Matvei or Matvey is the

Russian language Russian (russian: русский язык, russkij jazyk, link=no, ) is an East Slavic languages, East Slavic language mainly spoken in Russia. It is the First language, native language of the Russians, and belongs to the Indo-European langua ...

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Matthew Matthew may refer to: * Matthew (given name) * Matthew (surname) * ''Matthew'' (ship), the replica of the ship sailed by John Cabot in 1497 * ''Matthew'' (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith * Matthew (elm cultivar), a cultivar of the Ch ...

. Notable people with the name include: * Matvei Blanter (1903–1990), Russian composer of popular and film music * Matvei Petrovich Bronstein (1906–1938), Soviet theoretical physicist * Matvey Frantskevich (born 1995), Belarusian footballer * Matvei Gedenschtrom (c. 1780–1845), Russian explorer of the northern parts of Siberia * Matvei Golovinski (1865–1920), Russian-French writer, journalist, and Political activist * Matvey Gusev (1826–1866), Russian astronomer * Matvey Kuzmin (1858–1942), Russian peasant who was killed in World War II * Matvey Mamykin (born 1994), Russian cyclist * Matvey Manizer (1891–1966), Russian sculptor * Matvei Muranov (1873–1959), Ukrainian-born Bolshevik revolutionary *

Matvey Muravyev Matvey Ivanovich Muravyev (russian: Матвей Иванович Муравьёв; March 24, 1784 – September 27, 1836) was a Russian explorer and officer of the Russian Imperial Navy. In 1820 he was appointed by the Russian-American Company as ...

(1784–1836), Russian explorer *

Matvei Petrov Matvei Sergeyevich Petrov (russian: Матвей Сергеевич Петров; born 16 July 1990) is a Russian-born Albanian artistic gymnast. He is the 2020 European Champion on the pommel horse, and he is Albania's first European medalist. ...

(born 1990), Russian male artistic gymnast *

Matvei Safonov Matvei Yevgenyevich Safonov (russian: Матвей Евгеньевич Сафонов; born 25 February 1999) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Krasnodar and the Russia national team. Club career He made his de ...

(born 1999), Russian footballer * Matvei Zakharov (1898–1972), Marshal of the Soviet Union

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