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
  • Maxim Sorokin, a Russian chessplayer (grandmaster)
  • 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

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