Russian Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a Latvian footballer. He plays for FS Metta-Latvijas Universitate Riga.

Is a Latvian footballer. He plays for FS Metta-Latvijas Universitate Riga.

Is a former professional road bicycle racer from Latvia. Vainšteins won the road race and therefore

Is a former professional road bicycle racer from Latvia. Vainšteins won the road race and therefore the title of World Cycling Champion at the 2000 World Cycling Championship in Plouay, France. He won the 268.9 km road race, covering the distance in 6 hou

Is a Lithuanian sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. Petrukanecas also competed in

Is a Lithuanian sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. Petrukanecas also competed in the K-1 1000 m event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, but was eliminated in the semifinals.

Is a boxer from the Soviet Union.He competed for the Soviet Union in the 1956 Summer Olympics held i

Is a boxer from the Soviet Union.He competed for the Soviet Union in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden in the light-heavyweight event where he finished in third place.

Is Latvian professional ice-hockey player, who currently plays for Dinamo Riga.

Is Latvian professional ice-hockey player, who currently plays for Dinamo Riga.

Was a Russian American pianist and famed pedagogue.Rosina Bessie was the daughter of Jacques Bessie,

Was a Russian American pianist and famed pedagogue.Rosina Bessie was the daughter of Jacques Bessie, a prosperous jeweler from Dutch Jewish family who had emigrated to the Russian Empire to ply his trade. The young Rosina began studying piano at the age of six with a teacher in Moscow, where the family had moved in the years following her birth. When her teacher became ill, a family friend suggested that she continue her studies with a talented student, five years older than Rosina, from the Moscow Imperial Conservatory, Josef Lhévinne.

Was a designer of highspeed shipbuilding. He invented and designed the world's first Ekranoplans. Hi

Was a designer of highspeed shipbuilding. He invented and designed the world's first Ekranoplans. His work has been compared to that of A.N. Tupolev in aviation and S.P. Korolev in space flight.Alexeev revolutionised the ship-building industry (though in secrecy) by inventing crafts that use ground effect, whereby (in very simple terms) a wing traveling close to the ground is provided with extra lift by the "cushion" of air compressed under it - thereby enabling a combination of greater aircraft weight for less power and/or enhanced fuel economy.

S a retired Ukrainian amateur boxer, who represented the Unified Team (former Soviet Union) and won

S a retired Ukrainian amateur boxer, who represented the Unified Team (former Soviet Union) and won the Light Heavyweight Silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Height 198 cm Year of Birth 1974 Nationality Russian Position Small / Power Forward

Height 198 cm Year of Birth 1974 Nationality Russian Position Small / Power Forward

Is a Russian fencer, who has won bronze Olympic medal in the team foil competition at the 2004 Summe

Is a Russian fencer, who has won bronze Olympic medal in the team foil competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

Is a Russian historian renowned as the author of the dissident history of Stalinism, Let History Jud

Is a Russian historian renowned as the author of the dissident history of Stalinism, Let History Judge, first published in English in 1972. Medvedev became a prominent Russian politician and served as a consultant to Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin.

Is a Kazakh singer, the national artist of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (1986), the national

Is a Kazakh singer, the national artist of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (1986), the national artist of the USSR.

Is a Kazakh singer, the national artist of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (1986), the national

Is a Kazakh singer, the national artist of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (1986), the national artist of the USSR. She was born in 28 October 1957 at the Zhangiz-Tobe station in the East Kazakhstan Province to a family of railway workers.

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

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

Was a dancer, primarily known for his work in ballet.

Was a dancer, primarily known for his work in ballet.

Was the first Estonian professional composer, as well as a professional organist. He studied at the

Was the first Estonian professional composer, as well as a professional organist. He studied at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. His compositions include among others piano works, string quartets ([1]) and an oratorio, Des Jona Sendung (Jonah's Mission)

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

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

Was a Latvian footballer, brother of Edvins Barda, Arvids Barda and Oskars Barda.Rudolfs Barda began

Was a Latvian footballer, brother of Edvins Barda, Arvids Barda and Oskars Barda.Rudolfs Barda began his football career in 1922 when he joined JKS Riga - the strongest Latvian football club at the time. His older brothers Arvids and Edvins already were playing with the club at that time.In addition to football he also was a good basketball player and played several matches with Latvia national basketball team.

Was a Latvian writer, journalist and playwright. He is considered one of the greatest writers in Lat

Was a Latvian writer, journalist and playwright. He is considered one of the greatest writers in Latvian history and particularly a master of realism. The building of a flat in Riga that he once lived in has been converted to a museum named partially in h

Was a Latvian football defender, one of the most reliable in his position in Latvia in 1920s and 193

Was a Latvian football defender, one of the most reliable in his position in Latvia in 1920s and 1930s.Kundrats first gained attention as a good defender when still playing with LNJS Riga in 1926, the following year he moved higher - to LSB Riga, one of the four clubs playing in the newly founded Latvian Higher League. The first two years which Kundrats spent with LSB were relatively successful for the club as it finished third in the league on both occasions, however in 1929 LSB came out last in Virsliga and after the disappointing season Kundrats left it for the new Virsliga side - Riga Vanderer.

Is a footballer. He plays for FS Metta-Latvijas Universitate Riga.

Is a footballer. He plays for FS Metta-Latvijas Universitate Riga.

Is a retired boxer, who represented the USSR at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There

Is a retired boxer, who represented the USSR at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There he won the silver medal in the middleweight division (– 75 kg). In the final he was defeated by US-boxer Michael Spinks, after the referee stopped the cont

Was a Chechen military leader and politician. A member of the high-profile Yamadayev clan, he was as

Was a Chechen military leader and politician. A member of the high-profile Yamadayev clan, he was assassinated in Moscow in 2008.The pro-Moscow president of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov (who had, in the months prior to the assassination, engaged in a bitter ri

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

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

Is a retired Russia-born Uzbekistani football midfielder. He has 1 cap for the national team. His yo

Is a retired Russia-born Uzbekistani football midfielder. He has 1 cap for the national team. His younger brother Kamil Agalarov is also a professional footballer.