Russians in Estonia - Notable Russians From Estonia

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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