Kozlov
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Kozlov (Russian: Козлов), or Kozlova (feminine; Козлова) is a common Russian last name. It is derived the sobriquet "козёл" ("goat", nowadays often perceived as offensive). The name may refer to several people or geographic locations:
[edit] People
- Alexander Kozlov, governor general of Moscow, Russia
- Alexei Kozlov, Russian philosopher
- Alexei Kozlov, first Soviet and Russian jazzman
- Andrey Kozlov, Central banker and murder victim
- Frol Kozlov, Soviet statesman, Hero of Socialist Labor
- Genrikh Kozlov, Soviet economist
- Ivan Kozlov, Russian poet and translator
- Ivan Andreyevich Kozlov, Soviet statesman and writer
- Nikolay Kozlov, Russian water polo player
- Pyotr Kozlov, Russian explorer of Asia
- Sergei Alekseyevich Kozlov, Russian cinematographer (House of Fools and other films).
- Sergei Grigorievich Kozlov, Russian writer, author of the script of Hedgehog in the Fog animated film.
- Vasili Kozlov, Soviet statesman, Hero of the Soviet Union
- Vladimir Kozlov, Soviet mathematician
- Vyacheslav 'Slava' Kozlov, ice hockey player
- Viktor Kozlov, ice hockey player
- "Vladimir Kozlov", the ring name of Russian professional wrestler Oleg Prudius.
[edit] Geographic locations
- Kozlov is the former name of Michurinsk in Russia
- Kozlov, a former russified name of Eupatoria in Crimea
- Kozlovo, an urban-type settlement in Tver Oblast, Russia
[edit] Objects
- Kozlov's Shrew, a red-toothed shrew found only at the Mekong River, Tibet, China