Yevgeni, Yevgeny, Yevgenii or Yevgeniy (russian: Евгений), also transliterated as Evgeni, Evgeny, Evgenii or Evgeniy, is the Russian form of the masculine given name
Eugene. People with the name include:
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Arts and entertainment
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Yevgeny Aryeh (1947–2022), Israeli theater director, playwright, scriptwriter and set designer
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Yevgeni Bauer
Yevgeni Franzevich Bauer (russian: Евгений Францевич Бауэр) (1865 – ) was a Russian film director of silent films, a theatre artist and a screenwriter. His work had a great influence on the aesthetics of Russian cinemat ...
(1865–1917), Russian film director and screenwriter
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Yevgeni Grishkovetz
Yevgeni Valeryevich Grishkovetz (russian: Евге́ний Вале́рьевич Гришкове́ц; born February 17, 1967 in Kemerovo) is a popular Russian writer, dramatist, stage director, actor and musician.
He is widely known as the auth ...
(born 1967), Russian writer, dramatist, stage director and actor
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Evgeny Kissin
Evgeny Igorevich Kissin (russian: link=no, Евге́ний И́горевич Ки́син, translit=Evgénij Ígorevič Kísin, yi, link=no, יעווגעני קיסין, translit=Yevgeni Kisin; born 10 October 1971) is a Russian concert pianis ...
(born 1971), Russian pianist
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Yevgeny Leonov
Yevgeny Pavlovich Leonov (russian: link=no, Евгений Павлович Леонов; 2 September 1926 – 29 January 1994) was a Soviet and Russian actor who played main parts in several of the most famous Soviet films, such as ''Gentlemen ...
(1926–1994), Soviet and Russian actor
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Yevgeni Mokhorev
Yevgeni Mokhorev (born 1967 in Leningrad now Saint Petersburg) is a Russian photographer. He became a professional photographer in 1986. Two years later he joined the well- known photo club "Zerkalo" or "Mirror" where he met Alexey Titarenko and ...
(born 1967), Russian photographer
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Evgeny Mravinsky
Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Mravinsky (russian: Евге́ний Алекса́ндрович Мрави́нский) (19 January 1988) was a Russian conductor, pianist, and music pedagogue; he was a professor at Leningrad State Conservatory.
Biog ...
(1903–1988), Russian conductor
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Evgeny Svetlanov
Yevgeny Fyodorovich Svetlanov (russian: Евгéний Фёдорович Светлáнов; 6 September 1928 – 3 May 2002) was a Russian conductor, composer and a pianist.
Life and work
Svetlanov was born in Moscow and studied conducting wi ...
(1928–2002), Russian conductor
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Yevgeni Urbansky
Yevgeni Yakovlevich Urbansky (russian: Евгений Яковлевич Урбанский; born February 27, 1932 in Moscow – November 5, 1965, Bukhara Region) was a prominent Soviet Russian actor.
The creative life of Yevgeni Urbansky was sho ...
(1932–1965), Soviet Russian actor
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Yevgeniy Yevstigneyev
Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Yevstigneyev (russian: Евгений Александрович Евстигнеев; 9 October 1926 — 4 March 1992) was a prominent Soviet and Russian stage and film actor, theatre pedagogue, one of the founders of the ...
(1926–1992), Soviet and Russian actor
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Yevgeny Yevtushenko
Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Yevtushenko ( rus, links=no, 1=Евге́ний Алекса́ндрович Евтуше́нко; 18 July 1933 – 1 April 2017) was a Soviet and Russian poet. He was also a novelist, essayist, dramatist, screenwriter, ...
(1933–2017), Soviet and Russian poet
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Yevgeny Zamyatin
Yevgeny Ivanovich Zamyatin ( rus, Евге́ний Ива́нович Замя́тин, p=jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj ɪˈvanəvʲɪtɕ zɐˈmʲætʲɪn; – 10 March 1937), sometimes anglicized as Eugene Zamyatin, was a Russian author of science fictio ...
(1884–1937), Russian author of political satire and science fiction
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Evgeny Zharikov
Evgeny Ilyich "Zhenya" Zharikov (''Russian:'' Евгений Ильич Жариков; 26 February 1941 — 18 January 2012), also spelt Yevgeniy Ilich Zharikov and variants, was a Soviet and Russian film actor. He was awarded the USSR State Priz ...
(1941–2012), Soviet and Russian actor
Chess
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Evgeny Bareev
Evgeny Ilgizovich Bareev (russian: Евгений Ильгизович Бареев; born 21 November 1966) is a Russian-Canadian chess player and trainer. Awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1989, he was ranked fourth in the FIDE world r ...
(born 1966), Russian-Canadian chess grandmaster
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Evgeny Gleizerov
Evgeny Gleizerov (; born March 20, 1963) is a Russian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1993.
Together with 43 other Russian chess players, Gleizerov signed an open letter to Russian president Vladimir Putin, prot ...
(born 1963), Russian chess grandmaster
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Evgeny Shtembuliak
Evgeny Shtembuliak (, born 12 March 1999, Chornomorsk, Odesa Oblast) is a Ukrainian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2019.
Shtembuliak was born in Chornomorsk near Odessa, but sometimes has listed the latter as his ...
(born 1999), Ukrainian chess grandmaster
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Evgeny Tomashevsky
Evgeny Yuryevich Tomashevsky (russian: Евгений Юрьевич Томашевский; born 1 July 1987) is a Russian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2005. Tomashevsky is a two-time Russian Chess Champion ...
(born 1987), Russian chess grandmaster
Sports
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Evgeny Alexandrov
Evgeny Sergeyivich Alexandrov (russian: Евгений Сергеевич Александров; born April 20, 1982) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player.
He played 13 games in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) with HC Vityaz
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(born 1982), Russian ice hockey player
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Yevgeni Balyaikin
Yevgeni Viktorovich Balyaikin (russian: Евгений Викторович Баляйкин; born 19 May 1988) is a Russian footballer who plays as central midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Mi ...
(born 1988), Russian footballer
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Evgeni Berzin
Evgeni Valentinovich Berzin (; born 3 June 1970 in Vyborg, Russia) is a Russian former road cyclist.
Coming from track cycling, where he successfully represented the Soviet Union at World Championships, he moved to Italy in 1992 and turned prof ...
(born 1970), Russian bicycle road racer
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Evgeny Busygin
Evgeny Busygin (born September 9, 1987) is a Russian professional ice hockey player who currently plays for Metallurg Novokuznetsk in the Kontinental Hockey League
The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; russian: Континентальная х ...
(born 1987), Russian ice hockey player
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Yevgeni Bushmanov
Yevgeni Aleksandrovich Bushmanov (russian: Евгений Александрович Бушманов; born 2 November 1971) is a Russian football coach and a former player.
Playing career
He played for Shinnik Yaroslavl, Spartak Moscow, CSKA ...
(born 1971), retired Russian football player
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Yevgeni Dolgov
Yevgeni Petrovich Dolgov (russian: Евгений Петрович Долгов; born 20 June 1969) is a former Soviet and Russian football player.
Club career
He played for three seasons in the Soviet Top League and Russian Premier League with ...
(born 1969), Soviet and Russian retired football player
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Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov ( rus, Евгений Александрович Кафельников, , jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj ˈkafʲɪlʲnʲɪkəf, a=Ru-Yevgeny-Kafelnikov.ogg; born 18 February 1974) is a Russian former world No. 1 tennis p ...
(born 1974), Russian retired tennis player
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Yevgeni Kharlachyov
Yevgeni Valeryevich Kharlachyov (russian: Евгений Валерьевич Харлачёв; born 20 January 1974) is a Russian football coach and a former player. He is the manager of FC Sokol Saratov.
Honours
* Russian Premier League runner ...
(born 1974), Russian retired football player
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Yevgeni Korablyov
Yevgeni Konstantinovich Korablyov (russian: Евгений Константинович Кораблёв; born 29 October 1978) is a Russian former professional footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of ...
(born 1978), Russian footballer
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Evgeny Korolev
Evgeny Evgenyevich Korolev ( rus, Евге́ний Евге́ньевич Королёв; born 14 February 1988) is a retired Russian tennis player and the cousin of former Russian player Anna Kournikova. He began playing tennis at age four wi ...
(born 1988), Kazakh tennis player
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Yevgeni Kulik
Yevgeni Kulik (born 12 June 1993) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (, KHL).
Playing career
Kulik made his Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) debut pla ...
(born 1993), Russian ice hockey player
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Evgeny Kuznetsov
Yevgeny Yevgenyevich Kuznetsov (russian: Евгений Евгеньевич Кузнецов; born 19 May 1992) is a Russian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). He p ...
(born 1992), Russian ice hockey player
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Yevgeni Kuznetsov (born 1983), Russian footballer
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Evgeny Lapenkov (born 1984), Russian ice hockey player
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Yevgeny Lapinsky
Yevhen Valentinovich Lapinsky ( uk, Євген Валентинович Лапинський, 23 March 1942 – 29 September 1999), also known as Yevgeny Lapinsky, was a Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Ukrainian former volleyball player who ...
(1942–1999), Soviet Olympic champion volleyball player
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Yevgeni Makeyev
Yevgeni Vladimirovich Makeyev or Evgeniy Makeev (; born 24 July 1989) is a Russian association football player plays as a left-back or centre-back for Veles Moscow.
Club career
He made his debut in the Russian Premier League on 15 March 2009 ...
(born 1989), Russian football player
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Evgeni Malkin
Evgeni Vladimirovich Malkin ( rus, Евге́ний Влади́мирович Ма́лкин, p=jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj ˈmaɫkʲɪn; born 31 July 1986) is a Russian professional ice hockey centre and alternate captain for the Pittsburgh Penguins of ...
(born 1986), Russian ice hockey player in the National Hockey League
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Yevgeni Malkov
Yevgeni Yuryevich Malkov (russian: Евге́ний Ю́рьевич Малько́в; born 12 July 1988) is a former Russian football player.
Club career
He made his debut in the Russian Premier League
The Russian Premier League (RPL; rus ...
(born 1988), Russian football player
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Yevgeny Maskinskov
Yevgeny Ivanovich Maskinskov (russian: link=no, Евгений Иванович Маскинсков) (19 December 1930 – 25 January 1985) was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 50 kilometre walk. He trained at the Armed Forces s ...
(1930–1985), Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 50 kilometre walk
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Yevgeni Matyugin (born 1981), Moldovan international footballer
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Yevgeni Mayorov
Yevgeni Aleksandrovich Mayorov (russian: Евгений Александрович Майоров; 11 February 1938 – 10 December 1997) was an ice hockey forward who played in the Soviet Hockey League for HC Spartak Moscow. He won the world ti ...
(1938–1997), ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League
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Yevgeni Minaev
Yevgeny Gavrilovich Minayev (russian: Евгений Гаврилович Минаев; 21 May 1933 – 8 December 1993) was a Russian weightlifter who competed for the Soviet Union. He won a silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics and a gold me ...
(1933–1993), Russian former weightlifter
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Yevgeni Mishakov
Yevgeni Dmitrievich Mishakov (russian: Евгений Дмитриевич Мишаков; February 2, 1941 in Nikitkino, Russian SFSR – May 30, 2007 in Moscow, Russia) was an ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He ...
(born 1941), retired ice hockey player
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Evgeni Nabokov
Yevgeni Viktorovich Nabokov (russian: Евге́ний Ви́кторович Набо́ков; born July 25, 1975) is a Kazakhstani-Russian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the San Jose Sharks, New York Islanders, and Ta ...
(born 1975), retired goalie in the National Hockey League
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Evgeni Plushenko
Evgeni Viktorovich Plushenko (, born 3 November 1982) is a Russian former figure skater. He is a four-time Olympic medalist (2006 gold, 2014 team gold, 2002 & 2010 silver), a three-time World champion (2001, 2003, 2004), a seven-time European ...
(born 1982), Russian figure skater and four-time Olympic medalist
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Yevgeni Safonov (born 1977), Uzbekistan national team football player
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Yevgeni Sidorov
Yevgeni Vasilyevich Sidorov (russian: Евгений Васильевич Сидоров) (born May 3, 1956 in Moscow) is a retired Soviet and Russian football player and a current manager.
Honours
* Soviet Top League winner: 1979.
* Soviet Top ...
(born 1956), Soviet and Russian retired football player and current manager
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Evgenii Tiurnev
Evgenii Igorevich Tiurnev ( rus, Евгений Игоревич Тюрнев, , ɪ̯ɪvˈɡʲenʲɪɪ̯ ˈtʲurnʲɪf; born 8 April 1997) is a Russian tennis player. He has career-high rankings of World No. 265 in singles achieved on 14 Februar ...
(born 1997), Russian tennis player
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Yevgeni Trefilov
Yevgeni Vasilyevich Trefilov (russian: link=no, Евгений Васильевич Трефилов; born 4 September 1955) Was the handball head coach of the Russian women's national team. He has led the Russian team to win the IHF World Wome ...
(born 1955), Russian team handball coach
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Yevgeni Varlamov
Yevgeni Vladimirovich Varlamov (russian: Евгений Владимирович Варламов; born 25 July 1975) is a Russian football coach and a former player. He is an assistant coach with Kuban Krasnodar.
Honours
* Russian Premier L ...
(born 1975), Russian retired football player
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Yevgeni Yatchenko
Yevgeni Ivanovich Yatchenko (russian: Евгений Иванович Ятченко; born 25 August 1986) is a Russian footballer.
Club career
He made his debut for the senior squad of FC Dynamo Moscow on 5 March 2006 in a Russian Cup game ag ...
(born 1986), Russian footballer
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Yevgeni Zimin
Yevgeni Vladimirovich Zimin (russian: Евге́ний Влади́мирович Зими́н; 6 August 1947 – 28 December 2018) was a Soviet ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC Spartak Moscow. ...
(born 1947), retired ice hockey player
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Evgeni Semenenko
Evgeni Stanislavovich Semenenko ( rus, Евгений Станиславович Семененко, , jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj sʲɪmʲɪˈnʲenkə; born 26 July 2003) is a Russian figure skater. He is the 2021 Skate Canada bronze medalist and the ...
(born 2003), Russian figure skater
Other
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Yevgeny Chuplinsky
Yevgeny Alexandrovich Chuplinsky (russian: Евге́ний Алекса́ндрович Чупли́нский; born March 14, 1965), known as The Novosibirsk Maniac (russian: Новосибирский маньяк), is a Russian serial killer ...
, prolific Russian serial killer
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Yevgeny Kaspersky
Yevgeny Valentinovich Kaspersky (Russian: Евгений Валентинович Касперский; born 4 October 1965) is a Russian cybersecurity expert and the CEO of Kaspersky Lab, an IT security company with 4,000 employees. He co-found ...
(born 1965), Russian information security expert and entrepreneur
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Evgeny Lebedev
Evgeny Alexandrovich Lebedev, Baron Lebedev ( rus, Евгений Александрович Лебедев, Evgeniy Aleksandrovich Lebedev, ; born 8 May 1980), is a Russian-British businessman, who owns Lebedev Holdings Ltd, which in turn own ...
, Russian-born British newspaper publisher
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Evgeny Morozov
Evgeny Morozov (Russian: Eвге́ний Моро́зов; be, Яўгені Марозаў; born in 1984) is an American writer, researcher, and intellectual from Belarus who studies political and social implications of technology. He was named ...
(born 1984), Belarusian journalist
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Yevgeni Nikolayev
Yevgenii Dmitrievich Nikolayev (Russian: Николаев Евгений Дмитриевич; September 2, 1921 – April 12, 1990) was a Soviet Army colonel of engineers and Hero of the Soviet Union. In 1944, he was the commander of the radio ...
(1921–1990), Soviet World War II colonel and
Hero of the Soviet Union
The title Hero of the Soviet Union (russian: Герой Советского Союза, translit=Geroy Sovietskogo Soyuza) was the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded together with the Order of Lenin personally or collectively for ...
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Yevgeni Pakhomov Yevgeni Alexandrovich Pakhomov (russian: Евгений Александрович Пахомов) (1880–1965) was a Russian, Georgian and Azerbaijani numismatist and archaeologist and a recognized authority in the numismatics of the Caucasus.
B ...
(1880–1965), Russian, Georgian and Azerbaijani numismatist and archaeologist
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Evgeny Paton
Professor Evgeny Oscarovich Paton (russian: Евгений Оскарович Патон, 1870–1953) was a Ukrainian and Soviet engineer of Ukrainian descent who established the E. O. Paton Electric Welding Institute in Kyiv. Paton was a peopl ...
(1870–1953), Ukrainian and Soviet engineer
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Evgeny Perlin
Evgeny Perlin ( be, Яўген Перлін; - born in Karma District, Karma, Gomel Region) is a Belarusian journalist and television presenter.
On 26 October 2018, it was announced that Perlin would host the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018, ...
(born 1990), Belarusian journalist and television presenter
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Yevgeni Preobrazhensky
Yevgeni Alekseyevich Preobrazhensky ( rus, Евге́ний Алексе́евич Преображе́нский, p=jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪt͡ɕ prʲɪəbrɐˈʐɛnskʲɪj; 1886–1937) was a Russian revolutionary, Soviet economi ...
(1886–1937), Old Bolshevik, an economist and a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
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Yevgeny Prigozhin
Yevgeny Viktorovich Prigozhin (russian: link=no, Евгений Викторович Пригожин; born 1 June 1961) is a Russian oligarch and close confidant of Russian president Vladimir Putin. Prigozhin was called "Putin's chef" because h ...
(born 1961), Russian oligarch and founder of Wagner Group.
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Yevgeny Shaposhnikov
Yevgeny Ivanovich Shaposhnikov (russian: Евгений Иванович Шапошников; 3 February 1942 – 8 December 2020) was a Soviet and Russian military leader and business figure. He was awarded the rank of Marshal of Aviation in ...
(1942–2020), Soviet marshal and last Minister of Defence of the Soviet Union
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