Afanasyev
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Afanasyev or Afanasyeva (feminine; Афанасьева) is a Russian
last name. It is etymologically
connected to the name Afanasy, which in Greek origin meant "immortal". The last name is shared by the following people:
People
Other
Russian language
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last name. It is etymologically
Etymology
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connected to the name Afanasy, which in Greek origin meant "immortal". The last name is shared by the following people:
People
- Alexander AfanasyevAlexander AfanasyevAlexander Nikolayevich Afanasyev was a Russian folklorist who recorded and published over 600 Russian folktales and fairytales, by far the largest folktale collection by any one man in the world...
(1826–1871), Russian folklorist - Alexander Afanasyev-Chuzhbinsky (1817–1875), Russian/Ukrainian writer and ethnographer
- Alexey Ivanovich Afanasyev (1910–1978), Soviet naval officer 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 Nikolayevich Afanasyev (1916–1968), Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Anatoly Afanasyev (1912–2003), Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Fyodor Afanasyev (1859–1905), Russian revolutionary
- Georgy Afanasyev (1906–?), Soviet geologist and petrographer
- Mikhail AfanasyevMikhail AfanasyevMikhail Afanasyev is a Belarusian footballer. He plays for FC Salyut Belgorod in Russian First Division....
(born 1986), Belarusian footballer - Ivan Afanasyev (1901–1952), Soviet naval officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Nikolay Fyodorovich Afanasyev (1918–1944), Soviet aircraft pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Nikolay Mikhaylovich AfanasyevNikolay Mikhaylovich AfanasyevNikolay Mikhailovich Afanasyev was a Soviet firearms designer.Afanasiev was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. In 1938 he graduated from a Tekhnikum of the Mechanization of Agriculture...
(born 1916), Soviet firearms designer - Nikolay Yakovlevich AfanasyevNikolay Yakovlevich AfanasyevNikolay Yakovlevich Afanas'yev was a Russian violin virtuoso and composer.Afanas'yev obtained his musical education from his father, the violinist Yakov Ivanovich Afanas'yev, an illegitimate son of Prince Ivan Dolgorukov. In 1838, two years after his debut as a violinist in Moscow, he was...
(1820–1898), Russian violinist and composer - Sergey Afanasyev (engineer) (1918–2001), Soviet engineer and space and defense industry executive
- Sergey Afanasyev (athlete) (born 1964), Russian middle distance runner
- Sergey Afanasyev (racing driver)Sergey Afanasyev (racing driver)Sergey Andreyevich Afanasiev is a Russian racing driver, holder of honour "Master of sports of Russia".-Early career & Formula Renault:Afanasiev began his racing career in 2003 in the Formula RUS. That year saw him take three wins in this series and he took championship title...
(born 1988), Russian racing driver - Stepan Afanasyev (1894–1965], Soviet party figure
- Tatyana Afanasyeva (1876–1964), Russian/Dutch mathematician
- Vahur AfanasjevVahur AfanasjevVahur Afanasjev is an Estonian writer, filmmaker and musician.Afanasjev graduated from the University of Tartu in 2002, majoring in economic policy. He has been a member of a literary group Noorte Autorite Koondis since 1998, and a member of the Estonian Writers' Union since 2006...
(born 1979), Estonian writer, filmmaker and musician - Valērijs AfanasjevsValērijs AfanasjevsValērijs Afanasjevs is a Latvian footballer, currently playing for FC Daugava.He previously played for FC Dinaburg.-References:...
(born 1982), Latvian footballer - Vasily Afanasyev (1843–1913), prominent mechanical engineer of the Imperial Russian NavyImperial Russian NavyThe Imperial Russian Navy refers to the Tsarist fleets prior to the February Revolution.-First Romanovs:Under Tsar Mikhail Feodorovich, construction of the first three-masted ship, actually built within Russia, was completed in 1636. It was built in Balakhna by Danish shipbuilders from Holstein...
- Viktor Grigoryevich Afanasyev (1922–1994), Soviet/Russian journalist
- Viktor Mikhaylovich Afanasyev (born 1948), Soviet/Russian cosmonaut
- Yegor Afanasyev, an alias of a Russian revolutionary Yegor Klimanov
- Yelena AfanasyevaYelena AfanasyevaYelena Afanasyeva was a Russian athlete who competed in the 800 metres. Her greatest achievements include a European title as well as a 1997 World Championships silver medal. The same year she achieved the time of 1:56.61 minutes in Zurich. Afanasyeva retired after the 2001 season.-Achievements:-...
(born 1967), Russian athlete - Yuri Afanasyev, (*1934), Russian historian and politician
Other
- Afanasyeva (rural locality), a rural locality (a village) in Irkutsk OblastIrkutsk OblastIrkutsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , located in southeastern Siberia in the basins of Angara River, Lena, and Nizhnyaya Tunguska Rivers. The administrative center is the city of Irkutsk. Population: -History:...
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