Medvedev
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Medvedev (Russian: Медведев), or Medvedeva (feminine; Медведева), is a common Russian last name and may refer to several people:
- Alexander Medvedev, a Deputy Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Gazprom
- Andrei Medvedev, a retired professional tennis player from Ukraine
- Dmitry Medvedev, a Russian politician, first deputy prime minister of the Russian government
- Dmitry Nikolayevich Medvedev, one of the Russian partisan leaders during the Great Patriotic War
- Dmitry Medvedev (partisan) (1898-1954), a Soviet partisan and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Dmitry Medvedev (pilot) (1918-1992), a Soviet aircraft pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Grigory Medvedev, a Russian writer
- Nikolai Medvedev (1922-1985), a Soviet seaman and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Pavel Medvedev, a Russian literary scholar
- Pyotr Medvedev, a Russian actor and entrepreneur
- Roy Medvedev, a Russian historian
- Sergei Medvedev, a Russian Communist, metalworker, and trade union organizer
- Sergei Medvedev (officer) (1970-2005), a Russian army officer and Hero of Russia
- Zhores Medvedev, a Russian biologist, historian and dissident
Medvedeva (Медведева) is a female version of the same last name:
- Evgenia Medvedeva-Abruzova, a cross country skiier
- Nadezhda Medvedeva, a Russian actress
- Natalya Medvedeva, a Russian poet, singer and model
[edit] See also
- Medvedev-Sponheuer-Karnik scale, a seismic intensity scale