Afanasyev (masculine; Афанасьев) or Afanasyeva (feminine; Афанасьева) is a Russian last name. It is derived from
Afanasy Afanasy (russian: Афана́сий) is the Russian form of Athanasios, a Greek name meaning "immortal". It may refer to:
People:
* Afanasy Bagration, Prince Adarnase of Kartli (1707–1784), Georgian prince royal and Russian Empire general
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which is etymologically directly connected to Athanasios (Αθανάσιος), a very common Greek masculine first name that means "immortal". As Russian last name it is shared by the following people:
Alexander Afanasyev
Alexander Nikolayevich Afanasyev (Afanasief, Afanasiev or Afanas'ev, russian: link=no, Александр Николаевич Афанасьев) ( — ) was a Russian Slavist and ethnographer who published nearly 600 Russian fairy and folk ta ...
(1826–1871), Russian folklorist
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Alexander Afanasyev-Chuzhbinsky
Alexander Stepanovich Afanasyev (russian: link=no, Александр Степанович Афанасьев, 12 March 1817 – 18 September 1875) was a Russian and Ukrainian poet, writer, editor, ethnographer and translator (from Polish and Eng ...
(1817–1875), Russian/Ukrainian writer and ethnographer
* Alexey Ivanovich Afanasyev (1910–1978), Soviet naval officer and
Hero of the Soviet Union
The title Hero of the Soviet Union (russian: Герой Советского Союза, translit=Geroy Sovietskogo Soyuza) was the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded together with the Order of Lenin personally or collectively for ...
Anatoly Afanasyev
Anatoly (russian: Анато́лий, Anatólij , uk, Анато́лій, Anatólij ) is a common Russian and Ukrainian male given name, derived from the Greek name ''Anatolios'', meaning "sunrise." Other common Russian transliterations are Ana ...
(1912–2003), Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
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Fyodor Afanasyev
Fyodor, Fedor (russian: Фёдор) or Feodor is the Russian form of the name "Theodore" meaning “God’s Gift”. Fedora () is the feminine form. Fyodor and Fedor are two English transliterations of the same Russian name.
It may refer to:
Giv ...
Mikhail Afanasyev
Mikhail Afanasyev ( be, Міхаіл Афанасьеў, russian: Михаил Афанасьев; born 4 November 1986) is a Belarusian former professional footballer.
Club career
He was signed by FC Amkar Perm in February 2008. Afanasyev joine ...
(born 1986), Belarusian footballer
* Ivan Afanasyev (1901–1952), Soviet naval officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
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Ksenia Afanasyeva
Ksenia Dmitrievna Afanasyeva (russian: Ксения Дмитриевна Афанасьева; born 13 September 1991) is a retired Russian artistic gymnast who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. She is the 2011 ...
(born 1991), Russian olympic gymnast
* Nikolay Fyodorovich Afanasyev (1918–1944), Soviet aircraft pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union
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Nikolay Mikhaylovich Afanasyev
Nikolay Mikhailovich Afanasyev (russian: Николай Михайлович Афанасьев; 14 November 1916 – 15 March 2009), also known as Nicolai Michaelovich Afanasiev, was a Russian firearms designer.Nikolay Nikolayevich Afanasyev (1893–1966), Russian Orthodox theologian
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Nikolay Yakovlevich Afanasyev
Nikolay Yakovlevich Afanasyev (russian: Никола́й Я́ковлевич Афана́сьев; ) was an Imperial Russian violin virtuoso and composer. His memoirs 'Vospominaniya' ('Reminiscences') appeared in 1890, and recorded his experienc ...
(1820–1898), Russian violinist and composer
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Nina Afanasyeva
Nina Yeliseyevna Afanasyeva (russian: Нина Елисеевна Афанасьева; pseudonym, sjd, Е̄льцэ Нӣна Афанасьева, Jeel'ce Niina Afanas'jeva; born February 1, 1939) is a Russian-Sami politician and language act ...
(born 1939), Russian/Sami politician and language activist
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Sergey Afanasyev (engineer)
Sergey Aleksandrovich Afanasyev (russian: Серге́й Алекса́ндрович Афана́сьев; 30 August 1918 – 13 May 2001) was a Russian engineer and later politician who was the leading figure in the Soviet Union's missile and s ...
(1918–2001), Soviet engineer and space and defense industry executive
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Sergey Afanasyev (athlete) Sergey Afanasyev may refer to:
*Sergey Afanasyev (engineer) (1918–2001), Soviet engineer and space and defense industry executive
* Sergey Afanasyev (athlete) (born 1964), Russian middle-distance runner, in 1989 European Athletics Indoor Champio ...
(born 1964), Russian middle-distance runner
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Sergey Afanasyev (racing driver)
Sergey Andreyevich Afanasyev ( rus, Серге́й Андре́евич Афана́сьев, p=sʲɪrˈɡʲej ɐnˈdrʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ɐfɐˈnasʲjɪf; born 25 March 1988) is a Russian racing driver, holder of honour "Master of sports of Russi ...
(born 1988), Russian racing driver
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Stepan Afanasyev
Stepan ( uk, Степань; pl, Stepań; he, סטפאן) is an urban-type settlement in Sarny Raion (district) of Rivne Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Its population was 4,073 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census. Current population:
The ...
(1894–1965), Soviet party figure
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Tatyana Afanasyeva
Tatyana Alexeyevna Afanasyeva (russian: link=no, Татья́на Алексе́евна Афана́сьева) (Kiev, 19 November 1876 – Leiden, 14 April 1964) (also known as Tatiana Ehrenfest-Afanaseva or spelled Afanassjewa) was a Russian/ ...
(1876–1964), Russian/Dutch mathematician
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Vahur Afanasjev
Vahur Afanasjev (born Vahur Laanoja; 24 August 1979 – 10 May 2021) was an Estonian novelist, poet, musician and film director best known for his novel ''Serafima and Bogdan'' a story following the lives in a village of Russian Orthodox Old Be ...
(1979–2021), Estonian writer, filmmaker and musician
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Valery Afanassiev
Valery Afanassiev (russian: Валерий Павлович Афанасьев, ''Valerij Pavlovič Afanasiev''; born 8 September 1947) is a Russian pianist, writer and conductor.
Life
Valery Afanassiev was born in Moscow. He studied piano at ...
(born 1947), Russian pianist
*Valērijs Afanasjevs (born 1982), Latvian footballer
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Vasily Afanasyev
Vasili, Vasily, Vasilii or Vasiliy ( Russian: Василий) is a Russian masculine given name of Greek origin and corresponds to '' Basil''. It may refer to:
* Vasili I of Moscow Grand Prince from 1389–1425
*Vasili II of Moscow Grand Prince ...
(1843–1913), prominent mechanical engineer of the
Imperial Russian Navy
The Imperial Russian Navy () operated as the navy of the Russian Tsardom and later the Russian Empire from 1696 to 1917. Formally established in 1696, it lasted until dissolved in the wake of the February Revolution of 1917. It developed from a ...
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Viktor Grigoryevich Afanasyev
Viktor Grigoryevich Afanasyev (russian: Ви́ктор Григо́рьевич Афана́сьев; 18 November 1922 – 10 April 1994) was a Soviet and Russian public figure, journalist and professor of philosophy who is remembered for his wo ...
(1922–1994), Soviet/Russian journalist
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Viktor Mikhaylovich Afanasyev
Viktor Mikhailovich Afanasyev (russian: Виктор Михайлович Афанасьев; born 31 December 1948) is a colonel in the Russian Air Force and a test cosmonaut of the Yu. A. Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. He was born 31 De ...
(born 1948), Soviet/Russian cosmonaut
*Yegor Afanasyev, an alias of a Russian revolutionary Yegor Klimanov
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Yelena Afanasyeva
Yelena Aleksandrovna Vlasova-Afanasyeva (russian: Елена Александровна Афанасьева; born March 1, 1967 in Kulebaki) is a former Russian athlete who competed in the 800 metres. Her greatest achievements include a European ...
(born 1967), Russian athlete
* Yuri Afanasyev, (1934-2015), Russian historian and politician
Irkutsk Oblast
Irkutsk Oblast (russian: Ирку́тская о́бласть, Irkutskaya oblast; bua, Эрхүү можо, Erkhüü mojo) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in southeastern Siberia in the basins of the Angara, Lena, and Nizh ...
, Russia
See also
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Walter Afanasieff
Walter Afanasieff (born Vladimir Nikitich Afanasyev; February 10, 1958), formerly nicknamed Baby Love in the 1980s, is an American record producer and songwriter of Russian-Chinese descent. He was a collaborator with Mariah Carey on her first ...
, Brazilian (of Russian descent) record producer and songwriter