Novikov
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Novikov, Novikoff or Novikova (feminine) is one of the most common Russian
surnames. Derived from novik - a teenager on military service who comes from a noble, boyar
or cossack
family in Russia of 16th-18th centuries. It may refer to:
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
surnames. Derived from novik - a teenager on military service who comes from a noble, boyar
Boyar
A boyar, or bolyar , was a member of the highest rank of the feudal Moscovian, Kievan Rus'ian, Bulgarian, Wallachian, and Moldavian aristocracies, second only to the ruling princes , from the 10th century through the 17th century....
or cossack
Cossack
Cossacks are a group of predominantly East Slavic people who originally were members of democratic, semi-military communities in what is today Ukraine and Southern Russia inhabiting sparsely populated areas and islands in the lower Dnieper and Don basins and who played an important role in the...
family in Russia of 16th-18th centuries. It may refer to:
- Alexei Novikov (1916–1986), a Soviet pilot and Hero of the Soviet UnionHero of the Soviet UnionThe title Hero of the Soviet Union was the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded personally or collectively for heroic feats in service to the Soviet state and society.-Overview:...
- Alexey Novikov-PriboyAlexey Novikov-PriboyAleksey Silych Novikov-Priboi was the pen-name of A. S. Novikov, a ethnic Russian writer in the Soviet Union, noted for his stories with a nautical theme.-Biography:Novikov-Priboi was the second son of a peasant family from Tambov Oblast...
(1877–1944), a Russian writer - Alexander NovikovAlexander NovikovAlexander Alexandrovich Novikov was the Chief Marshal of Aviation for the Soviet Air Force during Russia's involvement in the Second World War...
(1900–1976), a Russian Marshal of Aviation, Double Hero of the Soviet Union - Alexander Vasilievich Novikov (1953–) (Новиков, Александр Васильевич) - singer\songwriter
- Anatoly Novikov (1896–1984), a Russian composer
- Andrey Novikov (1889–1941), a Russian writer
- Boris Novikov (1909–1989), a Russian sportsman and trainer
- Dmitry Novikov (b. 1939), a Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Evgeny NovikovEvgeny NovikovEvgeny Novikov is a Russian rally driver previously competing for the Citroën Junior Team in the World Rally Championship.- Career :...
(b. 1990), a Russian rally driver - Ignatiy Novikov (1907–?), a Soviet statesman
- Igor Novikov (chess player)Igor Novikov (chess player)Igor A. Novikov is a chess Grandmaster and former Chess Champion of Ukraine. He has American citizenship and is currently registered with the US Chess Federation who lists him as one of their top players. While living in Brooklyn he won the Marshall Chess Club Championship in 2002...
(b. 1962), a Ukrainian then U.S. chess master - Igor Alexandrovich Novikov (1929–2007), a Russian sportsman and trainer; former biathlonBiathlonBiathlon is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. However, biathlon usually refers specifically to the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting...
champion - Igor Dmitriyevich NovikovIgor Dmitriyevich NovikovIgor Dmitriyevich Novikov is a Russian theoretical astrophysicist and cosmologist.Novikov formulated the Novikov self-consistency principle in the mid-1980s, an important contribution to the theory of time travel.Novikov gained his Ph.D. degree in astrophysics in 1965 and the Russian D.Sc....
(b. 1935), a Russian theoretical astrophysicist and cosmologist- Novikov self-consistency principleNovikov self-consistency principleThe Novikov self-consistency principle, also known as the Novikov self-consistency conjecture, is a principle developed by Russian physicist Igor Dmitriyevich Novikov in the mid-1980s to solve the problem of paradoxes in time travel, which is theoretically permitted in certain solutions of general...
, a principle to solve the problems of paradoxes in time travel, developed by him
- Novikov self-consistency principle
- Ivan Novikov (1879–?), a Russian novelist, playwright, and poet
- Ivan Alexeyevich Novikov (1877–1959), a Russian writer
- Ivan Ivanovich Novikov (b. 1916), a Russian scientist
- Ivan NovikoffIvan NovikoffIvan Novikoff was a ballet master.Born in Kazan, Russia, Novikoff studied at the Imperial Ballet School. He fled to China because of the Russian Revolution of 1917 at age 17, where he taught dance to the children of Russian soldiers.In 1923, he immigrated to the United States, where he continued...
(1899–2002), a Russian born ballet master - Jevgeni NovikovJevgeni NovikovJevgeni Novikov is an Estonian professional and International footballer, who plays in Estonian Meistriliiga for FC Levadia Tallinn. He plays the position of central and defensive midfielder.-Club career:...
(b. 1980), an Estonian footballer - Konstantin Novikov (1919–1958), a Soviet pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Laurent NovikoffLaurent NovikoffLaurent Novikoff was a Russian ballet dancer.-Biography:He graduated from Moscow's Bolshoi Ballet School in 1906. He danced alternatively between Diaghilev and Pavlova's company . He became the ballet master at the Chicago Opera from 1919–1933, and the Metropolitan Opera in New York City from...
(1888-1956) - Nikolai Vasilevich Novikov (1903-1989), Soviet ambassador to the United States
- Nikolay Ivanovich Novikov (1744–1818), a Russian writer and philanthropist
- Nikolay Vasilyevich Novikov (1880–1957), a Russian historian
- Pyotr Novikov (1901–1975), a Russian mathematician
- Sergei Novikov (mathematician) (b. 1938), a Russian mathematician, son of Pyotr
- Novikov conjectureNovikov conjectureThe Novikov conjecture is one of the most important unsolved problems in topology. It is named for Sergei Novikov who originally posed the conjecture in 1965....
, an unsolved problem in topology named for him
- Novikov conjecture
- Sergei Valentinovich Novikov (b. 1979), a Belarusian biathlonist
- Vasily Loginovich Novikov (1915–1941), a Soviet pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Vasily Mikhailovich Novikov (1910–1979), a Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Viktor Novikov (1913–1941), a Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Vitali NovikovVitali NovikovVitali Novikov is a Russian ice dancer.Early in his career, Novikov skated with Anastasia Grebenkina, Ekaterina Gvozdikova, and Mackenzie Moliver. He teamed up with Svetlana Kulikova in January 2003 and immediately won their first competition together–the 2003 Nebelhorn Trophy...
, Russian ice dancer. - Vladimir Mikhaylovich Novikov (1907–1990), a Russian poet
- Vladimir Nikolayevich Novikov (1907–2000), a Soviet statesman
- Vladimir Stepanovich Novikov (b. 1922), a Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Yegor Novikov (1915–1941), a Soviet pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Yuri NovikovYuri NovikovYuri Alekseyevich Novikov is a former Kazakh football goalkeeper born on 19 May 1972. He quit from football in the end of 2007. He is a goalkeeper coach at FC Tobol currently in the Kazakhstan Super League...
(b. 1972), Kazakh footballer - Jevgeni NovikovJevgeni NovikovJevgeni Novikov is an Estonian professional and International footballer, who plays in Estonian Meistriliiga for FC Levadia Tallinn. He plays the position of central and defensive midfielder.-Club career:...
, Estonian footballer