Russian Famous Names Starting with Letter Z

Is a Kazakh football attacking midfielder.He plays for the club FC Lokomotiv Astana. He also plays f

Is a Kazakh football attacking midfielder.He plays for the club FC Lokomotiv Astana. He also plays for the Kazakhstan national football team. He scored a goal in the 5-1 defeat to England after taking advantage of an Ashley Cole mistake.

Was a Kazakh traditional folksinger (Kazakh: akyn). While Zhabayev was a real person, a number of So

Was a Kazakh traditional folksinger (Kazakh: akyn). While Zhabayev was a real person, a number of Soviet-patriotic, pro-revolution and pro-Stalin poems and songs were falsely attributed to him in the 1920s and 1930s and widely circulated in the Soviet Uni

A prominent Russian bard and folk musician.he was born in Zagorsk (Sergiev Posad) and in 1971 she gr

A prominent Russian bard and folk musician.he was born in Zagorsk (Sergiev Posad) and in 1971 she graduated from the Moscow Circus and Performing Arts School. In the 1970s, Zhanna started to perform Russian folk songs and romances. At that time she was deeply influenced by Bulat Okudzhava, and she quickly gained popularity in Russia and abroad with some critics dubbing her the Russian Joan Baez. Her unique style of music is often described as Russian country-folk. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Zhanna Bichevskaya's songs started to have more political, nationalist and spiritual themes. She performed a series of White Guard officer's songs,

Is the Minister of Education and Science in the Government of Kazakhstan.Graduated from the Kirov Ka

Is the Minister of Education and Science in the Government of Kazakhstan.Graduated from the Kirov Kazakh State University (1980), philologist, PhD in Philology, Associated professor. Minister extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the 2nd rank.

Has served as the Education and Science Minister in the Government of Kazakhstan since he replaced B

Has served as the Education and Science Minister in the Government of Kazakhstan since he replaced Byrganym Aytimova on 10 January 2007 in a political shakeup.

Is a male freestyle wrestler from Kazakhstan. He participated in Men's freestyle 55 kg at the 2008 S

Is a male freestyle wrestler from Kazakhstan. He participated in Men's freestyle 55 kg at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he lost in the Round of 16 to Dilshod Mansurov of Uzbekistan.

Is a Kazakhstani football goalkeeper. He is currently suspended from playing football in Kazakhstan

Is a Kazakhstani football goalkeeper. He is currently suspended from playing football in Kazakhstan

Is a Kazakhstani sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. Satubaldin also finished seve

Is a Kazakhstani sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. Satubaldin also finished seventh in the C-2 500 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He also competed in the C-2 1000 m at those same games, but was eliminated in the semifin

Is a Russian biologist, historian and dissident. His twin brother is the historian Roy Medvedev.

Is a Russian biologist, historian and dissident. His twin brother is the historian Roy Medvedev.

A Russian physicist and Academic who contributed significantly to the creation of modern heterostruc

A Russian physicist and Academic who contributed significantly to the creation of modern heterostructure physics and electronics.

Is a Russian physicist and Academic who contributed significantly to the creation of modern heterost

Is a Russian physicist and Academic who contributed significantly to the creation of modern heterostructure physics and electronics. He invented the heterotransistor. He is also a Russian politician and has been a member of the Russian State Parliament, t

Is a Russian professional football player. As of July 2009, he plays for FC Chernomorets Novorossiys

Is a Russian professional football player. As of July 2009, he plays for FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk.

Was the first Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia (19 November 1918 - 25 January 1925) and later h

Was the first Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia (19 November 1918 - 25 January 1925) and later held the office of Prime Minister of Latvia twice (19 June 1921 – 26 January 1923 and 28 June 1923 – 26 January, 1924. He was one of the founders of the Lat

Was a Russian symbolist poet and author. She was married to philosopher Dmitriy Sergeyevich Merezhko

Was a Russian symbolist poet and author. She was married to philosopher Dmitriy Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky. Their union lasted 52 years (despite Gippius' probable lesbianism) and is described in Gippius' unfinished book Dmitry Merezhkovsky (Paris. 1951; Mos

Was the first female Russian painter of distinction. Zinaida Serebriakova was born on the estate of

Was the first female Russian painter of distinction. Zinaida Serebriakova was born on the estate of Neskuchnoye near Kharkov (now Ukraine) into one of Russia's most refined and artistic families.

Was a Russian ice hockey player of Tatar roots, who competed for the USSR. In 1973-1988 he competed

Was a Russian ice hockey player of Tatar roots, who competed for the USSR. In 1973-1988 he competed for HC Dynamo Moscow.[1] Won the Russian Championship in season 2005-06 and consequtive European Champions Cup-2007, as well as the history's first KHL Gag

Soviet/Russian theate and cinema actor, People's Artist of the USSR.At 15 graduated from factory sch

Soviet/Russian theate and cinema actor, People's Artist of the USSR.At 15 graduated from factory school of Moscow Electrozavod named after Valerian Kuybyshev. He started working on Metrostroy as a metalworker-electrician. As a hobby, he is was actor in the factory's "TRAM" club.

Is a retired long-distance runner from Kazakhstan, who represented the Soviet Union in the women's m

Is a retired long-distance runner from Kazakhstan, who represented the Soviet Union in the women's marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. A former winner of the Tokyo International Marathon (1982) she claimed the silver medal in the women's marathon at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Italy.

Is a Kazakh weightlifter.

Is a Kazakh weightlifter.

Is a Russian professional cycle racer who won the Gold medal in the time trial event in the 1996 Oly

Is a Russian professional cycle racer who won the Gold medal in the time trial event in the 1996 Olympics and later, in 2002, won the World Time Trial Championship.

Is a controversial Georgian painter, sculptor and architect who holds the office of President of the

Is a controversial Georgian painter, sculptor and architect who holds the office of President of the Russian Academy of Arts.Tsereteli graduated from the Academy of Arts in Tbilisi but soon relocated to Moscow. Among his works from the Soviet period was a

Is a Georgian footballer currently playing for FC Anzhi Makhachkala. He also holds Russian citizensh

Is a Georgian footballer currently playing for FC Anzhi Makhachkala. He also holds Russian citizenship.

Is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Russian Premier

Is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Russian Premier League in 1993 for FC Krylia Sovetov Samara.

Is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. Currently, he is a director of sports

Is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. Currently, he is a director of sports for FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi. As a player, he made his debut in the Soviet Second League in 1985 for FC Nart Cherkessk.