Russian Famous Names Starting with Letter Y

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 Astrakhan.

Is a Soviet-born Tajik sprint canoer who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing

Is a Soviet-born Tajik sprint canoer who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the C-2 1000 m events with a gold in 1972 and a bronze in 1980.

Is a Russian chess player and author. His father was German Jewish,[1] and his ancestors came from G

Is a Russian chess player and author. His father was German Jewish,[1] and his ancestors came from Germany and were named Auerbach, meaning "meadow brook." His mother was Russian. Both sets of grandparents disapproved of their marriage because his father

Is a former speed skater who competed for the Soviet Union.Born in the village of Ulitino in Starits

Is a former speed skater who competed for the Soviet Union.Born in the village of Ulitino in Staritsky District of Tver Oblast, Yuri Mikhaylov took up boxing when he was young and in 1949, he became champion of Kalininsky District of Tver Oblast. At the c

Is a Russian professional football player. As of August 2009, he plays for FC Dynamo Vologda.

Is a Russian professional football player. As of August 2009, he plays for FC Dynamo Vologda.

Is a Tajikistani professional football coach and a former player. Currently, he is an assistant mana

Is a Tajikistani professional football coach and a former player. Currently, he is an assistant manager with the reserves team of FC Lokomotiv Moscow. He made his professional debut in the Soviet First League in 1983 for FC Pamir Dushanbe.

Baturin graduated from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology in 1973 and is the former head

Baturin graduated from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology in 1973 and is the former head of National Security; he is also an author in constitutional law[

Is a retired Russian professional footballer. As of June 2009, he works as an administrator with FC

Is a retired Russian professional footballer. As of June 2009, he works as an administrator with FC Zenit St. Petersburg. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1989 for FC Spartak Kostroma.[1] He played 1 game and scored 1 goal in the UEFA Cup 1994–95 for FC Tekstilshchik Kamyshin.

Is a retired Russian football defender, well-known as 90's Russia national football team player, as

Is a retired Russian football defender, well-known as 90's Russia national football team player, as well as Dynamo Moscow and Spartak Moscow stopper. As a manager, he was working during 3 seasons for FC MVD Rossii Moscow. Currently, he is an assistant coach with FC Salyut-Energia Belgorod. Kovtun's career started in minor Russian club Luch Azov in 1988.

A prominent Russian formalist critic, semiotician, culturologist. Member of the Estonian Academy of

A prominent Russian formalist critic, semiotician, culturologist. Member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences. He was the founder of structural semiotics in culturology and is considered as the first Soviet structuralist by writing his book On the Delimita

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 SOYUZ-Gazprom Izhevsk.

Is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for Khimik Moscow O

Is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for Khimik Moscow Oblast.

Is a Russian science fiction and fantasy writer. Although he was active in science fiction before pe

Is a Russian science fiction and fantasy writer. Although he was active in science fiction before perestroika, he become famous when he wrote a fantasy with Slavic motives Three from the Forest (Russian: ???? ?? ????). One of the main characters is Russia

Was a ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC Dynamo Moscow.

Was a ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC Dynamo Moscow.

Was a Russian-Ukrainian football player and manager.He earned 23 caps for the USSR national football

Was a Russian-Ukrainian football player and manager.He earned 23 caps for the USSR national football team, and represented the country in the 1958 FIFA World Cup and the the 1960 European Nations' Cup, where the USSR were crowned the first ever European champions.

Was a Soviet Air Force officer and a cosmonaut.He served as a flight engineer in the Soviet Air Forc

Was a Soviet Air Force officer and a cosmonaut.He served as a flight engineer in the Soviet Air Force before being selected as a cosmonaut on October 23, 1965. He flew as a Flight Engineer on the Soyuz 24 mission. He retired from the cosmonaut corps on on

A former football striker. He is an identical twin brother of Nikolai Savichev.He played for the USS

A former football striker. He is an identical twin brother of Nikolai Savichev.He played for the USSR at the 1988 Olympic Games, where Yuri Savichev struck the winning goal during extra-time in the 103rd minute of the final against Romário's Brazil. He made his debut for USSR on October 19, 1988 in a 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Austria. He was not selected for the final tournament squad.

Is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. As of June 2009, he works as a goalkee

Is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. As of June 2009, he works as a goalkeeping coach with FC Saturn Moscow Oblast. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Top League in 1982 for PFC CSKA Moscow.

A retired Soviet football player and a current Russian coach.Vasenin made his debut for USSR on June

A retired Soviet football player and a current Russian coach.Vasenin made his debut for USSR on June 29, 1972 in a friendly against Uruguay. He played in the qualifiers for 1974 FIFA World Cup (USSR did not qualify for the final tournament).

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of August 2009, he is a free agent.He played for the main s

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of August 2009, he is a free agent.He played for the main squad of FC Shinnik Yaroslavl in the Russian Cup.

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of April 2009, he plays for FC Chelyabinsk. He made his deb

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of April 2009, he plays for FC Chelyabinsk. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 1992 for FC Fakel Voronezh.

Is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC Dynamo Mosco

Is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC Dynamo Moscow.

Was a Soviet football player.Falin made his debut for USSR on May 18, 1958 in a friendly against Eng

Was a Soviet football player.Falin made his debut for USSR on May 18, 1958 in a friendly against England. He played for USSR at the 1958 FIFA World Cup.

Is a Russian cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent. He is a Colonel of the Russian Air Force, and test cosm

Is a Russian cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent. He is a Colonel of the Russian Air Force, and test cosmonaut of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. He is married to Olga Vladimirovna Shapovalova, born in 1961. They have two sons, Sergei and Alexei.

Is a former Soviet Uzbekistani footballer and a current coach. He earned 19 caps for the USSR nation

Is a former Soviet Uzbekistani footballer and a current coach. He earned 19 caps for the USSR national football team, and participated in UEFA Euro 1968.