Kravchenko
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Kravchenko, also Krawchenko, Krawczenko or Kravtchenko (Сyrillic
: Кравченко) is a common Ukrainian
surname
, widely found in the former Soviet Union and respective diaspora
s abroad. It is the equivalent of the English surname Taylor
.
It may refer to the following people:
Cyrillic alphabet
The Cyrillic script or azbuka is an alphabetic writing system developed in the First Bulgarian Empire during the 10th century AD at the Preslav Literary School...
: Кравченко) is a common Ukrainian
Ukrainians
Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens...
surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
, widely found in the former Soviet Union and respective diaspora
Diaspora
A diaspora is "the movement, migration, or scattering of people away from an established or ancestral homeland" or "people dispersed by whatever cause to more than one location", or "people settled far from their ancestral homelands".The word has come to refer to historical mass-dispersions of...
s abroad. It is the equivalent of the English surname Taylor
Taylor (surname)
Taylor is a surname in the English language which originated as an occupational surname in England The name is derived from the Old French tailleur, which is in turn derived from the Late Latin taliator, from taliare meaning "to cut"...
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It may refer to the following people:
- Aleksei KravchenkoAleksei KravchenkoAleksei Yevgenyevich Kravchenko is an actor perhaps best known for his role in the 1985 film Come and See as a young boy in the resistance army. He was 14 when filming started. He applied to the Shchukin Theatre School in 1991 and graduated in 1995...
, Russian actor - Alex KravchenkoAlex KravchenkoAlexander Kravchenko is a professional poker player based in Moscow, Russia. He started playing poker in 1997. In the 2007 World Series of Poker, he cashed six times, including finishing fourth at the Main Event and the $1,500 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo event where he won a WSOP bracelet...
, Russian professional poker player - Alexander Diomidovich KravchenkoAlexander Diomidovich KravchenkoAlexander Diomidovich Kravchenko was a Russian agronomist and partisan who fought against Admiral Kolchak's White forces in Siberia in 1919 during the Russian Civil War.-Biography:...
(1881–1923), Russian Red partisan during the Russian Civil WarRussian Civil WarThe Russian Civil War was a multi-party war that occurred within the former Russian Empire after the Russian provisional government collapsed to the Soviets, under the domination of the Bolshevik party. Soviet forces first assumed power in Petrograd The Russian Civil War (1917–1923) was a... - Alexei Ilyich Kravchenko, Russian graphic artist
- Andrei Grigoryevich Kravchenko (1899–1963), Soviet military leader and twice 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:...
. As Colonel General commanded the 6th Guards Tank Army6th Guards Tank ArmyThe 6th Guards Order of Red Banner Tank Army was a tank army of the Soviet Union's Red Army, first formed during World War II and disbanded in Ukraine in the 1990s after the dissolution of the Soviet Union....
during the Soviet invasion of Manchuria in 1945. - Andrei Ilyich Kravchenko (1912–1976), Soviet army officer leader and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Anzhela KravchenkoAnzhela KravchenkoAnzhela Kravchenko is a retired Ukrainian sprinter. She specialized in the 100 metres and 200 metres.-Career:In the 100 metres she won a silver medal at the 1997 Summer Universiade and finished seventh at the 1998 European Championships...
(born 1971), a Ukrainian sprinter - Fyodor Ivanovich Kravchenko, Russian revolutionary
- Fyodor Iosifovich Kravchenko (1912–1988), Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Grigori Kravchenko (1912–1943), Soviet aircraft pilot and twice Hero of the Soviet Union
- Ivan Khotovich Kravchenko (1921–1945), Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Ivan Yakovlevich Kravchenko (1905–1942), Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Konstantyn KravchenkoKonstantyn KravchenkoKostyantyn Kravchenko is a Ukrainian footballer who plays on loan for Karpaty Lviv.Kravchenko previously appeared for FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk from 2004 before signing for Shakhtar on January 10, 2008 for a fee of $5.5 million. He scored his first goal for Shakhtar Donetsk on 30 March 2008 in a...
(born 1986), a Ukrainian football player - Marina KravchenkoMarina KravchenkoMarina Kravchenko is a champion Israeli table tennis player. She is Jewish. She participated in the Olympics in 2004.-External links:**...
, an Israeli table tennis player. - Mykhailo KravchenkoMykhailo KravchenkoMykhailo Stepanovych Kravchenko was regarded as one of the most outstanding kobzars of Poltava province of the late 19th early 20th century.- Biography :...
(1858–1917), a kobzar from Poltava - Nikolai Grigoryevich Kravchenko (born 1923), Soviet soldier and Full Cavalier of the Order of GloryOrder of GloryEstablished on 8 November 1943, the Order of Glory was an Order of the Soviet Union. It was awarded to non-commissioned officers and rank-and-file of the armed forces, as well as junior lieutenants of the air force, for bravery in the face of the enemy.The Order of Glory, which was modelled...
- Nikolai Vasilyevich Kravchenko (born 1952), Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Serhiy Kravchenko (born 1983), a Ukrainian football player
- Serhiy Kravchenko (born 1990), a Ukrainian football player
- Vasili Kravchenko (1923–1944), Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Victor Kravchenko (defector) (1905–1966), Soviet defector
- Viktor Kravchenko (athlete)Viktor Kravchenko (athlete)Viktor Kravchenko was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the triple jump. He trained at Dynamo in Rostov on Don.He competed for the USSR in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan in the triple jump where he won the bronze medal.-References:...
, a Soviet triple jumper - Vladislav V Kravchenko (born 1968), a Ukrainian-Mexican mathematician
- Volodymyr KravchenkoVolodymyr KravchenkoVolodymyr Kravchenko is a Ukrainian triple jumper, best known for placing tenth at the 1996 Summer Olympics. His personal best was 16.80 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Kiev.-Achievements:-External links:...
, a Ukrainian triple jumper, - Yuriy KravchenkoYuriy KravchenkoYuriy Fedorovych Kravchenko , was a Ukrainian police officer and statesman. In 2000, while a Minister of Internal Affairs, Kravchenko became directly involved in the murder case of Georgiy Gongadze and subsequent Cassette Scandal...
(1951–2005), Ukrainian police officer and statesman - Vladimir Nikolaevich Kravchenko (born 1947), Ukrainian painter