Korovin
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Korovin or Korovina (feminine; Коровина), is a Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

n last name, which is derived from the Russian word korova (корова, or cow). Notable persons with that surname include:
  • Ilya Korovin (1923–1944), a Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
    Hero of the Soviet Union
    The title Hero of the Soviet Union was the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded personally or collectively for heroic feats in service to the Soviet state and society.-Overview:...

  • Konstantin Korovin
    Konstantin Korovin
    Konstantin Alekseyevich Korovin was a leading Russian Impressionist painter.-Biography:Konstantin was born in Moscow to a merchant family officially registered as "peasants of Vladimir Gubernia". His father, Aleksey Mikhailovich Korovin, earned a university degree and was more interested in arts...

     (1861–1939), a leading Russian Impressionist painter
  • Nikolai Korovin (1920–1957), a Soviet aircraft pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union
  • Sergei Korovin (1858–1908), a Russian painter and brother of Konstantin Korovin
  • Sergei Korovin (designer) (1884–1946), a Soviet firearm designer
  • Yevgeny Korovin (botanist) (1891–1963), a Soviet botanist and academician
  • Evgeny A. Korovin
    Evgeny A. Korovin
    Evgeny Alexandrovich Korovin , was a famous Soviet jurist specializing in international law.-Biography:1915 — graduated from Moscow State University, Faculty of Law...

     (1892–1964), a Soviet international lawyer

See also

  • Korovin Island
    Korovin Island
    Korovin Island is one of the Shumagin Islands in the Gulf of Alaska south of the Alaska Peninsula in the Aleutians East Borough of Alaska, USA. The island lies northeast of Popof Island and across the Unga Strait from the mainland peninsula. To its southeast are Andronica Island, and further...

    , one of the islands in the Gulf of Alaska
  • Korovin Volcano, the highest point on Atka Island in the Aleutian chain
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