Nikolai
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Nikolay or Nikolai is a Slavic variant of the masculine name Nicholas
, meaning "victory of the people." It may refer to:
Nicholas
Nicholas or Nikolas is a male given name, derived from the Greek name Νικόλαος , a combination of the words for "victory" and "people" . The name can be understood to mean victory of the people or "power of the people"...
, meaning "victory of the people." It may refer to:
People
- Nicholas I of RussiaNicholas I of RussiaNicholas I , was the Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855, known as one of the most reactionary of the Russian monarchs. On the eve of his death, the Russian Empire reached its historical zenith spanning over 20 million square kilometers...
(1796–1855), or I, the Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855 - Nikolai Rimsky-KorsakovNikolai Rimsky-KorsakovNikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov was a Russian composer, and a member of the group of composers known as The Five.The Five, also known as The Mighty Handful or The Mighty Coterie, refers to a circle of composers who met in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in the years 1856–1870: Mily Balakirev , César...
(1844-1908), a Russian composer, best known for his orchestral compositions — Capriccio EspagnolCapriccio espagnolCapriccio espagnol, Op. 34, is the common Western title for an orchestral work based on Spanish folk melodies and written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1887. Rimsky-Korsakov originally intended to write the work for a solo violin with orchestra, but later decided that a purely orchestral work...
, the Russian Easter Festival OvertureRussian Easter Festival OvertureRussian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36 is a concert overture written by the Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov between August 1887 and April 1888, and dedicated to the memories of Modest Mussorgsky and Alexander Borodin, two members of the legendary "Mighty Handful." It is subtitled...
, and the symphonic suite ScheherazadeScheherazade (Rimsky-Korsakov)Sheherazade , Op. 35, is a symphonic suite composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1888. Based on One Thousand and One Nights, sometimes known as The Arabian Nights, this orchestral work combines two features common to Russian music and of Rimsky-Korsakov in particular: dazzling, colourful...
. - Nicholas II of RussiaNicholas II of RussiaNicholas II was the last Emperor of Russia, Grand Prince of Finland, and titular King of Poland. His official short title was Nicholas II, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias and he is known as Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer by the Russian Orthodox Church.Nicholas II ruled from 1894 until...
(1868–1918), or Nikolay II, the last Emperor of Russia, from 1894 until 1917 - Nikolai BukharinNikolai BukharinNikolai Ivanovich Bukharin , was a Russian Marxist, Bolshevik revolutionary, and Soviet politician. He was a member of the Politburo and Central Committee , chairman of the Communist International , and the editor in chief of Pravda , the journal Bolshevik , Izvestia , and the Great Soviet...
(1888–1938), a Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet politician - Nikolay EpshteinNikolay EpshteinNikolay Semenovich Epshtein was a Soviet ice hockey coach.-Ice hockey coaching career:He coached from 1953 to 1975 in the Soviet National League, he was head coach of “Chimik” in Voskresensk, Russia....
(born 1918), Soviet ice hockey coach - Prince Nikolai William Alexander Frederik of DenmarkPrince Nikolai of DenmarkPrince Nikolai William Alexander Frederik of Denmark, Count of Monpezat , is a member of the Danish Royal Family. He is the elder son of Prince Joachim and his former wife, Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg...
(b. 1999) - Nikolai MelnikovNikolai MelnikovNikolai Andreyevich Melnikov was a water polo player for the Soviet Union. He was Jewish, and was born in Moscow, Russia. He won a gold medal at the 1972 Olympics in Munich.-External links:*...
(b. 1948), Soviet Olympic champion water polo player - Nikolai SlichenkoNikolai SlichenkoNikolai Alekseyevich Slichenko is a Russian singer and leader of the Moscow "Romen" Music and Drama Gypsy Theater...
(b. 1934), leader of the Moscow "Romen" Music and Drama Gypsy Theater - Nikolay PechalovNikolay PechalovNikolaj Pešalov is an Olympic and World former champion in weightlifting. For the first part of his career he competed under the Bulgarian flag, but later moved to Croatia which he represented internationally....
(b. 1970), Olympic and World champion in weightlifting - Nikolai KhabibulinNikolai KhabibulinNikolai Ivanovich Khabibulin is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League...
(b. 1973), NHL ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers - Nikolai ValuevNikolai ValuevNikolai Sergeyevich Valuev or Valuyev is a retired professional boxer and former two-time WBA heavyweight champion. In his most recent fight , he lost the title to David Haye via 12-round majority decision...
(b. 1973), professional boxer and former heavyweight champion - Nikolay DavydenkoNikolay DavydenkoNikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko is a Ukrainian-Russian tennis player. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam tournament has been reaching the semifinals, which he has done on four occasions: twice each at the French Open and the U.S. Open. His biggest achievement to date was winning the 2009 ATP...
(b. 1981), professional tennis player - Nikolai YezhovNikolai YezhovNikolai Ivanovich Yezhov or Ezhov was a senior figure in the NKVD under Joseph Stalin during the period of the Great Purge. His reign is sometimes known as the "Yezhovshchina" , "the Yezhov era", a term that began to be used during the de-Stalinization campaign of the 1950s...
(1895–1940), head of NKVDNKVDThe People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs was the public and secret police organization of the Soviet Union that directly executed the rule of power of the Soviets, including political repression, during the era of Joseph Stalin....
and perpetrator of the Great PurgeGreat PurgeThe Great Purge was a series of campaigns of political repression and persecution in the Soviet Union orchestrated by Joseph Stalin from 1936 to 1938... - Nikolai NovosjolovNikolai NovosjolovNikolai Novosjolov is a Estonian fencer.He won a silver medal in the team Épée competition at the 2001 World Championships in Nîmes and a gold medal in in the Épée competition at the 2010 World Championships in Paris.-Orders:...
(b. 1980), Estonian fencer - Nikolai Antropov (1980), Kazhakstani ice hockey player for the Atlanta ThrashersAtlanta ThrashersThe Atlanta Thrashers were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Atlanta was granted a franchise in the National Hockey League on June 25, 1997, and became the league's 28th franchise when it began play in the 1999–2000 NHL season...
. - Nikolai ZherdevNikolai ZherdevMykola Olehovych "Nikolay" Zherdev is a Ukrainian-Russian professional ice hockey right winger who currently plays for Atlant Moscow Oblast of the Russian Kontinental Hockey League...
(1984), Russian ice hockey player for the Philadelphia FlyersPhiladelphia FlyersThe Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
. - Nikolai Neville (1998), American