Vladimir may refer to:
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Vladimir (name)
Vladimir (russian: Влади́мир) is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, widespread throughout all Slavic nations in different forms and spellings. The earliest record of a person with the name is knyaz Vladimir of Bulgaria.
Etymolo ...
for the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak and Slovenian spellings of a Slavic name
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Uladzimir for the Belarusian version of the name
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Volodymyr Volodymyr ( uk, Володи́мир, Volodýmyr, , orv, Володимѣръ) is a Ukrainian given name of Old East Slavic origin. The related Ancient Slavic, such as Czech, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, etc. form of the name is Володимѣръ ...
for the Ukrainian version of the name
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Włodzimierz (given name)
Włodzimierz is a Polish variant of the Slavic name Vladimir.
The name may refer to:
List of people with the given name Włodzimierz
*Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz (born 1950), Polish politician
* Włodzimierz Czarniak (1934–1964), Polish alpine s ...
for the Polish version of the name
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Valdemar for the Germanic version of the name
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Wladimir for an alternative spelling of the name
Places
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Vladimir, Russia
Vladimir ( rus, Влади́мир, p=vlɐ'dʲimʲɪr, a=Ru-Владимир.ogg) is a city and the administrative center of Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located on the Klyazma River, east of Moscow. It is served by a railway and the M7 motorway. ...
, a city in Russia
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Vladimir Oblast
Vladimir Oblast (russian: Влади́мирская о́бласть, ''Vladimirskaya oblast'') is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its closest border 66 Meter, km east of central Moscow, the administrative cen ...
, a federal subject of Russia
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Vladimir-Suzdal
Vladimir-Suzdal (russian: Владимирско-Су́здальская, ''Vladimirsko-Suzdal'skaya''), also Vladimir-Suzdalian Rus', formally known as the Grand Duchy of Vladimir (1157–1331) (russian: Владимиро-Су́здальс ...
, a medieval principality
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Vladimir, Ulcinj
Vladimir ( cyrl, Владимир; Albanian: ''Katërkollë'') is a village in the municipality of Ulcinj, Montenegro.
Demographics
According to Montenegro's 2011 census, the population of Vladimir is 99.6% ethnically Albanian. Moreover, 99.2% ...
, a village in Ulcinj Municipality, Montenegro
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Vladimir, Gorj
Vladimir is a commune in Gorj County, Oltenia, Romania, with a population of 2,793. It is composed of four villages: Andreești, Frasin, Valea Deșului, and Vladimir. Tudor Vladimirescu, the Romanian revolutionary hero and the leader of the Wallach ...
, a commune in Gorj County, Romania
* Vladimir, a village in
Goiești Commune, Dolj County, Romania
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Vladimir (river)
The Vladimir is a left tributary of the river Gilort in Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders B ...
, a tributary of the Gilort in Gorj County, Romania
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Volodymyr (city)
Volodymyr ( uk, Володи́мир, from 1944 to 2021 Volodymyr-Volynskyi ( uk, Володи́мир-Воли́нський)) is a small city located in Volyn Oblast, in north-western Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of the Volodymyr R ...
, a city in Ukraine
Religious leaders
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Metropolitan Vladimir (disambiguation) Metropolitan Vladimir may refer to:
* Volodymyr Sabodan (1935–2014), head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)
*Vladimir Bogoyavlensky
Vladimir (russian: Владимир), baptismal name: Vasily Nikiforovich Bogoyavlen ...
, multiple
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Jovan Vladimir
Jovan Vladimir or John Vladimir ( sr-cyr, Јован Владимир; c. 990 – 22 May 1016) was the ruler of Duklja, the most powerful Serbian principality of the time, from around 1000 to 1016. He ruled during the protracted war between ...
(d. 1016), ruler of Doclea and a saint of the Serbian Orthodox Church
Musicians
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Vladimir Horowitz
Vladimir Samoylovich Horowitz; yi, וולאַדימיר סאַמוילאָוויטש האָראָוויץ, group=n (November 5, 1989)Schonberg, 1992 was a Russian-born American classical pianist. Considered one of the greatest pianists of all ...
(1903–1989), a Russian American legendary classical virtuoso pianist and minor composer
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Vladimir Ashkenazy
Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazy (russian: Влади́мир Дави́дович Ашкена́зи, ''Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazi''; born 6 July 1937) is an internationally recognized solo pianist, chamber music performer, and conductor. He ...
(1937–), a Russian-Icelandic renowned classical pianist and conductor
Nobles
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Vladimir of Bulgaria
Vladimir-Rasate (, ) was the ruler of the First Bulgarian Empire from 889 to 893.
Biography
In 853 or 854, the Bulgar Army led by Vladimir, the son of Boris I of Bulgaria, invaded Serbia in an attempt to exact vengeance for the previous defeat o ...
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fl. 889–893), King of Bulgaria
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Vladimir I of Kiev
Vladimir I Sviatoslavich or Volodymyr I Sviatoslavych ( orv, Володимѣръ Свѧтославичь, ''Volodiměrъ Svętoslavičь'';, ''Uladzimir'', russian: Владимир, ''Vladimir'', uk, Володимир, ''Volodymyr''. Se ...
(980–1015), medieval ruler of Kievan Rus
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Vladimir II Monomakh
Vladimir II Monomakh (Old East Slavic: Володимѣръ Мономахъ, ''Volodiměrŭ Monomakhŭ''; uk, Володимир Мономах, translit=Volodymyr Monomakh; russian: Владимир Мономах; Christian name: ''Vasiliy'' ...
(1053–1125), Veliky Knyaz of Kievan Rus, prince of Kiev; also ruled in Rostov and Suzdal
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Vladimir II Mstislavich
Vladimir III Mstislavich (russian: Владимир III Мстиславич, uk, Володимир III Мстиславич; 1132–1171) was a prince of Dorogobuzh (1150–1154, 1170–1171), Volodymyr and Volyn (1154–1157), Slutsk (1162), Tr ...
(1132–1173), Prince of Dorogobuzh, Vladimir, and Volyn, Slutsk, Tripolye and Grand Prince of Kiev
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Vladimir of Novgorod
Vladimir Yaroslavich (russian: Владимир Ярославич, Old Norse ''Valdamarr Jarizleifsson''; 1020 – October 4, 1052) reigned as prince of Novgorod from 1036 until his death. He was the eldest son of Yaroslav I the Wise of Kiev by ...
(1020–1052), Prince of Novgorod
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Vladimir III Rurikovich
Vladimir may refer to:
Names
* Vladimir (name) for the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak and Slovenian spellings of a Slavic name
* Uladzimir for the Belarusian version of the name
* Volodymyr for the Ukr ...
(1187–1239), Prince of Pereyaslavl, Smolensk and Grand Prince of Kiev
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Vladimir of Staritsa
Vladimir Andreyevich (1533 – 9 October 1569) was the last appanage Russian prince. His complicated relationship with his cousin, Ivan the Terrible, was dramatized in Sergei Eisenstein's movie '' Ivan the Terrible''.
The only son of Andrey of ...
(1533–1569), Appanage Prince of Russia, cousin to Tsar Ivan the Terrible
Political and military leaders
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Vladimir the Bold
Vladimir Andreyevich the Bold (; July 15, 1353 – 1410) was the most famous prince of Serpukhov. His moniker alludes to his many military exploits committed in the wars waged by his cousin, Dmitri Donskoi of Moscow.
Biography
A grandson of Ivan ...
(1353–1410), commander of the Muscovite armies in the 14th century
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Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov. ( 1870 – 21 January 1924), better known as Vladimir Lenin,. was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He served as the first and founding head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 19 ...
(1870–1924), pseudonym of Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, leader of the Bolshevik Revolution and first leader of the Soviet Union
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Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin; (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who holds the office of president of Russia. Putin has served continuously as president or prime minister since 1999: as prime min ...
(b. 1952), current President of the
Russian Federation
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 ...
Athletes
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Vladimir González
Vladimir González Martínez (born October 16, 1978) is a male road cyclist from Colombia.
Career
;2001
: 3rd in National Championships, Road, ITT, Elite, Colombia (COL)
;2003
: 1st in Clasica Independencia Ciudad de Flandes (COL)
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: 1st ...
(b. 1978), a Colombian road cyclist
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Vladimir Guerrero
Vladimir Alvino Guerrero Sr. (born February 9, 1975), nicknamed "Vlad the Impaler", is a Dominican former professional baseball player who spent 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a right fielder and designated hitter. He played for ...
(b. 1976), a baseball player
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Vladimir Latocha
Vladimir Latocha (born August 15, 1973 in Paris) is a retired male breaststroke swimmer from France, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of ...
(b. 1973), a French breaststroke swimmer
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Vladimir Núñez
Vladimir Núñez Zarabaza (born March 15, 1975) is a Cuban former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He is currently the pitching coach for the Gulf Coast League Braves of the Gulf Coast League. He played for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Florida ...
(b. 1975), a Cuban Major League Baseball relief pitcher
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Vladimir Timoshinin
Vladimir Alexandrovich Timoshinin (russian: Владимир Александрович Тимошинин; born July 12, 1970, in Moscow) is a retired diver from Russia, who is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's 10 m platfor ...
(b. 1970), a Russian diver
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Vladimir Parfyonov
Vladimir Parfyonov (russian: Владимир Парфëнов; born 17 June 1970) is a retired male javelin thrower from Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of ...
(b. 1970), an Uzbekistani javelin thrower
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Vladimir Popov (weightlifter) (b. 1977), a Moldovan weightlifter
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Vladimir Portnoi
Vladimir Portnoy (June 9, 1931 – February 19, 1984) was a Soviet gymnast. He is Jewish, and was born in Odessa.
Portnoy won a silver medal for the Soviet Union at the 1960 Olympics in Rome in team combined gymnastics. He won a bronze med ...
(b. 1931), a Soviet Olympic silver and bronze medalist in gymnastics
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Vladimir Orlando Cardoso de Araújo Filho
Vladimir Orlando Cardoso de Araújo Filho (born 16 July 1989), simply known as Vladimir (), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Avaí.
Club career Santos
Born in Ipiaú, Bahia, Vladimir graduated from Santos' youth system. ...
(b. 1989), a Brazilian footballer
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Oleg Prudius
Oleg Aleksandrovich Prudius (russian: Олег Александрович Прудиус; uk, Олег Олександрович Прудіус, ''Oleh Oleksandrovych Prudius''; born April 27, 1979) better known by his ring name Vladimir Koz ...
(a.k.a. Vladimir Kozlov) (b. 1972), a Ukrainian professional wrestler
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Vladimir Vujovic (b. 1982), a Montenegrin footballer who played for
Bhayangkara F.C.
Fictional characters
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Vladimir (Waiting for Godot)
Vladimir (affectionately known as Didi; a small boy calls him Mr. Albert) is one of the two main characters from Samuel Beckett's '' Waiting for Godot''.
Personality
The " optimist" (and, as Beckett put it, "the major character") of ''Godot'', ...
, also known as Vladimir "Albert" and "Didi", a character in Samuel Beckett's ''Waiting for Godot''
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Vovochka
Russian jokes (russian: link=no, анекдоты, anekdoty, anecdotes) are short fictional stories or dialogs with a punch line, which commonly appear in Russian humor. Russian joke culture includes a series of categories with fixed settings and ...
, diminutive form of Vladimir, common character in Russian jokes
* Vladimir, a character from ''
My Life as a Teenage Robot
''My Life as a Teenage Robot'' is an American animated superhero comedy television series created by Rob Renzetti for Nickelodeon. It was produced by Frederator Studios and Nickelodeon Animation Studio. Set in the fictional town of Tremorton, th ...
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* Vladimir "Uncle Vlad" Glebov, character from ''
GTA IV
''Grand Theft Auto IV'' is a 2008 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the sixth main entry in the ''Grand Theft Auto'' series, following 2004's '' Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas'', and the e ...
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* Vladimir Makarov, character from ''
Call of Duty
''Call of Duty'' is a first-person shooter video game Media franchise, franchise published by Activision. Starting out in 2003, it first focused on games set in World War II. Over time, the series has seen games set in the midst of the Cold W ...
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* Vladimir DeMordrey, character from ''
Sacred
Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual respect or devotion; or inspires awe or reverence among believers. The property is often ascribed to objects (a ...
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* Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, character from ''
Dune
A dune is a landform composed of wind- or water-driven sand. It typically takes the form of a mound, ridge, or hill. An area with dunes is called a dune system or a dune complex. A large dune complex is called a dune field, while broad, f ...
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Actors, writers, poets
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Vladimir Semyonovich Vysotsky
Vladimir Semyonovich Vysotsky ( rus, links=no, Владимир Семёнович Высоцкий, p=vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr sʲɪˈmʲɵnəvʲɪtɕ vɨˈsotskʲɪj; 25 January 1938 – 25 July 1980), was a Soviet singer-songwriter, poet, and actor ...
(1938–1980), an actor, poet, bard, and writer
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Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov
Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (russian: link=no, Владимир Владимирович Набоков ; 2 July 1977), also known by the pen name Vladimir Sirin (), was a Russian-American novelist, poet, translator, and entomologist. Born ...
(1899–1977), a multilingual Russian novelist
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Vladimir Oravsky (b. 1947), a multilingual Slovak novelist
Artists
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Vladimír Havlík (b. 1959), a Czech action artist
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Vladimir Kush
Vladimir Kush (born 1965) is a Russian born American painter, jewelry designer and sculptor. He studied at the Surikov Moscow Art Institute, and after several years working as an artist in Moscow, his native city, he emigrated to the United Sta ...
(b. 1965), a Russian born surrealist painter and sculptor
Ships
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Imperial Russian Navy
The Imperial Russian Navy () operated as the navy of the Russian Tsardom and later the Russian Empire from 1696 to 1917. Formally established in 1696, it lasted until dissolved in the wake of the February Revolution of 1917. It developed from a ...
ship
See also
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Vlad
Vlad is a Romanian male given name. It is more commonly a nativized hypocorism of Vladislav and can also be used as a surname. It may refer to:
Given name People
* Vlad I of Wallachia (), ''voivode'' (prince) of Wallachia
* Vlad II Dracul ( ...
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Vladimirov Vladimirov (russian: Владимиров) or Vladimirova (feminine; russian: Владимирова) is a Russian surname, Russian and Bulgarian surname, that is derived from the male given name Vladimir (name), Vladimir and literally means ''Vladi ...
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Vladimirovka (disambiguation)
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Vladimirsky (disambiguation) Vladimirsky (masculine), Vladimirskaya (feminine), Vladimirskoye (neuter) or variant spellings may refer to:
Buildings
* Vladimir Palace (''Vladimirsky dvorets''), an imperial palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia
*Vladimirskaya (Saint Petersburg Met ...
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Vladimirovsky Vladimirovsky (russian: Владимировский; masculine), Vladimirovskaya (; feminine), or Vladimirovskoye (; neuter) is the name of several rural localities in Russia:
* Vladimirovsky, Kursk Oblast, a settlement in Dmitriyevsky District of ...
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Hvaldimir
Hvaldimir is a male beluga whale that fishermen near Hammerfest in northern Norway noticed in April 2019 wearing a camera harness. After being freed from the harness, the whale remained in the area and appeared used to humans. Speculation that he ...
, a beluga whale found in Norway
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Vlademir
Vlademir Jeronimo Barreto (born 1 October 1979), simply known as Vlademir, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Career
Vlademir was born in Santo André. He played in his professional career for ...
(born 1979), Brazilian footballer
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