Yakovleva

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Yakovleva (Яковлева) is an East Slavic feminine surname. Yakovlev is the corresponding masculine version.

It may refer to:

  • Varvara Yakovleva (d. 1918), Russian Orthodox nun and Saint.
  • Varvara Nikolaevna Yakovleva (1884-1941), Russian revolutionary.
  • Olga Vitalevna Yakovleva (b. 1970), Russian singer and vocalist.
  • Lora Yakovleva (b. 1932), Russian chess grandmaster.
  • Arina Rodionovna Yakovleva (1758-1828), the nurse who taught Pushkin to love the Russian language.
  • Aleksandra Yakovleva (b. 1957), Russian actress and director.
  • Elena Yakovleva (b. 1961), Russian actress.