Russia
- Dimitri Ananko – Ajaccio – 2002–03
- Georgy Bykadorov – Montpellier – 1949–50
- Igor Dobrovolski – Marseille – 1992–93
- Vagiz Khidiyatullin – Toulouse FC – 1988–90
- Aleksandr Mostovoi – Caen, Strasbourg – 1993–94, 1994–96
- Aleksandr Panov – Saint-Étienne – 2000–01
- Ruslan Pimenov – Metz – 2004–06
- Sacha Rytchkov – Lens – 1996–97
- Sergei Semak – Paris SG – 2004–05
- Alexey Smertin – Bordeaux – 2000–03
- Dmitri Sychev – Marseille – 2002–04
- Igor Yanovskiy – Paris SG – 1998-01
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Famous quotes containing the word russia:
“... from Russia I didn’t bring out a single happy memory, only sad, tragic ones. The nightmare of pogroms, the brutality of Cossacks charging young Socialists, fear, shrieks of terror ...”
—Golda Meir (1898–1978)
“How can I explain the difference to me between America and Russia?... the America I’ve known is a place where men on horseback escort union marchers, the Russia I’ve known is a place where men on horseback slaughter young Socialists and Jews.”
—Golda Meir (1898–1978)
“Today’s difference between Russia and the United States is that in Russia everybody takes everybody else for a spy, and in the United States everybody takes everybody else for a criminal.”
—Friedrich Dürrenmatt (1921–1990)