Russian Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second Le

Is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1989 for FC Torpedo Naberezhnye Chelny.

Is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet First Lea

Is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet First League in 1990 for FC Kuzbass Kemerovo. He also holds Canadian citizenship.

Is a Russian figure skater.

Is a Russian figure skater.

Is a Russian team handball player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team.

Is a Russian team handball player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team.

Is a Lithuanian footballer, currently playing for Polonia Bytom. He signed for FK Ekranas on 1 July

Is a Lithuanian footballer, currently playing for Polonia Bytom. He signed for FK Ekranas on 1 July 1999. in 2005, Povilas Lukšys helped FK Ekranas to win the Lithuanian league title. Throughout the whole season he scored 19 goals, and was the leagues thi

Is a Lithuanian football Defender currently playing for FK Ekranas.

Is a Lithuanian football Defender currently playing for FK Ekranas.

Is a Lithuanian ice dancer. He competed with wife Margarita Drobiazko. They are the 2000 World bronz

Is a Lithuanian ice dancer. He competed with wife Margarita Drobiazko. They are the 2000 World bronze medalists, three-time Grand Prix Final bronze medalists, two-time European bronze medalists (2000, 2006), 1999 Skate Canada champions and competed in fiv

Is an Estonian animated film director and graphic artist whose films have enjoyed success among crit

Is an Estonian animated film director and graphic artist whose films have enjoyed success among critics as well as the public at various film festivals.

Is a retired football (soccer) defender from Estonia, who also played as a midfielder. He retired in

Is a retired football (soccer) defender from Estonia, who also played as a midfielder. He retired in 2008. His last club was FC Kuressaare. Reiska played for the Estonia national football team at the Baltic Cup 1991, but the two matches didn't count as a full international according to the FIFA.

Is a retired Estonian professional basketball player, who competed for the Soviet Union.

Is a retired Estonian professional basketball player, who competed for the Soviet Union.

Is an Estonian-born American senior writer and photojournalist of National Geographic magazine and a

Is an Estonian-born American senior writer and photojournalist of National Geographic magazine and an author of nonfiction.[1]

Is a Russian career diplomat.From 1991 to 26 May 1995, Abdullayev was the Ambassador of Russia to Dj

Is a Russian career diplomat.From 1991 to 26 May 1995, Abdullayev was the Ambassador of Russia to Djibouti. When the Russian Federation formed in 1993, he was promoted to the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation b

Was a Zaporozhian Cossack starshina, hetman in exile, diplomat, secretary and close associate of Het

Was a Zaporozhian Cossack starshina, hetman in exile, diplomat, secretary and close associate of Hetman Ivan Mazepa. Pylyp Orlyk was born in the village of Kosuta, Ashmyany county, Vileyka district of modern day Belarus, in a family of Czech origin

A Russian footballer, currently playing for FC Moscow since 2006. He is a key player for FC Moscow.

A Russian footballer, currently playing for FC Moscow since 2006. He is a key player for FC Moscow. He usually plays as a central, left-sided or offensive midfielder. He has played for Russia. He has previously played for Saturn Ramenskoye (2002-2005), FC Dinamo Moskva (2001) and Lokomotiv Nizhniy Novgorod (1997-2001). He grew up in St Petersburg with his mother, a ballet dancer. Though his father, a law professor, never married Elena, they bothe carry his surname. In 2007, Pyotr Bystrov passed his law exams and wished to pursue a career as a sports lawyer working for the IOC.

Is a Russian-Swedish footballer. Currently he plays for Mjällby AIF. He is the son of Aleksandr Git

Is a Russian-Swedish footballer. Currently he plays for Mjällby AIF. He is the son of Aleksandr Gitselov, also a former footballer.

Is a Russian professional footballer. In 2009, he played for FC Spartak Shchyolkovo.

Is a Russian professional footballer. In 2009, he played for FC Spartak Shchyolkovo.

A Russian footballer currently playing for FC Saturn Moscow Oblast.

A Russian footballer currently playing for FC Saturn Moscow Oblast.

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 Academia Dimitrovgrad.

Was one of the foremost Russian generals of the 18th century. He governed Little Russia in the name

Was one of the foremost Russian generals of the 18th century. He governed Little Russia in the name of Empress Catherine the Great from the abolition of the Cossack Hetmanate in 1764 until Catherine's death 32 years later. Monuments to his victories include Kagul Obelisk in Tsarskoe Selo (1772), Rumyantsev Obelisk on Basil Island (1798-1801), and a galaxy of Derzhavin's odes.

Ruled Russia and later the Russian Empire from 7 May [O.S. 27 April] 1682 until his death, jointly r

Ruled Russia and later the Russian Empire from 7 May [O.S. 27 April] 1682 until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his weak and sickly half-brother, Ivan V. Peter carried out a policy of Westernization and expansion that transformed the Tsardom of

Was a Russian diplomat and a man of letters. A member of one of Russia's oldest families, Pyotr Bori

Was a Russian diplomat and a man of letters. A member of one of Russia's oldest families, Pyotr Borisovich Kozlovsky had a short career as a diplomat, was a writer and translator, but is known mainly for his contacts with the numerous literary figures wit

Was a Russian composer of the Romantic era. While not part of the nationalistic music group known as

Was a Russian composer of the Romantic era. While not part of the nationalistic music group known as "The Five", Tchaikovsky wrote music which was distinctly Russian: plangent, introspective, with modally-inflected melody and harmony

Was a Soviet cosmonaut who made three flights into space. Kliumuk attended the Leninski Komsomol Che

Was a Soviet cosmonaut who made three flights into space. Kliumuk attended the Leninski Komsomol Chernigov High Aviation School and entered the Soviet Air Force in 1964. The following year, he was selected to join the space programme.

Was a Russian composer of the Romantic era. While not part of the nationalistic music group known as

Was a Russian composer of the Romantic era. While not part of the nationalistic music group known as "The Five", Tchaikovsky wrote music which was distinctly Russian: plangent, introspective, with modally-inflected melody and harmony.

Served as a Russian general. He was an ethnic Georgian and descendant of the Georgian royal family o

Served as a Russian general. He was an ethnic Georgian and descendant of the Georgian royal family of the Bagrations.He was born in 1765, in Kizlyar (Dagestan, Northern Caucasus). His father was a Georgian prince, Colonel Ivane Bagrationi. His brother Roman (Revaz) Bagrationi was also a general of the Russian army.