Vasilyev

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Vasilyev (Васильев) or Vasiliev is a common Russian last name derived from the Russian given name Vasiliy (equivalent of Basil). The feminine form: Vasilyeva (Vasilieva). It may refer to:

  • Alexander Alexandrovich Vasiliev (1867-1953), a Russian expert in Byzantine history
  • Aleksandr Geogriyevich Vasilev (b. 1969), the lead singer and a guitar player for the Russian rock band Splean
  • Feodosiy Vasilyev (?-1711), a Russian Old Believer and founder of the Fedoseevtsy movement
  • Fyodor Vasilyev (1850-1873), a Russian painter
  • Georgiy Vasilyev (1957-), a Russian bard
  • Grigoriy Vasilyev (1823-1864), a Russian painter
  • Konstantin Vasilyev (1942-1976), a Russian painter
  • Mikhail Vasilyev (1770-1847), a Russian seafarer and Vice Admiral
  • Mikhail Vasilyev-Yuzniy (1876-1937), a Soviet statesman
  • Nikolai Vasilyev (1889-1942), a Soviet writer
  • Nikolai Alekseyevich Vasilyev (1871-1918), a Russian scientist in the field of textile machinery
  • Nicolai Alexandrovich Vasiliev (1880-1940), a Russian logician
  • Oleg Kimovich Vasilyev (b.1959), a Russian Olympic and world pairs figure skating champion
  • Oleg Vasilyev (1925-?), a Soviet scientist in the field of hydrodynamics and hydraulics
  • Oleg Vasilyev (1931-), Russian artist
  • Pavel Vasilyev (1910-1937), a Russian poet
  • Pavel Vasilyev (1832-1879), a Russian actor
  • Pyotr Vasilyev (1899-?), a Russian graphic artist and painter
  • Sergei Vasilyev-Boroginsky (1907-?), a Soviet poet
  • Sergei Vasilyev (1911-?), a Soviet poet
  • Sergei Vasilyev (1827-1862), a Russian actor
  • The Vasilyev brothers, an alias of two unrelated Soviet film directors Georgi and Sergei Vasilyev, creators of the Chapayev movie
  • Vasily Vasilyev (1818-1900), a Russian sinologist and academician
  • Vladimir Vasilyev (?-?), a Russian writer
  • Vladimir Vasiliev (b.1940), a Russian ballet actor
  • Vladimir Vasiliev, a Russian martial arts instructor