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Vladimir Herzog Vladimir Herzog (Osijek, Croatia, June 27, 1937 — São Paulo, October 25, 1975), also known as Vlado, was a Brazilian jewish TV journalist, university professor and theater author, who was murdered by political police due to ideological reasons.
Vladimir Chernavin Vladimir Nikolayevich Chernavin (Russian: Владимир Николаевич Чернавин; born 1928) was a Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Navy and Admiral of the Fleet (since 1983). In 1977 he was appointed a Commander-in-Chief of the Northern Fleet and in 1981 was awarded a title of the Hero of the Soviet Union.
Vladimir Chub Vladimir Fyodorovich Chub (born July 24, 1948 in Pinsk, Brest Province, Belarus) is the governor of Rostov Oblast in Russia. He was appointed governor in October 1991 and later that year won an election for the post by a large majority.
Vladimir II Monomakh Vladimir Monomakh (Russian: Владимир Мономах; Ukrainian: Володимир Мономах; Christian name Vasiliy, or Basil) (1053 -- May 19, 1125) was undoubtedly the best loved Velikiy Kniaz of Ancient Rus. He was the son of Vsevolod I by an anonymous daughter of Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos, from whom he takes his nickname of Monomakh ("One who fights alone").
Vladimir II Mstislavich Vladimir II Mstislavich (Владимир II Мстиславич in Russian) (1132-1173), Prince of Dorogobuzh (1150-1154, 1170-1171), Vladimir and Volyn (1154-1157), Slutsk (1162), Tripol'ye (1162-1168) and Grand Prince of Kiev (1171). He was the son of Mstislav I Vladimirovich, grandson of Vladimir Monomakh.
Vladimir III Rurikovich Vladimir III Rurikovich (Владимир Рюрикович in Russian) (1187 – March 3, 1239), Prince of Pereyaslavl (1206-1213), Smolensk (1213-1219) and Grand Prince of Kiev (1223-1235). Son of Rurik Rostislavich.
Vladimir Ilyushin Vladimir Ilyushin (Russian: Владимир Илюшин) (born 31 March 1927) is a son of aircraft designer Sergei Ilyushin and a noted test pilot in the Soviet Union. Ironically, he spent most of his career testing aircraft from Sukhoi, the rival to his father's design bureau.
Vladimir Ivanovich Gorodetski Vladimir Ivanovich Gorodetski (1937) was a Russian Professor of Computer Science, Head of Intelligent Systems Laboratory of the St. Petersburg Institute for Informatics and Automation of the Russian Academy of Science.
Vladimir Ivanovich Markov Vladimir Ivanovitš Markoff (Markov) (July 26 1859 Hamina - August 1919 Saint Petersburg) was a Finnish Lieutenant General who was also the vice-chairman of the economic division (Prime minister) of the Senate of Finland from 1909 to 1913 and the last Finnish Minister Secretary of State in Saint Petersburg from 1913 to 1917
Vladimir Ivanovich Smirnov (mathematician) Vladimir Ivanovich Smirnov (Russian: Владимир Иванович Смирнов) (June 10 1887, Saint Petersburg, Russia - February 11 1974, Leningrad, USSR) was a Russian mathematician who made significant contributions in both pure and applied mathematics, as well as the history of mathematics.
Vladimir Ivashko Vladimir Antonovich Ivashko (, ) (1932–1994) was briefly the acting General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during the period from August 24, 1991 to August 29, 1991. On August 24 Mikhail Gorbachev resigned, and on August 29 the CPSU was suspended by the USSR Supreme Soviet.
Vladimir Jovanović Vladimir Jovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Јовановић) (28 September 1833, Šabac, Principality of Serbia - 3 March 1922, Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes) was a Serbian politician, political theorist, economist and journalist.
Vladimir Jugović Vladimir Jugović (born August 30, 1969 in Milutinovac village near Trstenik, Serbia) is a Serbian football player. Throughout his illustrious career he turned out for numerous top European teams, winning the Champions League twice (with Red Star Belgrade and Juventus F.
Vladimir Kasatonov Vladimir Afanasyevich Kasatonov (Russian: Владимир Афанасьевич Касатонов) (July 8(21), 1910 - June 9, 1989) was a Soviet military leader, admiral, and Hero of the Soviet Union (November 25, 1966).
Vladimir Khodov Born in the Ukrainian town of Berdyansk in 1976, Vladimir Khodov (né Samoshkin - Владимир Анатольевич Ходов in Russian) is considered likely to have been one of the six leaders in the Beslan school hostage crisis.
Vladimir Kolev Vladimir Kolev () (born 18 April 1953) is a retired boxer from Bulgaria, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There he won the bronze medal in the light welterweight division (– 60 kg) after being defeated in the semifinals by eventual runner-up Andrés Aldama of Cuba.
Vladimir Komarov Vladimir Mikhailovich Komarov (Russian: Владимир Михайлович Комаров; March 16, 1927 – April 24, 1967) was a Soviet cosmonaut. He was the first confirmed human to die during a space mission, on Soyuz 1, and the first Soviet cosmonaut to travel into space more than once.
Vladimir Korolenko Vladimir Galaktionovich Korolenko (; July 27, 1853-December 25, 1921) was a Ukrainian-Russian short story writer, journalist, human rights activist and humanitarian. His short stories were known for their harsh portrayal of nature based on his experience of exile in Siberia.
Vladimir Kotelnikov Vladimir Aleksandrovich Kotelnikov (russian Владимир Александрович Котельников, scientific transliteration Vladimir Alexandrovič Kotelnikov, September 6 1908 in Kazan – February 11 2005 in Moscow) was an information theorist pioneer from the Soviet Union. Since 1953, he was member of the Russian Academy of Science, in the Department of Technical Science (radio technology).
Vladimir Kotov Vladimir Kotov (born February 21, 1958) is a long-distance runner from Belarus, who competed for the Soviet Union at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. There he finished in fourth place, thirty seconds behind countryman and bronze medalist Setymkul Dzhumanazarov.
Vladimir Kovačević Vladimir Kovačević (born January 15 1961 in Nikšić, Montenegro) is a Montenegrin Serb soldier who was charged with violation of the laws of war by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for his actions in the sieging of Dubrovnik during the Croatian War of Independence.
Vladimir Kovalyonok Vladimir Vasiliyevich Kovalyonok (Belarusian: Уладзі́мір Васі́льевіч Кавалёнак; Russian: Влади́мир Васи́льевич Ковалёнок; born March 3, 1942 in Beloye, Minsk voblast, USSR (now in Belarus)) was a Soviet cosmonaut. He entered the Soviet space programme on July 5, 1967 and was commander of three missions.
Vladimir Kramnik Vladimir Borisovich Kramnik () (born June 25, 1975) is a Russian chess grandmaster and the current undisputed World Chess Champion. Since January 2007 Kramnik has been rated 2766 in the FIDE Elo rating list, ranking third in the world.
Vladimir Krutov Vladimir Yevgenyevich Krutov (Russian: Владимир Евгеньевич Крутов) born June 1, 1960 in Moscow, USSR now Russia) is a former Russian hockey forward. Together with Igor Larionov and Sergei Makarov, he was part of the famed KLM Line.
Vladimir Kuroyedov Vladimir Ivanovich Kuroyedov (Russian: Владимир Иванович Куроедов; born September 5, 1944) is a former long-serving Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy. Earlier he was Chief of Staff of the Baltic Fleet, Deputy Commander of the Pacific Fleet since 1993 and Chief of the Main Staff of the Navy.
Vladimir Kuts Vladimir Petrovich Kuts (Russian: Владимир Петрович Куц) (February 7, 1927 – August 16, 1975) was a Soviet long distance runner. He is alternatively known as Volodymyr Kuts, the Ukrainian spelling, as Kuts was born in Aleksino, which is in present-day Ukraine.
Vladimir Kuzin Vladimir Semyonovich Kuzin () (born July 15 1930 in Lampozhnya, Arkhangelsk Oblast) was a former Soviet cross-country skier who competed during the 1950s, training at Dynamo in Leningrad. He earned a gold medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
Vladimir Lebedev Vladimir Lebedev (Russian: Лебедев Владимир Николаевич; born April 23 1984) is a Russian freestyle skier who competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Lebedev won bronze in the men's aerials event.
Vladimir Lenin Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (, better known by the alias (Ленин)) (April 22, 1870 – January 21, 1924), was a Russian revolutionary, a communist politician, the main leader of the October Revolution, the first head of the Soviet Union, and the primary theorist of Leninism, a variant of Marxism.
Vladimir Levenshtein Vladimir Iosifovich Levenshtein () (born 1935) is a Russian scientist who did research in information theory and error-correcting codes. Among other contributions, he is known for the Levenshtein distance algorithm, which he developed in 1965.
Vladimir Liakhov Polkovnik (Colonel) Vladimir Liakhov was the commander of Persian Cossack Brigade during the rule of Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar. He gained considerable notoriety after shelling the Majlis of Iran and executing several constitutionalist leaders on June 24, 1908.
Vladimir Lukin Russian liberal political activist currently serving as the Human Rights Commissioner of Russia. He previously served as the deputy chairman of the Russian Duma and as chairman of the Duma's Foreign Affairs Committee and currently serves as Ombudsman.
Vladimir Luxuria Vladimir Luxuria (born Wladimiro Guadagno in Foggia, Apulia June 24, 1965), is an Italian actress, television personality, and politician. She is currently a Communist member of the Italian parliament, belonging to Romano Prodi's L'Unione coalition.
Vladimir Žerjavić Vladimir Žerjavić (August 2, 1912 - September 5, 2001) was a Croatian economist and a United Nations specialist. He published a series of historical articles and books during the 1980s and 1990s in which he argued that the scope of the Holocaust in World War II-era Croatia was intentionally exaggerated.
Vladimir Malakhov (dancer) Vladimir Malakhov (born August 30, 1968 in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine), is a Principal Dancer with American Ballet Theatre. He began his dance training at the age of four at a small ballet school in the Ukraine where he spent his youngest years.
Vladimir Malakhov (ice hockey) Vladimir Malakhov (Russian: Владимир Малахов, Vladimir Malachov; born August 30, 1968 in Yekaterinburg, Russia) is a retired professional ice hockey player. He is currently under contract with the San Jose Sharks in the NHL.
Vladimir Masorin Vladimir Vasilievich Masorin (Russian: Владимир Васильевич Масорин) (born August 24, 1947) is a Russian admiral who commanded the Caspian Flotilla in 1996-2002 and the Black Sea Fleet in 2002-2005. In September 2005, he was appointed the Commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy amid serious allegations of decline in Russian naval standards.
Vladimir Matyushenko Vladimir "The Janitor" Matyushenko (born January 1st, 1971 in ReÄŤyca, Belarus) is a Belarusian mixed martial arts fighter, and a veteran of the UFC. Matyushenko is a former heavyweight champion in the IFC, and also winner of IFC's Battle on the Bayou 8 man tournament in 1997.
Vladimir May-Mayevsky Vladimir Zenonovich May-Mayevsky (Russian: Владимир Зенонович Май-Маевский) (September 15, 1867-November 30, 1920) was a Russian army general and one of the leaders of counterrevolutionary White movement during and after Russian Civil War.
Vladimir Mayakovsky Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky (Влади́мир Влади́мирович Маяко́вский) ( – April 14, 1930) was a Russian poet, among the foremost representatives of early-20th century Futurism.
Vladimir Mikhailin Vladimir Vasilyevich Mikhailin (Russian: Владимир Васильевич Михайлин) (born July 12(25), 1915, Moscow) is a Soviet military leader (now retired), admiral, and Hero of the Soviet Union (November 18, 1989).
Vladimir Mikhailovich Myasishchev Vladimir Mikhailovich Myasishchev (Russian: Владимир Михайлович Мясищев) (1902–1978) was a Soviet aircraft designer, Major General of Engineering (1944), Hero of Socialist Labor (1957), Doctor of Technical Sciences (1959), Honored Science Worker of the RSFSR (1972).
Vladimir Mitrofanovich Orlov Vladimir Mitrofanovich Orlov (Russian: Владимир Митрофанович Орлов) (July 15, 1895 - July 28, 1938) was a Russian military leader and Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Naval Forces from July of 1931 to July of 1937.
Vladimir Morkovin During World War II, Vladimir Borisovich Morkovin was an aeronautical engineer at the Bell Aircraft plant at Niagara Falls. He allegedly provided technical information to Andrey Shevchenko, a KGB officer working as an inspector at Bell.
Vladimir Muntyan Volodymyr Muntyan (Vladimir Muntyan, Владимир Мунтян (rus), Володимир Мунтян (ukr)), Born September 14 1946, Kiev, USSR, now Ukraine, was a renowned Soviet midfielder of the 1960s and 1970s. Muntyan is considered to be one of the best and most talanted players to ever represent Dynamo Kyiv and Soviet Union.
Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko Vladimir Ivanovich Nemirovich-Danchenko (Владимир Иванович Немирович-Данченко in Russian) (December 11(23), 1858 - April 25, 1943, Moscow) was a Russian theatre director, writer, pedagogue, and playwright, who co-founded the Moscow Art Theatre with his more famous colleague, Konstantin Stanislavsky, in 1898.
Vladimir Nevezhin Vladimir Nevezhin () is a Russian historian (Doctor of History Sciences), is working as a professor in Moscow, chief scientific collaborator at the Institute of Russian History (of the Russian Academy of Science) and member of the editorial board of the journal Отечественная история (History of the Fatherland).
Vladimir Nikitine Vladimir Vasil'evich Nikitine () (born July 14 1959) is a former Soviet/Russian cross-country skiers who competed in the 1980's, training at Zenit. He won a silver in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.
Vladimir of Staritsa Vladimir Andreyevich (1533 - October 9, 1569) was the last appanage Russian prince. His complicated relationship with his cousin, Ivan the Terrible, was dramatized in Sergei Eisenstein's movie Ivan the Terrible.
Vladimir Oblast Vladimir Oblast (, Vladimirskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the medieval Russian capital Vladimir, which is located 190 km to the east from the present-day capital, Moscow. For detailed information about the area's medieval history, see Zalesye and Vladimir-Suzdal. The 12th-century cathedrals of Vladimir, Suzdal, Bogolyubovo, and Kideksha are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Vladimir Odnosumov Vladimir Odnosumov (born June 6, 1986 in Moscow, Russia) is a Russian rugby league player currently playing for RC Lokomotiv Moscow in the Championship of Russia competition. His position of choice is usually in the forwards.
Vladimir Odoevsky Prince Vladimir Fyodorovich Odoevsky () ( – ) was a prominent Russian philosopher, writer, music critic, philanthropist and pedagogue. He became known as "Russian Hoffmann" on account of his keen interest in fantasmagoric tales and musical criticism.
Vladimir Ovsyannikov Vladimir Anatolevich Ovsyannikov (Russian: Владимир Анатольевич Овсянников, also transliterated as Vladimir Anatolyevich Ovsannikov; born November 22, 1961) is a member of the Russian State Duma. He is a member of the State Duma's Committees on Defense.
Vladimir Palace The Vladimir Palace (, Vladimirsky dvorets) was the last imperial palace to be constructed in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was designed by a team of architects (Vasily Kenel, Aleksandr Rezanov, Andrei Huhn, Ieronim Kitner, Vladimir Shreter) for Alexander II's son, Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia.
Vladimir Petrov (Author) Vladimir Petrov (1915, Krasnodar oblast, Russia - 1999) was at various times an academic, philatelist, prisoner, forced laborer, political prisoner, adventurer, factory worker and soldier. He was at various times a Russian, American, and man of no country, though he was brought up in the USSR and died in the United States.
Vladimir Petrović "Pižon" Vladimir Petrović (born July 1 1955 in Teslić, Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia), best known by nickname Pižon (after French pigeon) is Serbian football player and coach. During his playing career, he mostly played for Red Star Belgrade and is one of five "stars of the Star"—the legends of the club.
Vladimir Pleshakov Vladimir Pleshakov (born November 11, 1957) is a former field hockey goalkeeper from the Soviet Union, who won the bronze medal with his national side at the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, behind India and Spain. He also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
Vladimir Podatev Vladimir Podatev is a Russian criminal from Khabarovsk frequently mentioned within literature on Organized Crime. He created the International Human Rights Agency "Edinstvo", was elected a Supreme Ataman of the World Cossack Society, and appointed a member of the Commission for Human Rights under the President of Russia.
Vladimir Posner Vladimir Pozner (Владимир Познер) (born April 1, 1934) is a Russian journalist best known in the West for being a communicative television personality for the Soviet Union during the Cold War. His near accentless (or, perhaps, New York-accented) American English helped open up a dialogue with the Soviet Union at the time.
Vladimir Potanin Vladimir Potanin (Владимир Потанин in Russian) (born in 1961), is the president and founder of Oneximbank (also Oneksimbank). He is the owner of the Norilsk nickel-mining complex, and widely considered one of the leading business oligarchs in Russia.
Vladimir Prokhorovich Amalitskii Vladimir Prokhorovich Amalitskii (1860 - 1917) was a Russian Paleontologist and Professor at Warsaw University, who was involved in the discovery and excavataion of Late Permain fauna on the North Dvina River, (currently in eastern Poland but at that time it was part of Russia).
Vladimir Propp Vladimir Yakovlevich Propp (; St Petersburg, April 29, 1895 – Leningrad August 22, 1970) was a Russian structuralist scholar who analysed the basic plot components of Russian folk tales to identify their simplest irreducible narrative elements. His Morphology of the Folk Tale was published in Russian in 1928; although it represented a breakthrough in both folkloristics and morphology and influenced Claude Lévi-Strauss and Roland Barthes, it was generally unnoticed in the West until it was translated in the 1950s.
Vladimir Purishkevich Vladimir Mitrofanovich Purishkevich () (August 12, 1870, Kishinev – February, 1920, Novorossiysk, Russia), was a Russian politician before the Bolshevik revolution. Born in a family of poor nobleman in Bessarabia Purishkevich graduated from Odessa university with a degree
Vladimir Raitz Vladimir Gavrilovich Raitz (born May 23 1922) is the co-founder of the Horizon Holiday Group, who pioneered the first mass package holidays abroad. His family left the Soviet Union when he was 6, and variously passed through Berlin and Warsaw, before they settled in London.
Vladimir Rebikov Vladimir Ivanovich Rebikov also Rebikoff (Russian: Влади́мир Ива́нович Ре́биков, born May 31 [OS May 19]1866 - Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia — died October 1, 1920 - Yalta, Crimea, Russia) was a late romantic 20th century Russian composer and pianist.
Vladimir Romanov Vladimir Romanov (Владимир Романов) is a controversial ethnic-Russian, having Lithuanian citizenship, businessman and banker, who is based in Lithuania. He is the controlling shareholder of Heart of Midlothian Football Club ("Hearts") in Edinburgh, Scotland, FBK Kaunas in Lithuania and FC MTZ-RIPO in Belarus.
Vladimir Savchenko Vladimir Ivanovich Savchenko (Russian language: Владимир Иванович Савченко), born 15 February 1933 in Poltava, died 24 January 2005 in Kiev), was a Ukrainian science fiction writer. He studied at the Moscow Energy Institute, and was an electronics engineer.
Vladimir Selkov Vladimir Selkov (born April 1, 1971) is a former backstroke swimmer from Russia, who won a total number of three silver medals at the Summer Olympics. His only individual medal came at his debut, at the Barcelona Games in 1992, in the 200m Backstroke.
Vladimir Semyonov Vladimir Semyonov () was a Soviet military administrator in Eastern Germany during the Soviet occupation after the World War II. He was instrumental in the creation of East Germany, and served as the first Soviet ambassador to East Germany.
Vladimir Shatalov Vladimir Aleksandrovich Shatalov (Russian: Владимир Александрович Шаталов; born December 8, 1927 in Petropavlovsk) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew three space missions of the Soyuz programme: Soyuz 4, Soyuz 8, and Soyuz 10.
Vladimir Shcherbachev Vladimir Vladimirovich Shcherbachev, (also Shcherbachyov) (Russian: Влади́мир Влади́мирович Щербачё́в, born: January 24, 1889 Warsaw – died: March 5, 1952 Leningrad) was a Russian composer of the Soviet era.
Vladimir Shkolnik Vladimir Sergeyevich Shkolnik served as the Minister of Industry and Trade in the Government of KazakhstanPrincipal Government Officials Travel Document Systems until Galym Orazbakov replaced him on 10 January 2007 in a political shakeup.President of Kazakhstan forming cabinet AzerTaj He served as the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources in 2005.
Vladimir Shukhov Vladimir Grigorievich Shukhov (), ( - February 2 1939) was a great Russian engineer renowned for his pioneering works on new methods of analysis for civil engineering that led to breakthroughs in industrial design of oil reservoirs, pipelines, boilers, ships and barges. Shukhov is particularly reputed for his original designs of hyperboloid towers such as the Shabolovka Tower.
Vladimir Smirnov (skier) Vladimir Mikhailovich Smirnov () (born March 7, 1964, Sсhuchinsk, Tselinograd Oblast, Kazakh SSR) is a Russian-Kazak former cross country skier who raced from the mid-1980s until 1998 for the USSR and, later, for his native country. Despite racing for Kazakhstan, after the end of Soviet Union Smirnov declared his nationality being Russian.
Vladimir Socor Vladimir Socor (born 1945 in Romania, Jewish origin) is a American veteran analyst of East European affairs for the Jamestown Foundation and its Eurasia Daily Monitor. He is a specialist in former republics of the USSR, CIS affairs and ethnic conflicts.
Vladimir Soloukhin Vladimir Soloukhin (Russian: Владимир Алексеевич Солоухин) (1924-1997) was a Russian poet and writer. He was known for his campaign to preserve prerevolutionary Russian art and architecture.
Vladimir Solovyov (journalist) Vladimir Rudol'fovich Solovyov (Alternative spelling: Vladimir Rudol'fovich Soloviev, in Russian: Влади́мир Рудо́льфович Соловьё́в) (b. October 20, 1963, Moscow, USSR) is a popular Russian TV and radio journalist.
Vladimir Solovyov (philosopher) Vladimir Sergeyevich Solovyov () (1853 - 1900) was a Russian philosopher, poet, pamphleteer, literary critic, who played a significant role in the development of Russian philosophy and poetry at the end of the 19th century. Solovyov (last name derives from "соловей", "solovey", Nightingale in Russian) played a significant role in the Russian spiritual renaissance in the beginning of the 20th century.
Vladimir Spivakov Vladimir Teodorovich Spivakov (Russian: Владимир Теодорович Спиваков) (born September 12 1944 in Ufa) is a leading Russian conductor and violinist best known for his work with the Moscow Virtuosi chamber orchestra.
Vladimir Sukhomlinov Vladimir Aleksandrovich Sukhomlinov (Russian: Владимир Александрович Сухомлинов) (August 4(16), 1848, Kaunas – February 2, 1926, Berlin) was a Russian Cavalry General (1906) who served as the Chairman of the General Staff in 1908–09 and the Minister of War until 1915, when he was ousted from office amid allegations of espionage.
Vladimir the Bold Vladimir Andreyevich the Bold (, July 15, 1353 – 1410) was the most famous prince of Serpukhov. His monicker alludes to his many military exploits committed in the wars waged by his cousin, Dmitri Donskoi of Moscow.
Vladimir Tatlin Vladimir Yevgrafovich Tatlin (Владимир Евграфович Татлин) ( – May 31, 1953) worked as a painter and architect. With Kazimir Malevich he became one of the two most important figures in the Russian avant-garde art movement of the 1920s.
Vladimir Titov Vladimir Georgievich Titov (Russian: Владимир Георгиевич Титов), Colonel, Russian Air Force, Ret., and former Russian cosmonaut was born January 1, 1947, in Sretensk, in the Chita Region of Russia.
Vladimir Torlopov Vladimir Aleksandrovich Torlopov (Владимир Александрович Торлопов) (born 1949) is the president of the Komi Republic in Russia. In December 2001 he won elections with 40% of the vote, defeating incumbent President Yury Spiridonov resulting in Spiridonov becoming one of few incumbent administrative division leaders in Russia to be defeated between the period 1991-2005 when these leaders were directly elected.
Vladimir Tretchikoff Vladimir Tretchikoff (born 13 December 1913 in Petropavlovsk, Kazakhstan; died 26 August 2006 in Cape Town, South Africa) was one of the most commercially successful artists of all time - his painting Chinese Girl (popularly known as "The Green Lady") is one of the best selling art prints ever.
Vladimir Triandafillov Vladimir Kiriakovitch Triandafillov (Russian: Владимир Кириакович Триандафиллов) was a Soviet military commander and theorician. Born on March 14, 1894 in Magaradzhi (today Turkey).
Vladimir Tributz Vladimir Fillipovich Tributz (Russian: Владимир Филиппович Трибуц, July 28, 1900, Saint Petersburg - 1977) was a Soviet naval commander and admiral from 1943. Graduated in two naval academies.
Vladimir Tsepelyov Vladimir Tsepelyov (born 10 October 1956) is a retired long jumper who represented the USSR. He won two medals at the European Indoor Championships as well as a bronze medal at the 1978 European Championships in Athletics.
Vladimir Vapnik Vladimir Naumovich Vapnik is one of the main developers of Vapnik-Chervonenkis theory. He was born in the Soviet Union; received a master's degree in mathematics from the Uzbek State University in Samarkand (now Uzbekistan), in 1958; and received a Ph.
Vladimir Varankin Vladimir Valentinovich Varankin (born 12 November 1902, died 3 October 1938) was a Russian writer of literature in Esperanto, an instructor of western European history, and director of the Moscow Ped. Instituto for foreign languages.
Vladimir Varicak Vladimir Varicak (1865-1942) was a Croatian mathematician and theoretical physicist. He work in mathematics was very prolific and expansive, however his most important was that of his interpretations of the theory of special relativity and general relativity.
Vladimir Vasilievich Stasov Vladimir Vasilievich Stasov (Russian: Владимир Васильевич Стасов, 1824–1906), son of Russian architect Vasily Petrovich Stasov (1769–1848), was probably the most respected Russian critic during his lifetime. He graduated from the School of Jurisprudence in 1843, was admitted to the Imperial Academy of Arts in 1859, and was made honorary fellow of the Russian Academy of Sciences in 1900, together with his friend Leo Tolstoy.
Vladimir Vasilkovich Vladimir Vasilkovich was a son of Vasilko Romanovich, prince of Volhynia, now part of Ukraine. He succeeded his father when the latter died in 1269, and was famous for numerous construction and reconstructions of town fortifications in Volhynia.
Vladimir Vasilyev (writer) Vasilyev Vladimir Nikolaevich is a well-known Russian science fiction writer, his first book published in 1991. He writes in "all genres except boring ones", covering the range from hard science fiction to fantasy.
Vladimir Veličković Vladimir Veličković (Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Величковић; born August 11 1935 in Belgrade, Serbia (then Yugoslavia)) is one of the most prominent Serbian painters. He graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at Belgrade University.
Vladimir Vernadsky Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky (Володимир Іванович Вернадський/Владимир Иванович Вернадский) ( - January 6 1945) was a Russian-Ukrainian mineralogist and geochemist whose ideas of noosphere were an important contribution to the Russian cosmism. He is most noted for his 1926 book The Biosphere in which he inadvertently worked to popularized Eduard Suess’ 1885 term biosphere, by hypothesizing that life is the geological force that shapes the earth.
Vladimir Vetchinkin Vladimir Petrovich Vetchinkin (Russian: Владимир Петрович Ветчинкин) (June 17(29), 1888 - March 6, 1950, Moscow) was a Soviet scientist in the field of aerodynamics, aeronautics, and wind energy, Doctor of Technical Sciences (1927), Honored Science Worker of the RSFSR (1946).
Vladimir Voevodsky Vladimir Voevodsky (Russian: Владимир Воеводский) (born June 4, 1966) is a Russian mathematician. His work in developing a homotopy theory for algebraic varieties and formulating motivic cohomology led to the award of a Fields Medal in 2002.
Vladimir Vokhmianin Vladimir Vokhmianin (born January 27, 1962) is a Kazakhstani shooter, who won two bronze medals in 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol; one at the 1992 for the Unified Team and one at the 1996 Summer Olympics for Kazakhstan. He trained at Dynamo in Alma-Ata.
Vladimir Volkoff Vladimir Volkoff (born Paris, 7 November 1932, died Bourdeilles, Dordogne, 14 September 2005), is a French writer of Russian extraction. He produced both literary works for adults and spy novels for young readers under the pseudonym Lieutenant X.

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