Sorokin
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Sorokin (Russian: Сорокин), or Sorokina (feminine; Сорокина), is a common Russian last name, which is derived from the Russian word soroka (сорока, or magpie). It may refer to the following:
- Alexander Sorokin, writer
- Alexei Sorokin, cosmonaut
- Anatoly Sorokin, a Soviet rear admiral and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Boris Sorokin, a Soviet military officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Gennady Sorokin, a Soviet economist
- Ivan Sorokin, a Russian commander during the Russian Civil War
- Leonid Sorokin, a Soviet astronomer
- Pitirim Sorokin, Russian-American sociologist
- Stanislav Sorokin
- Vitali Sorokin, swimmer
- Vladimir Sorokin, writer
- Zakhar Sorokin, a Soviet military officer and Hero of the Soviet Union