Vasily
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Vasili or Vasily is a Slavic male given name
of Greek origin and corresponds to Basil
. It may refer to:
People
Other
The surname Vasilyev
is derived from the name. The surname Vasin is derived from Vasya, a short form of the name.
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
of Greek origin and corresponds to Basil
Basil (name)
The name Basil , , has origins from the male Greek name Vassilios which first appeared during the Hellenistic period. It is derived from "basileus" a Greek word of pre-Hellenic origin meaning "king", from which words such as basilica and basilisk , as well as the eponymous herb derive, and the...
. It may refer to:
People
- Vasili I of Moscow Grand Prince from 1389-1425
- Vasili II of Moscow Grand Prince from 1425-1462
- Vasili III of RussiaVasili III of RussiaVasili III Ivanovich was the Grand Prince of Moscow from 1505 to 1533. He was the son of Ivan III Vasiliyevich and Sophia Paleologue and was christened with the name Gavriil...
Tsar from 1505-1533 - Vasili IV of RussiaVasili IV of RussiaVasili IV of Russia was Tsar of Russia between 1606 and 1610 after the murder of False Dmitriy I. His reign fell during the Time of Troubles....
Tsar from 1606-1610 - Basil Fool for ChristBasil Fool for ChristBasil the Blessed is a Russian Orthodox saint of the type known as yurodivy or "holy fool for Christ"....
(1469-1557), also known as Saint Basil, or Vasily Blazhenny - Vasily ChuikovVasily ChuikovVasily Ivanovich Chuikov was a Russian lieutenant general in the Red Army during World War II, twice Hero of the Soviet Union , who after the war became a Marshal of the Soviet Union.-Early life and career:Born into a peasant family in the village of Serebryanye Prudy, he joined the Red Army during...
(1900-1982), Soviet marschal - Vasily SesemanVasily SesemanVasily Seseman was a Russian and Lithuanian philosopher, a representative of Marburg school of Neo-Kantianism...
(1884-1963), Russian and Lithuanian philosopher - Vasily SmyslovVasily SmyslovVasily Vasilyevich Smyslov was a Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster, and was World Chess Champion from 1957 to 1958. He was a Candidate for the World Chess Championship on eight occasions . Smyslov was twice equal first at the Soviet Championship , and his total of 17 Chess Olympiad medals won...
(1921-2010), Soviet chess player - Vasily Zaytsev, Soviet sniper
- Wassily KandinskyWassily KandinskyWassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky was an influential Russian painter and art theorist. He is credited with painting the first purely-abstract works. Born in Moscow, Kandinsky spent his childhood in Odessa. He enrolled at the University of Moscow, studying law and economics...
, (1866-1944), Russian painter and art theorist.
Other
- VasiliVasiliVasili is a small village in Cyprus, near the Leonarisso and Lythragomi villages. Since 1974 Vasili has been occupied by Turkey and the legal owners of the village have been forced to leave their land....
, a village in Cyprus - Wassily ChairWassily ChairThe Wassily Chair, also known as the Model B3 chair, was designed by Marcel Breuer in 1925-1926 while he was the head of the cabinet-making workshop at the Bauhaus, in Dessau, Germany. Despite popular belief, the chair was not designed for the non-objective painter Wassily Kandinsky, who was...
, 1920s furniture, named after Wassily Kandinsky
The surname Vasilyev
Vasilyev
Vasilyev or Vasiliev or Vassiliev is a common Russian Surname derived from the Russian given name Vasiliy . The feminine form: Vasilyeva . It may refer to:*Aleksandr Vasilev Vasilyev (Васильев) or Vasiliev or Vassiliev is a common Russian Surname derived from the Russian given name Vasiliy...
is derived from the name. The surname Vasin is derived from Vasya, a short form of the name.