Notable Russians From Estonia
Noteworthy modern Russians who at some point lived in Estonia include:
- Alexy II of Moscow was born in Tallinn.
- Sergei Dovlatov lived in Tallinn.
- Anna Levandi (née Kondrashova), a former competitive figure skater, silver medalist at the 1984 World Championships, a four-time European bronze medalist
- Valery Karpin, a former football player, represented Russia national team, was born in Narva. Since 2003 he holds the Estonian citizenship.
- Nikolai Stepulov, silver medal in Men's Boxing, lightweight class in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn worked on The Gulag Archipelago in Estonia 1965–1967.
- Igor Severyanin (Igor Lotaryov), poet; lived, married, and died in Estonia.
- Mikhail Veller, writer, lives in Tallinn.
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