Sorokin (russian: Соро́кин), or Sorokina (feminine; Соро́кина), is a common

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n surname, derived from the Russian word ''soroka'' (сорока, or magpie). Those bearing it include the following: * Aleksei Sorokin, Estonian politician *

Alexey Sorokin (fashion designer) Alexey Sorokin (born 29 November 1983) is a Russian fashion designer of womenswear label ''Homo Consommatus''. Education In 2008, the Saint Petersburg Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design housed the designer's final graduation collection. ...

, fashion designer * Alexey Sorokin (military commander), Admiral and Hero of the Soviet Union * Anastasia Sorokina, Belarusian/Australian

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* Anna Sorokin, Russian fraud perpetrator * Coti Sorokin, Argentine singer-songwriter * Evgraf Sorokin, painter * Ilya Sorokin, NHL goalie under contract with the New York Islanders * Irina Sorokina, Russian-Norwegian laser physicist *

Ivan Sorokin Ivan Lukich Sorokin (4 December 1884 - 3 November 1918) was a Russian military leader and participant in the Russo-Japanese War, World War I, and the Russian Civil War. He was Commander-in-Chief of the Red Army of the North Caucasus and Comman ...

, Russian commander during the Russian Civil War * Maxim Sorokin, Russian chess player ( grandmaster) * Natalie Sorokin, French woman known for her affairs with Simone de Beauvoir and

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* Nikolai Sorokin, Russian theatre and film actor, theatre director, educator, People's Artist of Russia * Pavel Sorokin (painter), painter * Peter P. Sorokin, an American physicist, co-inventor of the dye laser *

Pitirim Sorokin Pitirim Alexandrovich Sorokin (; russian: Питири́м Алекса́ндрович Соро́кин; – 10 February 1968) was a Russian American sociologist and political activist, who contributed to the social cycle theory. Background ...

, Russian-American sociologist * Pyotr Sorokin, a Russian international soccer player * Stanislav Sorokin (boxer), a Soviet boxer * Stanislav Sorokin (footballer), Ukrainian football player * Vasili Sorokin, mosaic artist * Vitali Sorokin, swimmer *

Vladimir Sorokin Vladimir Georgiyevich Sorokin (russian: link=no, Влади́мир Гео́ргиевич Соро́кин; born 7 August 1955) is a contemporary postmodern Russian writer and dramatist. He has been described as one of the most popular writers ...

, writer * Zakhar Sorokin, Soviet military officer and declared Hero of the Soviet Union

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