Famous People with Name Lyudmila

Lyudmila Vladimirovna Rudenko            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Lyudmila Vladimirovna Rudenko: was a Soviet chess player and the second Women's World Chess Champion from 1950 until 1953. Rudenko held the FIDE International Master and Woman International Master titles. Born in Lubny in the Poltava region of Ukraine, in the Russian Empire, her father taught her to play chess at age 10 although at first she was more serious about swimming. After grammar school, she moved to Odessa and took a degree in economics. Rudenko became the Odessa swimming champion in the 400m breaststroke. Her professional career would be as an economic planner for the Soviet Union, and chess would remain a hobby.

Lyudmila Ivanovna Chernykh            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Lyudmila Ivanovna Chernykh: a Russian, Ukrainian and Soviet astronomer.In 1959 she graduated from Irkutsk State Pedagogical University. Between 1959 and 1963 she worked in the 'Time and Frequency Laboratory' of the All-Union Research Institute of Physico-Technical and Radiotechnical Measurements in Irkutsk, where she did astrometrical observations for the Time Service.Between 1964 and 1998 she was the Scientific Worker for the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy of the USSR Academy of Sciences (Russian Academy of Science since 1991), working in the observation base of the institute at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchny settlement. Since 1998 she has been the Scientific Worker for the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.

Lyudmila Evgenevna Titova            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Lyudmila Evgenevna Titova: 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

Lyudmila Radkova-Traykova            Origin/Culture/Country: Turkish

Lyudmila Radkova-Traykova: a Bulgarian folk singer, performing folklore from the Balkans, who became world known as a soloist at the Filip Kutev Ensemble, and at the orchestra of Goran Bregovic. She is sister of the Bulgarian folk singer Daniela Radkova.Lyudmila Radkova was born in a family with strong musical traditions. Her mother - Liliana Zhivkova - is a librarian, and performer in amateur arts. Her father - Radko Yankov is known for his voice and dancing skills.Ludmila Radkova graduated the musical school in Kotel, Bulgaria, in 1987, and after exams is accepted to sing at the Filip Kutev Ensemble. Soon her soprano voice, filled with overtones, distinguishes her among the other singers,

Lyudmila Pinayeva-Khvedosyuk            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Lyudmila Pinayeva-Khvedosyuk: is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1960s to the early 1970s.