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This is a list of people associated with Imperial Russia, the Soviet Union, and Russia of today. For a long time Russia has been a multinational country, and many people of different nationalities contributed to its culture, to its glory, and to its sorrow. They may be ethnic Georgians (like Stalin), Jews (like Trotsky), Poles (like Nijinsky), Tatars (like Rudolf Nureyev), Ukrainians (like Gogol), Germans (like Konstantin Thon)... Sometimes we don't know their exact ancestry. Sometimes their formal nationality was written down at random or for political or other reasons. They may have emigrated or immigrated, and thus may appear in other "Lists of...", but nevertheless their names are linked to the words "Russia", "Russian", whether with pride, with shame, or with pain.

Art

Architects

Artists

Authors

Main article:List of Russian authors
See also Russian literature

Musicians and Composers

A-O

P-Z

Performing Arts

Poets

(who wrote much of their poetry in the Russian language, see List of Russian language poets)

Cosmonauts

A-N

P-Z

Explorers

Inventors

A-S

T-Z

Humanities and Social sciences

Philology and linguists

Scientists and Mathematicians

A-K

L-P

S-Z

Statesmen and military

Before 1917

Royal

See also Tsar for the list of old Russian rulers

A-F
I-Z

Politicians and diplomats

See also List of Russian Foreign Ministers

After 1917

Heads of state

Revolution, politics and state figures

See List of socialists: Bolsheviks, Mensheviks, Communists.
See White Russians for opponents of Bolsheviks.
A-L
M-Z

Military

See also List of people associated with World War II: Soviet Union.
See also List of Marshals of the Soviet Union.
See also List of Russian Field Marshals.

A-N

P-Z

Sports

Chess

Ice hockey

Other

Other

Former Soviet Union

During the times of the Soviet Union nationals of other constituent republics were traditionally known as "Russians" in the West. Some of them were even known under Russian or Russified names. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union many nations (rightfully) chose to "regain" their nationality in the eyes of the world. Therefore some names may be missing from the list above and you may wish to look into the following lists.

By subdivision/nationalities

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