Medvedev

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Medvedev (Russian: Медведев), or Medvedeva (feminine; Медведева), is a common Russian last name and may refer to several people:

• Alexander Medvedev, a Deputy Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Gazprom
• Andrei Medvedev, a retired professional tennis player from Ukraine
• Dmitry Medvedev, a Russian politician, first deputy prime minister of the Russian government
• Dmitry Nikolayevich Medvedev, one of the Russian partisan leaders during the Great Patriotic War
• Dmitry Medvedev (partisan) (1898-1954), a Soviet partisan and Hero of the Soviet Union
• Dmitry Medvedev (pilot) (1918-1992), a Soviet aircraft pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union
• Grigory Medvedev, a Russian writer
• Nikolai Medvedev (1922-1985), a Soviet seaman and Hero of the Soviet Union
• Pavel Medvedev, a Russian literary scholar
• Pyotr Medvedev, a Russian actor and entrepreneur
• Roy Medvedev, a Russian historian
• Sergei Medvedev, a Russian Communist, metalworker, and trade union organizer
• Sergei Medvedev (officer) (1970-2005), a Russian army officer and Hero of Russia
• Zhores Medvedev, a Russian biologist, historian and dissident

Medvedeva (Медведева) is a female version of the same last name:

• Evgenia Medvedeva-Abruzova, a cross country skiier
• Nadezhda Medvedeva, a Russian actress
• Natalya Medvedeva, a Russian poet, singer and model

[edit] See also

• Medvedev-Sponheuer-Karnik scale, a seismic intensity scale