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Absinthe Green
Absinthe Green is a Greek- born musician.
Absinthe Green is a Greek- born musician.
Aleksander Hilferding
Aleksander Hilferding (Aleksandr Fiodorowicz Hilferding Gilferding
1831-72), a relatively little known Russian scholar of German descent, is credited with having coined the name Slovincians (...
Aleksander Hilferding (Aleksandr Fiodorowicz Hilferding Gilferding
1831-72), a relatively little known Russian scholar of German descent, is credited with having coined the name Slovincians (...
Alexander Hilferding
Alexander Hilferding was a Russian linguist and folklorist of German descent who collected some 318 bylinas in the Russian North.
Alexander Hilferding was a Russian linguist and folklorist of German descent who collected some 318 bylinas in the Russian North.
Alexander Huber (footballer)
Alexander Huber is a German football player who currently plays for FSV Frankfurt.
Alexander Huber is a German football player who currently plays for FSV Frankfurt.
Alexy II of Moscow
Patriarch Alexy II (or Alexius II, Святе́йший Патриа́рх Моско́вский и всея́ Руси́ Алекси́й II; secular name Alexey Mikhailovich Ridiger Алексе́й Миха́йлович Ри́дигер; 23 February 192...
Patriarch Alexy II (or Alexius II, Святе́йший Патриа́рх Моско́вский и всея́ Руси́ Алекси́й II; secular name Alexey Mikhailovich Ridiger Алексе́й Миха́йлович Ри́дигер; 23 February 192...
Alfred Koch
Alfred Reingoldovich Kokh is a Russian writer, mathematician-economist, and businessman of ethnic German origin.
Alfred Reingoldovich Kokh is a Russian writer, mathematician-economist, and businessman of ethnic German origin.
Alfred Schnittke
Alfred Schnittke (Альфре́д Га́рриевич Шни́тке (Al'fred Garrievič Šnitke); November 24, 1934 – August 3, 1998) was a Russian and Soviet composer.
Alfred Schnittke (Альфре́д Га́рриевич Шни́тке (Al'fred Garrievič Šnitke); November 24, 1934 – August 3, 1998) was a Russian and Soviet composer.
Alisa Freindlich
Alisa Brunovna Freindlich (Али́са Бру́новна Фре́йндлих, born 8 December 1934, Leningrad, USSR) is a Soviet and Russian actress, People's Artist of the USSR.
Alisa Brunovna Freindlich (Али́са Бру́новна Фре́йндлих, born 8 December 1934, Leningrad, USSR) is a Soviet and Russian actress, People's Artist of the USSR.
Andre Geim
Andre Konstantin Geim, FRS (Андрей Константинович Гейм; born 21 October 1958) is a Dutch-Russian physicist working at the University of Manchester.
Andre Konstantin Geim, FRS (Андрей Константинович Гейм; born 21 October 1958) is a Dutch-Russian physicist working at the University of Manchester.
Andreas Beck (footballer)
Andreas Beck (born 13 March 1987 in Kemerovo) is a German football defender who plays for 1899 Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga.
Andreas Beck (born 13 March 1987 in Kemerovo) is a German football defender who plays for 1899 Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga.
Andreas Wolf
Andreas Wolf (Андрей Андреевич Вольф; born 12 June 1982 in Leninabad, Soviet Union) is a German footballer who plays as a defender for Werder Bremen.
Andreas Wolf (Андрей Андреевич Вольф; born 12 June 1982 in Leninabad, Soviet Union) is a German footballer who plays as a defender for Werder Bremen.
Baron Münchhausen
Karl Friedrich Hieronymus, Freiherr von Münchhausen, usually known as Baron Münchausen in English, was a German nobleman born in Bodenwerder and a famous recounter of tall tales.
Karl Friedrich Hieronymus, Freiherr von Münchhausen, usually known as Baron Münchausen in English, was a German nobleman born in Bodenwerder and a famous recounter of tall tales.
Boris Rauschenbach
Boris Viktorovich Rauschenbach (Russian language: Борис Викторович Раушенбах) (January 18, 1915, Petrograd - March 27, 2001, Moscow) was a prominent Soviet physicist and rocket engineer, who dev...
Boris Viktorovich Rauschenbach (Russian language: Борис Викторович Раушенбах) (January 18, 1915, Petrograd - March 27, 2001, Moscow) was a prominent Soviet physicist and rocket engineer, who dev...
Bruno Freindlich
Bruno Arturovich Freindlich (Бруно Артурович Фрейндлих (10 October 1909 – 9 July 2002) was a Soviet/Russian actor of German ancestry who became People's Artist of the USSR in 1974.
Bruno Arturovich Freindlich (Бруно Артурович Фрейндлих (10 October 1909 – 9 July 2002) was a Soviet/Russian actor of German ancestry who became People's Artist of the USSR in 1974.
Carl Anton von Meyer
Carl Anton Andreevic von Meyer (1 April 1795 in Vitebsk - 24 February 1855 in Saint Petersburg) was a Russian botanist and explorer.
Carl Anton Andreevic von Meyer (1 April 1795 in Vitebsk - 24 February 1855 in Saint Petersburg) was a Russian botanist and explorer.
Carl Ludwig Hablizl
Carl Ludwig Hablizl or Hablitz (1752–1821), also known as Karl Ivanovich Gablits, was a Russian botanist.
Carl Ludwig Hablizl or Hablitz (1752–1821), also known as Karl Ivanovich Gablits, was a Russian botanist.
Catherine the Great
Catherine II, also known as Catherine the Great, was born in Stettin, Pomerania, Prussia on as Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg.
Catherine II, also known as Catherine the Great, was born in Stettin, Pomerania, Prussia on as Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg.
Eduard Rossel
Eduard Ergartovich Rossel (Эдуард Эргартович Россель) was the governor (1995 - 2009) of Sverdlovsk Oblast, an oblast in Russia.
Eduard Ergartovich Rossel (Эдуард Эргартович Россель) was the governor (1995 - 2009) of Sverdlovsk Oblast, an oblast in Russia.
Eduard Toll
Eduard Gustav von Toll was a Baltic German geologist and Arctic explorer in Russian service.
Eduard Gustav von Toll was a Baltic German geologist and Arctic explorer in Russian service.
Emanuel Kviring
Emanuel Kwiring was a Soviet politician.
Emanuel Kwiring was a Soviet politician.
Ernst Johann von Biron
Ernst Johann von Biron was a Baltic German Duke of Courland and Semigallia and regent of the Russian Empire.
Ernst Johann von Biron was a Baltic German Duke of Courland and Semigallia and regent of the Russian Empire.
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen
Fabian Gottlieb Benjamin von Bellingshausen was a Russian naval officer of Baltic German origin who commanded the second Russian expedition to circumnavigate the globe.
Fabian Gottlieb Benjamin von Bellingshausen was a Russian naval officer of Baltic German origin who commanded the second Russian expedition to circumnavigate the globe.
Franz Anton Schiefner
Franz Anton Schiefner was a Russian linguist and tibetologist.
Franz Anton Schiefner was a Russian linguist and tibetologist.
Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve
Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve (Vasily Yakovlevich Struve) (April 15, 1793 – November 23, 1864 (Julian calendar: November 11)) was a Russian astronomer of Baltic-German origin from a famous ...
Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve (Vasily Yakovlevich Struve) (April 15, 1793 – November 23, 1864 (Julian calendar: November 11)) was a Russian astronomer of Baltic-German origin from a famous ...
Friedrich Joseph Haass
Dr Friedrich Joseph Haass (Фёдор Петрович Гааз, Fyodor Petrovich Gaaz; August 10, 1780 in Bad Münstereifel – August 16, 1853 in Moscow) was the "holy doctor of Moscow."
Dr Friedrich Joseph Haass (Фёдор Петрович Гааз, Fyodor Petrovich Gaaz; August 10, 1780 in Bad Münstereifel – August 16, 1853 in Moscow) was the "holy doctor of Moscow."
Fyodor Schechtel
Fyodor Osipovich Schechtel was a Russian architect, graphic artist and stage designer, the most influential and prolific master of Russian Art Nouveau and late Russian Revival.
Fyodor Osipovich Schechtel was a Russian architect, graphic artist and stage designer, the most influential and prolific master of Russian Art Nouveau and late Russian Revival.
Georg Wilhelm Steller
Georg Wilhelm Steller (10 March 1709 – 14 November 1746) was a German botanist, zoologist, physician and explorer, who worked in Russia and is considered the discoverer of Alaska and pioneer of ...
Georg Wilhelm Steller (10 March 1709 – 14 November 1746) was a German botanist, zoologist, physician and explorer, who worked in Russia and is considered the discoverer of Alaska and pioneer of ...
Georgy Boos
Georgy Valentinovich Boos (in Георгий Валентинович Боос, b. 22 January 1963, in Moscow, Russian SFSR) is a Russian businessman and politician, the governor of Kaliningrad Oblast.
Georgy Valentinovich Boos (in Георгий Валентинович Боос, b. 22 January 1963, in Moscow, Russian SFSR) is a Russian businessman and politician, the governor of Kaliningrad Oblast.
Georgy Langemak
Georgy Erikhovich Langemak (Георгий Эрихович Лангемак) (June 26 (N.S. July 8), 1898–January 11, 1938) was a Soviet rocket designer of German/Swiss background.
Georgy Erikhovich Langemak (Георгий Эрихович Лангемак) (June 26 (N.S. July 8), 1898–January 11, 1938) was a Soviet rocket designer of German/Swiss background.
German Gref
German Oskarovich Gref (Герман Оскарович Греф, Hermann Gräf), born February 8, 1964) is a Russian economist of German ethnicity, the founder of Center of the Strategic Development.
German Oskarovich Gref (Герман Оскарович Греф, Hermann Gräf), born February 8, 1964) is a Russian economist of German ethnicity, the founder of Center of the Strategic Development.
Gottlieb Heinrich Totleben
Gottlob Curt Heinrich Graf von Tottleben, Herr auf Tottleben, Zeippau und Hausdorf im Saganschen was a Saxon-born Russian Empire general known for his adventurism and contradictory military career.
Gottlob Curt Heinrich Graf von Tottleben, Herr auf Tottleben, Zeippau und Hausdorf im Saganschen was a Saxon-born Russian Empire general known for his adventurism and contradictory military career.
Hans Karl von Diebitsch
Count Hans Karl Friedrich Anton von Diebitsch und Narden (Graf Ivan Ivanovich Diebitsch-Zabalkansky, Иван Иванович Дибич-Забалканский) (born 13 May 1785 in Groß Leipe near Obernigk,...
Count Hans Karl Friedrich Anton von Diebitsch und Narden (Graf Ivan Ivanovich Diebitsch-Zabalkansky, Иван Иванович Дибич-Забалканский) (born 13 May 1785 in Groß Leipe near Obernigk,...
Helena Blavatsky
Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (Елена Петровна Блаватская, Олена Петрівна Блаватська), (born as Helena von Hahn (Елена Петровна Ган, Олена Петрівна Ган);, Yekaterinoslav, Yekaterinoslav, Russia...
Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (Елена Петровна Блаватская, Олена Петрівна Блаватська), (born as Helena von Hahn (Елена Петровна Ган, Олена Петрівна Ган);, Yekaterinoslav, Yekaterinoslav, Russia...
Hermann Struve
Karl Hermann Struve (October 3, 1854 – August 12, 1920) was a Baltic German astronomer born in Russia.
Karl Hermann Struve (October 3, 1854 – August 12, 1920) was a Baltic German astronomer born in Russia.
Ivan Deubner
Ivan Deubner (1873-1936) was a Russian Orthodox of German ethnicity who converted to the Russian Catholic Church of Byzantine rite.
Ivan Deubner (1873-1936) was a Russian Orthodox of German ethnicity who converted to the Russian Catholic Church of Byzantine rite.
Ivan Ivanovich Schmalhausen
Ivan Ivanovich Schmalhausen (Ива́н Ива́нович Шмальга́узен; April 23, 1884 – October 7, 1963) was a Russian and Soviet zoologist and evolutionist.
Ivan Ivanovich Schmalhausen (Ива́н Ива́нович Шмальга́узен; April 23, 1884 – October 7, 1963) was a Russian and Soviet zoologist and evolutionist.
Johann Hermann von Fersen
Ivan Ivanovitch Hermann von Fersen (died 1801) was a Saxon-born infantry general who served from 1770 in the Imperial Russian Army.
Ivan Ivanovitch Hermann von Fersen (died 1801) was a Saxon-born infantry general who served from 1770 in the Imperial Russian Army.
Joseph Werth
Bishop Joseph Werth, SJ Иосиф Верт (born October 4, 1952 in Karaganda) is Bishop of Transfiguration in Novosibirsk (Russia).
Bishop Joseph Werth, SJ Иосиф Верт (born October 4, 1952 in Karaganda) is Bishop of Transfiguration in Novosibirsk (Russia).
Karl Bulla
Carl Oswald Bulla or Karl Karlovich Bulla (Карл Карлович Булла; 26 February 1855 or 1853 – 1929) was a prominent Russian photographer, often referred as the "father of photo-reporting in R...
Carl Oswald Bulla or Karl Karlovich Bulla (Карл Карлович Булла; 26 February 1855 or 1853 – 1929) was a prominent Russian photographer, often referred as the "father of photo-reporting in R...
Karl Jessen
Vice Admiral Karl Petrovich Jessen (Карл Петрович Иессен; June 30, 1852 - November 30, 1918) was an admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy during the Russo-Japanese War.
Vice Admiral Karl Petrovich Jessen (Карл Петрович Иессен; June 30, 1852 - November 30, 1918) was an admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy during the Russo-Japanese War.
Karl Ludwig von Phull
Karl Ludwig von Phull (or Pfuel) (6 November 1757 – 25 April 1826) was a German general in the service of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Russian Empire.
Karl Ludwig von Phull (or Pfuel) (6 November 1757 – 25 April 1826) was a German general in the service of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Russian Empire.
Karl von Struve
Karl von Struve (1835–1907) (Кирилл Васильевич Струве) (Alternate spelling in U.S.: de Struve) was a Russian nobleman and politician.
Karl von Struve (1835–1907) (Кирилл Васильевич Струве) (Alternate spelling in U.S.: de Struve) was a Russian nobleman and politician.
Konstantin Rausch
Konstantin Rausch (Константин Викторович Рауш; born 15 March 1990 in Kozhevnikovo, Tomsk Oblast, Russian SFSR) is a Russian-born German footballer.
Konstantin Rausch (Константин Викторович Рауш; born 15 March 1990 in Kozhevnikovo, Tomsk Oblast, Russian SFSR) is a Russian-born German footballer.
Leonid Michelson
Leonid Michelson is a major Russian-Jewish businessman, CEO, chairman and major shareholder of the Russian gas company Novatek.
Leonid Michelson is a major Russian-Jewish businessman, CEO, chairman and major shareholder of the Russian gas company Novatek.
Ludwig Martens
Ludwig Christian Alexander Karl Martens was a Russian revolutionary, Soviet politician and engineer.
Ludwig Christian Alexander Karl Martens was a Russian revolutionary, Soviet politician and engineer.
Ludwig Struve
Gustav Wilhelm Ludwig Struve (November 1, 1858 – November 4, 1920) was a Russian astronomer, part of the famous Baltic German Struve family.
Gustav Wilhelm Ludwig Struve (November 1, 1858 – November 4, 1920) was a Russian astronomer, part of the famous Baltic German Struve family.
Mikhail Konstantinovich Clodt
Mikhail Konstantinovich Clodt baron von Jürgensburg (Михаил Константинович Клодт; 1832–1902; both Saint Petersburg) was a Russian realistic painter.
Mikhail Konstantinovich Clodt baron von Jürgensburg (Михаил Константинович Клодт; 1832–1902; both Saint Petersburg) was a Russian realistic painter.
Nicholas Roerich
Nicholas Roerich, also known as Nikolai Konstantinovich Rerikh, was a Russian mystic, painter, philosopher, scientist, writer, traveler, and public figure.
Nicholas Roerich, also known as Nikolai Konstantinovich Rerikh, was a Russian mystic, painter, philosopher, scientist, writer, traveler, and public figure.
Nikolai Essen
Nikolai Ottovich (von) Essen (Николай Оттович фон Эссен) (11(23) December 1860, Saint Petersburg - 7(20) May 1915, Tallinn) was a Russian naval commander and admiral from the Baltic German Essen...
Nikolai Ottovich (von) Essen (Николай Оттович фон Эссен) (11(23) December 1860, Saint Petersburg - 7(20) May 1915, Tallinn) was a Russian naval commander and admiral from the Baltic German Essen...
Oscar Eduardovich Lemm
Oscar Eduardovich Lemm Оскар Эдуардович Лемм (1856-1918), Egyptologist and Coptologist, one of the best Russian researchers of Coptic writings.
Oscar Eduardovich Lemm Оскар Эдуардович Лемм (1856-1918), Egyptologist and Coptologist, one of the best Russian researchers of Coptic writings.
Otto Schmidt
Otto Yulyevich Schmidt (О́тто Ю́льевич Шмидт) ( — September 7, 1956) was a Soviet scientist, mathematician, astronomer, geophysicist, statesman, academician, Hero of the USSR (27 June 1937...
Otto Yulyevich Schmidt (О́тто Ю́льевич Шмидт) ( — September 7, 1956) was a Soviet scientist, mathematician, astronomer, geophysicist, statesman, academician, Hero of the USSR (27 June 1937...
Otto Struve
Otto Struve (August 12, 1897, Kharkov, Russian Empire – April 6, 1963, Berkeley, USA) was a Russian–American astronomer of Baltic German ethnicity.
Otto Struve (August 12, 1897, Kharkov, Russian Empire – April 6, 1963, Berkeley, USA) was a Russian–American astronomer of Baltic German ethnicity.
Otto Wilhelm von Struve
Otto Wilhelm von Struve (May 7, 1819 (Julian calendar: April 25) – April 14, 1905) was a Russian astronomer of Baltic German origin.
Otto Wilhelm von Struve (May 7, 1819 (Julian calendar: April 25) – April 14, 1905) was a Russian astronomer of Baltic German origin.
Paul von Lilienfeld
Paul von Lilienfeld (Павел Фёдорович Лилиенфельд-Тоаль Pavel Fedorovich Lilienfel'd-Toal') (Paul de Lilienfeld) (1829–1903) was a statesman and social scientist of imperial Russia.
Paul von Lilienfeld (Павел Фёдорович Лилиенфельд-Тоаль Pavel Fedorovich Lilienfel'd-Toal') (Paul de Lilienfeld) (1829–1903) was a statesman and social scientist of imperial Russia.
Peter Berngardovich Struve
Peter Berngardovich Struve – Пётр Бернгардович Струве was a Russian political economist, philosopher and editor.
Peter Berngardovich Struve – Пётр Бернгардович Струве was a Russian political economist, philosopher and editor.
Peter Simon Pallas
Peter Simon Pallas (22 September 1741 – 8 September 1811) was a German zoologist and botanist who worked in Russia.
Peter Simon Pallas (22 September 1741 – 8 September 1811) was a German zoologist and botanist who worked in Russia.
Peter von Uslar
Baron Peter von Uslar (Петр Карлович Услар) ( –() was a Russian general, engineer and linguist of German descent, known for his research of languages and ethnography of peoples of Caucasus.
Baron Peter von Uslar (Петр Карлович Услар) ( –() was a Russian general, engineer and linguist of German descent, known for his research of languages and ethnography of peoples of Caucasus.
Richard Sorge
Richard Sorge (October 4, 1895 - November 7, 1944) was a German communist and spy who worked for the Soviet Union.
Richard Sorge (October 4, 1895 - November 7, 1944) was a German communist and spy who worked for the Soviet Union.
Svetoslav Roerich
Svetoslav Roerich (Святослав Николаевич Рерих; October 23, 1904 - January 30, 1993) Russian painter, son of Nicholas Roerich, studied from a young age under his father's tutelage.
Svetoslav Roerich (Святослав Николаевич Рерих; October 23, 1904 - January 30, 1993) Russian painter, son of Nicholas Roerich, studied from a young age under his father's tutelage.
Sviatoslav Richter
Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter (Святослав Теофилович Рихтер Sviatosláv Teofílovich Ríkhter, Святослав Теофілович Ріхтер; – August 1, 1997) was a Soviet pianist well known for the dep...
Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter (Святослав Теофилович Рихтер Sviatosláv Teofílovich Ríkhter, Святослав Теофілович Ріхтер; – August 1, 1997) was a Soviet pianist well known for the dep...
Vasily Vasilievich Struve
Vasily Vasilievich Struve (Василий Васильевич Струве) ( in Petersburg, Russian Empire — September 15, 1965 in Leningrad) was a Soviet orientalist from the Struve family, the founder of the Sovie...
Vasily Vasilievich Struve (Василий Васильевич Струве) ( in Petersburg, Russian Empire — September 15, 1965 in Leningrad) was a Soviet orientalist from the Struve family, the founder of the Sovie...
Vitaly Ginzburg
Vitaly Lazarevich Ginzburg was a Soviet theoretical physicist, astrophysicist, Nobel laureate, a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and one of the fathers of Soviet hydrogen bomb.
Vitaly Lazarevich Ginzburg was a Soviet theoretical physicist, astrophysicist, Nobel laureate, a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and one of the fathers of Soviet hydrogen bomb.
Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (22 April 1870 – 21 January 1924), was a Russian Marxist revolutionary, author, lawyer, economic theorist, political philosopher, creator of the Soviet Communist Party, lea...
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (22 April 1870 – 21 January 1924), was a Russian Marxist revolutionary, author, lawyer, economic theorist, political philosopher, creator of the Soviet Communist Party, lea...
Vladimir Niederhaus
Vladimir Viktorovich Niederhaus is a retired Russian and Kazakhstani footballer of German descent.
Vladimir Viktorovich Niederhaus is a retired Russian and Kazakhstani footballer of German descent.
Vladimir Wiese
Professor Vladimir Yulyevitch Vize, was a Russian scientist of German descent who devoted his life to the study of the Arctic ice pack.
Professor Vladimir Yulyevitch Vize, was a Russian scientist of German descent who devoted his life to the study of the Arctic ice pack.
Wilhelm von Kügelgen
Wilhelm von Kügelgen (November 20, 1802, Saint Petersburg - May 25, 1867, Ballenstedt) was a Russian-born German painter.
Wilhelm von Kügelgen (November 20, 1802, Saint Petersburg - May 25, 1867, Ballenstedt) was a Russian-born German painter.
Wladimir Vogel
Wladimir Rudolfowitsch Vogel (b. 17 February/29 February 1896 in Moscow; d. 19 June 1984 in Zurich) was a Swiss composer of German and Russian extraction.
Wladimir Rudolfowitsch Vogel (b. 17 February/29 February 1896 in Moscow; d. 19 June 1984 in Zurich) was a Swiss composer of German and Russian extraction.
Zinaida Reich
Zinaida Nikolayevna Reich (the last name also spelled Raikh or Raih; Зинаида Николаевна Райх;, Odessa – 15 July 1939 Moscow) was a Russian actress and became one of the main stars of...
Zinaida Nikolayevna Reich (the last name also spelled Raikh or Raih; Зинаида Николаевна Райх;, Odessa – 15 July 1939 Moscow) was a Russian actress and became one of the main stars of...