Sorokin
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Sorokin or Sorokina (feminine; Сорокина), is a common Russia
n last name, which is derived from the Russian word soroka (сорока, or magpie
). It may refer to the following:
Russia
Russia 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 last name, which is derived from the Russian word soroka (сорока, or magpie
Magpie
Magpies are passerine birds of the crow family, Corvidae.In Europe, "magpie" is often used by English speakers as a synonym for the European Magpie, as there are no other magpies in Europe outside Iberia...
). It may refer to the following:
- Alexander Sorokin, writer
- Alexei SorokinAlexei SorokinAlexei Ivanovich Sorokin born 1922 is a retired Soviet Admiral of the Fleet and former member of the Council of Peoples Deputies....
, cosmonaut - Anatoly Sorokin, a Soviet rear admiralRear AdmiralRear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore and captain, and below that of a vice admiral. It is generally regarded as the lowest of the "admiral" ranks, which are also sometimes referred to as "flag officers" or "flag ranks"...
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:... - Boris Sorokin, a Soviet military officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Evgraf SorokinEvgraf SorokinEvgraf Semenovich Sorokin was a Russian genre painter. He studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg and later worked in Paris, where he painted for the Russian Church. He would sometimes sign his works using the Latin alphabet. He died in Moscow.Sorokin was the brother of...
, painter - Gennady Sorokin, a Soviet economist
- Ivan Sorokin, a Russian commander 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...
- Leonid Sorokin, a Soviet astronomer
- Maxim SorokinMaxim SorokinMaxim Sorokin was a Russian chess Grandmaster . In 1998–2002 he played for Argentina.In 2004 he tied for first with Saidali Iuldachev in the Murzagaliev Memorial in Uralsk, Kazakhstan. In 2007 he coached Sergei Rublevsky in the 2007 Candidates matches in Elista.-External links:*...
, a Russian chess player (grandmaster) - Pavel SorokinPavel SorokinPavel Semenovich Sorokin was a Russian painter of religious themes. He was a member of the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg and died in Moscow.Sorokin was the brother of artists Evgraf and Vasili Sorokin.-Reference:...
, painter - Peter P. Sorokin, an American physicist, co-inventor of the dye laser
- Pitirim SorokinPitirim SorokinPitirim Alexandrovich Sorokin was a Russian-American sociologist born in Komi . Academic and political activist in Russia, he emigrated from Russia to the United States in 1923. He founded the Department of Sociology at Harvard University. He was a vocal opponent of Talcott Parsons' theories...
, Russian-American sociologist - Pyotr SorokinPyotr SorokinPyotr Yefimovich Sorokin was an association football player.-International career:Sorokin made his debut for Russia on July 14, 1912 in a friendly against Hungary.-External links:...
, a Russian international soccer player - Stanislav SorokinStanislav SorokinStanislav Nikolayevich Sorokin was a boxer from the Soviet Union.He competed for the Soviet Union in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan in the flyweight event where he finished in third place.After a constant sickness, Sorokin died on February 2, 1991, just fifteen days before his 50th...
- Vasili SorokinVasili SorokinVasili Semenovich Sorokin was a Russian mosaics artist. He studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg; among his works are mosaics for the Church of St. Isaac in Moscow.Sorokin was the brother of painters Pavel and Evgraf Sorokin....
, mosaics artist - Vitali Sorokin, swimmer
- Vladimir SorokinVladimir SorokinVladimir Georgievich Sorokin is a contemporary postmodern Russian writer and dramatist, one of the most popular in modern Russian literature.-Biography:...
, writer - Yuri Valentinovich Sorokin (1946-2008) Russian actor and director
- Zakhar Sorokin, a Soviet military officer and Hero of the Soviet Union