Russian Famous Names Starting with Letter N

Was a Russian composer, one of five Russian composers known as The Five, and was later a teacher of

Was a Russian composer, one of five Russian composers known as The Five, and was later a teacher of harmony and orchestration. He is particularly noted for a predilection for folk and fairy-tale subjects, and for his extraordinary skill in orchestration,

Is the current world champion of chess boxing. Sazhin has an Elo rating of 1911. Sazhin's overall re

Is the current world champion of chess boxing. Sazhin has an Elo rating of 1911. Sazhin's overall record is 49-13-0. Sazhin was 19 when he won the title from Frank Stoldt in July 2008.

Is a Russian and Soviet astrophysicist, and is the deputy director of the Russian Space Research Ins

Is a Russian and Soviet astrophysicist, and is the deputy director of the Russian Space Research Institute (sometimes translated as The Institute for Cosmic Research) of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow.

Was a Russian journalist, novelist and short story writer, who also wrote under the pseudonym M. Ste

Was a Russian journalist, novelist and short story writer, who also wrote under the pseudonym M. Stebnitskii. By many Russians he is considered "the most Russian of all Russian writers".

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 Sokol-Saratov.

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 Dynamo Barnaul.

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of April 2009, he plays for FC Zvezda Serpukhov. He made hi

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of April 2009, he plays for FC Zvezda Serpukhov. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 1998 for FC Shinnik Yaroslavl. He played 2 games in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 1998 for FC Shinnik Yaroslavl.

Was a Russian linguist and historian whose teachings formed a nucleus of the Prague School of struct

Was a Russian linguist and historian whose teachings formed a nucleus of the Prague School of structural linguistics. He is widely considered to be the founder of morphophonology. He was also associated with the Russian Eurasianists.Trubetzkoy was born into an extremely refined environment. His father was a first-rank philosopher whose lineage ascended to the medieval rulers of Lithuania. Having graduated from the Moscow University (1913), Trubetzkoy delivered lectures there until the revolution. Thereafter he moved first to the university of Rostov-na-Donu, then to the University of Sofia (1920-22), and finally took the chair of Professor of Slavic Philology at the University of Vienna (1922-1938). He died from a heart attack attributed to Nazi persecution following his publishing an article highly critical of Hitler's theories.

The first Russian professional heavyweight boxing champion and the former holder of the WBA title be

The first Russian professional heavyweight boxing champion and the former holder of the WBA title between December 17, 2005, and April 15, 2007. He formerly had the nickname "The Beast from the East" but he now prefers to be styled "The Russian Giant."

Was an Estonian-Russian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was an Estonian-Russian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

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 Zodiak-Oskol Stary Oskol.

Is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays for FC Krasnodar.

Is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays for FC Krasnodar.

A boxer, famous for his 2.13 meter (7 ft) height and 151 kilogram (324 lbs) weight.[1]. Valuev won t

A boxer, famous for his 2.13 meter (7 ft) height and 151 kilogram (324 lbs) weight.[1]. Valuev won the World Boxing Association title on December 17, 2005, beating American John Ruiz, and successfully defended the title three times. At its best, his record stood at 46 wins, no draws, no defeats and one no contest, four victories away from Rocky Marciano's record; however, on April 14, 2007 he lost his title to Ruslan Chagaev by majority decision. His current record is 49-1, with 34 knockouts.

Was a prominent Russian mathematician.

Was a prominent Russian mathematician.

Was a Ukrainian-born Russian writer.[1] Although his early works were heavily influenced by his Ukra

Was a Ukrainian-born Russian writer.[1] Although his early works were heavily influenced by his Ukrainian upbringing and identity,[citation needed] he wrote in Russian and his works belong to the tradition of Russian literature; often called the "father o

Is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.

Is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.

A retired Soviet football player and a current Russian manager.Dolgov made his debut for USSR on Feb

A retired Soviet football player and a current Russian manager.Dolgov made his debut for USSR on February 17, 1971 in a friendly against Mexico.

Is a Russian professional football player. As of August 2009, he plays for FC Volgar-Gazprom-2 Astra

Is a Russian professional football player. As of August 2009, he plays for FC Volgar-Gazprom-2 Astrakhan.

Was an Imperial Russian statesman and general from the Repnin princely family who played a key role

Was an Imperial Russian statesman and general from the Repnin princely family who played a key role in the dissolution of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.Due to the level of Russian control of the Polish government, Repnin was the effective ruler of th

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 Dynamo Kirov. He was born in Ukraine and played in Czech Republic before joining FC Dynamo Kirov in 2009.

A retired Soviet football player.Osyanin made his debut for USSR on December 4, 1965 in a friendly a

A retired Soviet football player.Osyanin made his debut for USSR on December 4, 1965 in a friendly against Uruguay and scored on his debut (in fact, he scored less than a minute after coming on as a substitute with 19 minutes to go in the game). Despite that, he did not play again for the national team until 1969.

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of August 2009, he plays for FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast. He

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of August 2009, he plays for FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast. He made his professional debut in the Russian Second Division in 2006 for FC Presnya Moscow.

Is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.

Is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.

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 KUZBASS Kemerovo.

Was a Russian liberal politician and the last Governor-General of Finland

Was a Russian liberal politician and the last Governor-General of Finland