Moscow People

Irina Eduardovna Slutskaya (Russian: Ири́на Эдуа́рдовна Слу́цкая Irina Eduardovna Slutskaya  (listen) (help·info); born February 9, 1979) is a Russian figure skater. She is a two-time World Champion (2002, 2005), two-time Olympic medalist (silver in 2002, bronze in 2006), seven-time...

Aleksandr Vladimirovich Popov (also Alexander Popov, Russian: Александр Владимирович Попов); (born November 16, 1971) is a Russian former Olympic gold-winning swimmer, widely regarded as one of the greatest sprint freestyle swimmers of all time.

Kelly Deshawn McCarty (born August 24, 1975 in Chicago, Illinois) is a naturalized Russian professional basketball player, originally from the United States. He currently plays with UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League.

Rudolf Serkin (March 28, 1903 – May 8, 1991), was a Bohemian-born pianist.

Valeri Vladimirovich Bure (Russian: Валерий Владимирович Буре, Valerij Bure; born June 13, 1974 in Moscow, Soviet Union) is a retired professional ice hockey right winger from Russia. He played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He is the...

Lev 'Ljova' Zhurbin (born August 18, 1978 in Moscow, Russia) is a composer, violist, and arranger. Ljova is the author of over 70 original compositions for classical, jazz, and folk music ensembles. He has also contributed musical scores to numerous...

Ilia Alexandrovich Kulik (Russian: Илья Александрович Кулик​ (help·info); (born May 23, 1977 in Moscow, Russian SSR) is a Russian figure skater. He is the 1998 Olympic Champion.

Darius Kasparaitis (Russian: Дарюс Каспарайтис; born October 16, 1972) is a retired professional ice hockey defenseman. Known by the nickname Kaspar, he has dual citizenship in both the United States and Russia, and he has played for the Russian national...

Nikolai Yefimovich Andrianov (Russian: Никола́й Ефи́мович Андриа́нов) (14 October 1952 – 21 March 2011) was a Soviet/Russian gymnast. He held the record for men for the most Olympic medals at 15 (7 gold medals, 5 silver medals, 3 bronze medals)...

Jana Vadimovna Khokhlova (Russian: Яна Вадимовна Хохлова) (born 7 October 1985 in Moscow) is a Russian ice dancer. She teamed up with partner Sergei Novitski in 2001. Together they are the 2009 European champions and 2008 & 2009 Russian Champions....