List of Russian Americans

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This is a list of notable Russian-Americans.

Lists of
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  1. ^ [1] "They called her the Russian Tigress. Olga Baclanova (pronounced bahk-LAH-no-vah), sultry Russian actress of stage and film..."
  2. ^ [2] "One night in June 1974, the Russian dancer stepped from a stage in Toronto where he was appearing as a guest star with the Bolshoi Ballet concert group and literally ran to freedom. He stepped outside, followed by a crowd of confused fans, and sprinted to a waiting car that spirited him away from Soviet agents into a life of independence in the United States."
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  4. ^ [4] "TeenMusic: What is your nationality? Vanessa: Half Scandinavian/Half Russian."
  5. ^ [5] "Cassini, an actual Russian count..."
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  7. ^ [7] " . . greatest male classical dancer of his generation "
  8. ^ [8] "I’m part Mexican and part Russian..."
  9. ^ Gingold - [9] "His teacher was Joseph Gingold, and as Bell fondly recalled him, "He was a Russian Jewish violinist..."
  10. ^ [10] "On the one side were the media and paparazzi, who couldn't get enough of the young Russian beauty..."
  11. ^ [11] "Theodore Kosloff, the Russian dancer-cum-movie star..."
  12. ^ [12] "Russian-born and Seattle-trained Koumaev"
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  14. ^ Rulin - [14] "Olesya is originally from Russia and can read, write and speak Russian fluently"
  15. ^ [15] "Scherzinger is Hawaiian/Russian/Filipino"
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  18. ^ [18]"Known for stylistic mixture of Romanticism & Modern Experimentation."
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  20. ^ [20] "Walter Winchell, a lower class Russian-American Jewish boy who morphed..."
  21. ^ [21] "The Russian princess of Hollywood"
  22. ^ [22] "A Russian immigrant who came to the United States with his figure-skater parents when he was merely six months old..."
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  24. ^ [24]"My grandfather and then I'm also Russian and Swedish. "
  25. ^ [25] "Although now an American national, Isaac Asimov was Russian by birth..."
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  30. ^ Shteyngart - [30] "Jewish Russian American writer"
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  34. ^ [34]" . . born to Russian-Jewish parents."
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  37. ^ [37]" . . made detailed spectroscopic studies of close binary stars; discovered interstellar matter."
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  41. ^ [41] "Some background - my father's name is Herschel Bird and his family is originally from Russia. In fact, our last name is really "Boorda." My great grandfather brought his family through Ellis Island in the early 1900's and we were soon known simply as Bird. This makes me half-Russian (not Czech!). So in my dad's eyes, this gave him a false sense of belonging. Every time I'd say "Dad, stop acting like an American" he would come back with "No one can tell I am not from here" and then attempt to say one of the three Russian words he remembers from his college days. He truly believed that no one would notice, which makes this story even better."
  42. ^ [42] "So much has been said about Liukin’s potential it’s hard to believe that the tiny, Russian-born beauty won’t turn 16 until October." [43] "INSIDE GYM: You were born in the Soviet Union, but you’ve lived in the U.S. since you were two. How much influence does your Russian heritage have on your day-to-day life? LIUKIN: I have to say that I don’t really feel Russian, but I am surrounded by Russian coaches—most of the coaches in our gym are Russian, so I still hear the language all the time. My grandparents are staying with us right now, so I talk Russian to them, and that helps. You know, I’ve never really thought about what my life would have been like if [we’d stayed] in Russia. I’ve been back to visit and I trained in the gym there. I just did a little bit, but it’s a lot different there than it is here."
  43. ^ [44] "Russian skater Denis Petukhov" [45] "Denis Petukhov Becomes A United States Citizen"
  44. ^ [46] "Russian-born American Sergei Raad"
  45. ^ http://www.chargers.com/team/roster/igor-olshansky.htm
  46. ^ [47] "Russian Victim of Child Porn Reveals Her Sad Case to U.S. Congress"
  47. ^ [48] "Russian immigrant Brin met Page at Stanford grad school..."
  48. ^ [49] "Former Russian spy now a proud American"
  49. ^ [50]"Pioneered development of both radio and television broadcasting . . ."
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  51. ^ [52] "The beautiful Russian-American teen was working in the dining area"
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