instructor at a college (he later became a professor at Kazan University, then Moscow University).