Vasilyev, Vasiliev or Vassiliev or Vassiljev (russian: Васильев), or Vasilyeva or Vasilieva (feminine; russian: link=no, Васильева), is a common Russian

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that is derived from the Russian given name '' Vasiliy'' (equivalent of ''

Basil Basil (, ; ''Ocimum basilicum'' , also called great basil, is a culinary herb of the family Lamiaceae (mints). It is a tender plant, and is used in cuisines worldwide. In Western cuisine, the generic term "basil" refers to the variety also kno ...

'') and literally means "Vasiliy's". It may refer to: *

Alexander Vasilyev (musician) Alexander Georgievich Vasilyev (russian: Александр Гeopгиeвич Васильев; born July 15, 1969) is a singer, songwriter, and frontman of the Russian rock group "Splean". Vasilyev also released one solo album, and sometimes as ...

(born 1969), lead singer and guitar player for the Russian rock band Splean *

Alexander Vasilyev (disambiguation) Alexander Vasilyev may refer to: *Alexander Vasiliev (historian) (1867–1953), author of ''History of the Byzantine Empire'' *Alexander Pavlovich Vasiliev (1894–1944), Orthodox priest *Alexander Vassiliev (born 1962), Russian journalist * Alexan ...

, multiple people *

Alexander Vassiliev Alexander Vassiliev (russian: Александр Васильев; born 1962) is a Russian-British journalist, writer and espionage historian living in London who is a subject matter expert in the Soviet KGB and Russian SVR. A former officer in ...

, Russian journalist, writer and espionage historian * Boris Vasilyev (disambiguation), multiple people * Denys Vasilyev (born 1987), Ukrainian footballer *

Dimitry Vassiliev Dimitry Viktorovich Vassiliev (russian: link=no, Дмитрий Викторович Васильев, born 26 December 1979) is a Russian former ski jumper who has competed at World Cup level from 1998 to 2021. World Cup career Vassiliev made ...

(born 1979), Russian ski jumper * Dmitry Vasilyev (biathlete) (born 1962), Soviet biathlete and Olympic champion * Dmitri Vasilyev (runner), Russian runner who participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics *

Dmitri Vasilyev (director) Dmitri Ivanovich Vasilyev (russian: Дмитрий Иванович Васильев; 21 October 1900 – 5 January 1984) was a Soviet and Russian film director. He was a laureate of two Stalin Prizes in 1947 and 1951. Filmography * '' The ...

(1900–1984), Soviet film director *

Dmitri Vladimirovich Vasilyev (footballer) Dmitri Vladimirovich Vasilyev (russian: Дмитрий Владимирович Васильев; born 25 March 1977) is a retired Russian football player. Unable to recover from a string of injuries, he finished his career in 2008 aged 31. He c ...

(born 1977), Russian international footballer with FC Shinnik Yaroslavl and FC Rubin Kazan * Dmitri Vyacheslavovich Vasilyev (born 1985), Russian footballer with FC Shinnik Yaroslavl and FC Krylia Sovetov Samara *Feodosy Vasilyev (?-1711), Russian Old Believer and founder of the

Fedoseevtsy Fedoseevtsy, also Fedoseyans (федосеевцы, феодосиевцы in Russian), sometimes anglicised as Theodosians, comprise a dissident religious movement formed in Imperial Russia. They have become one of the denominations among the Bespo ...

movement *

Fyodor Vasilyev Fyodor Alexandrovich Vasilyev (russian: Фёдор Александрович Васильев, 1850 – 1873) was a Russian Imperial landscape painter who introduced the lyrical landscape style in Russian art. Biography Fyodor Vasilyev ...

(1850–1873), Russian painter *

Georgi Vasilyev Georgi Nikolayevich Vasilyev (russian: Гео́ргий Никола́евич Васи́льев) (25 November 1899 – 18 June 1946) was a Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter and actor. From 1928 to 1943, together with Serge ...

(1899–1946), Soviet film director and screenwriter *Grigoriy Vasilyev, real name of

Grigory Soroka Grigoriy Vasilyevich Soroka (russian: Григорий Васильевич Сорока, real surname Vasilyev (Васильев); —) was a Russian painter, one of the most notable members of Alexey Venetsianov, Venetsianov school. Life Sor ...

(1823–1864), Russian painter * Konstantin Vasilyev (1942–1976), Russian painter *

Konstantin Vassiljev Konstantin Vassiljev (born 16 August 1984) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Meistriliiga club Flora and captains the Estonia national team. Vassiljev has been named Estonian Footballer of the Year ...

(1984–), Estonian footballer * Leonid Vasiliev (1881-1966), Russian Soviet parapsychologist and physiologist * Margarita Vasileva (born 2005), Bulgarian rhythmic gy *

Mikhail Vasilyev (explorer) Mikhail Nikolayevich Vasilyev (russian: Михаил Николаевич Васильев; 1770 – June 23, 1847) was a Russian explorer and vice admiral of the Imperial Russian Navy. He is reputed for having surveyed the then little-known coa ...

(1770–1847), Russian seafarer and Vice Admiral * Mikhail Vasilyev (handballer) (born 1961), Russian handball player * Nikolai Vasilyev (disambiguation), multiple people * Oleg Kimovich Vasilyev (born 1959), Russian Olympic and world pairs figure skating champion * Oleg Vassiliev (born 1931), Russian artist *

Sergei Vasilyev Sergei Dmitrievich Vasilyev (russian: Серге́й Дми́триевич Васи́льев; 4 November 1900, Moscow – 16 December 1959, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter and actor. From 1928 to 1943 togethe ...

(1900–1959), Soviet film director *

Sergey Vasilyev (actor) Sergey Vasilyevich Vasilyev (russian: Сергей Васильевич Васильев; 19 September 1827 in Moscow, Imperial Russia – 17 June 1862 in Moscow, Imperial Russia) was a prominent Russian stage actor, a mid-19th century star of ...

(1827-1862), Russian stage actor *

Sofia Vassilieva Sofia Vladimirovna Vassilieva (born October 22, 1992) is an American actress. Notable roles include portraying the children's book character Eloise in '' Eloise at the Plaza'' and '' Eloise at Christmastime'', Ariel DuBois in the Emmy-winning ...

, Russian American actress *The

Vasilyev brothers Georgi Vasilyev (russian: Георгий Николаевич Васильев, 1899 – 1946) and Sergei Vasilyev (russian: Серге́й Дмитриевич Васильев, 1900 – 1959), usually credited as Vasilyev brothers (russia ...

, the alias of Soviet film directors Georgi and Sergei Vasilyev, creators of the film ''Chapayev'' *

Uliana Vasilyeva Uliana Yuryevna Vasilyeva (russian: Улья́на Ю́рьевна Васи́льева; born 31 July 1995) is a Russian curler. She played third for the Russian national women's curling team at the 2016 European Curling Championships, where ...

(born 1995), Russian curler * Vadim Vasilyev (football) (born 1965), vice president of the French football club AS Monaco FC * Vadim Vasilyev (footballer) (born 1972), Azerbaijani footballer *

Valeri Vasiliev Valeri Ivanovich Vasiliev (russian: Валерий Иванович Васильев; August 3, 1949 – April 19, 2012) was a Soviet and Russian ice hockey defenceman, who competed for the USSR. An eight-time Soviet all-star, Vasiliev was capt ...

(1949–2012), Russian (Soviet) ice hockey player *

Vasily Vasilyev Vasily Pavlovich Vasilyev or Wassiljew (Василий Павлович Васильев; 1818-1900) was the preeminent Russian Sinologist of the 19th Century. Vasiliev was born in Nizhny Novgorod and entered the Oriental department of the Kazan ...

(1818–1900), Russian sinologist and academician *

Victor Anatolyevich Vassiliev Victor Anatolyevich Vassiliev or Vasilyev ( ru , Виктор Анатольевич Васильев; born April 10, 1956), is a Soviet and Russian mathematician. He is best known for his discovery of the Vassiliev invariants in knot theory (a ...

(born 1956), Russian mathematician, known for the Vassiliev invariant in knot theory *

Vladimir Vasiliev (martial arts) There are a number of martial arts styles and schools of Russian people, Russian origin. Traditional Russian fist fighting has existed since the 1st millennium AD. It was outlawed in the Russian Empire in 1832. However, it has seen a resurgence af ...

, Russian martial arts instructor *

Vladimir Vasiliev (ballet dancer) Vladimir Viktorovich Vasiliev (russian: Владимир Викторович Васильев; born 18 April 1940) is a Soviet and Russian ballet dancer and choreographer. He was a principal dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet and its director fr ...

(born 1940), Russian ballet dancer *

Vladimir Vasilyev (writer) Vladimir Nikolaevich Vasilyev (russian: Влади́мир Никола́евич Васи́льев, uk, Володи́мир Микола́йович Васи́льєв) (born August 8, 1967) is a Russian science fiction writer and musician. ...

, Russian writer

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