Volkonsky is a
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 ...
locational surname, named after the Volkona river south of
Moscow, and borne by a Russian noble family.
[Ziegler, Dominic. ''Black Dragon River: A Journey Down the Amur River at the Borderlands of Empires.'' New York: Penguin Press. 2015. p. 139.] Alternative spellings include Volkonskaya, Volkonski and Wolkonsky. The name Volkonsky may refer to:
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Alexander Volkonsky (1866–1934), Russian diplomat
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Alexey Volkonsky (born 1978), Russian canoer
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Andrei Volkonsky Prince Andrei Mikhaylovich Volkonsky (also ''Andrey, André, Mikhailovich, Michailovich, Volkonski, Volkonskiy'') (russian: Андрей Михайлович Волконский; 14 February 1933 – 16 September 2008) was a Russian composer of cla ...
(1933–2008), Russian composer
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Maria Mikhailovich Volkonskaya (1863–1943), Russian aristocrat
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Maria Volkonsky (1805–1863), Russian aristocrat
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Nikita Volkonsky (1781–1844), Russian general
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Peeter Volkonski (born 1954), Estonian musician
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Peter Volkonsky (1861–1948), Russian aristocrat
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Pyotr Mikhailovich Volkonsky (1776–1852), Russian general
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Serge Wolkonsky (1860–1937), Russian theatre director
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Sergei Volkonsky (1788–1865), Russian general
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Zinaida Volkonskaya (1792–1862), Russian writer
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Russian-language surnames
Russian noble families
Volkonsky family