Smolensky, feminine: Smolenskaya, is a Russian-language
toponymic surname
A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name. literally meaning "from/of
Smolensk
Smolensk ( rus, Смоленск, p=smɐˈlʲensk, a=smolensk_ru.ogg) is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River, west-southwest of Moscow. First mentioned in 863, it is one of the oldest ...
". The corresponding Polish-language surnames are Smoleński and Smoleńska.
Notable people with this surname include:
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Alexander Smolensky
Alexander Pavlovich Smolensky (russian: Алекса́ндр Па́влович Смолéнский) (born July 6, 1954) is a Russian business oligarch.
Biography
Alexander Smolensky began his business activities on the black market of the so ...
(born 1954), Russian banker
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Nikolay Smolensky (born 1980), Russian banker
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Paul Smolensky
Paul Smolensky (born May 5, 1955) is Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Cognitive Science at the Johns Hopkins University and a Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research, Redmond Washington.
Along with Alan Prince, in 1993 he developed Op ...
(born 1955), American cognitive scientist
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Stepan Smolensky Stepan Vasil'evich Smolensky (Russian: Сте́пан Васи́льевич Смоле́нский, 1848 – 1909) was a choir director and scholar of ancient Russian chant.
Smolensky was a graduate of the Faculties of Jurisprudence and Philol ...
(1848–1909), Russian choir director
See also
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Smolenski
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Konstantinos Smolenskis, Greek military officer
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Russian-language surnames