Karelin (russian: Карелин), or Karelina (Карелина; feminine), is a Russian last name and may refer to:
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Alexander Karelin
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Karelin ( rus, Александр Александрович Карелин, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕ kəˈrʲelʲɪn; born 19 September 1967) is a Russian politician and retired athlete.
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(b. 1967), Soviet/Russian wrestler and
Hero of the Russian Federation
Hero of the Russian Federation (russian: Герой Российской Федерации, Geroy Rossiyskoy Federatsii), also unofficially Hero of Russia (russian: link=no, Герой России, Geroy Rossii), is the highest honorary title ...
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Anatoly Karelin
Anatoly Mikhailovich Karelin (russian: Анатолий Михайлович Карелин; 16 July 1922 3 January 1974) was a Soviet MiG-15 flying ace during the Korean War, credited with six to eight victories for which he was awarded the titl ...
(1922–1974), Soviet aircraft pilot 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 ...
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Andrei Karelin (1837–1906), Russian photographer
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Apollon Karelin
Apollon Andreyevich Karelin ( Russian: Аполло́н Андре́евич Каре́лин; January 23, 1863, St. Petersburg - March 20, 1926, Moscow) was a Russian anarchist.
Born into a wealthy family, Karelin became radicalized in his y ...
(1863–1926), Russian anarchist
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Grigory Karelin
Grigory Silych Karelin (January 1801 – 17 December 1872) was a Russian explorer and naturalist who travelled around Siberia and central Asia. Many species of plants have been described from specimens that he collected and some named in his honou ...
(1801–1872), Russian explorer
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Ivan Karelin
Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgari ...
(1924–2001), Soviet test pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union
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Konstantin Karelin
The first name Konstantin () is a derivation from the Latin name ''Constantinus'' ( Constantine) in some European languages, such as Russian and German. As a Christian given name, it refers to the memory of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great ...
(1907–1994), Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
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Lazar Karelin
Lazar may refer to:
* Lazar (name), any of various persons with this name
* Lazar BVT, Serbian mine resistant, ambush-protected, armoured vehicle
* Lazar 2, Serbian armored vehicle
* Lazar 3, Serbian armored van
* Lazăr, a tributary of the river J ...
(1920–20??), Soviet writer
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Pavel Karelin
Pavel Vladimirovich Karelin (27 April 1990 – 9 October 2011) was a Russian ski jumper from Nizhny Novgorod who competed from 2004 until his death in 2011. He made his World Cup debut on 30 November 2007, finishing 8th in team large hill event at ...
(1990–2011), Russian ski jumper
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Pyotr Karelin (1922–1944), Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
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Vasily Karelin (1862 or 1869 – 1926), Russian opera singer
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Vladimir Karelin
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Karelin (February 23, 1891 – September 22, 1938) was a Russian revolutionary, one of the organizers of the Left Socialist Revolutionary Party and a member of its Central Committee, People's Commissar of Property of the ...
(1891–1938), Russian/Soviet politician and one of the leaders of the
Left Socialist-Revolutionaries
The Party of Left Socialist-Revolutionaries (russian: Партия левых социалистов-революционеров-интернационалистов) was a revolutionary socialist political party formed during the Russian Revol ...
Surnames
Russian-language surnames