Avdotya (russian: Авдо́тья) or Avdotia is a

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. It is a form of the Greek name Eudoxia/Eudokia/Eudocia, held by several

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s honored in the

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Avdotya Chernysheva Avdotya Ivanovna Chernysheva (russian: Авдотья Ивановна Чернышева; February 12, 1693 – June 17, 1747) was a Russian noble and lady in waiting. She was the royal mistress of Tsar Peter the Great of Russia. She was the daug ...

(1693–1747), Russian noble and lady in waiting *

Avdotia Istomina Evdokia or (informally) Avdotia Ilyinichna Istomina (; 1799–1848) was the most celebrated Russian Empire ballerina of the 19th century. Biography She was orphaned at a young age, but was accepted into the Imperial Theater School, where childr ...

(''Avdotya Istomina'') (1799–1848), Russian ballerina * Avdotya Mikhaylova (1746–1807), Russian stage actress and opera singer * Avdotya Panaeva (1820–1893), Russian writer *Avdotya Romanovna Raskolnikova, character in

Fyodor Dostoyevsky Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (, ; rus, Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский, Fyódor Mikháylovich Dostoyévskiy, p=ˈfʲɵdər mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪdʑ dəstɐˈjefskʲɪj, a=ru-Dostoevsky.ogg, links=yes; 11 November 18219 ...

's novel ''

Crime and Punishment ''Crime and Punishment'' ( pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform rus, Преступление и наказание, Prestupléniye i nakazániye, prʲɪstʊˈplʲenʲɪje ɪ nəkɐˈzanʲɪje) is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. ...

'' * Avdotya Timofeyeva ( 1739), Russian ballerina

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