Medvedev
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Medvedev and female Medvedeva (Медведева), from Russian medved, meaning the animal "bear
", are Russian surnames.
Notable bearers of the name include:
Medvedev (male form):
Medvedeva (female form)
Bear
Bears are mammals of the family Ursidae. Bears are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans, with the pinnipeds being their closest living relatives. Although there are only eight living species of bear, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Northern...
", are Russian surnames.
Notable bearers of the name include:
Medvedev (male form):
- Medvedev, Dmitry AnatolyevichDmitry MedvedevDmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev is the third President of the Russian Federation.Born to a family of academics, Medvedev graduated from the Law Department of Leningrad State University in 1987. He defended his dissertation in 1990 and worked as a docent at his alma mater, now renamed to Saint...
(born 1965), President of the Russian Federation - Medvedev, AlexanderAlexander MedvedevAlexander Ivanovich Medvedev is the current Deputy Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Russian energy company Gazprom, president of the Kontinental Hockey League, and the Director-General of Gazprom's export arm Gazprom Export...
(born 1955), Russian business manager -- GazpromGazpromOpen Joint Stock Company Gazprom is the largest extractor of natural gas in the world and the largest Russian company. Its headquarters are in Cheryomushki District, South-Western Administrative Okrug, Moscow... - Medvedev, AlexanderAlexander Medvedev (ice hockey)Alexander Medvedev is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for Shakhtar Soligorsk in the Belarusian Extraleague.- References :...
(born 1979), Russian ice hockey player - Medvedev, AlekseiAleksei MedvedevAleksei Sergeyevich Medvedev is a Russian professional footballer. He plays for Rubin Kazan.- Career :Medvedev, an alumnus of CSKA Moscow youth school, started his professional career in 1995 playing for Orekhovo in the Russian Second Division...
(born 1977), Russian footballer - Medvedev, Andriy (born 1974), a retired professional tennis player from UkraineUkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
- Medvedev, DanilaDanila MedvedevDanila Andreevich Medvedev is a Russian futurologist , a politician and a member of coordination council of the Russian Transhumanistic Movement....
(born 1980), Russian futurologist, business manager -- KrioRusKrioRusKrioRus is the first Russian cryonics company. Established in 2005 by 8 Russian cryonicists, it is the first cryonics company outside the United States, except for Alcor-UK ....
, Science vs. Aging - Medvedev, Dmitry (pilot) (1918-1992), Soviet soldierSoldierA soldier is a member of the land component of national armed forces; whereas a soldier hired for service in a foreign army would be termed a mercenary...
- Medvedev, Dmitry Nikolayevich (1898-1954), Russian partisan leader in World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
- Medvedev, Grigory, Russian writerWriterA writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
- Medvedev, Nikolai (1922-1985), a Soviet seaman and HeroHeroA hero , in Greek mythology and folklore, was originally a demigod, their cult being one of the most distinctive features of ancient Greek religion...
of the Soviet UnionSoviet UnionThe Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... - Medvedev, PavelPavel MedvedevPavel Nikolaevich Medvedev was a Russian literary scholar. He was a professor, social activist, and friend of Mikhail Bakhtin, as well as of Boris Pasternak and Fyodor Sologub. Medvedev held several government posts in education and publishing after the 1917 revolution, publishing a great deal of...
(1892-1938), Russian scholar - Medvedev, Pyotr, Russian actor and entrepreneurEntrepreneurAn entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
- Medvedev, RoyRoy MedvedevRoy Aleksandrovich Medvedev |Georgia]]) is a Russian historian renowned as the author of the dissident history of Stalinism, Let History Judge , first published in English in 1972...
(born 1925), Georgian-born Russian historianHistorianA historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is... - Medvedev, SergeiSergei MedvedevSergei Pavlovich Medvedev was a Russian Bolshevik revolutionary, metalworker, and trade union organizer. He was born into the peasant estate and grew up in the countryside near Moscow and in St. Petersburg. After receiving a primary school education, he began factory work at age thirteen. He...
(1885-1937), Russian metalworker, and unionistTrade unionA trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with... - Medvedev, Sergei (geologist)
- Medvedev, Sergei (officer) (1970-2005), a Russian army officerOfficer (armed forces)An officer is a member of an armed force or uniformed service who holds a position of authority. Commissioned officers derive authority directly from a sovereign power and, as such, hold a commission charging them with the duties and responsibilities of a specific office or position...
and Hero of Russia - Medvedev, ZhoresZhores MedvedevZhores Aleksandrovich Medvedev is a Russian biologist, historian and dissident. His twin brother is the historian Roy Medvedev.-Biography:Zhores Medvedev and his twin brother Roy Medvedev were born on 14 November 1925 in Tbilisi, Georgia, USSR....
(born 1925), Georgian-born Russian biologistBiologistA biologist is a scientist devoted to and producing results in biology through the study of life. Typically biologists study organisms and their relationship to their environment. Biologists involved in basic research attempt to discover underlying mechanisms that govern how organisms work...
, historianHistorianA historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
and activist
Medvedeva (female form)
- Medvedeva, SvetlanaSvetlana MedvedevaSvetlana Vladimirovna Medvedeva , is the wife of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and thus the First Lady of Russia.-Early years:Svetlana Linnik was born into a military family in Kronstadt, a town administered by Leningrad...
(born 1965), First Lady of Russia - Medvedeva, Nadezhda, Russian actress
- Medvedeva, NataliaNatalia MedvedevaNatalia Medvedeva is a former professional tennis player. She played on the WTA tour from 1987 to 1998. Her four singles titles were won in Nashville, Tennessee in 1990, Linz in 1992, and Prague and Essen in 1993. In Essen, she beat world number 5 Conchita Martínez.She also won 12 doubles titles...
(born 1971), Ukrainian tennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player - Medvedeva, NatalyaNatalya MedvedevaNatalya Medvedeva was a Russian poet, writer, musician, and member of Tribunal rock band.-Career:...
(1958-2003), Russian poetPoetA poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, singer and modelModel (person)A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art.... - Medvedeva, KatyaKatya MedvedevaKatya Ivanovna Medvedeva Ekaterina Ivanovna Medvedeva is a Russian naïve painter.- Biography :Yekaterina Medvedeva was born 1937 in the village Golubino of the New Oskol area in the Belgorod region into a peasant family...
(born 1937), RussiaRussiaRussia 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 naïveNaïve artNaïve art is a classification of art that is often characterized by a childlike simplicity in its subject matter and technique. While many naïve artists appear, from their works, to have little or no formal art training, this is often not true...
painterPaintingPainting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is... - Medvedeva-Arbuzova, Yevgeniya (born 1976), cross country skier
See also
- Medvedev-Sponheuer-Karnik scaleMedvedev-Sponheuer-Karnik scaleThe Medvedev-Sponheuer-Karnik scale, also known as the MSK or MSK-64, is a macroseismic intensity scale used to evaluate the severity of ground shaking on the basis of observed effects in an area of the earthquake occurrence....
, earthquake-strength system - MedvedMedvedMedved is the Slavic term for "bear", literally translating into "one who knows honey." It may also refer to:People:* Aleksandr Medved, Soviet-Belarussian wrestler* David Medved, physicist and father of Michael Medved...
, a non-Russian Slavic variant of the surname meaning bear in Russian. - NedvědNedvedNedvěd is a Czech surname. It is a variant of the Medved, which means 'bear'. The Czech word for bear is Medvěd.The following people have the surname Nedvěd:* Jaroslav Nedvěd , Czech professional ice hockey player, brother of Petr...
, another Slavic variant