Malakhov () is a

Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a b ...

family name In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

derived from the Biblical name of

Malachi Malachi or Malachias (; ) is the name used by the author of the Book of Malachi, the last book of the Nevi'im (Prophets) section of the Hebrew Bible, Tanakh. It is possible that ''Malachi'' is not a proper name, because it means "messenger"; ...

. Alternative spellings include Malakov and Malakoff. The name may refer to:

People

''Listed alphabetically by given name'' *

Andrey Malakhov Andrey Nikolayevich Malakhov (; born 11 January 1972) is a Russian television personality and presenter on the main Russian television channel, Russia-1. Biography Malakhov was born in the town of Apatity, Murmansk Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet ...

(born 1972), Russian television presenter * George Malakov (1928–1979), Ukrainian artist * Igor Malakhov (born 1979), Russian football player * Ilya Malakov (born 1990), Russian theater and film actor *

Ivan Malakhov Ivan Pavlovich Malakhov (born June 29, 1953) is a Russian politician and the former governor of Sakhalin Oblast. He was born in Pologoye Zaimische, Astrakhan Oblast, Russian SFSR, and is a naval veteran, attaining the rank of captain. From 1981 ...

(born 1953), Russian politician * Mikhail Fedorovich Malakhov (born 1946), Kazakh judge * Mikhail Pavlovich Malakhov (1781–1842), Russian architect *

Vladimir Malakhov (chess player) Vladimir Malakhov (; born 27 November 1980) is a Russian chess grandmaster. He was a member of the Russian team that won gold at the 2009 World Team Chess Championship. Career Born in Ivanovo in 1980, Malakhov's father taught him to play chess ...

(born 1980), Russian chess player *

Vladimir Malakhov (dancer) Vladimir Malakhov (born 7 January 1968, Kryvyi Rih, Soviet Ukraine) is a Ukrainian ballet dancer who was the artistic director of the Staatsballett Berlin ( Berlin State Ballet) from its founding in 2004 until 2014. He is a former principal dance ...

(born 1968), Russian dancer *

Vladimir Malakhov (ice hockey) Vladimir Igorevich Malakhov (; born August 30, 1968) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played in the Russian Super League. Currently, Malakhov is a Player Development c ...

(born 1968), Russian ice hockey player * Yevgeni Malakhov (born 1982), Russian football player

Places

United States

*Malakoff, California, a former settlement in Nevada County **

Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park is a state park unit preserving Malakoff Diggins, the largest hydraulic mining site in California, United States. The mine was one of several hydraulic mining sites at the center of the 1882 landmark case ' ...

, a state park *

Malakoff, Texas Malakoff is a city in Henderson County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,179 at the 2020 census. The city is named after a Russian fort of Malakoff ( Malakhov kurgan), which played a pivotal role during the siege of Sevastopol during th ...

, a city in Henderson County

Elsewhere

Malakhov Kurgan Malakhov Kurgan is a tactically important height in the Crimean city of Sevastopol, known for the defense of Russian troops against French and British troops during the Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) of the Crimean War, particularly at the Bat ...

, Sevastopol, Crimea *

Malakoff, Ontario Malakoff is a community in Rideau-Jock Ward in Ottawa, Ontario Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, co ...

, Canada *

Malakoff, Hauts-de-Seine Malakoff () is a suburban Communes of France, commune in the Hauts-de-Seine Departments of France, department southwest of Paris, France. Located from the Kilometre zero, centre of the city, it had a population of 30,286 in 2016. The European Org ...

, France *

Malakoff, New Brunswick Malakoff is a Canadian rural community in Westmorland County, New Brunswick located approximately 4 kilometres southeast of Scoudouc. History Malakoff was originally settled as a farming and lumbering community in 1866, and by 1898 the commun ...

, Canada *Malakoff, Moss County, Norway

Other uses

Avenue de Malakoff The Avenue de Malakoff is a street in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. It was given its present name in 1854, the year in which French troops captured the Malakhov Tower during the Crimean War, leading to the subsequent capture of nearby Sevas ...

, a street in the 16th arrondissement of Paris *

Battle of Malakoff The Battle of Malakoff (, ) or the Storming of the Malakhov Kurgan () was a series of French attacks against Russian forces on the Malakoff redoubt. The first attack was unsuccessful, and occurred on 18 June 1855; subsequent capture of the ...

, an 1855 battle during the Siege of Sevastopol in the

Crimean War The Crimean War was fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the Ottoman Empire, the Second French Empire, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Kingdom of Sardinia (1720–1861), Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont fro ...

* ''Malakoff'', French , launched 1918 *

Malakoff (food) A malakoff is a ball of fried cheese typically found in western Switzerland, particularly in the villages of Eysins, Begnins, Bursins, Luins, and Vinzel (where it is also known as “Vinzel beignet”) along the shores of Lake Leman. The name ...

, fried cheese balls or sticks from Western Switzerland *

Malakoff (power company) Malakoff Corporation Berhad () ("Malakoff") is an independent water and power producer (“IWPP”) with core focus on power generation, water desalination, operation & maintenance and waste management and environmental services. In Malaysia, Mal ...

, a Malaysian company *

Malakoff Tower Malakoff Tower () is a tower located in Recife Antigo, Recife Recife ( , ) is the Federative units of Brazil, state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil, on the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of South America. It is the largest urban a ...

, in Recife Antigo, Recife, Brazil

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