Sokolov (surname)
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Sokolov or Sokolova , also Sokoloff
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s. It is derived from the Russian word "" (sokol, meaning falcon
). It may refer to the following:
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, or rarely Sokolove is one of the top ten most common Russia
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s. It is derived from the Russian word "" (sokol, meaning falcon
Falcon
A falcon is any species of raptor in the genus Falco. The genus contains 37 species, widely distributed throughout Europe, Asia, and North America....
). It may refer to the following:
- Aleksandr Sergeyevich SokolovAleksandr Sergeyevich SokolovAleksandr Sergeyevich Sokolov is a Russian politician and former Minister of Culture and Mass Communication for then-President Vladimir Putin's government. He was nominated to the post by the then-Prime Minister, Mikhail Fradkov, and held it from 9 March 2004 to 12 May 2008.Sokolov was born on 8...
(b. 1949), Russian politician - Alexander SokolovAlexander SokolovAlexander Sokolov is a direct-carving or taille directe marble sculptor. He has spent about half his life in Spain, which has led to the distribution of his more central continental style within Iberia...
(b. 1955), Spanish sculptor - Andrei SokolovAndrei SokolovAndrei Yurievich Sokolov is a French chess Grandmaster of Russian origin, now living in France...
(b. 1963), French, ex-Russian chess player - Arsenij SokolovArsenij SokolovArseny Alexandrovich Sokolov was a Russian theoretical physicist known for the development of synchrotron radiation theory.-Biography:Arseny Sokolov graduated from Tomsk State University in 1931. He obtained the degree of Kandidat nauk from TSU under supervision of Piotr Tartakovsky...
(1910-1986), Russian physicist, coauthor of Sokolov-Ternov effect - Boris Vadimovich Sokolov (b. 1957), philologist and historian
- Boris Sergeyevich SokolovBoris Sergeyevich SokolovBoris Sergeyevich Sokolov is a Russian geologist and paleontologist. Sokolov authored reference works on the stratigraphy of Eastern Europe, in particular the fossil coral records, and created the concept of Vendian period, currently recognized as largely overlapping, but not fully equivalent to...
(1914-?), Soviet geologist, paleontologist, and academician - Dmitri Olegovich SokolovDmitri Olegovich SokolovDmitri Olegovich Sokolov is a Russian professional football player. He plays for FC Khimki.-External links:...
(b. 1988), Russian footballer with FC Torpedo Moscow and FC Amkar Perm - Dmitri Sokolov (basketball) (b. 1985), Russian basketball player currently with PBC CSKA Moscow
- Dmitri Sokolov (biathlete), Soviet biathlete
- Efrem Sokolov, former leader of the Byelorussian SSRByelorussian SSRThe Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic was one of fifteen constituent republics of the Soviet Union. It was one of the four original founding members of the Soviet Union in 1922, together with the Ukrainian SSR, the Transcaucasian SFSR and the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic...
- Elena SokolovaElena SokolovaElena Sergeevna Sokolova is a Russian figure skater. Sokolova is a three-time Russian national champion , a three-time European medalist and the 2003 World Silver Medalist. In the 2006 Olympic Games, she stumbled badly and only finished 14th. She redeemed herself in the 2006 World Championships...
, Russian figure skater - Fyodor Sokolov (1841-1909], Russian historian and philologist
- Georgi SokolovGeorgi SokolovGeorgi Apostolov Sokolov is a former Bulgarian football player.Georgi Sokolov represented Bulgaria at the 1962 FIFA World Cup.For the Bulgaria national football team, Sokolov featured in 14 games and has 5 goals.-References:...
, Bulgarian footballer - Grigory SokolovGrigory SokolovGrigory Lipmanovich Sokolov is a concert pianist, often considered one of the greatest pianists alive. He was born April 18, 1950 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.-Biography:...
(b. 1950), Russian pianist - Ivan SokolovIvan SokolovIvan Sokolov is a chess grandmaster born in Jajce, SFR Yugoslavia, who currently resides in the Netherlands. Sokolov won the 1988 Yugoslav Championship....
(b. 1968), Yugoslav-born Dutch chess player - Ivan Glebovich SokolovIvan Glebovich SokolovIvan Glebovich Sokolov is a Russian-born composer and pianist, currently living in Germany.After graduating from Moscow Conservatory in the early 80s, he taught composition and orchestral score reading there, while also promoting new music in concerts in and around Moscow...
(b. 1960), Russian-born pianist and composer - James SokoloveJames SokoloveJames Sokolove is an American attorney who pioneered legal television advertising allowing increased access to legal services. He was the largest legal advertiser in the United States in 2007, spending $20 million.-Early life and education:...
(1944-), pioneer in legal television advertising in the U.S. - Lydia SokolovaLydia SokolovaLydia Sokolova was an English ballerina. She trained at the Stedman Ballet Academy and learned from such luminaries as Anna Pavlova and Enrico Cecchetti....
, English ballerina - Larisa SokolovaLarisa SokolovLarisa Sokolov is the wife of Aleksandr S. Sokolov Russian: the former Minister of Culture and Mass Communication of Russia. She is a member of the Russian composers union, and has a doctorate in Musicology. Currently the Head Chair of musicology and composition in the Musical Pedagogical Institute...
, Russian Musicologist. - Lioubov SokolovaLioubov SokolovaLioubov Sokolova Kılıç is a Russian volleyball player who plays for Fenerbahçe from Turkey. Her maiden name is Lioubov Sokolova. She is also known as Lioubov Kılıç...
, Fenerbahçe Acıbadem volleyballer - Lyubov Sokolova, Russian actress
- Maxim SokolovMaxim SokolovMaxim Anatolievich Sokolov is a professional ice hockey goalie currently playing for SKA Saint Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League .-External links:...
, Russian ice hockey goaltender - Nahum SokolowNahum SokolowNahum Sokolow was a Zionist leader, author, translator, and a pioneer of Hebrew journalism....
(1859-1936), Jewish Hebrew language writer and Zionist leader - Natalia Sokolova (model), Russian model and actress
- Nikolay Sokolov (disambiguation)
- Oleg Sokolov, member of the Odessa GroupOdessa GroupThe Odessa Group of exiled and dissident artists take their name from the Ukrainian city of Odessa.They are:*Valentin Altanietz *Andrey Antoniuk*Alexander Anufriev*Valery Basanietz*Valentin Khrushch*Michail Kowalski*Ruslan Makoev...
- Pavel Petrovich Sokolov (1764-1835), Russian sculptor
- Pavel Viktorovich SokolovPavel Viktorovich SokolovPavel Viktorovich Sokolov is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays for FC Istra.-External links:*...
(b. 1987), Russian footballer with FC Istra - Pavel Yevgenyevich SokolovPavel Yevgenyevich SokolovPavel Yevgenyevich Sokolov is a Russian professional football player. In 2009, he played in the Russian Second Division for FC Gazovik Orenburg.-External links:*...
(b. 1976), Russian footballer with FC Gazovik Orenburg - Pyotr Fyodorovich SokolovPyotr Fyodorovich SokolovPyotr Fyodorovich Sokolov was a Russian aquarelle portraitist who painted many of the most distinguished figures of the Pushkin era.- References :...
(1791-1848), Russian painter - Pyotr Petrovich Sokolov (painter)Pyotr Petrovich Sokolov (painter)Pyotr Petrovich Sokolov was a Russian painter and illustrator. The eldest son of the famous society portraitist Pyotr Fyodorovich Sokolov, he himself worked mainly on genre scenes from the life of the Russian peasantry and army. He also produced a series of fine illustrations for an edition of...
(1821-1899), Russian painter and graphic artist - Pyotr Petrovich Sokolov (soccer player)Pyotr Petrovich Sokolov (soccer player)Pyotr Petrovich Sokolov was a Russian football player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics....
(1890-1971), Russian football player and spy - Raymond SokolovRaymond SokolovRaymond Sokolov is a journalist who has written extensively about food. He wrote the "Eating Out" column for The Wall Street Journal's weekend edition from 2006 until March 2010....
(b. 1941), American culinary journalist - Sasha SokolovSasha SokolovSasha Sokolov is a paradoxical writer of Russian literature....
(b. 1943), Russian writer - Sergei Sokolov (Marshal) (b. 1911), Russian military leader
- Stanislav SokolovStanislav SokolovStanislav Mihaylovich Sokolov is a Russian stop-motion animation director. He graduated from VGIK in 1971 and has since then worked with Studios Soyuzmultfilm, DEFA, Christmasfilms and S4C. He was awarded a number of prizes for his films, most notably an Emmy in 1992 for his contribution to The...
(b. 1947), Russian animator - Lay-ascetic Theodore Sokolov
- Tsvetan Sokolov (b. 1989), Bulgarian volley player
- Valeriy SokolovValeriy SokolovValerian Sergeevich Sokolov is a former Soviet bantamweight amateur boxer who won the gold medal at the 1968 Summer Games. He trained at Dynamo in Cheboksary. Sokolov became the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1968 and was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor in 1969...
, (b. 1986), Russian violinist - Vasili Sokolov (1874-1959), Russian revolutionary and party journalist
- Victor SokolovVictor SokolovThe Very Reverend Archpriest Victor Sokolov was a Russian-American former dissident Soviet journalist and an Eastern Orthodox priest....
, (1947-2006) Russian-American dissident journalist and a priest - Vladimir Dmitriyevich Sokolov (1855-1917), Russian geologist and hydrogeologist
- Vladislav Sokolov (1908-1993), Soviet choir conductor and composer, People's Artist of the USSRPeople's Artist of the USSRPeople's Artist of the USSR, also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to citizens of the Soviet Union.- Nomenclature and significance :...
- Yegor Sokolov (1750-1824), Russian architect
- Yurii Dmitrievich SokolovYurii Dmitrievich Sokolov-Biography:Sokolov was born on May 26, 1896 in Labinskaya Stanitsa , Russia. He studied at Kiev Institute of Peoples Education and graduated in 1921. He taught at the Applied Mathematics Division of the Academy. He completed his PhD from Kiev University. His doctorate advisor was Dmitry Grave...
(1896-1971), Russian mathematician