Ruslan (russian: Руслан) is a

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mainly popular among Turkic (Turkish, Azerbaijani), North Caucasian (Avar, Chechen, Lezgi, Cherkes, Ossetians) and some East Slavic people. The name is an old

Azeri Azerbaijanis (; az, Azərbaycanlılar, ), Azeris ( az, Azərilər, ), or Azerbaijani Turks ( az, Azərbaycan Türkləri, ) are a Turkic peoples, Turkic people living mainly in Azerbaijan (Iran), northwestern Iran and the Azerbaijan, Republi ...

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n variant of the TurkicРуслан
Этимологический словарь русского языка. – М.: Прогресс М. Р. Фасмер 1964–1973. word ''arslan'' or ''aslan'' – meaning

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. The name is derived from Arslan, Eruslan (also Uruslan, Eruslane, Yeruslan), another earlier

Tatar The Tatars ()Tatar
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different

variant of the word. The name became popular through the folk tale hero Yeruslan Lazarevich (originally Uruslan). It is also a masculine given name in

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and

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; a common variant in these countries is "Roslan". The name is also popular in Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Belarus. The feminine version is

Ruslana Ruslana Stepanivna Lyzhychko ( uk, Руслана Степанівна Лижичко, ''Ruslana Lyzhychko''; born 24 May 1973), known mononymously as Ruslana, is a World Music Award and Eurovision Song Contest winning recording artist, holding ...

Fictional character

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Ruslan and Ludmila Ruslan may refer to: * ''Ruslan'' (film), a 2009 film starring Steven Segal * Ruslan (given name), male name used mainly in Slavic countries, with list of people * Antonov An-124 ''Ruslan'', large Soviet cargo aircraft, later built in Ukraine and ...

'', 1820 poem by Alexander Pushkin about Ruslan, a legendary 11th-century hero. For more see Ruslan and Ludmila (disambiguation). * Ruslan the guard dog, the protagonist of '' Faithful Ruslan'' by Georgi Vladimov * Yeruslan Lazarevich, Russian folk tale hero of Tatar origin

People with the given name Ruslan

• Ruslan Khairov (1981 Dagestan born) Azerbaijani boxer *

Ruslan Abdulgani Ruslan Abdulgani (November 24, 1914, Surabaya — June 29, 2005, Jakarta, his first name is also spelled Roeslan) was an Indonesian government official and diplomat known for his role as a leader during the Indonesian National Revolution in ...

(1914-2005),

n diplomat and

Foreign Minister A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between cou ...

(1956-1957) *

Ruslan Abışov Ruslan Abishov ( Azerbaijani: Ruslan Ibrahim oğlu Abışov; born 10 October 1987) is an Azerbaijani professional footballer who plays as a defender for Azerbaijan Premier League club Zira. Career Club Abishov can be considered as product o ...

(born 1987), Azerbaijani footballer *

Ruslan Agalarov Ruslan Agabekovich Agalarov (russian: Руслан Агабекович Агаларов; born 21 February 1974) professional football manager and a former midfielder. Born in the USSR, he represented the Uzbekistan national team. Career Intern ...

(born 1974), Uzbekistani football manager * Ruslan Akhmadullin (born 1982), Russian ice hockey player of Tatar origin *

Ruslan Alekhno Ruslan Fyodorovich Alekhno (russian: italic=yes, Руслан Фёдорович Алехно, Ruslan Feodorovich Alekhno, be, italic=yes, Руслан Фёдаравіч Аляхно, Ruslan Feodaravich Alyakhno) (born October 14, 1981) is a B ...

(born 1981), Russian and Belarusian singer *

Ruslan Aushev Ruslan Sultanovich Aushev (russian: Русла́н Султа́нович А́ушев; inh, Руслан Султана Овшанаькъан; born 29 October 1954) is a former politician. He was the president of Ingushetia from March 1993 t ...

(born 1954), Soviet General and former President of

Ingushetia Ingushetia (; russian: Ингуше́тия; inh, ГӀалгӏайче, Ghalghayče), officially the Republic of Ingushetia,; inh, Гӏалгӏай Мохк, Ghalghay Moxk is a republic of Russia located in the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe. ...

Ruslan Baltiev Ruslan Takhiruly Baltiyev ( kk, Рұслан Тахирұлы Балтиев, ''Rūslan Tahirūly Baltiev''; born 16 September 1978) is a retired Kazakh football midfielder. He is a former Kazakh international, whom he is the top goalscorer. ...

(born 1978), Kazakh footballer * Ruslan Beslaneyev (born 1982), Russian footballer *

Ruslan Chagaev Ruslan Shamilevich Chagaev ( tt-Cyrl, Руслан Шамил улы Чагаев; uz, Ruslan Shamilovich Chagayev; russian: Руслан Шамилович Чагаев); born 19 October 1978) is an Uzbekistani former professional boxer who c ...

, an Uzbekistani professional boxer of

Tatar The Tatars ()Tatar
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different

ethnic origin * Ruslan Fedotenko (born 1979), Ukrainian professional hockey player *

Ruslan Gelayev Ruslan (Hamzat) Gelayev (russian: Руслан (Хамзат) Гелаев; was a prominent commander in the Chechen people, Chechen separatist movement against Russia, in which he played a significant, yet controversial, military and political ...

(1964 - 2004), commander in the Chechen separatist movement against

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...

Ruslan Goncharov Ruslan Nikolaevich Goncharov (russian: Руслан Николаевич Гончаров or uk, Руслан Миколайович Гончаров Ruslan Mykolayovych Honcharov; born 20 January 1973) is a Ukrainian ice dancer. With partn ...

, Ukrainian figure skater * Ruslan Kapantsow (born 1981), Belarusian footballer *

Ruslan Karaev Ruslan Savelyevich Karaev (Karayev) (russian: Русла́н Саве́льевич Кара́ев, Ruslan Savelyevich Karayev; os, Хъараты Савелийы фырт Руслан, Qaraty Savelijy fyrt Ruslan; born May 19, 1983) is a Russ ...

(born 1983), a Russian kickboxer and martial artist *

Ruslan Khasbulatov Ruslan Imranovich Khasbulatov (russian: link=no, Русла́н Имранович Хасбула́тов, ce, Хасбола́ти Имра́ни кIант Руслан) (born November 22, 1942) is a Russian economist and politician and the ...

(born 1942), a Russian economist and politician *

Ruslan Kogan Ruslan Kogan (born November 1982) is a serial entrepreneur, and founder and CEO of Kogan.com as well as several other eCommerce-related companies in Australia. He was Australia's richest person under the age of 30 from 2011 to his 30th birthday ...

(b. 1982), founder and director of

Kogan Technologies Kogan.com is an Australian portfolio of retail and services businesses including Kogan Retail, Kogan Marketplace, Kogan Mobile, Kogan Internet, Kogan Insurance, Kogan Travel, Kogan Money, Kogan Cars, Kogan Energy, Dick Smith, Matt Blatt and Migh ...

* Ruslan Lyubarskyi (born 1973), Ukrainian footballer *

Ruslan Majidov Ruslan Majidov, also spelled Medzhidov (Azeri: Ruslan Məcidov), (born 22 August 1985) is an Azerbaijani footballer (goalkeeper) who last played for AZAL PFK. He is a former member of the Azerbaijan national football team. Majidov also has Russi ...

(born 1985), Azerbaijani footballer * Ruslan Malinovskyi (born 1993), Ukrainian footballer * Ruslan Mashchenko (born 1971), a Russian hurdler * Ruslan Maynov (born 1976), Bulgarian singer *

Ruslan Medzhitov Ruslan Maksutovich Medzhitov (born March 12, 1966) is a professor of immunobiology at Yale School of Medicine, a member of Yale Cancer Center, and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator. His research focuses on the analysis of the innate i ...

, Professor of Immunobiology at

Yale University Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...

Ruslan Mingazow Ruslan Kamilyevich Mingazov ( tk, Ruslan Kamilýewiç Mingazow; born 23 November 1991) is a Turkmenistani professional footballer who currently plays for Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee, as a right or left midfielder. Club career Early c ...

(1991), Turkmenistani footballer *

Ruslan Nurudinov Ruslan Nurudinov ( uz, Ruslan Shamil'evich Nurudinov; born 24 November 1991) is an Uzbekistani weightlifter of Tatar ethnic origin. He is the first world champion for Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Уз ...

(born 1991), an Uzbekistani weightlifter of

Tatar The Tatars ()Tatar
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different

ethnic origin * Ruslan Pidhornyy (born 1977), Ukrainian road bicycle racer *

Ruslan Ponomariov Ruslan Olehovych Ponomariov ( uk, Русла́н Оле́гович Пономарьо́в; born 11 October 1983) is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster. He was FIDE World Chess Champion from 2002 to 2004. He won the Ukrainian Chess Championship in ...

(born 1983), a Ukrainian chess player and former FIDE world champion *

Ruslan Provodnikov Ruslan Mikhailovich Provodnikov (russian: link=no, Руслан Михайлович Проводников; born 20 January 1984) is a Russian former professional boxer and politician. In boxing he competed from 2006 to 2016, and held the WBO ...

(born 1984), a Russian boxer *

Ruslan Rotan Ruslan Petrovych Rotan ( uk, Руслан Петрович Ротань; born 29 October 1981) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer and manager of Ukraine national under-21 football team. He was a member of the Ukraine national team. ...

(born 1981), a Ukrainian football player *

Ruslan Salei Ruslan Albertovich Salei ( Belarusian: Руслан Альбертавіч Салей; Russian: Руслан Альбертович Салей; November 2, 1974 – September 7, 2011) was a Belarusian professional ice hockey player. Salei pla ...

(1974 – 2011), a Belarusian professional hockey defenceman * Ruslan Sirota (born 1980), a

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and

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/ R&B

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and

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* Ruslan Yamadayev (1961–2008), a Chechen military leader and politician * Ruslan Zakharov (b. 1987), Russian speed skater

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