Russian Famous Names Starting with Letter N

Was a Soviet statesman, economist and Hero of Socialist Labor. He finished secondary school in 1928

Was a Soviet statesman, economist and Hero of Socialist Labor. He finished secondary school in 1928 and entered the Azerbaijan Oil and Chemistry Institute, from which he graduated in 1931 as a mining engineer. In 1935, he was drafted into the armed forces. After completing his military service, he was appointed chief of an oilfield production department in an industrial complex in the USSR. Later, he was promoted to chief engineer, then general director. He was in charge of evacuating oil industry facilities to the eastern regions in the Nazi invasion era. Then he was appointed as narkom of the oil Industry of the USSR in 1944 till 1946. Because of his success in the planning of the oil industry sector of the Soviet Union and experience in economics, he was appointed as the head of Gosplan (State Planning Committee) of the USSR twice (1955–1957, 1965–1985).

Was a Russian biologist. He was one of the creators of modern genetics. Nikolai Koltsov was a teache

Was a Russian biologist. He was one of the creators of modern genetics. Nikolai Koltsov was a teacher of Nikolay Timofeeff-Ressovsky.

Is an equestrian and Olympic champion from Russia. He won a gold medal in show jumping with the Sovi

Is an equestrian and Olympic champion from Russia. He won a gold medal in show jumping with the Soviet team and an individual silver medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

Is a Russian Chess Grandmaster, psychologist, chess coach, chess administrator, and author. He won s

Is a Russian Chess Grandmaster, psychologist, chess coach, chess administrator, and author. He won several tournament titles at Sochi and in eastern European events, and appeared in seven Soviet finals from 1958-1971. His peak was in 1967 when he ranked 18th in the world for a time. He earned his doctorate in psychology, and specialized in sports psychology. He coached World Champion Boris Spassky for several years, also served as President of the Soviet Chess Federation, and co-authored five chess books. He was the co-winner of the 1993 World Senior Championship.

Russian politician, nationalist, Director of the Irkutsk branch of the Russian State Trade-Economic

Russian politician, nationalist, Director of the Irkutsk branch of the Russian State Trade-Economic University, deputy of State Duma 4 convocation (2003-2007), member of the Central Council of the National Socialist Movement "Slavic Union".

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

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

Is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays in Estonian Meistriliiga, for FC Narva Trans. He p

Is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays in Estonian Meistriliiga, for FC Narva Trans. He plays the position of striker and is 1.86 m tall and weighs 76 kg.

A Russian pianist, born on April 26th, 1972 in Moscow. He studied piano at the Moscow Central Music

A Russian pianist, born on April 26th, 1972 in Moscow. He studied piano at the Moscow Central Music School and the Moscow Conservatory. His teachers included Tatiana Kestner, Tatiana Nikolayeva and Sergei Dorensky.During the 80's and early 90's, Lugansky won prizes at numerous piano competitions. At the same time he began to make recordings on the Melodiya (USSR) and Vanguard Classics (Netherlands) labels. His performance at the Winners' Gala Concert of the 10th International Tchaikovsky Competition was recorded and released on the Pioneer Classics label, on both CD and video laser disc formats. This was followed by more recordings for Japanese labels. He later recorded for Warner Classics (UK) and Pentatone Classics (Netherlands).

Is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for Traktor Chelyab

Is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for Traktor Chelyabinsk. He is the elder brother of the Soviet (and NHL) hockey legend Sergei Makarov.

Is an Estonian professional footballer, who currently plays for FK Vetra in Lithuanian A Lyga. He pl

Is an Estonian professional footballer, who currently plays for FK Vetra in Lithuanian A Lyga. He plays the position of midfielder and is 1.74 m tall and weighs 71 kg.

Is a Russian water polo player who played on the silver medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics and

Is a Russian water polo player who played on the silver medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the bronze medal squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Named a cosmonaut candidate in 1989, Budarin's first space mission was a long-term assignment aboard

Named a cosmonaut candidate in 1989, Budarin's first space mission was a long-term assignment aboard the space station Mir in 1995. Since then,

Was a Russian football player.Denisov made his debut for Russia on September 14, 1913 in a friendly

Was a Russian football player.Denisov made his debut for Russia on September 14, 1913 in a friendly against Norway.

Was an ethnologist, anti-fascist and human rights activist. Nikolai Girenko was born in 1940 in Leni

Was an ethnologist, anti-fascist and human rights activist. Nikolai Girenko was born in 1940 in Leningrad. On graduating the Leningrad State University he worked for several years in Africa. Girenko received recognition in Russia for his ethnology and Afr

A Russian author credited with reforming the Russian literary language. He is best remembered for hi

A Russian author credited with reforming the Russian literary language. He is best remembered for his History of the Russian State, a 12-volume national history modelled after the works of Gibbon.

Was an ice hockey defenceman in the Soviet Union.

Was an ice hockey defenceman in the Soviet Union.

Was a Russian geographer and explorer of Central and Eastern Asia. Although he never reached his fin

Was a Russian geographer and explorer of Central and Eastern Asia. Although he never reached his final goal, Lhasa in Tibet, he significantly contributed to European knowledge on Central Asia and was the first known European to discover the only extant sp

Was a Russian mathematician and theoretical physicist known for his work in statistical field theory

Was a Russian mathematician and theoretical physicist known for his work in statistical field theory and dynamical systems. He was awarded the Dirac Medal in 1992. He was a student of famous Soviet physicist Nikolay Mitrofanovich Krylov.

Was a Russian Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet politician. According to Vyacheslav Molotov (see Ch

Was a Russian Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet politician. According to Vyacheslav Molotov (see Chuev, Felix (ed), Molotov Remembers: Inside Kremlin Politics, 1993, Dee Ivan Inc), Krestinsky's family had converted from Judaism to Eastern Orthodoxy.

Was a Soviet/Russian mathematician. He was noted for his work in descriptive set theory and aspects

Was a Soviet/Russian mathematician. He was noted for his work in descriptive set theory and aspects of mathematical analysis with strong connections to point-set topology. He was the eponym of Luzitania, a loose grouping of young Moscow mathematicians in

Was a Soviet children's literature writer, the author of a number of humorous short stories, a schoo

Was a Soviet children's literature writer, the author of a number of humorous short stories, a school novel, and the popular trilogy of fairy tale novels about the adventures of the infamous Neznaika and his friends.

Is a former Russian weightlifter, world champion and Olympic medalist, who competed for the Soviet U

Is a former Russian weightlifter, world champion and Olympic medalist, who competed for the Soviet Union.

Is a Russian professional football player. As of August 2009, he plays for FC Nara-ShBFR Naro-Fomins

Is a Russian professional football player. As of August 2009, he plays for FC Nara-ShBFR Naro-Fominsk.

Was a Russian football player.Gromov played his only game for Russia on September 14, 1913 in a frie

Was a Russian football player.Gromov played his only game for Russia on September 14, 1913 in a friendly against Norway.

Is a Russian professional football player. As of January 2010, he plays for FC Spartak Moscow youth

Is a Russian professional football player. As of January 2010, he plays for FC Spartak Moscow youth squad.