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Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov was a Soviet general and Marshal of the Soviet Union. He also served as Chief of the General Staff, Minister of Defence, and was a member of the Presidium of the Communist Party. During the Second World War, Zhukov oversaw some of the Red Army's most decisive victories.

Yevgeni Nikolayevich Ponasenkov is a Russian publicist and media personality. He has written about the Napoleonic era in Russia and is the author of two controversial monographs: "The Truth about the War of 1812" and "The First Scientific History of the War of 1812"

Nikita Sergeyevich Mikhalkov is a Russian filmmaker, actor, and head of the Russian Cinematographers' Union. Mikhalkov is a three-time laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation and is a Full Cavalier of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland".

Sergey Vitalyevich Bezrukov is a Russian screen and stage actor, singer, People's Artist of Russia, the laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation. He currently works at Tabakov Studio. He is a member of the Supreme Council of the party United Russia.

Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov was a Russian writer, medical doctor and playwright active in the first half of the 20th century. He is best known for his novel The Master and Margarita, published posthumously, which has been called one of the masterpieces of the 20th century.
He is also known of magnificent plays The White Guard, Ivan Vasilievich (play), Flight (play), The Days of the Turbins and other works of the 1920s and 1930s. He wrote mostly about bout the horrors of a fratricidal Russian Civil War and about the fate of Russian intellectuals and officers of the Tsarist Army caught up in revolution and Civil War.
Some of his works were banned by Soviet government and personally by Joseph Stalin after by them was decided that they "glorified emigration and White generals". On the other hand, Stalin loved The Days of the Turbins very much and reportedly saw it at least 15 times.

Oleg Anatolyevich Peshkov was a combat pilot in the Russian air force who was shot down by a Turkish fighter near the Syria-Turkey border on 24 November 2015. Although he initially survived bailing out of the plane with his parachute, he was shot while descending by militants on the ground.

Alexander Vasilyevich Maslyakov is a prominent Soviet and Russian television game show host. He is a well known, iconic figure throughout the former USSR, having been on the screen for the greater part of most people's lives. In this he compares with personalities such as Bob Barker or Dick Clark on American television.

Alexander Yevgenievich Volkov is a Russian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Heavyweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional MMA competitor since 2009, Volkov previously competed for the M-1 Global promotion, as well as Bellator MMA. He is a former heavyweight champion in both promotions. As of October 26, 2020, he is #6 in the UFC heavyweight rankings.

Mikhail Evgenevich Porechenkov is a Russian film actor, producer, director. He became famous after his lead role as FSB Agent Alexey Nikolayev in the TV series National Security Agent (1999–2005). In 2008, Porechenkov produced, directed and starred in D-Day, a Russian remake of the 1985 American action film Commando.

Vladimir Lvovich Mashkov is a Soviet and Russian theatre actor and director of cinema, known to Western audiences for his work in the 2001 film Behind Enemy Lines and 2011 film Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. Mashkov has also worked as a film director, producer and writer for the 2004 Russian film Papa.

Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov was a Russian lieutenant general, inventor, military engineer, writer, and small arms designer. He is most famous for developing the AK-47 assault rifle and its improvements, the AKM and AK-74, as well as the PK machine gun and RPK light machine gun.

Dmitry Sergeyevich Peskov is a Russian diplomat, translator and Turkologist. Since 2012, Peskov has been the Press Secretary for the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin.

Oleg Pavlovich Tabakov was a Soviet and Russian actor and the Artistic Director of the Moscow Art Theatre.

Andrey Igorevich Smolyakov is a Russian actor and director. He is known for Vysotskiy. Spasibo, chto zhivoy (2011), Stalingrad, and Forbidden Empire.

Igor Vladimirovich Talkov, was a Soviet Russian rock singer-songwriter and film actor. His breakthrough came in 1987 with the David Tukhmanov-composed song "Chistye prudy" which was an instant hit. Talkov's lyrics are mostly about love, but also contain social critic of the Soviet regime. He was shot dead in 1991.

Yuri Andreyevich Kolokolnikov is a Russian stage and film actor. In the West, Kolokolnikov is best known for his performance as Styr in the television series Game of Thrones and as Gennadi Bystrov in The Americans.

Nikolay Victorovich Baskov was born on October 15, 1976, in Balashikha, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR. He is a Russian tenor who performs in both operatic and popular music styles. His honors include commendations as Meritorious Artist and People's Artist of the Russian Federation, as well as People's Artist of Ukraine.

Vadim Nemkov is a Russian professional mixed martial artist and a Four time Combat Sambo World Champion. He is currently signed to Bellator MMA, where he competes in the Light Heavyweight division and he is the current Bellator Light Heavyweight World Champion. Nemkov is the younger brother of Viktor Nemkov and is a protege of the legendary MMA Heavyweight and Sambo master Fedor Emelianenko. He is currently ranked the #3 MMA Light Heavyweight in the world by MMA ranking site Fight Matrix.

Anton Polyakov was a Ukrainian politician. A member of the party Servant of the People, he served in the Verkhovna Rada from 2019 to 2021. He died from coronary heart disease on 8 October 2021, at the age of 33. Alcohol and methadone were found in Anton's blood. Verkhovna Rada deputy Anna Skorokhod said that Anton Polyakov was murdered.

Andrey Vasilyevich Myagkov (Russian: Андрей Васильевич Мягков; is a Soviet/Russian film and theater actor. He is best known for his roles in famous films directed by Eldar Ryazanov, such as The Irony of Fate, Office Romance, The Garage and A Cruel Romance.

Viktor Vladimirovich Saltykov is a Soviet and Russian singer. He is known as a solo artist, as well as the singer with the bands Manufaktura, Forum and Electroclub.

Oleksii Reznikov – lawyer, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine, partner at Asters Law Firm, deputy head of the Kyiv city state administration, deputy mayor – secretary of the Kyiv city council, Attorney, Honored Lawyer of Ukraine, Master of Sports of Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelensky has authorised Reznikov to represent Ukraine in the working political subgroup at the Trilateral Contact Group on a Donbas settlement.

Vladimir Burlakov is a Russian–German actor, known for his portrayal of Thomas Posimski in Deutschland 83 and Deutschland 86.

Sergey Yevgenevich Zhukov is a Russian pop musician. He first emerged as the lead singer for the band Hands Up! in 1996, alongside Aleksey Potekhin.

Aleksei Valeryevich Serebryakov, PAR, HOR is a Soviet, Russian and Canadian stage performer and film actor. He started acting at 13, and now he is one of the most popular and highly paid Russian actors. He has appeared in Leviathan and McMafia.

Yury Mikhailovich Luzhkov was a Russian politician who served as mayor of Moscow from 1992 to 2010. He was the vice-chairman and one of the founders of the ruling United Russia party.

Pavel Sergeevich Maykov is a Russian theater, film and voice actor, TV presenter, singer and musician. Maykov is best known for starring as Viktor Pchyolkin in the TV series Brigada and in the title role of sitcom Girls with Makarov. He is the older brother of singer and actress Anastasia Stotskaya.

Dmytro Oleksandrovych Razumkov is a Ukrainian politician serving as Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada since 29 August 2019. Previously he was leader of the Servant of the People party.

Denis Nikolayevich Voronenkov was a Russian politician who served as a member of the State Duma from 2011 to 2016. He was a member of the Unity party from 2000 to 2003 and the Communist Party of the Russian Federation from 2011 to 2016.

Vyacheslav Kirillovich Ivankov was a notorious Russian mafia boss and thief in law who was believed to have connections with Russian state intelligence organizations and their organized crime partners. He has operated in both the Soviet Union and the United States. His nickname, "Yaponchik" (Япончик) translates from Russian as "Little Japanese", due to his faintly Mongoloid facial features.