Vasily Petrov — may refer to:* Vasily Vladimirovich Petrov (1761 1834), Russian physicist who discovered an electric arc effect * Vasily Ivanovich Petrov (b. 1917) Soviet general * Vasily G. Petrov, Soviet general and artillery designer See also: * Petrov … Wikipedia
Petrov — or Petroff (masculine) or Petrova (feminine) is one of the most common surnames in Russia and Bulgaria. The surname is derived from the first name Pyotr (Пётр, Russian) or Petar (Петър, Bulgarian) (both equivalent to English Peter). It is the… … Wikipedia
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Sergei Ivanovich Osipov — Born September 22, 1915 Stepankovo, Bezhetsk county, Tver Province, Russian Empire … Wikipedia
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List of Russians — This is a list of people associated with Imperial Russia, the Soviet Union, and Russia of today. For a long time Russia has been a multinational country, and many people of different ethnicity contributed to its culture, to its glory, and to its… … Wikipedia
Timeline of Russian inventions and technology records — The Hall of Space Technology in the Tsiolkovsky State Museum of the History of Cosmonautics, Kaluga, Russia. The exhibition includes the models and replicas of the following Russian inventions: the first satellite, Sputnik 1 (a ball under the… … Wikipedia
Russian culture — Saint Basil s Cathedral on the Red Square, Moscow … Wikipedia
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List of Russian language novelists — Russian Writers by Sergei Levitsky, 1856. This is a list of authors who have written works of fiction in the Russian language. The list encompasses novelists and writers of short fiction. For the plain text list, see Category:Russian novelists.… … Wikipedia