Zavadovsky (feminine: Zavadovskaya) is a Russian-language surname, a Russianized for of the Polish surname Zawadowski, originate from one of the location named Zawadów. An An alternative spelling is Zavadovskiy. Notable people with this surname include: *

Boris Zavadovsky Boris Mikhailovich Zavadovsky (Russian: Борис Михайлович Завадовский; 13 January 1895, Elisavetgrad – 31 March 1951, Moscow) was a Russian Soviet physiologist and who founded the in 1922. He is noted for his pioneering ...

(1895-1951), Russian physiologist *Gennady Zavadovsky, an alleged dead Soviet cosmonaut *, second in command of the sloop-of-war ''Vostok'' in the

First Russian Antarctic Expedition The First Russian Antarctic Expedition took place in 1819–1821 under the direction of Fabian Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev. The expedition aimed to reach the Southern Ocean in order to prove or disprove the existence of a suspected seven ...

, the namesake of two islands *

Pyotr Zavadovsky Pyotr Zavadovsky (1739–1812) was a Russian Imperial statesman of Ukrainian origin. He was a favourite (lover) of Russian Empress Catherine the Great from 1776 to 1777. Count Zavadovsky was named official secretary to Catherine in 1775 and b ...

(1739–1812), Russian favourite and the lover of Catherine the Grea *

Vera Zavadovskaya Vera Nikolaevna Zavadovskaya (; 2 November 1768 – 22 November 1845) was a Russian courtier. She served as maid of honour to Catherine the Great. She was married to Pyotr Zavadovsky and known for her love affair with Prince Ivan Baryatins ...

, Russian courtier, maid of honour to empress Catherine the Great

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