Russian Famous Names Starting with Letter N

Was a lawyer and a Francophone writer of Russian Jewish origin.Sarraute was born Natalia/Natacha Tch

Was a lawyer and a Francophone writer of Russian Jewish origin.Sarraute was born Natalia/Natacha Tcherniak in Ivanovo (then known as Ivanovo-Voznesensk), 300 km north-east of Moscow in 1900 (although she frequently referred to the year of her birth as 190

Was a Russian avant-garde artist, Cubist painter, stage designer and book illustrator. He was born i

Was a Russian avant-garde artist, Cubist painter, stage designer and book illustrator. He was born in Vinnytsia, Imperial Russia (now in Ukraine). From 1902 to 1907 he studied painting and sculpture at the Art College in Odessa. In 1906 he had his first e

Was a Russian-born American virtuoso violinist. He died in London ten days before his 89th birthday.

Was a Russian-born American virtuoso violinist. He died in London ten days before his 89th birthday. He is widely considered one of the finest violinists of the 20th Century, well known for his interpretations of Bach's solo violin works, and for works fr

Was a prominent Russian sculptor in the Constructivism movement and a pioneer of Kinetic Art. Gabo g

Was a prominent Russian sculptor in the Constructivism movement and a pioneer of Kinetic Art. Gabo grew up in a Jewish family of six children in the provincial Russian town of Briansk, where his father owned a metal works.

Was a Russian mathematician and economist.A former colonel in the Soviet Army, he joined Voronezh St

Was a Russian mathematician and economist.A former colonel in the Soviet Army, he joined Voronezh State University as a student in 1957 and, on graduating in 1961, joined the faculty there. In 1969 he became Methods of Operational Research Chair and, late

Was a Russian mathematician and economist.A former colonel in the Soviet Army, he joined Voronezh St

Was a Russian mathematician and economist.A former colonel in the Soviet Army, he joined Voronezh State University as a student in 1957 and, on graduating in 1961, joined the faculty there. In 1969 he became Methods of Operational Research Chair and, later, vice-dean of the Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics.[

Is a Moldovan-born Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s. At the 1968 Summer Olympics

Is a Moldovan-born Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s. At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, he won a bronze medal in the C-2 1000 m event.

Is a Turkmenistani footballer born on September 4, 1982. He is currently playing for the Yuksak Liqa

Is a Turkmenistani footballer born on September 4, 1982. He is currently playing for the Yuksak Liqa club PFC Neftchi as a midfielder. He is a member of the Turkmenistan national football team.

Is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC

Is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk.

Is a Russian footballer. As of March 2009, he plays for PFC Spartak Nalchik.

Is a Russian footballer. As of March 2009, he plays for PFC Spartak Nalchik.

Is a Russian wrestler who won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Greco-Roman wrestling

Is a Russian wrestler who won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Greco-Roman wrestling. Resident of Krasnoyarsk.

Also known as Spatarul Milescu-Cârnu - Chancellor Milescu the Snub-nosed (in Russian: ??????? ?????

Also known as Spatarul Milescu-Cârnu - Chancellor Milescu the Snub-nosed (in Russian: ??????? ?????????? ???????? - Nikolai Gavrilovich Spathari or ??????? ?????????? ??????? - Nikolaye Gavrilovich Milescu), was a Moldavian writer, traveler, geographer, and diplomat. Milescu spoke Romanian, Latin, Greek, and Russian.A boyar born in Vaslui, he studied at the Patriarchate College of Istanbul and after returning to Iasi, was appointed Chancellor for the Moldavian Prince Gheorghe Stefan. In 1660-1664, he acted as representative of his country with its Ottoman overlord, and then as envoy to Berlin and Stockholm.

Is an Estonian-American conductor.Neeme J

Is an Estonian-American conductor.Neeme J

Is an Estonian-American conductor. Neeme Järvi was born in Tallinn and studied first there and then

Is an Estonian-American conductor. Neeme Järvi was born in Tallinn and studied first there and then in Leningrad under Evgeny Mravinsky, among others. Early in his career, he held posts with the Estonian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, the Estoni

Is a Russian volleyball player. She is 205 cm tall and plays as center.

Is a Russian volleyball player. She is 205 cm tall and plays as center.

Is a retired Uzbek professional football player who played for FC Pakhtakor Tashkent in the Uzbek Le

Is a retired Uzbek professional football player who played for FC Pakhtakor Tashkent in the Uzbek League and FC Ordabasy the Kazakhstan Premier League. Nematullo Quttiboev made 14 appearances for the Uzbekistan national football team, scoring five goals. He scored a hat-trick against Mongolia at the 1998 Asian Games, contributing to Mongolia's 15-0 defeat, its biggest loss ever.

Is a football striker from Lithuania.

Is a football striker from Lithuania.

Is a former Lithuanian professional footballer. He played as a right-back or defensive midfielder.Ka

Is a former Lithuanian professional footballer. He played as a right-back or defensive midfielder.Kaunas beckoned for Barasa in 2001, where he spent the following 5 seasons; 4 in the Russian Premier League with FC Krylia Sovetov Samara and FC Alania Vladi

Is a Lithuanian footballer, currently playing for FBK Kaunas.On 5 August 2008, he scored a 30-yard f

Is a Lithuanian footballer, currently playing for FBK Kaunas.On 5 August 2008, he scored a 30-yard free-kick against Rangers in the second-leg of the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League which helped knock-out the Scottish side in a 2-1 wi

Is a Lithuanian football Defender currently playing for FK Ekranas.

Is a Lithuanian football Defender currently playing for FK Ekranas.

Was a Russian ethnologist, anthropologist and biologist of Ukrainian, German and Polish descent. Mik

Was a Russian ethnologist, anthropologist and biologist of Ukrainian, German and Polish descent. Miklukho-Maklai was born in a temporary workers camp near Novgorod, a son of a civil engineer working on the construction of the Moscow-Saint Petersburg Railway. He attended a grammar school in Saint Petersburg, then went on to study at St. Petersburg University.

Was a Russian ethnologist, anthropologist and biologist of Ukrainian descent.

Was a Russian ethnologist, anthropologist and biologist of Ukrainian descent.

Was a Russian ethnologist, anthropologist and biologist of Ukrainian, German and Polish descent.He t

Was a Russian ethnologist, anthropologist and biologist of Ukrainian, German and Polish descent.He travelled and studied widely in Europe, and became a close friend of the biologist Anton Dohrn, with whom he helped conceive the idea of research stations while staying with him at Messina, Italy.Miklukho-Maklai left St Petersburg for Australia on the schooner Vityaz. He arrived in Sydney on 18 July, 1878. A few days after arriving, he approached the Linnean Society and offered to organise a zoological centre. In September 1878 his offer was approved. The centre, known as the Marine Biological Station, was constructed by prominent Sydney architect, John Kirkpatrick. This facility, located in Watsons Bay on the east side of the Greater Sydney, was the first marine biological research institute in Australia

Was a Russian Orthodox priest, monk, and saint. He introduced the Eastern Orthodox Church to Japan.

Was a Russian Orthodox priest, monk, and saint. He introduced the Eastern Orthodox Church to Japan. The Orthodox cathedral of Tokyo (metropolitan diocese of Japan), Tokyo Resurrection Cathedral, was informally named after him as Nikorai-do, first by the local community, and today nationwide, in remembrance of his work. Nicholas was born in the Smolensk prefecture to Dimitry Kasatkin, a Russian Orthodox deacon.

Was the Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855, known as one of the most reactionary of the Russian

Was the Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855, known as one of the most reactionary of the Russian monarchs. He was also King of Poland until his deposition in 1831.