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Marina Tsvetaeva
Russian poet (1892 – 1941)
Vera Komissarzhevskaya
Russian actress and theatre patron (1864–1910)
Vera Figner
Russian political activist (1852-1942)
Vera Dushevina
Russian female tennis player
Vera Popova
Russian chemist (1867–1896)
Vera Alentova
Soviet and Russian actress (1942–2025)
Vera Kholodnaya
Ukrainian-born actress of Imperial Russian silent cinema (1893–1919)
Vera Zasulich
Russian revolutionary, editor (1849-1919)
Vera Zvonareva
Russian tennis player
Juri Samarin
Russian philosopher (1819–1876)
Valentina Yegorova
Russian long-distance runner
Valentina Gunina
Russian chess player
Valentina Tolkunova
Russian singer (1946-2010)
Valentina Matviyenko
Russian politician
Valentina Tereshkova
Russian cosmonaut and pilot, first woman to have flown in space
Niko I Dadiani, Prince of Megrelia
Georgian prince and Russian Army general (1847–1903)
Ida Rubinstein
Russian actress and dancer
Kristian Kostov
Bulgarian and Russian singer, songwriter and model
Aliona Tiron
Russian female rugby union and rugby sevens player (1993-)
Anna Kournikova
Russian tennis player and model
Anna Pavlova
Russian ballet dancer (1881–1931)
Anna Politkovskaya
Russian journalist (1958–2006)
Anna Akhmatova
Russian poet (1889–1966)
Anna Netrebko
Russian and Austrian operatic soprano
Vakha Agaev
Russian politician
Soslan Dzhanayev
Russian footballer
Magomed Dzhafarov
Russian judoka
Magomed Kurbanaliev
Russian wrestler
Magomed Omarov
Russian Olympian Boxer
Magomed Tushayev
Chechen Russian officer
Magomed Daudov
Russian politician
Magomed Yevloyev
Russian journalist (1971-2008)
Magomed Adiev
Russian footballer
Magomed Suleymanov
Russian footballer
Magomed Ozdoyev
Russian footballer
Izrail Aksenfeld
Russian Jewish writer
Tariel Oniani
Russian mob boss
Kakha Bendukidze
Georgian and Russian businessman (1956-2014)
Dinara Drukarova
Russian actress
Dinara Safina
Russian tennis player
Shabtai Kalmanovich
Soviet spy and Russian/Lithuanian businessman (1947–2009)
Efim Volkov
Russian painter (1844-1920)
Efim Sevela
Russian writer (1928–2010)
Efim Shifrin
Russian actor
Efim Zelmanov
Russian-american mathematician
Efim Bogoljubov
Russian chess player (1889–1952)
Tryphon of Pechenga
Russian saint
Panteleimon Romanov
Russian/Soviet writer (1884–1938)