What celebrities live in russia?

Answer 1

Various Russians have greatly contributed to the world of music, sports, science and arts. Notable Russian scientists include Dmitri Mendeleev, Lev Landau, Alexander Stepanovich Popov, Alexander Lodygin, Pavel Yablochkov, Nikolai Yegorovich Zhukovsky, Ivan Kulibin, Vladimir Zworykin, Sergey Korolyov, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Andrei Tupolev, and Mikhail Lomonosov. The first man in space, Yuri Gagarin, was Russian, and the first artificial satellite to be put into outer space, Sputnik 1, was launched by the Soviet Union and was developed mainly by Sergey Korolyov who had a Russian father (his mother was Ukrainian). Russian Literature representatives like Fyodor Dostoevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Ivan Turgenev, Anton Chekhov, Alexander Pushkin, and many more, reached a high status in world literature. In the field of the novel, Tolstoy and Dostoevsky in particular were important figures, and have remained internationally renowned. Some scholars have described one or the other as the greatest novelist ever.[45] Russian composers who reached a high status in the world of music include Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Dmitri Shostakovich, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Sergei Prokofiev,Sergei Rachmaninoff.

Answer 2

the most famous singer is Alla Pugacheva... at least she had the most success for over 30 years. more stars: maxim galkin, Philip kerkorov, leontiv, verka serduchka, the group "lube" larisa dolina. does tchaikovsky, shastokovich, count?Politicians: vladimir putin, lenin, Stalin, peter the great, Ivan the terrible and catherine (the fat one)writers : lev tolstoy, alexandre pushkin, essenin, and i personally like ilya resnik, ribakovtoo much people in Russia, cant remember

Answer 3

Nikolay Rinsky was a Russian who was famous for using Russian folktales and turns them into his Opera's and other works. he was born March 6,1844. his date of death was June 8,1908.

Correct answer: Not Rinsky. His last name was Rimsky-Korsakov. .

Great composers are Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, Pyotr Tchaikovsky ("Swan Lake", "Nutcracker"), Mihail Glinka ("Ruslan i Lyudmila"), Aleksandr Borodin, Modest Musorgskiy ("Boris Godunov", "Hovanschina"), Sergey Rachmaninov, Dmitry Shostakovitch...

Great writers and poets: Aleksandr Pushkin ("Eugene Onegin"), Nikolay Gogol ("Dead Souls"), Lev Tolstoi ("War and Peace (War and the World actually)"), Fedor Dostoevsky ("The Idiot", "Crime and punishment"), Mihail Lermontov ("A Hero of our time")

There is a couple of thousands of scientists, musicians, poets, politicians, generals, architects, sculptors etc.

Answer 4

Shevchenko Taras Hruhorovych (1814-1861) - poet, painter, philosopher. Completed the process of formation of Ukrainian national literature as part of the world literature. Regarded as the father of Ukrainian national literature.

Yaroslav the Wise (about 978-1054) - statesman, grand prince of Kyivska Rus.

Karpenko-Kary Ivan Karpovych (real surname Tobilevych; 1845-1907) - playwright, actor, director, prominent theatrical figure. One of the initiators of the Ukrainian theatre.

Kadeniuk Leonid (1951) - 1st cosmonaut of the independent Ukraine.

Dovjenko Olexandr (1894-1956) - writer, film director. Laid foundation for Ukrainian cinematography.

Volodymyr Svyatoslavovych (?-1015) - grand prince of Kyiv (reigned in 980-1015) Completed the process of unification of the Eastern Slavic principalities into Kyiv Rus. Introduced Christianity as a state religion.

Lysenko Mykola (1644-1709) - composer, pianist, pedagogue, chorus conductor, prominent public figure. Creator of the Ukrainian Classical Music.

Mechnykov Illya (1845-1916) - biologist, one of the creators of embryology, comparative pathology, immunology and microbiology. Formulated theory of phagocytosis, investigated problems of immunity, inflammation, Infectious Diseases. For discovering phagocytosis (1882) was awarded 1908 Nobel prize.

To talk about famous people who live today, they are

Andriy Shevchenko - famous soccer (football) player, used to play for Dinamo Kyiv but later started playing for the Chelsea club.

Ani Lorak - famous singer, participated in the Eurovision for several times with very good results, famous all over the world.

Ruslana - the winner on the Eurovision 2004 with her Wild Dancing, popular singer.

Victor Yushchenko - president of Ukraine 2005-2010.

Answer 5

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Rudolf Nuryev

Ivan Nagy

George Balanchine (more famous for being a choreographer than a dancer)

Vaslav Nijinsky

Vladimir Malakhov

Konstantin Sergeyev

Vladimir Vasiliev

Answer 6

A couple of the best known are Ilja Repin (19th century), Malevich and Kandinsky (20th century).

A very useful long list of Russian artist is in Wikipedia, link below.

Not only a list of their names but also photos and three works by each.

Answer 7

Lenin or Stalin. Ivan the Terrible and Rasputin. Nicholas and Anastasia.

Answer 8

vladmir putin