Anna Lavrinenko is a Russian writer. She was born and raised in Yaroslavl. She studied law at Yaroslavl State University and now works as a lawyer in the city.
Since her debut in 2006, she has been widely published in Russian literary journals. One of her best-known stories Eight Hours to Sunrise has been made into a screenplay. Her work has been translated into English and French. A short story collection titled Yaroslavl Stories was published in 2014 under the Glas New Russian Writing imprint. [1]
Yaroslavl is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located 250 kilometers (160 mi) northeast of Moscow. The historic part of the city is a World Heritage Site, and is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Kotorosl rivers. It is part of the Golden Ring, a group of historic cities northeast of Moscow that have played an important role in Russian history. Population: 577,279 (2021 Census); 591,486 (2010 Census); 613,088 (2002 Census); 632,991 (1989 Census).
Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova is a Russian engineer, member of the State Duma, and former Soviet cosmonaut. She was the first woman in space, having flown a solo mission on Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963. She orbited the Earth 48 times, spent almost three days in space, is the only woman to have been on a solo space mission and is the last surviving Vostok programme cosmonaut. She was the youngest woman to fly in space until 2023 when Anastatia Mayers flew on Galactic 02 at the age of 18. Since Mayers flew a suborbital mission, Tereshkova remains the youngest woman to fly in Earth orbit.
Yaroslavl Oblast is a federal subject of Russia, which is located in the Central Federal District, surrounded by the Tver, Moscow, Ivanovo, Vladimir, Kostroma, and Vologda oblasts.
Alexander Melentyevich Volkov was a Soviet novelist, playwright, university lecturer. He was an author of novels, short stories, plays and poems for children, mostly remembered for the Magic Land series of books, based on L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Andrei Nikolaevich Kovalenko is a Russian former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Avalanche, Montreal Canadiens, Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers, Carolina Hurricanes and the Boston Bruins. He is currently the chairman of the Kontinental Hockey League players association.
Yevgenia Solomonovna Ginzburg was a Soviet writer who served an 18-year sentence in the Kolyma Gulag. Her given name is often Latinized to Eugenia.
Anatoly Ivanovich Lisitsyn is a Russian politician, who was the first governor of Yaroslavl Oblast.
Hockey Club Lokomotiv, also known as Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, is a Russian professional ice hockey team, based in the city of Yaroslavl, playing in the top level Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). The name of the team is derived from its owner, Russian Railways, the national railroad operator.
Ivan Platonovich Kalyayev was a Russian poet, a member of the Socialist-Revolutionary Party. He is best known for his role in the assassination of Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich, which was an operation of the SR Combat Organization. Arrested at the scene, Kalyayev was convicted of murder and hanged.
Tatyana Nikolayevna Andrianova is a Russian former middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. She did not compete in the 2006 and 2007 seasons, but improved on her personal best time in 800 metres in 2008.
Yaroslavl (Tunoshna) International Airport is an airport in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located 18 km southeast of Yaroslavl. It is served by medium-sized airliners. The airport is situated next to the Volga River.
Lyudmila Stefanovna Petrushevskaya is a Russian writer, novelist and playwright. She began her career writing short stories and plays, which were often censored by the Soviet government, and following perestroika, published a number of well-respected works of prose.
Maria Sergeyevna Petrovykh was a Russian poet and translator.
The Socialist Resistance was a Russian Trotskyist political organization. It was active in a number of cities. Until November 21, 2009, it was the Russian section of the Committee for a Workers' International. On March 7, 2011, Socialist Resistance merged with the Socialist League "Vpered" to form a new organization - the Russian Socialist Movement.
Lyubov Andreyevna Ivanovskaya Polyanskaya, born 20 June 1989, is a Russian professional triathlete from Yaroslavl and a permanent member of the Russian National Elite Team. Lyubov Ivanovskaya's maiden name still appears in official ITU rankings, in official FTR documents, however, she is now referred to with her new surname Polyanskaya only.
Sister Theresa Kugel, OP, was a Dominican nun, a convert from Orthodox Judaism to the Russian Catholic Church, and a Gulag survivor. Her birth name was Minna Rahmielovna Kugel.
Yelena Borisovna Mizulina is a Russian politician and lawyer. She served as a member of the State Duma between 1995 and 2003 and again between 2007 and 2015, and has been a member of the Federation Council since 2015.
Maria Pavlovna Prilezhayeva was a Soviet and Russian children's author, literary critic and the Union of Soviet Writers official, best known for her novel The Life of Lenin (1970) which earned her the N. K. Krupskaya RSFSR State Prize in 1971 and later the Order of Lenin.
Elena Gennadyevna Kostyuchenko is a Russian journalist and gay rights activist. She is an investigative reporter for the newspaper Novaya Gazeta.
Polina (Pelageya) Antipyevna Strepetova was a Russian stage actress, renowned for her tragic parts, who provided a deep and expressive portrayal of "a suffering, protesting Russian woman."